Apple is testing two-step verification for iCloud.com

Over a year after rolling out two-step verification for Apple ID accounts, Apple has added the process for some users of its iCloud.com Web apps, according to AppleInsider. The new setup places a lock icon over all iCloud apps except Find My iPhone, assuming that you already have two-factor authentication in place. You’ll need to get the four-digit verification code from an approved device in order to unlock apps like Mail, Pages and Calendar. We’ve reached out to Apple to ask whether it plans to make this available to all accounts. ➤ Apple rolls out two-step verification for iCloud.com Web...



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Following acquisition by Nokia HERE, Desti to shut down on September 3

When HERE, Nokia’s mapping division, acquired personalized travel planning app Desti in late May, the company said it would shut down the app in about 90 days. True to its word, Desti has notified users that the app will take a long sleep starting on September 3. After that date, you won’t be able to search or access saved trips from within the app. Desti recommends that users share itineraries with themselves and other travel buddies in order to save them. Like Siri and Nuance, Desti emerged as a spin-off of the SRI International research institute. Nokia plans to integrate...



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Learning something new? Remember these 3 simple things

This post originally appeared on the Crew blog. I did it. I bought the sewing machine, a dress form, a table—everything. I’m going to teach myself how to sew. The only problem? I have no idea where to start. I’m the person that buys the new thing and immediately dives into the most difficult possible project. This is usually followed by immense frustration and sometime after that—quitting. Well, not this time. This time I’m going to do it right. In order to do that, I wanted to understand a bit more about what I can do to promote the best...



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Microsoft’s new Xbox.com profile pages are now live with Xbox One achievements and game clips

Microsoft today flipped the switch on its new Xbox.com profile pages for Xbox One gamers. The new feature creates a profile for your Xbox One activity, including achievements, friends and game clips. Xbox’s Major Nelson first announced the update last week. Coming up, Microsoft plans to add an activity feed to your profile as well. ➤ Xbox One profiles



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Infinit and beyond: This could become the ultimate file-sharing desktop app for creatives

Back in November, we brought you news on Infinit, which we called a fast, unlimited file-transfer desktop app for creatives. Then, Infinit was a Mac-only desktop app in (public) beta. But as of last month, Infinit is a fully launched product with a Windows app to boot, though the latter remains in beta for now pending some design polish. Oh, and the Paris-based company now has $1.8 million in funding under its belt too. A lot has changed across the board since we covered the early version, so here we take a quick look at what’s what under the hood....



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14 of the best new iOS apps from June

From ambient audio-sharing apps to free, unlimited storage for all your mobile photos, we covered a lot of ground with new iOS apps in June. So by way of a quick recap and, of course, to help you filter through the debris, here’s our pick of the newbies from the past month. OverHeard OverHeard is a fiendishly simple sound-sharing app that wants to do for audio what Vine did for video. It ambiently records and preserves up to three minutes of sound wherever you are, then starts again, deleting the previous audio segment in the process. The upshot? You always...



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June in Africa: All the tech news you shouldn’t miss from the past month

Last month was a typically busy one for the African tech scene, with notable activities from big international players and a number of new launches, acquisitions and expansions of real note. See below for any news you may have missed. Moves by big players PayPal launched in ten new markets, making Nigeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Zimbabwe the first four African countries to have access to the platform. Services are now live, allowing customers to register for a PayPal account and make payments to millions of sites worldwide. Uber launched its low-cost UberX service in Cape Town, to run alongside...



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Samsung’s new low-end smartphones offer Android 4.4 and its redesigned TouchWiz skin

It’s almost impossible to keep up with Samsung’s ever-expanding smartphone portfolio. Unfortunately, the problem only deepened today after the company unveiled four new low-end smartphones with equally forgettable names and spec-sheets. First out the blocks is the Galaxy Core II, which features a 4.5-inch WVGA display, quad-core 1.2GHz processor and 2,000mAh battery. Sliding underneath is the slightly less powerful Galaxy Ace 4, which offers a smaller 4-inch panel, dual-core 1.2GHz processor, 1,800 mAh battery and LTE connectivity. A 3G variant is also available with a 1GHz processor and 1,500 mAh battery. Samsung Galaxy Core II Dropping even further into budget-territory...



