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Evernote Acquires Skitch, Now Android Compatible And Free
After receiving a $50 million round of funding, Evernote, the company famous for making everyone “Remember Everything,” has started with its expansion as they announced in their blog post on Thursday the acquisition of Skitch, the Australian image-editing software for Macs. Since Evernote launched in 2007, they now have 14 platforms and 12 million users, and ...
Windows 8 App Store to Compete with Apple, Google
With the launch of the “Building Windows 8″ blog, project president Steven Sinofsky listed the features that Windows 8 will have but there was one particular feature that caught everyone’s eye, and it’s the App Store. It looks like Microsoft is following Apple’s footsteps–they launched the Mac App Store after seeing the success of the ...
HP Spinning Off PC Business? What about webOS?
Hewlett-Packard (HP), the world’s largest computer manufacturer, may soon take a serious step in its shift from PC production to software expansion, as it is reported to be in talks to acquire Autonomy Corp., U.K.’s second-largest software maker, for $10 billion. The news comes hours before HP’s quarterly earnings call, scheduled for this afternoon. With ...
Android Users Prefer Apps Over Web Browsing
With hundreds of thousands available apps on smartphones nowadays, and so many services being turned into mobile apps, it’s no wonder why more people use apps rather than the web when it comes to their smartphones. With an app, you just launch it and everything you need is there but if you use the web, ...
IBM Brain Chip: Computers Think, Act Like Humans
Like science and technology, health care and technology also go hand in hand. Over the years, we’ve seen how technology has improved people’s lives, like in the early detection of life threatening tumors with the use of CT Scans, MRIs, PET scans, and also in treatment plans, like radiotherapy. These technologies have prolonged the lives ...
Google Grows Personal Cloud across Photos, Music Discovery
On lazy days, I just like browsing the web looking at random photos from friends or anything on the web. I like looking at how others view the world, taking a photo at an obscure angle or tweaking with the lighting or the shutter speed. It’s like the photos are telling a story. And I’m ...
Google Goes Super Green, Rewards Employees for Sustainability
Nowadays, it’s hard not to notice that things just aren’t what they used to be. Do you remember when you were still a kid, excited for summer because of all the fun activities to do under the sun? Now, you dread the summer season because it’s freakishly hot! People could actually die and many have ...
27K South Koreans Sue Apple for $25M
Ever wonder why some apps ask for your location before you can access them? Well I have. It’s quite annoying actually but I never did allow it to use my location info. Call it paranoia, I just don’t like the thought of someone knowing where I’m actually at. Unfortunately, even if you ignore this prompt, ...
StumbleUpon’s Explore Box Adds Context to Topics
StumbleUpon, a discovery engine that recommends personalized web and mobile content, has released a new beta feature, Explore Box, that allows users to discover web pages, videos, photos and more across hundreds of thousands of interests. With the Explore Box, users can “stumble” through a stream of recommended content related to specific keywords or phrases. ...
Shopkick 1 Year Later: More Brands, More “Check-Ins” and More Data
Shopkick, one of the largest location-based shopping apps that rewards shoppers for merely walking into stores, has made it through its first year unscathed. In just a year, shopkick has a reported 2.2 million users, and some 2,500 retail and mall locations that make up shopkick’s Retail Partner Network. The app has been used to ...