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Yahoo overhauls its search engine for mobile browsers

Jun26
by on June 26, 2015 at 2:35 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev

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Yahoo has updated its mobile search engine to now place images, videos and reviews in the spotlight. Announced in a blog post by Andrew Poon, Yahoo’s vice president of product management, the change is designed to make Yahoo Search in the US more immediately and directly helpful in the context of your specific query. Poon said: We know when you’re on the go, you’re often searching for a specific piece of information. So rather than delivering endless links for you to sift through on a small screen, we beautifully assemble the most relevant information in a way that allows you to take action…

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a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Yahoo overhauls its search engine for mobile browsers

Jun26
by on June 26, 2015 at 2:35 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev

Screen-Shot-2015-06-25-at-7.30.10-PM
Yahoo has updated its mobile search engine to now place images, videos and reviews in the spotlight. Announced in a blog post by Andrew Poon, Yahoo’s vice president of product management, the change is designed to make Yahoo Search in the US more immediately and directly helpful in the context of your specific query. Poon said: We know when you’re on the go, you’re often searching for a specific piece of information. So rather than delivering endless links for you to sift through on a small screen, we beautifully assemble the most relevant information in a way that allows you to take action…

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Apple celebrates Pride with new App Store featured section

Jun26
by on June 26, 2015 at 12:50 am
Posted In: Around the Web

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With Pride 2015 just around the corner, Apple has set aside a featured spot in the App Store to commemorate the civil rights struggles of the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender community. The section features an assortment of books, movies, music, TV shows, podcasts and apps that relate to different aspects of this multifaceted community. Pride Day is June 28, commemorating the day in 1969 when patrons of the Stonewall Inn in New York’s Greenwich Village staged a protest following a police raid of the Christopher Street bar. This riot and subsequent protests formed the linchpin of the modern LGBT rights movement. Movies like ‘Milk,’ and ‘Boys Don’t Cry’…

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Retype for iOS fashions your photo message with stylish 3D shadow effects

Jun25
by on June 25, 2015 at 11:06 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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There’s already an abundance of photographic typography apps for all kinds of artistic work — posters, greeting cards, labels, you name it. But so what? There’s always room for more, especially if they manage to inject a bit of variety to the mix. Retype is a brand new app by Sumoing — makers of Camu and ReLook — that lets you add stylish text to your photos or create a cool message using ReType’s cache of background images and smarty pants quotes. This type tool has some face combos sporting a 3D quality complete with sophisticated colors and shadows. It is powered by a layout engine that lets you layer numerous font art…

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