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14 of the best new iOS apps from June

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by on June 30, 2014 at 1:19 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, BestiOSApps, Insider, Roundups

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From ambient audio-sharing apps to free, unlimited storage for all your mobile photos, we covered a lot of ground with new iOS apps in June. So by way of a quick recap and, of course, to help you filter through the debris, here’s our pick of the newbies from the past month. OverHeard OverHeard is a fiendishly simple sound-sharing app that wants to do for audio what Vine did for video. It ambiently records and preserves up to three minutes of sound wherever you are, then starts again, deleting the previous audio segment in the process. The upshot? You always…

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Apple updates iTunes U with new features to make managing and creating courses easier, coming July 8

Jun30
by on June 30, 2014 at 12:50 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Updates

Apple will be updating its iTunes U catalog of educational materials to make it easier to manage courses directly from an iPad. Announced today, the update will also allow teachers to create courses on an iPad and add additional content and learning materials, without ever needing to put the tablet down. On the student side, the update brings students new collaboration features, including an option to kick-off class discussions and ask questions from an iPad. Students will also be able to set up push notifications when new topics are started or they’re tagged in a reply. Naturally, teachers retain the right to…

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June in Africa: All the tech news you shouldn’t miss from the past month

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by on June 30, 2014 at 12:29 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Roundups

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Last month was a typically busy one for the African tech scene, with notable activities from big international players and a number of new launches, acquisitions and expansions of real note. See below for any news you may have missed. Moves by big players PayPal launched in ten new markets, making Nigeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Zimbabwe the first four African countries to have access to the platform. Services are now live, allowing customers to register for a PayPal account and make payments to millions of sites worldwide. Uber launched its low-cost UberX service in Cape Town, to run alongside…

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Samsung’s new low-end smartphones offer Android 4.4 and its redesigned TouchWiz skin

Jun30
by on June 30, 2014 at 12:12 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Product Launches

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It’s almost impossible to keep up with Samsung’s ever-expanding smartphone portfolio. Unfortunately, the problem only deepened today after the company unveiled four new low-end smartphones with equally forgettable names and spec-sheets. First out the blocks is the Galaxy Core II, which features a 4.5-inch WVGA display, quad-core 1.2GHz processor and 2,000mAh battery. Sliding underneath is the slightly less powerful Galaxy Ace 4, which offers a smaller 4-inch panel, dual-core 1.2GHz processor, 1,800 mAh battery and LTE connectivity. A 3G variant is also available with a 1GHz processor and 1,500 mAh battery. Samsung Galaxy Core II Dropping even further into budget-territory…

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June in Eastern Europe: All the tech news you shouldn’t miss from the past month

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by on June 30, 2014 at 11:56 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Roundups

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The first month of summer has shown clearly that entrepreneurs and tech industry players are not attracted by blue seas and white sands but prefer to work hard, bringing more and more news from Eastern Europe for this round-up. Check the headlines and make sure that you’ve not missed anything of importance. If you think that something is missing, or would like to draw our attention to an important story, feel free to ping the author in Twitter (@shlema) or by e-mail at shlema@gmail.com. Startups, funds and accelerators Startup Wise Guys has partnered with UK-based Notion Capital for its fall ’14…

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