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Facebook posts, comments and likes related to the World Cup have already topped 1 billion

The FIFA World Cup is a sure-fire way to get people talking. Goals, dives, injuries and unexpected results; all of this has people shouting at their TV and, increasingly, using social media such as Facebook and Twitter to express their volatile emotions. Today, Facebook announced that total interactions related to the tournament have passed the 1 billion mark. The mammoth figure includes World Cup-related posts, comments and likes between June 12 and 29. “Facebook generally sees a large amount of conversation around sporting events, but the World Cup has proven to be a unique moment,” the company said. “Facebook’s data...



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Blackphone, the privacy-focused Android smartphone, begins shipping to pre-order customers

Blackphone, the privacy-focused Android smartphone unveiled back in January, is finally a real product. Collaborators Silent Circle, an encrypted communications firm and Geeksphone, a Spanish smartphone maker today announced that the first handsets have begun shopping to pre-orders customers. It’s been a long time coming. Pre-orders opened in February, during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, and the first handsets were expected to ship in April. The handset itself sports a quad-core 2 GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of onboard storage and support for LTE networks. The components aren’t bleeding-edge, but bundled with the $629 asking price is a suite...



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Over 8 million PC gamers logged into Steam at the same time yesterday

PC gaming is far from dead. The latest figures from Steam, the digital storefront and gaming platform run by Valve, the prolific developer behind titles such as Half-Life 2, Portal and Left for Dead, soared past 8 million concurrent users over the weekend. To emphasize, that means over 8 million people – the same as Israel’s population – were logged in and using the service at the same time. The previous high recorded on Steam was 7.5 million concurrent users back in December. In short, an awful lot of people are playing games on their Windows, Mac or Linux PC....



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Travel planner TripHobo secures funding upward of $1m to become the ‘TripAdvisor of itineraries’

We wrote about a travel planner late last year that had a really nifty feature: it helped to optimize your itinerary so you could just pick what attractions you wanted to visit, and it would plan your route for you. Now, Indian startup JoGuru has rebranded itself as TripHobo. CEO and co-founder Praveen Kumar told TNW that the reason for the name change was because many people in the Western world still don’t know the meaning of ‘guru’ — a Sanskrit term for ‘teacher’ or ‘master’ most commonly used in Indian religions. “Once we started to grow, what we saw...



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LG joins Google’s automotive alliance to help speed up the introduction of Android into cars

As Google is stepping up its efforts to bring Android into cars, recently unveiling Android Auto at its Google I/O conference, LG is the latest to join the company’s Open Automotive Alliance. The OAA was announced earlier this year as a team effort between Google and automotive behemoths Audi, GM, Honda, Hyundai and Nvidia to “accelerate” innovation in the car industry. LG showcased its audio, visual and navigation system for connected cars at Google I/O, and has revealed today that it is expected to be available next year. The system lets drivers connect their Android device (in this case, presumably...



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6 ways content marketing has changed the way we do PR

Shannon Byrne is the Content and PR Manager at Mention where she crafts words, creates strategies, and recruits loyal advocates. Back in 2007-2008, when Twitter was really taking off, the PR industry faced a pivot point. It was no longer effective to cold email as many relevant journalists as possible. Going to lunch with them helped, but it was not scaleable. With the onset of social media and the ability to go directly to the source, journalists had a whole new world of information at their fingertips. Although the Internet had already been around for 19 years, the playing field...



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The demise of Apple’s Aperture and iPhoto: What does it mean for you?

