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Google’s phone-finding Android Device Manager now lets you lock your handset remotely

2013-09-24

Almost two months after Google first started rolling out its phone-finding service Android Device Manager, the company has finally (...)

Favorite shows or sports being ruined by Twitter and Facebook? Try Spoiler Shield for iOS

2013-09-24

Social networking brings many benefits to our lives, whether that’s simply staying in contact with people you know, connecting with (...)

Guild.is Wants To Prevent The Next Sharing Economy Insurance Debacle

2013-09-24

In 2012, a vehicle rented out with RelayRides––a site that lets people rent out their vehicles to strangers––was (...)

China to lift ban on Facebook and Twitter – but only within free-trade zone

2013-09-24

The Chinese government has decided to end a long-standing ban on sites including Facebook and Twitter, but only within a free-trade (...)

How Fuel Efficient Is Your Plane?

2013-09-23

Even the greenest of environmentalists would have a hard time avoiding air travel, which accounts for some 2.5% of overall greenhouse (...)

Avoid the ‘Breaking Bad’ series finale spoilers on Twitter thanks to this Netflix app

2013-09-23

Are you a fan of Walter White and Breaking Bad? Did you happen to miss last Sunday’s episode where Heisenberg…wait, spoiler alert! (...)

Google-funded Constitute site holds every constitution currently in force across the world

2013-09-23

Politics can be a difficult subject for newcomers to immerse themselves in, given that so much of the official information is scattered (...)

The top 20 tech hangouts in New York City

2013-09-23

Courtney Boyd Myers and Erica Berger are the founders of 3460 Miles, a bi-weekly newsletter that connects the New York and London (...)

Onboarding Techniques and Examples for Your New Users

2013-09-23

Onboarding is an important UX process for getting a new user introduced to your app. Learn some popular onboarding techniques and (...)

LinkedIn hits back at lawsuit, claims users permit it to access emails

2013-09-23

Business-focused social network LinkedIn has hit back at claims that it hacks into users’ email accounts to blast out messages (...)

Hands-on with Apple’s Touch ID: Thumbs up for fingerprint sensors

2013-09-21

When we got our literal hands on the iPhone 5s this morning, the first thing we did was try out Touch ID, the new fingerprint sensor (...)

Amid Growing Losses, BlackBerry Is Slashing 4,500 Jobs

2013-09-20

BlackBerry announced it will slash 4,500 jobs, or about 40% of its workforce, amid growing losses. Shares for the Canadian company (...)

The future of cinemas

2013-09-20

This is the third in our Future Of series, where we analyze and dissect one facet of life that’s been impacted by digital technology. (...)

Google Translate gets the iOS 7 treatment, gains handwriting support, and now covers over 70 languages

2013-09-20

Google today released version 2.0 of its Google Translate app for iOS, revamping it for iOS 7 and adding handwriting support. You (...)

What’s inside the iPhone 5s? iFixit’s latest teardown reveals all.

2013-09-20

The iPhone 5s is the latest device to get the teardown treatment from iFixit, after the company opened up the flagship Apple smartphone (...)

Google unveils new logo and navigation bar with apps launcher, rolling out over the next few weeks

2013-09-19

Google today announced a new logo and navigation bar for all its websites. The company says it will be rolling out the update across (...)

Google makes Quickoffice for Android and iOS free for all, bringing Microsoft Office editing to the mobile masses

2013-09-19

Google today announced it is making Quickoffice free for everyone. That means Android and iOS users can edit Microsoft Office documents, (...)

Google acquires SF incubator Hattery’s design team

2013-09-19

Google has acqui-hired the design team behind Hattery, an incubator, co-working space, and VC firm started by ex-Googlers, Fortune (...)

Google launches new logo and navigation bar with apps launcher, rolling out over the next few weeks

2013-09-19

Google today announced a new logo and navigation bar for all its websites. The company says it will be rolling out the update across (...)

Pinterest gets into advertising with promoted pins experiment

2013-09-19

Pinterest has announced a monetization experiment that will bring ads to its platform in the form of promoted pins from businesses. CEO (...)

Google upgrades ALL Google+ Hangouts to HD quality

2013-09-19

While HD video calling in Google+ has been a possibility for publicly broadcast Hangouts On Air video chats, it isn’t one that (...)

Google Wallet finally arrives for iPhone, exactly 2 years after it launched on Android

2013-09-19

Google Wallet has finally arrived for iPhone, two years to the day after it launched on Android. Though the Android incarnation has (...)

Google adds startup, lock, unlock, and shutdown sounds to latest Chrome OS build

2013-09-19

Google has added new sounds to the dev version of Chrome OS. The addition means Chrome OS users on the latest build of the company’s (...)

Twilio launches foundation to help non-profits use its cloud telephony API for social good

2013-09-19

Twilio, a cloud communications platform company, is taking its API and using it to do some social good. At its third-annual developer (...)

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