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Something for iPhone finds good reads from your Twitter friends — swipe left on what you like

Apr08
by on April 8, 2015 at 4:04 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Something, a tiny new app for iOS, taps into your Twitter friends to show you good reading you might like and learns from your preferences over time. The app is almost a stripped-down version of Nuzzel’s news app; Something shows you the best articles from your Twitter feed ranked by factors like age, numbers of favorites and more. However, instead of showing things in a list view, it loads the entire article full-screen. If you want to read the article you’ve got to do it before you swipe to the next one, or it’ll be gone forever. To move to the next article, you swipe left or…

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Taplet extracts still photos right from your videos

Apr08
by on April 8, 2015 at 3:54 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

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It seems far-fetched — until it’s not. Sometimes you actually want to pull a still image out of a video. Taplet, which was released today, is a free app for iPhone that lets you either shoot a video or pull in a previously shot video from the Camera Roll. Record or upload any iPhone, GoPro or Snapchat footage and tap the screen to pull out your chosen HD images. A smart enhance tool lets you retouch your pictures, applying brightness, contrast and sharpening, mixed with a little saturation boost in a pleasing combination — at least for the picture I used. When you like…

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CleanMyMac 3 frees up valuable space on your Mac and clears out system junk

Apr08
by on April 8, 2015 at 12:11 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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There are plenty of apps out there that claim to clean your computer and get rid of the junk, but the latest release of CleanMyMac does that in a quick, attractive looking package. The new version, released today, sports an attractive user interface and has been optimized for OS X Yosemite. CleanMyMac targets the useless stuff that piles up on your computer, like old log files, unused language files, iTunes backups, outdated caches and other items to help free space and tidy up broken files. You can either run single scans, like ‘iPhoto junk’, or run a scan across everything supported by the…

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Macphun launches Noiseless preview for Mac to crush grainy pixelated photos

Apr07
by on April 7, 2015 at 11:14 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

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Macphun has launched a free public preview of Noiseless, a new photo app that seeks to eradicate the pixelated, grainy markings generated by digital cameras shooting in low light. Noiseless provides a one­-click fix for flawed images shot by smartphones, action cams, point & shoot cameras and enthusiast DSLRs. Upon image import, the app’s algorithms automatically detect which camera type used to offer the appropriate level of image adjustment. Noiseless is designed for photographers of all levels — novices can use the presets for swift noise reduction while advanced users can go to the Adjust Panel to take control of preserving fine details and use the app’s selective…

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