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Leave virtual notes around the world with Space Tag for iOS

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by on December 16, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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Israeli startup Shopcloud has just launched its latest app that lets users create digital notes with photos and leave them around the world for others to find. It’s kind of like graffiti minus the vandalism. With Space Tag, users can snap a photo and add a note to create a post; they can then share it on social networks, or simply leave it on Space Tag universe for others to stumble upon when they visit the same location. Space Tag users can scan an area they’re visiting with a smartphone, and the app reveals virtual green dots that indicate all…

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Talkspace, the app that lets you text therapists 24/7, arrives on Android

Dec16
by on December 16, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

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Admitting you need therapy is the easy part – finding a therapist whom you can easily access, afford and feel comfortable with is the problem. Last month, we checked out Talkspace, an app that provides 24/7 therapy service from licensed psychologists via text. Today, the app has officially launched on Android. Talkspace works by letting you chat with a therapist starting at $25 a week. The process is designed to be as budget-friendly as possible while providing more anonymity and discreetness. You can also set up a 4-digit privacy code before accessing the chats so friends can’t snoop in on your personal business. Although Talkspace may…

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Ultrakam 4K video app arrives for iPhone 6

Dec16
by on December 16, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Launches

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Earlier this year, Ultrakam Apps launched a video shooter for Apple’s iPhone 5 series that was capable of recording 2K footage. Now, in the wake of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, the company today released a new app capable of shooting 4K resolution video. In an effort to compete with the likes of the GoPro Hero4, the Sony F55 CineAlta 4K and other 4K video cameras, the new Ultrakam 4K app seeks to incorporate super high quality video into the smartphone you always have with you. Targeted to professional videographers, but easy enough to learn for videographers of all skill levels, the new Ultrakam 4K also has its…

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Lingua.ly brings language learning through foreign news articles to iOS

Dec16
by on December 16, 2014 at 1:21 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, language-learning, Lingua.ly, Product Launches

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We wrote about Lingua.ly, which uses a combination of a Chrome plugin and app to allow users to learn foreign words through reading real news articles, earlier this year when it launched on Android. Now Lingua.ly has made the leap to iOS. The new app includes an iOS 8 widget and adds support for 4 new languages – Italian, German, Dutch and Portuguese – along with French, Spanish , English, Arabic and Hebrew. Using the Lingua.ly app, you can read a news article in one of the supported languages, highlight a word you don’t understand and add it to the app’s Smart…

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Opera’s Coast browser for iOS gets HandOff support and data saving Turbo mode

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by on December 16, 2014 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, ios, opera, Opera Coast, Product Updates, update

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Opera’s Coast browser launched on iOS earlier this year and it’s now time for another major update. Opera Coast 4.0 has just arrived with a host new content-focused features and Handoff support baked in. The biggest new feature in Opera Coast 4.0 is Discover, which serves up a selection of top stories and articles from across the web when you search in the app. Under the hood, Opera has incorporated its Turbo data-saving technology into Coast 4.0. Keep it switched on and the browser will automatically compress content when you’re on GPRS/Edge networks or using international roaming. Coast has also gained…

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