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Apple hires industrial designer Marc Newson to work with Jony Ive on new products

Sep06
by on September 6, 2014 at 12:34 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, Insider

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Vanity Fair reports that Apple has hired industrial designer Marc Newson. Newson will join his friend and Senior Vice President of Design, Jony Ive on the company’s design team creating future Apple products. This hire is huge as it would give Ive someone of his caliber of talent to work with. Steve Jobs was famously hands-on with most aspects of  the design of Apple products. This involved spending a lot of time with Ive as the two collaborated on the company’s hardware. Meanwhile, Tim Cook took care of the day-to-day business. CEO Cook is still not nearly as involved in the day-to-day design…

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Yahoo acquires in-image advertising service Luminate

Sep06
by on September 6, 2014 at 12:15 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Another week, another Yahoo acquisition. This time it’s Luminate (via TechCrunch), an advertising service that places ads within images. Luminate shut down its service as of Wednesday, September 3. Publishers will receive a final payment by the end of the month and advertisers will have their account balances returned to them. ➤ Luminate

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9 black-and-white mobile camera apps go mono a mono

Sep05
by on September 5, 2014 at 10:36 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Roundups

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Monochrome is back in fashion — as if it every really left. Despite the ubiquity of color images native to digital cameras, the drama of black and white photography is being rediscovered and people are once again connecting with its subtle beauty. Manipulating monochromatic tonal ranges or unicolor tinting injects variety and depth into a portfolio. We looked at nine camera shooting and editing apps representing the many now available. Most of the apps let you connect to social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Flickr and several have special features to support Instagram’s square format. But even straight shooting apps will…

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Intel teaming up with Fossil for upcoming wearables

Sep05
by on September 5, 2014 at 10:21 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider

Intel continues to partner with hardware companies for its wearables instead of trying to build its own. At Recode’s Code Media event, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich said that the company is teaming up with the Fossil Group, likely for a smartwatch. Instead of trying to create a stylish piece of hardware on its own, Intel builds the technology that goes inside partner devices. The chipmaker completed its acquisition of smartwatch maker Basis in March, which could be helping the company build the technology needed by partners.  The company is already teaming up with 50 Cent’s SMS Audio brand for heartbeat tracking headphones. Fossil makes…

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Zuckerberg: WhatsApp can become ‘the global text messaging platform’ connecting ’2 or 3 billion people’

Sep05
by on September 5, 2014 at 10:09 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Mobile

Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has revised his goal for WhatsApp. Having previously said the messaging service should aim to reach 1 billion users, he is now aiming for at least double that number. “I think WhatsApp is going to be the global text messaging platform,” Zuckerberg said at an event in Mexico City, according to Bloomberg. “I think we’re going to have an opportunity for WhatsApp to connect 2 or 3 billion people.” Less than two weeks ago, WhatsApp passed 600 million monthly active users. Other messaging services comes close, but WhatsApp is still the clear leader. That…

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