Daily Archives: October 15, 2012

The Best Photo And Video Apps In The World

October 15, 2012
The Best Photo And Video Apps In The World

Daniel Goodman / Business Insider See Also The 8 Best Entertainment Apps The 7 Best Apps For Sports Fans The 11 Best Music Apps Last month, we published the App 100, a collection of the best apps across all platforms. Realizing that 100 apps is a lot to digest, we decided to break up the list...

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With Its Latest Hire, Airbnb Gives A Clue On How It’s Going To Fight Rental Laws

October 15, 2012
With Its Latest Hire, Airbnb Gives A Clue On How It’s Going To Fight Rental Laws

LinkedIn See Also Airbnb May Be Getting Into Yelp’s Territory With Its Latest Acquisition Airbnb Raising ~ $100 Million At A $2 Billion+ Valuation Airbnb Has Booked 10 Million Nights, Not All Of Them Legally Airbnb seems to be taking its regulatory problems increasingly seriously: The San Francisco-based online lodging marketplace has hired David...

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10 Of The Saddest, Weirdest Kickstarter Projects We’ve Ever Seen

October 15, 2012
10 Of The Saddest, Weirdest Kickstarter Projects We’ve Ever Seen

Kickstarter See Also 3D Printing Is The New Personal Computing How To Put Your iPhone On Privacy Lockdown Here’s What The iPad Mini Means For Developers Kickstarter is a tool for making your creative dreams come true. Of course, you have to convince others that that dream is worth pursuing. And then you have...

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Google expands trial for including Gmail results in search box, now includes Google Drive as well

October 15, 2012
Google expands trial for including Gmail results in search box, now includes Google Drive as well

Google has expanded its trial that includes results from your Gmail inbox to more users today, as well as your Google Drive account. You can sign up now to have results from your inbox appear as you search while signed in. Google says people have been liking it so far: We’ve gotten very positive...

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Naan Studio shutters all Echofon desktop Twitter clients to focus on mobile

October 15, 2012
Naan Studio shutters all Echofon desktop Twitter clients to focus on mobile

Popular Twitter client maker Naan Studio has announced that it is shuttering all of its desktop apps to focus on mobile. The clients for Mac, Windows and Firefox are all going away, though the apps for iPhone and iPad will continue. Here’s Kasuho Okui’s notice on the Echofon website: Beginning this Fall, we will...

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As Geoloqi gets acquired by ESRI, founder Amber Case talks about future of geo-location

October 15, 2012
As Geoloqi gets acquired by ESRI, founder Amber Case talks about future of geo-location

Geo-location just got a bit more more interesting. Geoloqi, a platform that helps developers leverage location in their applications, has been acquired by GIS service, ESRI for an undisclosed sum. While the Portland-based company will be a part of ESRI, its founder, Amber Case, tells us that everything, including products, will remain the same....

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New Cyberwar Rules Of Engagement: Will The U.S. Draft Companies To Fight?

October 15, 2012

Last week’s call from U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta for an expanded offensive role in cyberwar activities may have the ring of Hollywood drama, but the real-world implications for U.S. companies could be just as dramatic. Some observers speculate that American enterprises could be conscripted in order to create a coherent national response...

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Fix Your iPhone’s Maps & Reminders With Localscope 3

October 15, 2012
Fix Your iPhone’s Maps & Reminders With Localscope 3

If you’re having trouble finding places with the new maps on your iPhone, you must not have heard of Localscope. I’ve been searching and browsing the world with this thing since long before iOS 6, so I didn’t miss a beat. And today’s update to version 3 doesn’t just add more navigation options. Now...

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Now You Can Search Your Email, Docs & Spreadsheets Right From The Main Google Box

October 15, 2012

Google expanded its field trial Monday for anyone who wants to be able to search their personal stuff into the main Google search box. In addition to Gmail messages, you can now make your Google Drive documents and files searchable right from Google.com. Results from your personal files appear in the auto-fill box as...

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ESRI buys location services provider Geoloqi

October 15, 2012

Geoloqi, a new platform for real-time location services,launched in February and caught the attention of mobile developers who liked the way it allowed them to easily and efficiently add background location tracking to their apps. The Portland, Ore. company, founded by Amber Case, also turned the head of ESRI, a longtime provider of geographic...

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