The shoe has finally dropped. Apple confirmed today that it’s ditching Aperture, its photo management tool, and iPhoto, its consumer photo editing app, in favor of Photos, a brand new desktop and iOS duo slated for debut in 2015. It all makes sense. While Aperture has undergone some fairly high profile updates in recent years, iPhoto had stagnated badly. When the back-end databases of both apps were hitched together last year, it was a warning that something was on the horizon. But when? Apple works on its own timetable and was not in a hurry to move things forward publicly....



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Google+ wants to paint your face with your favorite World Cup team in the knockout round

Wow, that soccer thing is still going? Well, ok then. As an American with almost zero knowledge about the most popular sport in the world, it can be a little hard to get excited. But the United States advanced to the next round, so I’m ready to support my country’s team and Google+ has a fun way to do it. Beginning today you can upload a photo of yourself and up to four friends to Google+ and the service will paint your faces with any team in the knockout round. Just upload your photo and tag it with your team...



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Xbox One owners will be able to watch recorded game clips on xbox.com starting next week

Microsoft is revamping xbox.com for its growing base of Xbox One customers. Starting next week, players will be able to log-in and see a wealth of information related to their account, including achievements and recorded clips. It all centers around a redesigned profile page, which features a large display picture, you current reputation level and what your friends have been up to. For the first time ever, you’ll also be able to see your game clips underneath – they can be viewed individually or back-to-back in an epic montage. Likewise, you’ll be able to view the clips recorded by your...



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You can download the wallpapers from the Android L Developer Preview right now

Google released a Developer Preview of its next major Android update, known simply as L , for the Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 (2013, Wi-Fi only) yesterday. If you don’t own either of those devices, or you’re not comfortable flashing them, fear not. You can give your favorite smartphone or tablet a taste of the L experience by installing the latest Android wallpapers. As spotted by Android Community, the backgrounds were posted on XDA Developers alongside the new apps, fonts, keyboard and boot animations. You can head there for the full rundown, or click here to grab just the wallpapers....



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Cinamatic goes beyond Vine with filter adjustments, ability to import clips and background music

Last month, the makers of Hipstamatic launched a new iOS video-editing app called Cinamatic. Inspired by the tap-and-hold recording gesture pioneered by Vine, it offered a simple way to capture and edit square-format videos. The app was updated yesterday with native iPad support, as well as a number of extra photo-editing features that go beyond what Vine and Instagram currently offer. Intensity control is the most notable addition, giving users the ability to adjust the strength of a filter. Some of Cinamatic’s effects feel quite garish and overblown, so the ability to dial these back is certainly welcome. Similar to...



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Facebook now lets marketers include up to three products in a single ad

Facebook today announced new multi-product ads that let businesses include three of their products when placing desktop or mobile ads on the platform. Each product will get its own image, description and target. Here’s what the new ad unit looks like on the iPhone: The multi-product option is arriving first in Facebook’s ads API, but the company plans to bring it to its other offerings later this year. Facebook also added to its Custom Audiences settings to allow marketers to tailor audiences based on people that had visited certain Web pages and people that hadn’t visited in a while. Businesses...



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500 Startups taps SeedInvest to publicly fundraise for $100 million Fund III

500 Startups has partnered with equity crowdfunding platform SeedInvest to publicly raise funds for its $100 million third fund. SeedInvest will provide third-party verification for 500 Startups in order to ensure the fund adheres to Title II of the JOBS Act, which now allows for general solicitation, but only to accredited investors. Opening up to the public doesn’t mean that anyone can just pile on, though, as 500 Startups Founding Partner Dave McClure said in an interview that most investors will still be in the six-figure range and up. 500 Startups began raising money for Fund III last year. A...



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Skype for Windows Phone update brings Cortana integration to let you dial with your voice

Skype has released a new version of its app for Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8.1 devices which increases language support, provides an option to allow editing of your last sent message and, where applicable, provides integration with Microsoft’s Cortana virtual assistant. Unsurprisingly, the Cortana integration will only work on Windows Phone 8.1 handsets, but provided your device fulfils this criteria and you’re based in the US, you can now initiate a Skype video or audio call with your voice alone. Skype said users on Windows Phone 8.1 will also now see Skype notifications in the Action Centre along...



