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Facebook’s Parse releases PHP SDK, its first for a server-side language and its first to be open source

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by on August 5, 2014 at 6:41 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev

Parse today released the Parse PHP SDK, which you can download yourself from GitHub. The Facebook-owned company says the release is its first SDK for a server-side language as well as the first to be “truly open-source.” Until today, accessing Parse from PHP could only be done from the REST API. While a few Parse API wrapper libraries have been released by third parties on GitHub, Parse decided to build a first-party SDK after “many developers requested better PHP support.” In related news, Facebook says since it launched the completely re-invented Facebook SDK for PHP at its conference three months…

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Tumblr on the Web now lets you browse individual blogs without leaving your Dashboard

Aug05
by on August 5, 2014 at 6:01 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

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Tumblr has tweaked the design of its blogging platform so that individual blogs “slide” out from the right-hand side of the Dashboard on the Web. As before, you can hover your mouse over a user’s display picture to see a small preview of their Tumblr blog. Clicking on the image, however, will now cause a slimmed-down version of their page to appear on the right, dimming the rest of your Dashboard and customised feed underneath. Notably, Tumblr is using the ‘Appearance’ view to display Tumblr blogs in this way. These are the same designs the company recently introduced on mobile, and differ from…

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FreshDirect and Foodily launch Popcart, a tool for turning any recipe into a grocery delivery order

Aug05
by on August 5, 2014 at 5:57 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Cooking is fun, but tracking down all the ingredients? Not so much. Popcart, a new bookmarklet tool built by recipe search engine Foodily and East Coast-only grocery delivery service FreshDirect, makes things easier by parsing online recipes and automatically sending ingredients to your shopping cart. Sadly, FreshDirect only delivers to five US states, so we can’t all take advantage of this convenient tool just yet. Foodily is working on making it available nationwide, so you can consider the current version as a proof of concept if you live outside of the delivery range. Between vague measurements and different names or…

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Justin.tv shuts down after 7 years amid reports Google is acquiring Twitch

Aug05
by on August 5, 2014 at 5:46 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

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Twitch today announced that the Justin.tv website, mobile apps, and APIs are no longer in service. A very simple explanation is given for the shutdown: since rebranding the company to Twitch Interactive in February 2014, all resources are now focused on Twitch.tv. The news today will almost certainly further fuel the rumors that Google is acquiring, or has already acquired, Twitch. Purchases are often followed by consolidation, as well as cutting off any excess limbs. Regardless of the reason, Justin.tv is officially dead today. Here is what you need to know if you’d like to salvage your account: Your account…

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15 quirky gadgets and accessories to buy today

Aug05
by on August 5, 2014 at 5:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Roundups

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It’s time for us to take another look at a bunch of quirky, imaginative and downright useful gadgets and accessories that you can buy today. Which one takes your fancy the most? For more inspiration, check out our 2013 holiday gift guide, our previous collection of gadgets and accessories for geeks and 15 quirky gadgets and accessories to buy today, and even more here. You can view all 15 of these gadgets and accessories listed on one page here. Hiku Grocery Shopping Aid A handy way of adding things to your shopping list, the Hiku Grocery Shopping Aid scans the barcodes of items around your house…

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