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5 great alternatives to Google Reader

, Mar 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

Google Reader is shutting down, folks, and aside from a few petitions that may or may not, but definitely won’t work, there’s nothing we can really do. The die has been cast. The moving finger has writ. Hannibal has crossed the alps. Google Reader will be no more starting on July 1. Thankfully, though, Google is giving us a generous grace period to go out and seek other means of RSS aggregation, and we have a few suggestion that you may want to consider as you go on your quest.

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YouTube Capture now available for iPad

, Mar 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

Google first launched the YouTube Capture app for iPhone back in December. It allows you to record videos and instantly upload them to YouTube with nothing getting in your way. Today, though, Google has added support for the iPad and iPad mini to YouTube Capture. Users can now record videos on their iPad and then directly upload them to their YouTube channel right away. Read The Full Story

CBS launches full-episode streaming app on iOS

, Mar 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

CBS has been absent from streaming services like Hulu and Netflix for quite some time, although they recently joined Hulu in January. The network has never really bought into the whole streaming fad in the first place, which has no doubt made a few streaming customers upset, since CBS has a handful of good shows that are just dying to be watched over the internet. However, CBS has launched their own streaming app for iOS that gives you full episodes eight days after they've first aired. Read The Full Story

Google pulls ad-blockers from the Play Store for violating Terms of Service

It has proved to be a frustrating day for Google users. Before the announcement that Google Reader (and a bunch of other services) will be shut down as part of the company's spring cleaning round two, developers took up digital arms after realizing that their ad-blocking apps were pulled from the Play Store. Read The Full Story

Google to shut down Google Reader and other services on July 1st

, Mar 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

Google is just releasing shocker after shocker today. First with the announcement that Andy Rubin is leaving Android, and now with its announcement that Google Reader (and several other of its services) will be shutting down. Google says that usage of Google Reader has been declining year after year, and that it's time to "retire" the service. Users will have until July 1st to export their Reader data via Google Takeout. Read The Full Story

Apple adds and expands Maps flyover in 30 cities

, Mar 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

While it may not seem noticeable at first, Apple is continuing to update its Maps app with the addition and expansion of features. Case in point, within the past couple of months, Apple has added and expanded its flyover feature in 30 cities around the world, including locations like Indianapolis, Indiana and Glasgow in Scotland. Read The Full Story

Gmail Offline and mobile web app get refreshed UI

, Mar 11th 2013 Discuss [0]

Google released a new version of Gmail on iOS back in December, bringing with it a new redesign that gave the app a more modern feel. Other features like improved search and integration with Google Calendar were also a big hit. However, the company never bothered to offer the same features in the Gmail mobile web app or in offline mode, until now. Read The Full Story

Apple finally enables HTTPS for App Store

, Mar 10th 2013 Discuss [0]

Elie Bursztein, a Google developer, reported several vulnerabilities in Apple's App Store that could lead to extreme privacy breaches and attacks on users. The reports, made back in July 2012, led Apple to enable HTTPS for its App Store. By having HTTPS on, users are protected from the various types of attacks that Bursztein pointed out. It also helped that Bursztein made the attack codes public in order to light a fire under developers to enable HTTPS for their apps. Read The Full Story

TouchPal keyboard for Windows 8 now available in the Windows Store

, Mar 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

Last week, we talked about a new keyboard for Windows 8 called TouchPal. It's been available for Android and iOS devices for some time now, but the company behind the keyboard just recently made it available for Windows 8 touch devices. While, the app was only available on the developer's website, users can now grab it for free in the Windows Store. Read The Full Story

Google’s Field Trip app now available on iOS

, Mar 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

You may remember back in September when Google launched a new app called Field Trip for Android devices. The location-based discovery app is now available on iOS devices (iPhone and iPod Touch only). From the looks of it, there doesn't appear to be any new features that have launched, but iOS will now be able to have their own little virtual tour guide in their pocket. Read The Full Story

Fantastical for iOS updates with time zones, event invites, UI tweaks

, Mar 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

One of our favorite apps for iOS of 2012, Fantastical, received quite a substantial update today. The app now comes with support for time zones, multiple alerts for events, event invites, as well as a slew of small user interface tweaks that make navigation a lot easier and quicker. Flexibits, the developing team behind the new app, announced version 1.1 earlier this morning. Read The Full Story

Twitter updates mobile app with improved search, video support changes

, Mar 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

Twitter has updated its mobile app for both iOS and Android with a few improvements, as well as some subtractions. The company improved the app's search results, where Twitterers will see more topic and user suggestions for search queries, which are based on what's happening in real time. Twitter also removed support for several video sharing services on the mobile app. Read The Full Story

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