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Charging your smartphone through the air takes a step closer to reality

Aug06
by on August 6, 2014 at 4:29 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

American mobile startup uBeam, which is behind a new type of charging technology, has announced its first fully-functional prototype. Invented by young entrepreneur Meredeith Perry, uBeam is a charging system that allows you to top up your smartphone cordlessly. It converts electricity into sound, which can then be sent through the air over ultrasound. The prototype is a positive step-forward for uBeam, with hopes of it being launched in stores within two years. It’s protected by 18 patents. ➤ Wireless charging, at a distance, move forward for uBeam [New York Times]  Thumbnail image credit: AFP/Getty Images  

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Gmail now surfaces Unsubscribe links to the top of emails

Aug06
by on August 6, 2014 at 4:23 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

Google today released a neat feature for those who like to reduce the number of emails they receive. In short, Gmail will now surface the Unsubscribe link in certain emails to the top, beside the sender’s email address. This doesn’t work for all types of email. Naturally, it only works for those that include an Unsubscribe link in the first place, but Google also notes that the feature depends on Gmail’s new default filters: emails found in the Promotions, Social, or Forums tabs. Google points out that this not only encourages users to keep their inbox clutter-free, but it also…

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Gmail now surfaces Unsubscribe links to the top of emails

Aug06
by on August 6, 2014 at 4:23 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

Google today released a neat feature for those who like to reduce the number of emails they receive. In short, Gmail will now surface the Unsubscribe link in certain emails to the top, beside the sender’s email address. This doesn’t work for all types of email. Naturally, it only works for those that include an Unsubscribe link in the first place, but Google also notes that the feature depends on Gmail’s new default filters: emails found in the Promotions, Social, or Forums tabs. Google points out that this not only encourages users to keep their inbox clutter-free, but it also…

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Lyft launches carpooling-with-strangers service, Lyft Line

Aug06
by on August 6, 2014 at 4:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Traditionally, Lyft and other car-sharing services act exactly like taxis. They pick you up and drop you off at your destination. Today Lyft introduced Lyft Line, a new service that acts more like a tiny bus than a taxi. Lyft Line is the car service’s new shared rides along shared routes feature. Now instead of taking a pink-mustached car all by yourself, you can be joined by two other people who are going roughly the same way. The feature is currently only available in San Francisco and can be found in the updated Lyft app for iOS and Android. Lyft Line…

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Lyft launches carpooling-with-strangers service, Lyft Line

Aug06
by on August 6, 2014 at 4:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

lyft_car_on_road

Traditionally, Lyft and other car-sharing services act exactly like taxis. They pick you up and drop you off at your destination. Today Lyft introduced Lyft Line, a new service that acts more like a tiny bus than a taxi. Lyft Line is the car service’s new shared rides along shared routes feature. Now instead of taking a pink-mustached car all by yourself, you can be joined by two other people who are going roughly the same way. The feature is currently only available in San Francisco and can be found in the updated Lyft app for iOS and Android. Lyft Line…

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