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Pics.io unveils public beta of Google Drive-connected photo management app

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by on August 20, 2014 at 10:16 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

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Pics.io, the company pioneering online upload and editing of raw photos in the browser, has announced a public beta of its new photo storage and management service based on Google Web services. Pics.io (pronounced Pixio) is a Web app that allows you to access, manage, edit and share photos from any device via your Google+ account with online storage in Google Drive. Offered as an ad-free alternative to Flickr, the service will feature Pics.io’s signature Raw uploading and editing capabilities in addition to new asset management functions. Photo storage features that include rating tools such as stars, flags and color labels, complement the…

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Google Glass update adds support for all contacts, switching between Hangouts, email and SMS

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by on August 20, 2014 at 9:50 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

Google has announced a new update to its Google Glass firmware that will provide access to all your phone contacts on the headset. Your top 20 contacts will be available by voice command, and you’ll have to swipe to get to the rest. Earlier versions of the software only allowed you to store up to 10 contacts via Glass. Glass users will now have the option to choose between Hangouts, email and SMS when tapping on a contact. Android users can take advantage of the new features as soon as the Glass update is live, while Google is working on…

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How China and Kenya are winning the payment wars

Aug20
by on August 20, 2014 at 9:27 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Asia, Entrepreneur

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Henry Helgeson is the CEO of Merchant Warehouse. The US lags the rest of the world in one significant technological area: payments. One reason we’ve fallen behind is the inertia of our legacy payments infrastructure, and the fact that it is more difficult to replace a working system than build one from scratch. Yet, while many Americans consider alternative payments non-essential, the rest of the world is silently surpassing us. They’re building simpler, more secure commerce networks – and perhaps constructing the rails to leapfrog the U.S. economically in the process. Ingenious workarounds in areas with major political and infrastructural…

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PayPal for Windows Phone revamped with in-store payments, offers, check-in to pay, and order ahead

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by on August 20, 2014 at 9:02 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Mobile

PayPal today revamped its Windows Phone app with “the same seamless PayPal experience to shop and pay as you do on Android and iOS platforms.” You can download the new version now directly from the Windows Phone Store. The new version supports in-store payments, locating and redeeming offers, as well as check-in to pay and order ahead at local businesses that accept PayPal. The company also emphasizes that some participating restaurants will let you pay at the table by using your smartphone to see the bill and skip waiting to pay at the end of your meal. PayPal says it…

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Netflix built an experimental 3D room UI for the Oculus Rift

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by on August 20, 2014 at 8:45 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Here’s something to add to your wish list. During a recent hack day, Netflix engineers built a custom interface for browsing the service on an Oculus Rift VR headset. The project appears to use the Leap Motion controller to include gesture support so you can wave your hand to scroll through movies you want to watch. The Oculus Rift isn’t quite ready for Netflix-level bingewatching, and there’s no guarantee this will become a real product, but we’re still hoping for the day when we can go full couch potato with a face computer. Here’s Netflix’s disclaimer about the hack day: [These] are some examples…

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