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All Windows Phone developers can now respond to app reviews

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by on August 12, 2014 at 7:54 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Design & Dev, Mobile

Microsoft today announced that all Windows Phone developers can now respond to app reviews directly from the Dev Center. The company first offered the feature back in April for reviews posted from Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8.1 devices, but it was limited to the US. “The feedback from all developers who have been able to respond to reviews has been very positive so far, with developers using this feature to help users resolve questions, inform them of a new version of the app, and increase user satisfaction with their apps,” Microsoft says. After a developer posts a response,…

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Uber is reportedly working on an API to add ride requests to all your favorite apps

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by on August 12, 2014 at 7:40 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google, Insider

On-demand taxi service, Uber might be working on a way to be part of all your favorite apps. Soon an airline’s app could also have a button to call an Uber after you land. According to TechCrunch, the ride-sharing service will be releasing an API so developers can add the company’s request-a-ride button to their apps. If true, it makes sense considering the company’s recent partnership with Google. Currently in the Google Maps app when you choose public transportation or walking, the last directions option is Get an Uber with approximate travel times associated with using the service. By launching…

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Big successes start small… but what is considered ‘small’?

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by on August 12, 2014 at 7:04 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur

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Nihar Sawant is the co-founder of Expojure. This post originally appeared on his Medium blog. If you are follower of Eric Ries’s ‘Lean Startup Methodology’ then you must have heard the term ‘Minimal Viable Product.’ Before beginning with any task, it is better to start with small things rather than directly jump on the big picture. This approach not only helps you to use your resources wisely but it also helps you to save time. Joel Gascoigne of Buffer wrote a wonderful post where he said successful people start small in which he gave examples of several ventures which started as a small project and ended up…

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Sony to add promised remote game sharing feature to PlayStation 4 this fall

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by on August 12, 2014 at 6:51 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

At Gamescom today, Sony announced that version 2.0 of its PlayStation 4 software will arrive this fall. The update will bring the promised Share Play feature for letting a friend play with you remotely even if they don’t own the game. Sony highlighted game sharing at its PS4 announcement last March as one of many features enabled by its acquisition of cloud gaming service Gaikai. Share Play creates an “online local co-op experience,” so your friends can join in on your copy of NBA2K or Towerfall Ascension from their own living rooms. You can also have a friend take over…

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New iPhone app will showcase the uncharted beauty of your location data

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by on August 12, 2014 at 6:40 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

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Data doesn’t have to be ugly or boring. In fact, if Laurie Frick has her way — and it’s certain that she will — your data will be not only useful, but beautiful to look at. Laurie Frick is the creative mind behind FRICKbits, a free iPhone app under development via Kickstarter, whose algorithm takes your phone’s location data and creates an artistic pattern on your screen. This dynamic abstract art changes over time as new data is recorded — like when you go somewhere. A screen tap toggles between the actual map and the unique pattern that it generates. As an artist,…

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