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Comcast announced plans for cloud based recordings with its upcoming X2 platform rollout, but FierceCable has spotted an iOS app in iTunes that’s ready for the feature. Published by Comcast Interactive Media, the Comcast Labs DVR app promises access to user’s cDVR service while behind their Comcast modem. What we can see of the UI is very basic, but the setup screens promise a “revolutionary new DVR that streams live TV and shares your recording to tablets, phones and all your TVs” and download recordings to mobile devices for viewing “on the go away from home – even offline.” There’s no hint as to when this will be available for more people, but the evidence is clear that it will take on competition including Sling, DirecTV’s Nomad and TiVo’s Stream.

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Source: FierceCable, iTunes

With the number of newsreaders littering the mobile sphere, it’s almsot surprising that there aren’t more niche-specific versions popping up amidst their more general brethren. But that’s exactly what The Scientist is—a no-nonsense, crowdsourced newsreader to keep you up-to-date on the latest and greatest in the scientific world.

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Cox Cable is the latest pay-TV company to relaunch its viewing experience, putting features formerly branded as Trio and Cox TV Connect under the new Contour umbrella. Contour is the new name of its guide for TV and accompanying iPad app, all focused on creating a personalized experience for each user, with tailored suggestions and favorites for up to eight individual profiles. This comes along with the “Record 6” 6-tuner DVR, featuring 2TB of space for up to 300 hours of HD storage and whole home DVR support. The tablet app also allows for viewing live TV from 90 or so channels and video on-demand (while the user is at home), plus the ability to search listings and schedule DVR recordings, or push a program they’re watching on the tablet to the TV. It even includes shortcuts to other TV apps on the device like HBO Go, ESPN or CNN.

Much of the TV watching functionality has been available via the Cox TV Connect app which is still shipping for the iPad 1, Android, Mac and Windows platforms, although Contour is currently iPad and iOS 6-only. The Contour app is available for subscribers with most Cox TV or Contour TV service, plus Preferred Internet or higher, while the guide and DVR are out in all markets. Check after the break for a preview video of how it all works, or hit the links below to download the app or see if the service is available in your area.

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Source: Cox, iTunes

Looks like Instagram is one-upping Vine with the addition of a brand new feature. Available today, the 4.1 version of the social imaging app brings the ability to import videos from your media library — meaning that you don’t have to shoot that video directly in Instagram. Once imported, you can trim it down to fit within its 15-second parameters. Also new is the ability to instantly straighten crooked photos in iOS — tap the Straighten icon and the app will do the rest. There’s something for Android users, as well: the update brings video functionality to those of you sporting Ice Cream Sandwich. More details on the upgrade in the source link below.

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Source: Instagram

It was a couple of years ago when we brought you word that Adobe Reader for iOS is finally available. Well, fast forward two years, and you have Adobe Reader 11 for iOS updated, and this time around, it will come with the much desired PDF conversion features. With the introduction of CreatePDF, it would mean you are now capable of transforming images, a slew of Microsoft Office files as well as other viewable formats into PDFs – using nothing but the app itself, how neat is that?

Apart from that, there is also the ExportPDF function, which happens to be a spanking new service which will do the opposite – you can end up creating other kinds of documents including the well loved and used Office or RTF file formats, all directly from the PDF itself. I do hope that the export and conversion processes would be able to ensure that all formatting is retained. Unfortunately, just like lunch, neither of these features will come free as they can be activated via in-app purchases. ExportPDF will cost you $19.99 annually, while a CreatePDF subscription (that will be accompanied by ExportPDF) will cost $89.99 a pop. If you tend to get plenty of work done while you are on the move, then forking out such money for these features make plenty of sense.

Adobe Reader 11 For iOS Updated, Comes With PDF Conversion Now original content from Ubergizmo.