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Citymapper for iOS adds a smart assistant, realtime ETA sharing and new cities

Jul02

by Sindy Cator on July 2, 2015 at 9:22 am

Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, cities, Citymapper, go, Insider, ios

We’re fans of Citymapper, the realtime public transport app for iOS, Android and the Web. Its latest update for iOS brings its smart assistant GO to the platform (it debuted on Android back in May) and adds a cluster of new features as well as new cities. GO button, go! The developers describe GO as “a realtime copilot for your journeys.” In practice that means it figures out a new route for you in realtime if you decide to walk to the next stop, wait for the next departure or go off track somehow. If you switch on notifications, Citymapper will…

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Available IPv4 address blocks have dried up, now there’s a waiting list

Jul02

by Sindy Cator on July 2, 2015 at 9:16 am

Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

IPv4 addresses, which are a computer’s unique address on the internet, have just become even harder to get. The American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) announced July 1 that it is activating a “unmet requests” policy for the first time and putting in place a waitlist for companies that want blocks of IP addresses for their services. ARIN says there are some smaller blocks of IP addresses remaining and offers three options for businesses. They can either accept a smaller block than requested, join the waitlist for unmet requests or close the request entirely. Others who absolutely need a larger block may need to purchase…

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The things every app developer should learn from Dubsmash, Meerkat and Periscope

Jul02

by Sindy Cator on July 2, 2015 at 8:57 am

Posted In: Around the Web, dubsmash, Insider, marketing, Meerkat, Periscope, secrets

With over 1.4 million apps available on Google Play and over 1.2 million on the App Store, the idea that smartphone users are spoilt for choice is an understatement. And it’s not just free apps that are crowding the stores. January 2015 was the App Store’s most profitable month ever, with users spending about half a billion dollars on apps and in-app purchases in the first one week alone. Think about that figure for a moment. Half a billion. That’s more than the entire budgets of the Titanic and Avengers: Age of Ultron combined. And that’s what people like you…

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So hot right now? Get your weather reports with appropriate Kim Kardashian outfits

Jul02

by Sindy Cator on July 2, 2015 at 8:42 am

Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Kim Kardashian, Shareables, Web apps

Here’s a way to combine two things that people talk about way too much: The weather and the Kardashians. Kim.Guru is a Web app that gives you the current conditions anywhere in the world matched with an appropriate Kim Kardashian outfit. Why? Because New York media agency BRAVÒ needed a way to promote itself and nothing says feverish clicks like a Kardashian reference. The site offers up one of 100 different outfits depending on the weather conditions in your chosen locale. I’m in Dublin right now and Kim.Guru tells me the lady herself would be wearing a natty jumpsuit to deal with…