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Fotolia brings its Instant app for selling smartphone photos to Android

Microstock photography service Fotolia has released Fotolia Instant for Android to let you monetize the photos you take on your smartphone. Let’s be honest, sometimes you take a sweet photo with your phone and you think, “I could totally sell this.” Fotolia agrees, and that’s why it created its Instant collection last year with the release of an iOS app. Since then, Fotolia claims to have sold over 50,000 smartphone images. Fotolia CEO Oleg Tscheltzoff said in a statement that Instant started off as an “experiment,” but the initiative has far exceeded expectations. Using Fotolia Instant is straight-forward. You’ll upload...



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With Shutter, StreamNation makes your iPhone camera roll truly unlimited with free cloud storage forever

The handiwork of Deezer co-founder Jonathan Benassaya, StreamNation launched to the world in July last year, serving as a platform that lets you stream and share videos and photos directly from the cloud. Back in November, StreamNation made an interesting move by letting its users upload their own DRM-free (ripped, basically) movies and TV shows to their account, and then lend them to friends and family. Now StreamNation has launched a new standalone companion camera app for iPhone called Shutter, delivering infinite, unlimited media storage by automatically storing photos and videos to StreamNation’s cloud-based servers. Oh, and this is completely...



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9 principles Google created for its colorful ‘Material Design’ UI refresh

When Google unveiled its ‘L Developer Preview‘ for Android yesterday, it did so alongside a new “visual language” called Material Design. The vibrant aesthetic will be rolled out across all of Google’s platforms, including Chrome OS and the Web, creating a unified look that binds all of its products together. The flat design throws in splashes of bright color to reflect a lightweight, welcoming look. Animations have been tweaked to make the experience more playful, while ensuring the maximum amount of content is always visible. Over on Google+, the company has released some artwork for a printed kit given to...



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Opera Mini for iOS gets a design overhaul, new data-savings options, and a discovery page

Opera has completely overhauled its Opera Mini browser for iOS. The new app now sports a flatter design with the use of transparency to visualize layers, finally fitting into the design language of iOS 7 (and also the recently-announced iOS 8). Opera Mini 8 now lets users choose from three different data-savings modes: Opera Mini, which boasts up to 90 percent compression of web traffic for particular use in areas with poor coverage; Opera Turbo, which saves less data than Opera Mini but offers better website compatibility; and of course the option to switch off data savings entirely, which is...



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‘India’s Amazon’ Flipkart announces its first self-branded tablet, a 7-inch Android device for $166

Indian e-commerce juggernaut Flipkart has stepped into the tablet space with the launch of its own offering, a seven-inch tablet under its private brand, Digiflip Pro. The 3G dual-sim XT712 tablet has a 1280x800p HD resolution with IPS display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core cortex A7 processor and runs on Android Jelly Bean. It comes equipped with 1GB of RAM and a five-megapixel camera. The device is also lightweight, weighing only 285 grams. With such specs, Flipkart is selling the device at a mere Rs 9,999 ($166), which will likely appeal to its 18 million registered users. To fit...



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Hands on with the Audi A3 with Android Auto

Google wants to be everywhere. It’s on your desktop, in your pocket, on your wrist and now in your car. Well maybe not your current car. But possibly your next car. At today’s Google I/O developer event, the search giant showed off Android Auto. Like Apple’s Car Play, the feature lets you make calls, control and listen to your music, and get you where you’re going all without having to grab your phone and potentially put your life and the lives of others in danger. We got a quick demo of Android Auto in a red Audi A3 on the...



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Victorious lets YouTube stars create their own apps for free to manage their business and fans

YouTube has established itself as the world’s top video site, and it has produced a lot of content creators who build on their fame and eventually become digital celebrities. Now a mobile app platform called Victorious aims to help these creators manage their businesses by powering individual creator apps. This means that each digital star gets to publish their own mobile apps with Victorious’ technology, which fans can then download from the App Store or Google Play to interact directly with. Creators can simply request an invitation on Victorious’ site. The apps that content creators can publish with Victorious are...



