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Animaker removes the barriers to creating pro-level animated videos

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by on March 31, 2015 at 7:44 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Launches

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Each week we’re profiling one company that has been selected for Boost – our early-stage startup growth program. Catch up with these companies in person at The Next Web Conference Europe on April 23 & 24. When it comes to online visual content, either on the Web or via mobile, some elements are no longer mysterious. Take photography, for example — there are literally hundreds of apps, many of them free, to help you illustrate a personal site, product or service. In recent years, new apps have even managed to demystify video, and it too is on its way to ubiquity. Animation, which…

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Google’s latest prank wants you to take a reaction selfie on Websites you visit

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by on March 31, 2015 at 7:21 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Google’s April Fools jokes are far superior than most others in tech and its latest is no exception. A new button that’s appeared in Chrome mobile today for users in timezones where it’s already April 1 allows you to take a selfie as a reaction to any site. It’s ridiculous… but kind of amazing all at once. Clicking the bar at the bottom or in the Chrome menu offers the selfie mode which splits the screen with your camera and takes a screenshot. From there, you’re able to share your reaction to the social network of your choice with the hashtag…

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Slack has a new sidebar that surfaces important files, comments and channel info

Mar31
by on March 31, 2015 at 6:58 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

Slack has a new information bar that simplifies making sense of the channels you’re a part of. Clicking the shiny new information button shows a dedicated sidebar that provides information about the channel and allows teams to pin items and messages to the channel itself for surfacing later on. Slack also said that it rearranged the top navigation to help you find starred items and recent mentions from team members in a single click. The idea is to provide more information about who’s online, the channel’s purpose and more in a single place. The new sidebar is available in your…

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All developers can now submit Apple Watch apps to the App Store

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by on March 31, 2015 at 6:52 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Apple has today quietly announced that it’s now expanding Apple Watch app submissions to all developers. In a short post to the developer site, Apple is encouraging developers to prepare and submit WatchKit apps for review ahead of the April 24th launch date. This guide walks developers through the requirements for submitting to the App Store. Developers can submit up to five screenshots of their app, are required to provide a similar icon to that of their companion iPhone app and must mention Apple Watch support in the update notes. With Apple Watch pre-orders kicking off on April 10 and…

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Spark’s Electron board can now power cellular-connected devices in over 100 countries

Mar31
by on March 31, 2015 at 6:50 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, connected devices, Gadgets, Internet of Things, Product Updates, Spark, telefonica

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We wrote last month about the Spark Electron, the startup’s first cellular-connected development board. Now, just in the time for the end of its Kickstarter campaign, the company has announced international deals to make its bundled SIM card work in over 100 countries. The move means individual makers and companies in Latin America, Australia, most of Asia and a large part of Africa will now be able to use the Electron as the basis for new connected devices. Spark CEO Zach Supalla tells TNW that he sees huge potential for the Electron beyond the western world: “One example use case is to measure the quality and…

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