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Google’s mobile search app gets a Material Design upgrade, new reminder features and more

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by on November 12, 2014 at 9:52 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

After releasing Material Design upgrades for almost all of its apps, Google is finally updating its primary search app with a design to match Lollipop’s new aesthetic. The change includes new bold colors and smoother animations, as well as simplified layouts for its Google Now cards. It’s good timing, given Google just started upgrading its Nexus devices to Android 5.0. The update is also bringing along some new features too. First up is the ability to remind you of potential plans you might’ve talked about in your emails but never concretized. For instance, if you’ve gotten an email about hanging out with a friend…

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15 ways to test your minimum viable product

Nov12
by on November 12, 2014 at 8:28 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, Entrepreneur

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Chris Bank is the Growth Lead at UXPin, the UX Design App. Though the MVP provides a means to test hypotheses as a starting point, it does not imply that it is easy to build. The idea behind this exercise is not to see if the product can be built in terms of technical feasibility. Rather, it is to see whether you should be building it in the first place and, more importantly, whether it’s solving a problem other people find worth paying for. Vladimir Blagojevic, founder of Grant Snap & Lean Startup Circle Brussels writes about the importance of building…

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Samsung announces Flow ‘hand-off’ feature for its devices with screens

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by on November 12, 2014 at 8:13 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, Insider, Mobile, Product Launches

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At the Samsung Developer conference, the company showcased a new feature for its tablets, smartphones and TVs that makes moving content from device to device a snap. The new Flow feature keeps “everything connected” according to Samsung. With the feature you can move videos from device to device, defer content to watch on another Samsung screen and get notified of important events. Flow will also notify you on your TV when you receive a phone call or text onscreen. Helpful when an important call comes in while you’re watching TV and your phone is on silent. Not so helpful when…

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Android Lollipop is now rolling out for Nexus devices

Nov12
by on November 12, 2014 at 8:03 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Google announced this morning that Android Lollipop (5.0) has begun to rollout for Nexus devices over the air and will be available very soon. The devices we know are supported include the Nexus 5, 4 and 7, but it’s not yet clear which other devices will get the update. #AndroidLollipop rollout has started and will soon be available on most #Nexus devices. Dessert is served. pic.twitter.com/XVFX2tEbHv — Android (@Android) November 12, 2014 Developing…

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How to uncover your creative talent by using the ‘Equal Odds Rule’

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by on November 12, 2014 at 7:30 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Design & Dev, How-To's, LifeHacks

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James Clear writes about using behavioral science to master your habits and improve your health. His free guide, Transform Your Habits, has been downloaded more than 80,000 times. This post originally appeared on his blog. Paul Erdos was a strange man. He lived out of two suitcases, never learned how to cook his own meals, worked up to 19 hours per day, took amphetamines daily and washed them down with caffeine, and gave away nearly all of the money that he earned. Erdos was also the most prolific mathematician of the 20th century. He wrote or co-authored over 1,500 mathematical articles during his career…

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