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Facebook diversity report: “We have more work to do”

Facebook has released the results of its first diversity study, and the results are … not shocking. Measuring employee diversity in terms of gender and ethnicity, Facebook’s results appear typical of American technology companies today. Globally, males dominate at 69 percent of employees overall, and in the US, white males dominate at 57 percent, followed by 34 percent Asians. No other ethnic group came close. Facebook’s Maxine Williams, global head of diversity, wrote in the company blog, “As these numbers show, we have more work to do–a lot more. But the good news is that we’ve begun to make progress.”...



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Wrist-on with the Samsung Gear Live Smartwatch: Finally a smartwatch that’s not embarrassing

Ahead of actually getting a review unit for the new Samsung Gear Live, I was able to grab a few moments with the latest smartwatch from the electronics giant at Google I/O. Running Android Wear, the watch’s OS is still in its infancy, but the form factor is not only comfortable, it looks good. The watch doesn’t have the tell-tale face bulge of previous generations of smartwatches. It’s not as thin as a regular watch, but the design is such that it flows into the band. The metal edge around the face isn’t garish and adds a slight bit of...



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Google launches a new Gmail API as it outgrows IMAP

As part of its I/O developer conference, Google today announced the launch of a new API for its Gmail service. Eric DeFriez, Google’s technical lead for the API, noted in a blog post that the IMAP standard has worked well for connecting Gmail to email clients, but it isn’t designed for “all of the cool things” that developers want to do with the product. The new API offers granular permissions, such as send-only. It also allows developers to keep track of changes to the inbox. Google also touts significant speed improvements with the API. Find all of our Google I/O...



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Google launches Google Fit Platform Preview for developers

Goog today announced Google Fit, an open platform designed to help people keep track of their fitness goals. It’s a single set of APIs that will allow developers to dig into rival apps and combine data for deeper, broader and smarter insights. Google Fit should result in more comprehensive apps that give users a rounded picture of their health and fitness levels. “So if a user grants permission, apps can have access to a user’s entire fitness stream to give better recommendations through this additional context,” one Google employee said during I/O today. Users will be able to choose who...



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Samsung Gear Live and LG G Android Wear smartwatches available to pre-order today

Samsung has announced that it will be launching an Android Wear-based smartwatch called the Samsung Gear Live, its first device to use Google’s platform designed specifically for wearables. Announced today at Google IO, the device will join the growing ranks of smartwatches to use the platform and will go on sale later today alongside LG’s G Watch on the Google Play store. Unfortunately, the Moto 360 device expected to be announced at the event still won’t be available to pre-order until later in the summer, Google said. The decision for Samsung to launch an Android Wear-based smartwatch is an interesting...



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Google unveils Android Auto, a new voice-enabled platform for the car

Google is bringing Android into the car. The company today unveiled Android Auto, a new voice-enabled software experience for drivers. It’s based around navigation, communication and music, so users won’t have to search through an endless grid of icons – an unpleasant user experience and also pretty dangerous on the road. The platform is also contextually-aware, placing Google Now cards front-and-center. So if you’re leaving the office, Android Auto might offer the route home, including an estimated travel time. All of the apps are running on the smartphone, which means it’s easier for developers and users to ensure their favorite...



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Aereo CEO: We will continue to fight for our consumers and fight to create innovative technologies

Earlier today, the fate of Aereo’s free-to-air broadcast TV service was finally clarified: According to the US Supreme Court, it violates the Copyright Act. Aereo CEO and founder Chet Kanojia has now made an official statement on the outcome, noting that today’s decision is “a massive setback for the American consumer,” while adding that it “sends a chilling message to the technology industry.” In terms of what comes next, Kanojia seems to indicate that they will fight on, though doesn’t specify to what degree or in what capacity. “We are disappointed in the outcome, but our work is not done,”...



