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Mozilla shows off Firefox’s new search interface

Nov25
by on November 25, 2014 at 6:45 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Mozilla recently announced that it was partnering with Yahoo to provide the default search engine in Firefox going forward. Today, the company has detailed what the future of search in Firefox looks like on its blog. Firefox’s search will feature an improved search suggestion design and buttons for alternative search engines at the bottom. The idea is that you won’t always want to use the default search engine and might want to directly search something like Wikipedia instead. Firefox allows you to toggle search engines as before, as well as adding more search providers as you please.   Mozilla didn’t say when…

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What next after the Jolla Tablet’s $1.2 million crowd-funding success? Maybe a smart watch

Nov25
by on November 25, 2014 at 6:41 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider, jolla, Jolla Tablet, Profiles and Interviews, sailfish

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It took two days for the Jolla Tablet to break the $1 million mark on IndieGoGo and the campaign still has 17 days left to run. The crowd-funded tablet is the second product from Jolla, the company formed by a band of ex-Nokia employees who turned the MeeGo project into the open-source SailFish OS. Its first was the Jolla smartphone. We talked to Marc Dillon, co-founder and head of software at Jolla, to get the inside track on the Jolla Tablet and what’s coming next.  “We’ve kept a roadmap hot for a long time. The way a company like ours survives…

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Ideal Gifts: Adobe Ink & Slide pen-ruler set is the ultimate digital artist’s tool

Nov25
by on November 25, 2014 at 6:07 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, gifts2014

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In the Ideal Gifts series, The Next Web team shares personal recommendations for gifts to give this holiday season. I’m one of those people who starts out doing things the most basic, low-tech way — mostly because I hate extraneous objects and clutter. Thus, my initial thoughts surrounding tablet styluses was, who needs ‘em? I have fingers. Happily, I’m still in possession those fingers, but under increasing circumstances, I find myself gravitating to the Adobe Ink & Slide pen and ruler set for the precision it affords in my visual work. When I’m using the specific Adobe mobile apps that Ink &…

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Ideal Gifts: Adobe Ink & Slide pen-ruler set is the ultimate digital artist’s tool

Nov25
by on November 25, 2014 at 6:07 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, gifts2014

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In the Ideal Gifts series, The Next Web team shares personal recommendations for gifts to give this holiday season. I’m one of those people who starts out doing things the most basic, low-tech way — mostly because I hate extraneous objects and clutter. Thus, my initial thoughts surrounding tablet styluses was, who needs ‘em? I have fingers. Happily, I’m still in possession those fingers, but under increasing circumstances, I find myself gravitating to the Adobe Ink & Slide pen and ruler set for the precision it affords in my visual work. When I’m using the specific Adobe mobile apps that Ink &…

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Pinterest’s Android app gets an update with faster load time and cleaner navigation

Nov25
by on November 25, 2014 at 6:02 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Design & Dev, Mobile, Product Updates, Social Media

The unofficial “look book” of the Internet pushed an update to its Android app that brings it up to parity with the iOS version that was updated a few weeks ago. Available now, the update brings simplified navigation and Android-friendly visual tweaks. according to Pinterest. The app also loads faster which is helpful when you have a flash of brilliance and you need to pin it before the epiphany fades away. ➤ Pin Tip: Android Update [Pinterest]

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