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T-Mobile won’t be acquired by France’s Iliad

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by on October 13, 2014 at 11:44 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Mobile

Attempting to purchase T-Mobile has been all the rage lately. The latest company to try and fail is Iliad. The French company announced today (PDF link) that it was dropping its bid for the carrier. Iliad states that at the end of July 2014, it offered to purchase 56.6 percent of the carrier and the T-Mobile board rejected the offer. Iliad is the third company to attempt to purchase T-Mobile. Sprint was reportedly close to an acquisition but that fell through and AT&T pulled its bid after learning that an administrative law judge would review the merger. ➤ Iliad puts an end…

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Dizmo’s multi-platform virtual workspace launches today, but could face challenges in the real world

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by on October 13, 2014 at 11:01 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Launches

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Dizmo, a successfully funded Kickstarter campaign that aims to turn any digital surface into an interactive work space, has officially launched today, opening the platform up to the public for the first time. In a nutshell, Dizmo wants to draw together all the discrete Internet of Things and other digital devices and apps in your life to be manageable from one extended work space it’s called DizmoSpace. It’s not just a device or gadget management platform though, it’s a bit like a virtual pin board for anything you like – including working on documents, general Web browsing and anything else…

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Selfie Vista for iOS takes front and back shots simultaneously; lets you adjust image size

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by on October 13, 2014 at 10:31 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

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By now, everyone knows Frontback, the mobile app for iOS and Android that lets you use the front and back facing cameras on your smartphone to take a combined selfie-slash-atmosphere shot. Now comes Selfie Vista, its spiritual cousin. Selfie Vista, released for iOS today, also uses the front and rear facing camera, but in a different way. Unlike Frontback, both photos are taken simultaneously so that with one tap, you get a square collage containing both photos, specifically convenient for Instagram. In addition, Selfie Vista also features a collage for both orientations, depending on how you shoot the photo and whether you are holding…

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Selfie Vista for iOS takes front and back shots simultaneously; lets you adjust image size

Oct13
by on October 13, 2014 at 10:31 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

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By now, everyone knows Frontback, the mobile app for iOS and Android that lets you use the front and back facing cameras on your smartphone to take a combined selfie-slash-atmosphere shot. Now comes Selfie Vista, its spiritual cousin. Selfie Vista, released for iOS today, also uses the front and rear facing camera, but in a different way. Unlike Frontback, both photos are taken simultaneously so that with one tap, you get a square collage containing both photos, specifically convenient for Instagram. In addition, Selfie Vista also features a collage for both orientations, depending on how you shoot the photo and whether you are holding…

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Mailbox email app for OS X is now in open beta

Oct13
by on October 13, 2014 at 9:52 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

We first tried out the OS X version of Mailbox’s popular email app back in August and thought it was a strong showing among the myriad of apps looking to make email more bearable. Back then, however, it was an invite only-beta. Today, it’s open to everyone. If you’re a Mac user already accustomed o the Android or iOS app, you definitely want to give the desktop app a shot. The app is largely popular for its snooze function that lets you temporarily hide email to have it pop up again at a better time. With the desktop version you can also snooze emails…

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