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Online learning platform Udacity launches an Android app and four new Google-supported courses

Udacity is expanding its online learning platform with a new Android app and four courses designed in collaboration with Google. After bringing some of its video lessons to the iPad and iPhone, Udacity is turning its attention to Google’s hugely successful mobile OS. The new Android app gives students the ability to stream lectures on the move and test their knowledge with quizzes. The company has also promised an offline mode at a later date, so users can download videos and watch them at any time. To coincide with the launch of Google’s I/O conference, Udacity is introducing four new...



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US Supreme Court ruling requires police to obtain warrants to search your cell phone

A new ruling (PDF) from the US Supreme Court has made it more difficult for police officers to search your cell phone if you get stopped. Law enforcement will, in general, need to get a warrant. The court’s decision makes for an interesting read, but this sums it up if you’re short on time: Modern cell phones are not just another technological convenience. With all they contain and all they may reveal, they hold for many Americans “the privacies of life,” Boyd, supra, at 630. The fact that technology now allows an individual to carry such information in his hand...



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EyeEm’s revamped Android app is all about clutter-free enjoyment of photography

EyeEm, the mobile photo-sharing service that has managed to break out of the ‘Instagram clone’ bracket to find its own community of keen amateur and semi-pro photographers, has today launched a complete redesign of its Android app. The reworked app removes a lot of the text that cluttered the previous interface. The emphasis here is on photos, with endlessly-scrolling feeds of thumbnails that when tapped expand to reveal the full photo with minimal clutter. Speed is also improved, with background loading of images so that they open as quickly as possible, and offline caching of uploads, comments and likes, so...



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Nudge aggregates your health and fitness data from multiple apps and trackers

With the quantified self movement in full swing, you can now track and monitor every movement, learn when you’re drinking too much coffee, discover how well you sleep, and even lose weight. But with so many different apps and gadgets for different facets of our lives, it can be difficult to keep on top of everything. This is where Nudge wants to help. Available for iOS for a few months already, Nudge has now officially landed on Android too following an extended beta period. It basically allows you to sync your various health and fitness tracking apps and devices under...



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Google I/O 2014 liveblog

It’s that time again – Google is bringing out the big guns for another I/O developer conference in San Francisco. Join TNW’s Roberto Baldwin and Owen Williams as they report live from the event, right here. Text and photo updates will appear here throughout the event, plus links to the rest of our I/O coverage along with interesting tweets and commentary from The Next Web team. You can get involved too! You can leave comments on any entry in the liveblog below and let us know what you think about all the announcements from Google. You can find the rest...



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Forget.me wants to make it easier to exercise your ‘right to be forgotten’ on Google

In the wake of the landmark EU ruling last month stipulating that individuals should have the right to be forgotten by removing outdated information about themselves from search engine results, Google was soon inundated with takedown requests. While Google eventually launched a takedown form of its own, a new Web-based service called Forget.me courtesy of France-based online reputation company Reputation VIP promises to simplify this process even more, helping you discover inappropriate links about you in just two clicks. It says: “Forget.me helps you to easily find all your irrelevant, outdated, or otherwise inappropriate information that is publicly available on...



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This time next year, every mobile messaging app will be exactly the same

While the last 12 months will be remembered for many things, in the technological realm mobile messaging apps will likely feature prominently in most people’s memory banks. Of course, the surge in mobile messaging apps has been happening for a while already, and choice is certainly a good thing for those looking to consign SMS to the history books. But when we look back on 2014, it will be difficult to think of any word other than ‘convergence’ when it comes to mobile messaging. Just this week, Chinese giant Tencent took a leaf out of Snapchat’s book when it gave...



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BREAKING NEWS: The BBC just made every app developer’s nightmare mistake with push notifications

It’s probably every developer’s worst nightmare, but if you work for the BBC, such mishaps tend to get seen by a lot more people. The British broadcaster has a breaking news feature within its mobile News app, and you probably received some interesting ‘Breaking News’ earlier if you have the app installed on Android or iOS. Apparently, ‘Push sucks’ and ‘Pull blows, and there will be no nudity in the next episode of Game of Thrones. Interesting test of push notifications from @BBCNews just now #pushsuckspullblows http://ift.tt/1laN9C9 — Julian March (@JulianMarch) June 25, 2014 As well as issuing a follow-up...



