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Flipboard recruits the team behind Ultravisual, an iPhone app for creative inspiration

Sep08
by on September 8, 2014 at 2:51 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Flipboard has acquired the team behind Ultravisual, an iPhone app that gives creative types fresh inspiration in a beautiful visual feed. Flipboard didn’t say what Ultravisual’s employees would be working on, but credited their approach to “information design, pixel-perfect engineering and visually stunning interfaces.” The Ultravisual app will be offered for another six months, but under the stewardship of the company’s backer Technicolor. The original team will be around to support its users during the “transition,” but then they’ll be free to work on new or existing projects at Flipboard. “By joining Flipboard we’ll be working to foster new ways…

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Sumry’s new one-page PDFs let you see when your résumé was opened by a recruiter

Sep08
by on September 8, 2014 at 2:48 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

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Sumry, a service that provides you with an interactive résumé displayed as a timeline, has added new features to its platform to give applicants a better idea of how well their CV performs with recruiters. The new feature allows users to send out a one-page summary Sumry of their key skills and – unlike firing Microsoft Word documents off into the ether – see exactly when it was downloaded, viewed, or even when certain links were opened from within it. These stats are then shown in your Sumry dashboard and you can begin to get a feel for which parts of…

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8 Apple keynotes that shook the tech industry

Sep08
by on September 8, 2014 at 1:56 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Roundups

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Apple keynote events are known as the best shows in the industry. They are well rehearsed, perfectly presented and highly anticipated events. Too bad we only have a few of them a year. For those of you who want to get in the mood for the next one here is our selection of the 5 most exiting Apple keynotes we’ve seen. Enjoy, and post your own favorites in the comments! Revealing the iPhone (2007) The original iPhone introduction in 2007 was one of the most important moments in Steve Jobs’ and Apple’s history. It was later described as a ‘bet-the-company’…

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8 Apple keynotes that shook the tech industry

Sep08
by on September 8, 2014 at 1:56 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Roundups

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Apple keynote events are known as the best shows in the industry. They are well rehearsed, perfectly presented and highly anticipated events. Too bad we only have a few of them a year. For those of you who want to get in the mood for the next one here is our selection of the 5 most exiting Apple keynotes we’ve seen. Enjoy, and post your own favorites in the comments! Revealing the iPhone (2007) The original iPhone introduction in 2007 was one of the most important moments in Steve Jobs’ and Apple’s history. It was later described as a ‘bet-the-company’…

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Twitter is testing a ‘buy’ button for tweets on mobile

Sep08
by on September 8, 2014 at 1:10 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Twitter Goes Public On The New York Stock Exchange

Twitter is introducing a seamless commerce experience to its users on mobile. While browsing through your timeline, there’s a chance you’ll now stumble across tweets that feature a large “buy” button. As you might expect, tapping this option will give you further product details and the option to enter your shipping/payment information, before receiving an order confirmation. It’s a huge move for Twitter and one that emphasises its drive to effectively monetize its service. To launch the new commerce system, the company has partnered with industry stalwarts Fancy, Stripe, Gumroad and Musictoday. For now it’s just a test; Twitter says only a…

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