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Microsoft updates OneNote for Android with support for tablets, handwriting, and new formatting options

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by on August 19, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Mobile

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Microsoft today updated its OneNote app for Android with optimizations specifically for tablets. You can download the new version now directly from Google Play. While OneNote has technically worked on Android tablets before, the devices merely had access to a blown-up smartphone interface. Now the app has been optimized for tablets, with a completely redesigned UI that lets you quickly move between your notebooks and sections on larger touchscreens. Next up, handwriting support, which Microsoft says “has been the biggest feature request,” is now a go. Today’s update lets you take handwritten notes (which will naturally sync across all your…

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RunKeeper and Kiip team up to offer you discounts and freebies just for working out

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by on August 19, 2014 at 3:00 pm
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When it’s raining outside or you’re tired after a long day at work, summoning the motivation to go running can be difficult. Today, RunKeeper is providing an extra incentive through a new rewards program courtesy of Kiip, which offers discounts, freebies and other optional prizes as you hit new milestones and improve your fitness levels. The exact criteria for unlocking these rewards is unclear at the moment, although RunKeeper has hinted that they’ll pop up “from time to time” after you’ve “accomplished something awesome.” Perhaps that ambiguity is for the best; if you knew exactly which milestones would unlock goodies,…

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Uber launches ‘Corner Store’ delivery service in Washington DC

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by on August 19, 2014 at 1:27 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Launches

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Uber has branched out from providing on-demand rides for passengers to offer on-demand product deliveries for people living in Washington DC as part of an experimental service. Starting today, Uber users can request items like “allergy medicine, diapers, toothpaste and over 100 other items” through the Uber app. All you need to do is toggle to the ‘Corner Store’ option and select a delivery location within the operational area, then, if a driver is available, Uber will send you a message with a link to items available for purchase. As with other Uber payments, no cash is required and users are charged directly…

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Last chance: Get lifetime access to OSTraining’s Web development video tutorials

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by on August 19, 2014 at 1:20 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, Offers

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Blurb branches out to low-cost trade books, e-books and mass distribution via Ingram

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by on August 19, 2014 at 1:15 pm
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Since its launch in 2006, Blurb, the independent publishing pioneer of print-on-demand artistic tabletop tomes and illustrated magazines, has been popular with the creative community. Blurb’s platform, which hooks into apps like Adobe InDesign and Lightroom, lets artists and photographers plus a wide variety of others, create a printed showcase for their visual works. Today, Blurb has launched an initiative aimed at bringing even more diverse publications into the marketplace for mass distribution. First, Blurb is inaugurating three new trade book sizes – 5×8, 6×9 and 8×10 – complete with lower-cost, text-weight, uncoated paper. Second, it has announced a global retail distribution collaboration with Ingram Content…

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