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Multitasking on Google Lollipop: A closer look at how Material Design improves productivity

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by on December 20, 2014 at 7:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, Google

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Despite the common refrain that multi-tasking means not doing anything well, it’s a critical function of mobile app performance. Users expect to be able to jump quickly between tasks, and can get frustrated if they have to wait for content to re-load when moving from one application to another. With Lollipop, Google has completely reconfigured how multitasking looks and performs. Instead of just dropping the user back into the app, it allows developers to break apart separate tasks, which then appear as a cascade of distinct windows. It gives developers and users more power, as it’s quicker to get back…

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Facebook’s highlights of 2014 generates a beautiful post of your memories

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by on December 20, 2014 at 6:48 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Last year, Facebook did a “year in review” video for each user which was a quick overview of your year in photos and status’ on the social network. This year, the company is doing something a little different. A new mobile-first year in review shows off your best moments from each month of 2014, with photos and statuses intertwined and allows customization of what images and updates are shown. Once you’re happy with your highlights, you can share it to your Facebook wall so others can check it out or create their own. Users are able to view it on…

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TNW’s Apps of the Year: 7 Minute Workout is all you need to get moving

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by on December 20, 2014 at 5:30 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Apps, apps2014, Around the Web

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In our Apps of the Year series, The Next Web team shares personal recommendations for our favorite apps of 2014.  As an editor of a tech blog managing a remote team of reporters, my days are fairly sedentary. I’m typically confined to my computer for more than eight hours daily, with the occasional walks to do not much else but eat or shower. Still, as a naturally petite person, I can’t say I’ve been motivated to exercise regularly either. But the recent trends toward healthy living are constant reminders that my body no longer functions like when I was 16, and if…

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3 non-traditional color palettes for the holiday season

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by on December 20, 2014 at 5:00 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web

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Odes Roberts is an in-house designer for Shutterstock. This post was originally published on the Shutterstock blog and has been reprinted with permission. With the start of every holiday season, we see the arrival of traditional color combinations that have become so familiar they can border on boring. After all, there’s only so much red, white and green a designer can deal with before feeling the urge to turn to other options. Like, what about tie-dye? There’s nothing quite like bright, saturated primary colors for your holiday hangover. This array of colors takes you to that exact moment where all…

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The rise of Pakistan’s startup ecosystem: Shifting traditions and inward inspiration

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by on December 20, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Asia, Entrepreneur, Middle East

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Kalsoom Lakhani is the Founder/CEO of Invest2Innovate, or i2i, which supports startups in new and untapped markets.  Any ‘boom’ you hear in relation to a country like Pakistan is more likely literal than figurative. The country is likely to be the butt of a snarky Bill Maher joke than depicted in a positive light. Most news about Pakistan is negative – detailing bombings, targeted killings and political instability. While this is sadly very much part of the narrative, it is not the whole truth. The Pakistan you read about in the news omits the vast amounts of people, organizations and…

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