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iOS App Store’s “Trending Searches” Section Shows Evidence Of Gaming
A new feature in Apple’s App Store for iOS 8 is a search section which displays “trending” searches below the search box – an area meant to highlight the popular apps of the moment. However, from an analysis of the apps which … Continue reading
Tango Music Pix Returns For Its Official Launch
Today, Tango has officially re-released Tango Music Pix, an app for making musical slideshows, which the messaging service is calling its first “sister application.” Read More
Kahuna Plans To Avoid “Wrist Fatigue” With New Algorithm For Smartwatch App Notifications
It sounds like the upcoming Apple Watch and other wearable gadgets are going to create a whole new avenue for apps to communicate with you — and that could get pretty annoying. At least, that’s the assumption at Kahuna, a … Continue reading
Garmin Vivosmart Review: Part Activity Tracker, Part Smartwatch, All Awesome
Meet the Garmin Vivosmart. It’s a no-nonsense combination of an activity tracker and smartwatch. And that’s why I love the Vivosmart. It’s not flashy, but rather mundane. Utilitarian. It’s purpose-built and rugged but supremely enjoyable. The Garmin Vivosmart is the … Continue reading
UK Gov’s “Independent” Review Of Sharing Economy To Be Led By Sharing Economy Startup CEO
Today the UK government threw its weight behind the so-called sharing economy, epitomised by companies such as Airbnb and Zipcar, with the stated aim to make the country “the global centre for the sharing economy” and ensuring it can compete … Continue reading
Apple Rejects Launcher, The App That Lets You Launch Other Apps From iOS 8 Notification Center
Apple doesn’t care for apps that let you launch other apps directly from the Notification Center, and has pulled one of the first apps to take advantage of this new functionality now available in iOS 8 from the iTunes App Store. … Continue reading
Why And How To Hire A Game Designer
I am a game designer but I don’t envy the task of potential employers or partners in trying to find someone like me to hire. Game design is very difficult to assess from the outside, to understand what role you … Continue reading
CloudFlare Adds SSL To All Customers In Advance Of Google’s Focus On Security
Google dancers have been in a tizzy recently after the company announced that secure websites will be ranked higher in listings, a move that has made a million SEO salespeople instant experts in SSL (and improved the general security of … Continue reading
Apple Retina iMacs Could Be Coming Next Month, Cementing Our High-DPI Future
Apple could finally be readying the launch of new Retina iMacs alongside OS X Yosemite this fall, according to a new report from 9to5Mac. Were the company to ship these this year, following what the report claims is near-final testing, … Continue reading
Ello Users Experience Further Downtime After DDoS Attack
The suddenly hip social networking site Ello experienced its first major outage today, suffering a Distributed Denial of Service attack that brought it down for approximately 45 minutes. The company says that it was able to fix the issue by … Continue reading