a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Early Black Friday deals roundup: The best of the week

Nov21
by on November 21, 2014 at 5:12 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Offers

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and tech fans know what that means — Black Friday is nearly here, baby! If you’re already in the mood to score some great gear, check out our amazing deals on quality tech toys, essential mobile accessories and the ultimate tool to keep you safe while browsing. Go! NES30 Controller Whether you still love classic games from your childhood or want to get an edge in today’s modern mobile titles, the NES30 Controller lets you play like you mean it — with a retro 80s vibe. Detailed to look just like the original NES…

This story continues at The Next Web

└ Tags: 
a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Disco Fingers: cartoon-style iPad music making for Garage Band haters

Nov21
by on November 21, 2014 at 4:58 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Disco Fingers, Music Apps, Product Launches

Disco Fingers
Disco Fingers sounds like the name of a club drug invented by Chris Morris but is, in fact, a new music creation app  for iPad that makes composing tunes cartoonishly simple. The three-person Norwegian startup behind Disco Fingers spent a year testing out different ways of simply composing tunes. Their solution lets you put together songs by placing dancing creatures on a 2D grid. Hit play and the grooving little fellas are turned into beats. Different characters represent different instruments and you have the option of recording your own voice with various effects filters. While the app is free, a $4.69 (£2.99)…

This story continues at The Next Web

└ Tags: , , ,
a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Disco Fingers: cartoon-style iPad music making for Garage Band haters

Nov21
by on November 21, 2014 at 4:58 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Garage Band, Music Apps, Product Launches

Disco Fingers
Disco Fingers sounds like the name of a club drug invented by Chris Morris but is, in fact, a new music creation app  for iPad that makes composing tunes cartoonishly simple. The three-person Norwegian startup behind Disco Fingers spent a year testing out different ways of simply composing tunes. Their solution lets you put together songs by placing dancing creatures on a 2D grid. Hit play and the grooving little fellas are turned into beats. Different characters represent different instruments and you have the option of recording your own voice with various effects filters. While the app is free, a $4.69 (£2.99)…

This story continues at The Next Web

└ Tags: , , ,
a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

iWork for iCloud update adds 8 languages, 50 new fonts and improved editing

Nov21
by on November 21, 2014 at 3:51 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, iWork, iWork for iCloud, Product Updates

Apple has updated iWork for iCloud to add support for eight new languages and 50 new fonts. The changes can be found in the cloud-based versions of Pages, Numbers and Keynote. The new languages supported by iCloud for iWork are French, German, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Chinese, Arabic (Pages only) and Hebrew (Pages only). Apple has also revised the main toolbar to make it easier to change the name of your document. Keynote and Pages both got app-specific updates. The presentation software gains the option to hide the slide navigator – handy if you’re using a small device – while the…

This story continues at The Next Web

└ Tags: , ,
a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

WANTED: 2 social media animals to join The Next Web as interns

Nov21
by on November 21, 2014 at 3:41 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Social Media, Voice

Animal
Do you love social media (we mean SERIOUSLY dig it)? Are you pretty slick when it comes to creating content on Snapchat, Vine, Instagram, and/or Pinterest? Can you find your way around Adobe Photoshop and smash out quick image edits under pressure? If so, keep reading… we might be a match made in social media geek heaven! We are currently looking for: 1x Social Media / Community Manager Intern (full-time) in North America 1x Social Media / Community Manager Intern (part-time) in the UK/Europe Did you know… The Next Web has 3,500,000+ followers across the all the major social networks….

This story continues at The Next Web

└ Tags: ,