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Lenshare mobile photo app captures the moment and keeps it confidential

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by on August 1, 2014 at 8:59 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Product Updates

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Despite what appears to be evidence to the contrary, many social networkers — especially those with a photo focus — are deeply concerned about privacy. That’s why so many imaging apps now emphasize selective sharing options as an alternative to splashing your enviable personal life all over Facebook. Lenshare, a free iPhone photo sharing app from Moments Tech, has just launched a version 2 overhaul that integrates photos, sound and text into a simple storytelling layout. These ingredients, by themselves, are not new. 23Snaps, for example, has long touted its privacy features. EyeFi Mobi‘s new private cloud sharing service also emphasizes selective sharing with…

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Google Now Launcher is now available for all Android 4.1 and later devices

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by on August 1, 2014 at 8:07 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google

Google today updated its Google Now Launcher app to include support for all devices running Android 4.1 and later. After showing off the launcher on the Nexus 5, Google released a standalone app back in February, but at the time it was only available for Nexus and Google Play edition devices. With the app, you’ll get Google Now right on your home screen. You can use the “Ok Google” hotword to activate voice search. ➤ Google Now Launcher

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How to ask for help (and not feel bad about it)

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by on August 1, 2014 at 7:45 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, LifeHacks

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This post originally appeared on the Crew blog. I used to work for this company that had one of those infamous open-door policies. Our office manager told the administrative team that we could come to her for any and all problems we were having. Except, no one ever did. This seems to be the fate of many open-door policies. It’s not like this problem doesn’t exist in other parts of our lives, we have trouble asking for help a lot. Why is that? Why do we all have such trouble asking one another for help and how can we get…

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July in Latin America: All the tech news you shouldn’t miss from the past month

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by on August 1, 2014 at 7:36 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Latin America, Roundups

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July was a busy month in Latin America, and not only because of soccer. From mergers and acquisitions to funding and expansion news, here are the highlights from the last few weeks. Bye bye World Cup All eyes were on Brazil last July 8 when the FIFA World Cup’s host country suffered a crushing 7-1 defeat against Germany, which went on to win the trophy. The match became the most-tweeted sports game ever. With so many messages every second, you may have missed a nice act of sportsmanship from online retailer Lote42, who did keep its promise to offer an…

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You can now legally unlock your phone in the United States

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by on August 1, 2014 at 6:56 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Mobile

Our long national nightmare is over. We can finally legally unlock our smartphones in the United States. Today, President Obama will sign the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act (that’s a mouthful) into law. It’s not that big of a surprise, Obama indicated earlier that he would sign the bill. The bill reinstates an exemption in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that would ban unlocking a phone because it disables copy protection. The bill began as digital petition on the We the People site. See, the system works. Of course there are limits. A post about the bill passing reminds you that…

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