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This video is depressing, but reminds us that Facebook statuses can be lies

This maybe isn’t one to watch if you’re already at a low ebb, but filmmaker Shaun Higton has created this short film about a man who embellishes his online Facebook statuses. For example, ‘Sushi with girlfriend tonight



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Oculus acquires Carbon Design, the product studio that designed the Xbox 360 controller

Virtual reality firm Oculus VR announced today that it has acquired Carbon Design, the product development studio that built the Xbox 360 controller for Microsoft. Oculus said it hopes to close the deal by the end of summer. Carbon Design will remain in its Seattle offices and work closely with the Oculus R&D team in nearby Redmond. Interestingly, Oculus revealed that it has been working with Carbon Design on “multiple unannounced projects” for over a year. Carbon Design will help Oculus fill a major gap in its strategy as it moves toward the consumer version of its Oculus Rift headset....



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Twitter is testing a dedicated WhatsApp share button inside its Android app

Twitter appears to be testing a dedicated WhatsApp share button inside its mobile apps. A number of screenshots, mostly from users in India, were tweeted earlier today showing the experimental feature running inside the company’s Android app. In some instances it can be seen at the top of the screen, next to the search icon. In others, it’s located next to the existing share button underneath the tweet itself. Normally, you would need to tap the generic share button to quickly post a tweet on Facebook, WhatsApp, or any other connected Android app. Back in April, WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum...



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Shareaholic: Google, Bing and other search engines are driving a smaller percentage of site traffic

Search engines such as Google, Yahoo and Bing are driving a smaller proportion of total site traffic on the internet, according to a new report. Social discovery and sharing platform Shareaholic today released new data which showed a drop in the number of people visting sites because of recommendations from their preferred search engine. In the six-month period leading up to May, the percentage of overall traffic from Google dropped from 37.49 percent to 31.04 percent. Yahoo and Bing, which referred 1.31 percent and 1.15 percent of total traffic in December, dropped to 0.90 percent and 0.78 percent respectively in...



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Apple TV updated with ABC News, PBS Kids, AOL On, Willow TV and revamped Flickr app

While the world longs for an entirely new Apple TV, the streaming set-top box continues to stay relevant with the occasional app refresh. Today sees the arrival of ABC News, as well as new apps for PBS Kids, Willow TV and AOL On, 9to5Mac reports. ABC News is arguably the most notable, with access to live and on-demand video around the clock. This is bolstered by fresh video updates on the hour and five live updates from ABC News correspondents. According to Recode, the app is also free – unlike the existing Watch ABC app. Rounding out the new additions...



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EverythingMe’s contextual homescreen and app launcher for Android is now available worldwide

EverythingMe is one of many Android launchers that offer a quick way to change the look and functionality of your smartphone. After shedding its beta tag in February and launching in the US, UK, Germany and Spain, the app is now available worldwide. The contextual launcher rebuilds your homescreen based on the time of day and where you are. A ‘Prediction Bar’ at the bottom, positioned just above your dock, will show four app icons based on the time of day. When you wake up, it might show you a weather app, Twitter and Flipboard. When you arrive at work,...



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Microsoft will give you up to $650 to replace your MacBook Air with a Surface Pro 3

Microsoft is so confident in its Surface Pro 3 that it’s billing the device as a viable replacement for your MacBook Air. A new promotion from the company is making that replacement quite literal by offering customers up to $650 in trade-in value for their MacBook Air units if they purchase the new Surface Pro. The deal runs until July 31 and can’t be combined with other offers. Since the base Surface Pro 3 starts at $799, you’ll still have to shell out at least $150 to make the switch. Here’s Microsoft’s own comparison sheet for the two products: The...



