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Audible for iOS gets a bright redesign, new Discover section and 30-second forward button

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by on August 26, 2014 at 4:31 pm
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Audible, the audiobook service owned by Amazon, today updated its iOS app with a much-needed redesign and a handful of new features designed to improve the discovery and playback experience. As you can see below, the old theme (left) has been switched out for a white, slightly flatter design (right) that’s more in-line with iOS 7. It’s a refreshing change complimented by a new ‘Discover’ section that offers a vertical stream of audiobook recommendations. Just like the Kindle for iOS app, it’s not possible to buy Audible content directly through this app. You can, however, review samples and save audiobooks to…

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Uber wants to deliver your lunch with UberFRESH

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by on August 26, 2014 at 4:28 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Not content with merely driving you from place to place, Uber has today begun a trial period for a lunch delivery service they call UberFRESH. Because Uber’s only testing the waters, the program is currently limited to weekdays from 11:30am – 2:30pm in the Santa Monica, CA region. There’s a short Prex Fixe menu, and each meal costs $12. You don’t need to pay for delivery or tip, but you do need to meet your driver outside to pick up your meal. To order, all you need to do is select the UberFRESH option from the regular Uber app and set your delivery location to somewhere…

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10 million installs later, BitTorrent Sync gets new interface, sharing via links, and proxy server support

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by on August 26, 2014 at 4:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Mobile

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BitTorrent today released BitTorrent Sync version 1.4, adding a slew of new features to its file synchronization tool. You can download the new version now for Windows, OS X, and Linux from bittorrent.com/sync while the Android, iOS, and Windows Phone apps will roll out later during the day on their respective stores. The company today also announced that BitTorrent Sync has now passed 10 million installations since the open alpha launch in April 2013. In total, usefrs have now transferred over 80 petabytes of data, which is exactly 10 times the 8 petabytes they had synced when the public beta…

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Instagram launches Hyperlapse, an iPhone app for capturing smooth time-lapse videos

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by on August 26, 2014 at 3:41 pm
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Following Bolt, Instagram is back with another new mobile app. It’s called Hyperlapse and promises iPhone owners an easy way to record tracking shots and stunning time-lapse videos. These two shooting techniques are devilishly difficult to create with a smartphone. Most filmmakers use a professional camera rig to produce these effects, but today Instagram hopes to offer similar results to iOS users. Hyperlapse includes built-in stabilization so that shots maintain a smooth, balanced look as you move around. So if you’re running towards some friends on the beach, or want to record an amazing goal by your favorite football star, this app should…

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Pinterest releases new analytics dashboard with deeper insights for all business accounts

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by on August 26, 2014 at 2:55 pm
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Following Instagram, Pinterest today launched a series of new analytics tools to help businesses measure and analyze the performance of their pins. The revamped analytics dashboard shows what visitors are engaging with the most; in a screenshot, Pinterest shows a leaderboard for the most repinned Pins over the last 30 days. The company says this will provide greater insights into “what people love most from your Pinterest profile and website,” as well as the volume of traffic attributed to a Pin It button. Digging deeper, the dashboard also offers brands new insights into what their engaged Pinterest users are interested in….

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