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Alto’s Adventure for iOS may be the most beautiful endless runner you’ve ever played

Feb19
by on February 19, 2015 at 1:35 pm
Posted In: Alto's Adventure, Apps, Around the Web, games, Insider, snowboarding

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We don’t cover many games at TNW but occasionally one will pop up that’s worthy of the attention. Alto’s Adventure, the latest game from Snowman – which also makes productivity tools like location-aware reminders app Checkmark – is one of those. The snowboarding-themed endless runner exhibits an attention to detail that really sucks you into its 2D world of ice, rain and escaping llamas. You start playing as Alto – Spanish for ‘high’ – a mountain shepherd who hops on his snowboard to catch his escaping livestock, but you will unlock other characters as you go along. There’s the usual mix of coins and…

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Snapchat’s new music feature isn’t perfect, but it’s leading the way for mobile-first content creators

Feb19
by on February 19, 2015 at 1:33 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Launches

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Snapchat has finally solved the issue of integrating music with video posts. Thanks to the newest update, you can now record a video while playing music on your phone and this will then play back in the video as well. If you went to record a video before the update, any music you were playing would automatically pause. This is an issue that still looms over Vine, Instagram and the iPhone’s default camera, so Snapchat has certainly got an advantage. Snapchat’s new feature works with iTunes, Spotify, and SoundCloud. Controversially, the update came after Snapchat blocked Mindie, an app that…

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Uber launches its food delivery service in Barcelona just in time for Mobile World Congress

Feb19
by on February 19, 2015 at 12:56 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

This isn’t the first time Uber has offered to deliver you lunch from a local restaurant, but it is the first time that it’s offered to do it outside of the US. That’s right, as of today, Uber users in Barcelona, Spain can use the UberEATS service to get food delivered to their door. Of course, with Barcelona being the home of Mobile World Congress and that show kicking off in less than two weeks, a cynic might think it was a ploy to get European tech journalists and other visitors to the show to try the previously US-only service.…

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Microsoft adds handwriting features and OCR to OneNote for iPad

Feb19
by on February 19, 2015 at 11:42 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Note-Taking, OCR, Product Updates

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Microsoft has updated its cross-platform note-taking tool, OneNote, on iPad, adding two new features that make it easier to capture ideas naturally. The latest version adds handwriting support so you can write and draw directly into notes. There’s a range of tools, including a pen, marker and highlighter, and pages expand automatically to allow for uninterrupted note-taking. The app also includes Palm Rejection and asks you to indicate how you use a pen to improve accuracy. he update also adds optical character recognition (OCR), so you can search for text in scanned images and photos. Once you’ve added images to…

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Microsoft adds handwriting features and OCR to OneNote for iPad

Feb19
by on February 19, 2015 at 11:42 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Note-Taking, OCR, Product Updates

OneNote iPad
Microsoft has updated its cross-platform note-taking tool, OneNote, on iPad, adding two new features that make it easier to capture ideas naturally. The latest version adds handwriting support so you can write and draw directly into notes. There’s a range of tools, including a pen, marker and highlighter, and pages expand automatically to allow for uninterrupted note-taking. The app also includes Palm Rejection and asks you to indicate how you use a pen to improve accuracy. he update also adds optical character recognition (OCR), so you can search for text in scanned images and photos. Once you’ve added images to…

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