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Facebook’s News Feed ranking algorithm now considers how long you watch videos

Facebook announced today changes to the video ranking algorithm for News Feed. From now on, the company will include whether video clips uploaded to personal accounts and Pages are watched and how long they’re watched when it calculates whether to show the content to others. As a result, users that tend to watch more frequently will have more videos surfaced in their feed. If you regularly skip over video uploads, you’ll start seeing them less. Other factors that Facebook looks at when ranking video posts include comments, likes and shares. Links to third-party video sites won’t be affected by the...



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Google Glass Explorer Edition is now available in the UK for £1,000

Google Glass, the head-mounted wearable computer unveiled more than two years ago, is finally available outside the US. After appearing in a support page linked to hardware availability, Google has launched the long-awaited device in the UK. The Explorer Edition is being sold through the Google Play store for £1,000 and is available in Cotton, Charcoal, Tangerine, Shale and Sky. Google is also selling the frames from its Titanium Collection as an optional add-on. Each Explorer Edition gets an additional frame or shade for free; otherwise, the frames are being sold for £175 each. Shades cost £120 individually, meanwhile. On...



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How much is peace of mind worth? Native Union JUMP mobile charger now available to buy for $49.99

Following a highly successful Kickstarter campaign during which it raised nearly 10 times its target funding, Native Union’s JUMP cable is now available to buy in the US and UK. The device itself is a small portable battery charger designed to let you recharge between a quarter and a third of your smartphone’s battery, according to the company. While that might not sound too impressive considering some of the other portable battery chargers we’ve looked at before, the JUMP isn’t trying to charge your phone two or three times, it’s trying to be small and unobtrusive, which it mostly manages....



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WeChat gets inspired by the ephemeral messaging trend, now lets you recall sent messages

WeChat is the latest messaging app to take a leaf out of Snapchat’s “ephemeral” book, introducing a new feature on its iOS app that lets you recall the last message you sent within two minutes. All you have to do is long-press the message to activate a series of options, click ‘Unsend’ and the message will disappear from both your chat screen and the recipient’s. The feature also works on photos. The update is now live for the iOS app, but those with Android devices have to wait for a while before you get the option — after all, a...



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A user-first approach to location-tracking

Amelia works in marketing at Punchkick Interactive. “Big data” is a major buzzword right now. And companies looking to collect, deploy and monetize customer information face a number of hurdles—not the least of which are the customers themselves. Recent revelations that Android may be developing a competitor to Apple’s iBeacon have resparked conversations about the right and wrong ways to track devices and their users. Generally speaking, people simply don’t like the idea of companies tracking their location, nor their phones automatically activating various sensors just because they happen to be in the general vicinity of another device’s sensors. In...



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What is an Entrepreneur in Residence and does your company need one?

‘Entrepreneur in Residence’ (EIR) is the tech community’s newest job title. They’re popping up at Fortune 500 companies like Dell and venture firms like Greylock Partners to introduce a lens into the changing innovation landscape. “EIRs are the new ambassadors for investors and large organizations,” says Ellie Cachette, a seasoned entrepreneur, product designer and consultant for enterprise brands. The value proposition makes sense. Entrepreneurs who – by definition – pursue the road less traveled, can introduce organization to new business models, technologies, and and strategic partnership opportunities. EIRs build bridges into the startup community. A symbiotic relationship EIRs come from...



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Beaconic cuts prices for and adds units to its Apple-licensed iBeacon retail kits

Beaconic has improved the pricing and value of its iBeacon hardware sets for retail stores as it prepares to ship its second batch of units later this month. The firm’s €99 ($135) Hardware Kit now comes with three iBeacons instead of two. Meanwhile, the Retail Kit has seen a price drop from €249 ($338) to €199 ($271) and now includes four iBeacons along with a full software license, up from two. Beaconic’s Premium Kit has been upgraded from four to six iBeacons costs €299 ($406), down from €349 ($474). Beaconic emerged as one of the earliest iBeacon manufacturers in Europe...



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