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Fiverr Android update lets sellers deliver projects through the app

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by on December 11, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Fiverr, Google, Google Play, Product Updates

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Fiverr, the creative and professional service market place, has updated its Android app to allow sellers to create, deliver and edit projects – which the service calls Gigs – on their mobile device.   When it originally launched in March, the Fiverr Android app was geared towards buyers. The new version allows sellers to edit, update and respond to orders directly from the app. Fiverr says 30 percent of its community is made up of sellers. As well as creating, editing and delivering Gigs via the app, sellers can now view pending and cleared payments and withdraw their earnings directly…

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Google Play reveals the most downloaded apps, games and entertainment content from 2014

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by on December 11, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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As we near the end of another circle around the sun, Google Play looks back at the year gone by in mobile apps, games and entertainment content, using data from its downloads and sales from 2014. The most downloaded apps for the year include language learning app-game crossover Duolingo, Web radio favorite Pandora, calorie counter tool MyFitnessPal and Facebook’s and Netflix’s mobile apps. Unsurprisingly, Candy Crush Saga was the most downloaded game of the year. Disney’s Frozen – both the movie and the original sountrack – were the biggest hits of the year in film and music. The late great…

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Uber officially suspends its taxi service in New Delhi

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by on December 11, 2014 at 1:16 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, Insider

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As a result of the reported rape of a passenger by an Uber driver in New Delhi, India this week, the company announced today that it is officially suspending operations in the city. “The events of this week have made us reflect on our operations in India and we are immediately undertaking a number of important actions. During this review, we will suspend operations in New Delhi,” it said in a blog post. Following the incident, the city moved to enact a ban on Uber (and other similar taxi services) operating in the city, with Hyderabad following suit. In the…

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Apple’s iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 to go on sale in China imminently

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by on December 11, 2014 at 1:01 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia

The rest of the world may have been enjoying Apple’s iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 devices for some time now, but it’s only this week that they’re first due to officially go on sale in China, Apple revealed today. Both feature support for China’s wide range of network standards, including TD-LTE and FDD-LTE support alongside DC-HSDPA and HSPA+. The 16GB iPad Air 2 with Wi-Fi + Cellular will go on sale for 4,488 RMB (~ $720), while the largest 128GB model will cost $5,888 RMB (~ $950). The iPad mini 3 with WiFi + Cellular will start from 3,788…

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ACDSee launches combo asset manager-photo editor to compete with Adobe

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by on December 11, 2014 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

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While Adobe’s massive Creative Cloud suite— starring Photoshop, Illustrator, and a host of Web and video apps — may fairly be considered the creative software gold standard, other app developers are intent on getting in on that action. ACDSee has been prominent, especially on the Windows platform, with its digital asset management as well as creative packages like Canvas Pro. Today, the company moved further into that space by launching ACDSee Ultimate 8, which mixes its specialty in asset management with a new layered photo editor, to provide enhanced pro-level photo manipulation capabilities. Targeted to sophisticated amateurs as well as professional graphic designers, ACDSee Ultimate…

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