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Companies can now highlight important email information in Google’s Inbox app

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by on October 31, 2014 at 6:42 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

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Google just announced a new feature called Highlights in its email management app Inbox, to allow companies to make actionable items and important info in their email messages more noticeable to recipients. With a few lines of prescribed code, developers can mark up parts of their emails that they want users to be able to spot quickly, and these details appear as easy-to-view ‘chips’ right in the inbox. This works great for departure and arrival times in flight confirmation emails, location info in restaurant and hotel bookings, and any other message types that contain concise pertinent details that users need…

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Lenka monochrome camera app upgrade adds controls to a lean interface

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by on October 31, 2014 at 2:14 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Updates

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Lenka, the dedicated monochrome camera app for iPhone was updated today for iOS 8 and now includes additional shooting and editing controls. Developed by photographer Kevin Abosch, Lenka is designed for shooters of all levels, while delivering a singular aesthetic to its exclusively black and white output. The new 1.1 version is optimized for iOS 8.1 and designed to be used with the new, larger iPhones as well as the smaller iPhone 5 series. An Android version is due out in two weeks. Launching the updated Lenka reveals a number of new features that give the app greater flexibility. There’s now a choice of…

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Former Android boss Andy Rubin is leaving Google

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by on October 31, 2014 at 12:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

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Today, Google executive Andy Rubin told his team that he was leaving the company as first reported by the Wall Street Journal. Rubin joined Google when the company bought Android in 2005. In 2013, he left the Android division and went on to head the company’s robotic division. According to the WSJ, Rubin is starting a hardware incubator for startups. In a statement to TNW, Google CEO Larry Page said, “I want to wish Andy all the best with what’s next. With Android he created something truly remarkable—with a billion plus happy users. Thank you.” Image credit: Google

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