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Apple isn’t happy with the BBC

Dec19
by on December 19, 2014 at 3:14 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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As we expected, Apple isn’t staying quiet after some worrisome claims by the BBC’s recent investigation into the company’s Chinese factory working conditions, which suggested the company had done little to improve quality of life for its workers. In fact the company is taking it personal, according to a staff email acquired by The Telegraph. Apple senior vice president of operations Jeff Williams stated he and Tim Cook are “deeply offended” by the allegations of worker mistreatment. “Panorama’s report implied Apple isn’t improving working conditions. Let me tell you, nothing could be further from the truth,” he followed up. Furthermore, Williams says…

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Hungry? 3DAround food photo app, now in public beta, lets you share your favorite meals

Dec19
by on December 19, 2014 at 2:30 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

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You’re already sharing pictures of your gourmet meals — or maybe just your mid-day sandwich and fries. But now there’s a better, 3D way of capturing and sharing food images, particularly if you have an iPhone 6 running iOS 8. While not in finished form just yet, Dacuda AG is allowing the public to take a crack at its new 3DAround app, which is specially designed for food photography. Anyone who’s tried to photograph their lunch and share it over social networks knows how hard it is to get the plate to look appetizing — something about how a flat image and…

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Rediscover the power of the mixtape with Tapely

Dec19
by on December 19, 2014 at 12:14 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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A personalized playlist is a great way to let someone know how you feel, and it’s easy to make one online with the vast range of Web-based music services. Tapely takes things a step further, letting you customize a mixtape to set the mood and share them with anyone. Tapely can pull in music from YouTube and SoundCloud for you to preview and queue up. Once you’ve collated your favorite tracks, you can name your mixtape, add a background image from Instagram, Facebook, Flickr, your desktop or by searching the Web, and then choose your fonts and colors. When your…

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Get to grips with Ruby on Rails: 92% off the ‘Rookie To Rockstar’ bundle

Dec19
by on December 19, 2014 at 11:12 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, Offers

Ruby on Rails is easy to learn, quick to build with and powerful enough to craft complex sites and apps. And whether it’s first your first time coding or you’re an experienced programmer, we’ve got a great training bundle to help you get to grips with Ruby on Rails, at a special low price here at TNW Deals. The Ruby On Rails Rookie To Rockstar Bundle includes 6 courses taught by experts at Udemy, with over 45 hours of in-depth tutorials that you can watch and learn from at your own pace – so you can build your own websites…

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Samsung is pulling the plug on its ChatOn messaging service

Dec19
by on December 19, 2014 at 8:44 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Mobile

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Even though it has signed up over 100 million users since its 2011 launch, Samsung’s free messaging app ChatOn has failed to catch on around the globe. As a result, the company is shutting down the service on February 1, 2015, worldwide but not in the US, reports Engadget. Samsung told South Korean media outlet Yonhap News that the move is a reaction to “changing demands in the market,” and that the company will focus on health and mobile commerce instead. A recent survey showed that users spent only six seconds per month on ChatOn, as opposed to 11 hours…

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