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Facebook is testing Material Design on its Android app

Feb13
by on February 13, 2015 at 6:33 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Facebook is constantly testing small design changes on its platform, and today some Android users are getting a taste of Lollipop’s Material Design UI. Android Police first reported on the changes, and as tends to be the case with Facebook, only some users are seeing the change so far. I noticed Material Design’s Floating action button on the bottom right corner of the app without needing an update, but a coworker had no such change. This is what it used to look like: When I click on the action button, I’m treated to Facebook’s standard status update interface. But for some…

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You can now use Foursquare without creating an account

Feb13
by on February 13, 2015 at 5:51 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Foursquare is trying to lure in more users; people new to the platform can now try out the app without creating an account. It’s a small but significant usability shift; when I first started using Yelp, I didn’t bother to create an account until I became interested in writing reviews. Likewise, users searching Google for restaurant reviews don’t have to waste time on a sign-up. Those who care about signing up will do so on their own time. If the company simply wants more people to use its platforms instead of competitors, it makes sense to remove any friction. Granted,…

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Streye lets you live stream directly from Google Glass to YouTube

Feb13
by on February 13, 2015 at 5:05 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

If you’re one of the relatively few Google Glass owners in the world and want a way to live stream exactly what you’re seeing at any given moment, then Streye Live from the Spanish development team Droiders is probably worth checking out. Available to download from today, the Streye Live app for Glass allows you to start broadcasting to YouTube’s Live Events section in a single tap, or using the “OK, Glass, start broadcasting” voice command. The company said it would work for anyone using the current Explorer edition of Glass. The team said the announcement is really a teaser ahead of…

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Google launches a beta channel for Android WebView on Lollipop

Feb13
by on February 13, 2015 at 5:01 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Android apps use a technology called WebView to show HTML content without forcing you to open a browser; think of all those times an app loads a mini-window to ask for permission to link to your Facebook or Twitter account. In Android 5.0 Lollipop, Google lets users update WebView separately from the core OS. As of today, developers can access a new beta channel to try the newest versions of WebView and provide feedback. Updates to WebView bring bug fixes, new APIs and updates to the Chromium engine. If you use WebView for your app, signing up for the beta channel can…

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You can now try Apple’s iWork for iCloud without an Apple device

Feb13
by on February 13, 2015 at 3:47 pm
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If you’ve ever been curious about Apple’s alternative to Office Online and Google Docs, but don’t own an Apple product, you may be in luck. The company is now allowing anyone to sign up for a beta version of iWork for iCloud – no Apple device required. Apple’s beta.icloud.com site now shows a top banner suggesting anyone can sign up to use Pages, Numbers and Keynote for iCloud. You simply need to go through a sign up process to create your new Apple ID, and you’re set. You even get an entire 1GB of iCloud storage too. In the past, simply…

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