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Citymapper receives a design overhaul with quicker access to saved trips and nearby transportation

Feb20
by on February 20, 2015 at 9:29 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

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Transit trip planner, Citymapper just redesigned its mobile apps to make getting around town that much easier. Citymapper 5.0 for iOS and Android now allows users quickly swipe between the mapping feature, nearby transit items like buses, bike share and ferries and their departure time, and the City feature that shows you local transport lines. The app offers helpful features like saved trips that are accessible offline, and the ability to change your location on a city map and get the transit information for that area. If you use public transportation to navigate your city, Citymapper is a good source for getting around without navigating the…

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Twitch announces TwitchCon for September 25 – 26 in San Francisco

Feb20
by on February 20, 2015 at 9:15 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Twitch announced today during a livestream that it would be holding its own conference, TwitchCon, on September 25 – 26 in San Francisco. The company describes the conference as “an interactive convention for broadcasters and viewers alike to meet each other, learn how to take your Twitch game to the next level, and play together.” There currently isn’t much other information, but Twitch says there will be more details on tickets, scheduling and accommodations in the weeks and months to come. Twitch was acquired by Amazon for $970 Million back in August. The livestream hosts initially trolled viewers by announcing a purple Twitch hoodie…

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Twitch announces TwitchCon for September 25 – 26 in San Francisco

Feb20
by on February 20, 2015 at 9:15 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Twitchcon
Twitch announced today during a livestream that it would be holding its own conference, TwitchCon, on September 25 – 26 in San Francisco. The company describes the conference as “an interactive convention for broadcasters and viewers alike to meet each other, learn how to take your Twitch game to the next level, and play together.” There currently isn’t much other information, but Twitch says there will be more details on tickets, scheduling and accommodations in the weeks and months to come. Twitch was acquired by Amazon for $970 Million back in August. The livestream hosts initially trolled viewers by announcing a purple Twitch hoodie…

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Healthcare.gov sends 800,000 users the wrong tax information

Feb20
by on February 20, 2015 at 8:41 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

It’s tax season in the United States. Whether you file your own taxes or use a service, it’s still a pain to round up all the pertinent forms from various sources to make sure you don’t get in trouble with the IRS. It doesn’t help if another government agency sends you the incorrect information. The New York Times reports that 800,000 users of Healthcare.gov were sent a tax statement with incorrect data and it’s asking those that received the wrong information to wait to file their taxes. Those affected by the error have been contacted and directed to a post on what to…

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Adobe’s ‘Dream On’ ad campaign fetes the Oscars and Photoshop

Feb20
by on February 20, 2015 at 8:31 pm
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As part of celebrations around the 25th anniversary of Photoshop, Adobe has tipped its hat to the motion picture industry that has increasingly turned to the artistic software package in its productions. On Oscar night, this Sunday Feb. 22, the company is launching an ad campaign called ‘Dream On’ on The Academy Awards broadcast. The TV commercial, created with Adobe’s ad agency, Goodby Silverstein & Partners, includes work from Photoshop artists and images from major motion pictures that used Photoshop in production, including ‘Avatar,’ ‘Gone Girl,’ ‘The Hobbit,’ ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2′ and ‘Shrek.’ Reflecting the past and pointing to the future, the…

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