Remains of the Day: Google Play Music Gets Instant Mixes, Gapless Playback

Google Play Music gets an update, iPhone 5 wait times are finally getting shorter, an iOS update aims to better explain Passbook, and the IE10 for Windows 7 preview is on the way.

• Google Play Music Updated To v4.4.811H, Brings Gapless Playback, Instant Mixes, And More Google Play Music's latest update brings with it a number of small features that have been sorely missing from the app. Gapless Playback and Instant Mixes have been added, and offline music management has been improved. The update is available now at the Google Play Store. [Android Police]
• iPhone 5 Apple Online Store Shipping Time Drops From 3-4 Weeks to 2-3 Weeks The wait for an iPhone just got 1-2 weeks shorter. Apple's online store now gives a shipping estimate of 2-3 weeks to get the smartphone to your door, as opposed to the initial 4-5 weeks. [9to5Mac]
• Apple Improves First-Run Passbook Experience in iOS 6.1 Beta 2 A new beta of iOS 6.1 made available to developers includes an improved Passbook welcome card which better explains the feature to new users along with instructions on how to use it. The note also clarifies that an app is not necessary to add passes, straightening out a common point of confusion among users. [The Next Web]
• Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 Preview Coming Tomorrow Windows 7 users can finally give IE10 a spin tomorrow when Microsoft releases a preview version of the browser for Windows 7. No word on when the final version will be released. [LiveSide.net]
• Demonoid Is Back, BitTorrent Tracker is Now Online Demonoid may be returning in the near future. The main site is still down, but Demonoid's BitTorrent tracker has gone active again. It's the first sign of life for Demonoid three and a half months after its host Colocall shut down as a result of an Interpol investigation. [TorrentFreak]
• Microsoft to Deliver SharePoint Apps for Windows 8, Windows Phone, iOS Starting in Early 2013 Microsoft's collaborative workflow software SharePoint will be seeing its next big update in early 2013. At Microsoft's SharePoint Conference in Nevada, the company announced new versions of the app for Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, and iOS, with a new design and feature set that will support SkyDrive Pro and a Newsfeed app. [ZDNet]

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