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How drones are being used to make the world a better place

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by on March 31, 2015 at 1:53 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider, Roundups

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Brought to you by TNW Deals, your source for deals on drones, e-learning and tech gear. Drones aren’t just being used to fight wars and help businesses rake in millions. They’re also be used to make the world a better place. Here are a few examples of how this is being done. 1. Transporting medicine and aid Natural disasters and wars call for emergency distribution of medicine and aid, and drones make this more efficient. Aviation company Matternet is developing a network to transport medication to risk areas. The network is sold to aid organisations as a service, providing them with access to drones,…

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File-sharing service Infinit launches on iOS and Android, lets you send files to all your devices

Mar31
by on March 31, 2015 at 1:15 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, File sharing, Infinit, ios, Product Launches

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Infinit has launched apps for its file-sharing service on Android and iOS. As with the company’s desktop apps, there’s no limit on the size of files you send to friends or to your other devices. The app currently allows you to to only share images and video from your mobile devices, but you can receive various file types sent from Infinit’s desktop clients. Infinit is useful for sharing large video files and entire photo albums without having to compress or trim them — a boon for those with newer phones that shoot 4K video and high-resolution images. You can share…

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File-sharing service Infinit launches on iOS and Android, lets you send files to all your devices

Mar31
by on March 31, 2015 at 1:15 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, File sharing, Infinit, ios, Product Launches

Infinit mobile
Infinit has launched apps for its file-sharing service on Android and iOS. As with the company’s desktop apps, there’s no limit on the size of files you send to friends or to your other devices. The app currently allows you to to only share images and video from your mobile devices, but you can receive various file types sent from Infinit’s desktop clients. Infinit is useful for sharing large video files and entire photo albums without having to compress or trim them — a boon for those with newer phones that shoot 4K video and high-resolution images. You can share…

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Huge Todoist for iOS update adds smarter task creation, new gestures and themes

Mar31
by on March 31, 2015 at 1:01 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Task management app Todoist is getting a huge update today on iOS as the app hits version 10. There are a slew of new features in what Todoist is calling its “most comprehensive update ever”. First up, an Intelligent Input feature allows you to type dates, labels and priorities directly into the task field – Todoist will automatically recognize the information you write to apply them to a new task, saving you time from having to fill in all the details separately.Another time-saver, you can now add items by simply clicking on the new red circle in a task view…

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Hands-on with Microsoft’s $499 Surface 3, arriving May 5 sans Windows RT

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by on March 31, 2015 at 1:00 pm
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Windows RT, Microsoft’s Windows 8 spinoff that only ran touch-friendly apps, kinda sucked. The Surface and Surface 2 it powered were admittedly nice pieces of hardware, but the ecosystem of touch apps just wasn’t there. Windows RT couldn’t escape the shadow of legacy applications, so the people who did buy a Surface gravitated to the more powerful – and more expensive – Pro series to run ‘real’ software. Enter Microsoft’s new $499 Surface 3, available for preorder today and due for release May 5. This time it’s running full-fledged Windows 8.1 – Windows 10 is a free upgrade upon release…

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