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Google revamps Contacts with new design, integrates emails and meetings

Mar03
by on March 3, 2015 at 8:46 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

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Google today announced a huge, long-overdue update to its Contacts app that features Material Design and makes it easier to keep track of details for people you know. Still in preview mode, it also integrates calendar appointments and emails. One awesome new feature is that the integrated calendar and email interface; you now can see email exchanges and calendar appointments with colleagues and friends. Google Contacts now has a smarter ‘find duplicates’ feature, which makes it easier to clean up your contacts. The service also now automatically pulls in the latest information from Google profiles to keep everything up to date,…

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Head-on with Samsung’s Gear VR headset for the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge

Mar03
by on March 3, 2015 at 7:33 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Product Reviews

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Samsung unveiled an updated version of its Gear VR headset for the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge this week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. I tested out the updated device to see what’s new. As with the original, you insert your phone into the device so it can use its screen, CPU and GPU. While the Galaxy S6 has a 2560 x 1440 pixel resolution like the Galaxy Note 4, its screen is a lot smaller, meaning the pixels are more tightly packed. The difference is slight if you were to compare the two phones side by side, but once the S6 is inside…

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Pebble’s CEO isn’t worried about Apple Watch because it’s ‘lacking’

Mar03
by on March 3, 2015 at 7:19 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider

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Pebble announced another new smartwatch at MWC 2015 today – the Pebble Time Steel – but with the Apple Watch set to come to market next month, there’s about to be another huge competitor on the market. Nonetheless, Pebble’s CEO Eric Migicovsky told TNW that he’s not too concerned about the impending launch. Obviously Apple is coming into the space and they seem like they’re interested… It says iPhone, Mac, Watch [at the top of Apple’s website] so it’s going to be pretty exciting, but it’s a pretty different product. In some ways, it’s definitely lacking, in quite a few…

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Square’s food delivery app Caviar is now on Android

Mar03
by on March 3, 2015 at 6:45 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

Food delivery service Caviar, which was acquired by Square last summer, has arrived on Android. The company launched its iOS app in November and also operates on the Web. Just as it does on iOS, Caviar’s Android app lets you browse restaurants and select a meal from full-color photos of each dish. You can customize your meal with special requests and additions, and request ASAP delivery. Once you’ve submitted your order, the app allows you to see its status and follow the courier with a GPS tracking feature. Caviar’s a strictly US-only service right now and limited to Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Portland,…

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Square’s food delivery app Caviar is now on Android

Mar03
by on March 3, 2015 at 6:45 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

Food delivery service Caviar, which was acquired by Square last summer, has arrived on Android. The company launched its iOS app in November and also operates on the Web. Just as it does on iOS, Caviar’s Android app lets you browse restaurants and select a meal from full-color photos of each dish. You can customize your meal with special requests and additions, and request ASAP delivery. Once you’ve submitted your order, the app allows you to see its status and follow the courier with a GPS tracking feature. Caviar’s a strictly US-only service right now and limited to Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Portland,…

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