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February 18, 2015
Families today often have more photo-taking devices than family members, which has led to the problem of people having massive numbers of photos and videos, none of which are properly…
Read articleFebruary 17, 2015
You can say anything on Yik Yak, as long as it’s not a competing app’s name. The anonymous app has quietly built a system that downvotes any mentions…
Read articleFebruary 17, 2015
Following an earlier integration with Dropbox, Microsoft announced today it’s further opening up its Office software suite to work with other third-party cloud services, starting with an update…
Read articleFebruary 17, 2015
As Google sharpens the focus on its new Inbox email app, the company has quietly made another move on the email front: it appears to have pulled the Sparrow iOS and…
Read articleFebruary 17, 2015
A new app called Short from Enric Enrich, one of the co-creators of Todoist, and his friend Alex Muench aims to parse your endless queue of saved articles…
Read articleFebruary 16, 2015
Different strokes for different folks. But what about different apps? Tinder brought ruthless efficiency to online dating. Yet the same way people gravitate to distinct nightlife spots depending…
Read articleFebruary 16, 2015
VLC for iOS, a popular media player application that has had a shaky history with the iOS App Store, now appears to be returning to the mobile app…
Read articleFebruary 15, 2015
Nvidia has a streaming game service called GRID, which it debuted last year via its Shield dedicated Android gaming devices. The maker of PC and mobile gaming graphics…
Read articleFebruary 13, 2015
Snapchat’s newest feature could turn Our Stories into hip, visual back channels by locals for locals only. The company is currently experimenting with a version of its normally…
Read articleFebruary 13, 2015
Shutterfly, the publishing company that operates a number of online and mobile brands associated with personal photo printing, is now shutting down Treat, its online and mobile greeting card…
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