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BeamIt is a new visual messaging iOS app from photo sharing service Cooliris

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by on June 26, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, cooliris, Product Launches

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Cooliris is a service that puts photos from multiple social networks in a single place — and now it has branched out into messaging with the launch of a new app, BeamIt. The new app comes after Cooliris gradually started placing more emphasis on messaging features. To avoid bloating the main app with too many features, the company decided to launch a separate app instead, and thus BeamIt was born. A Cooliris spokesperson tells TNW: Cooliris solves the problem of having photos scattered all over the place and getting them organized in one app — think of it as your photo…

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Fliplingo uses professional translators to help you tweet in up to 30 different languages

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by on June 26, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

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Nearly three-quarters of Twitter’s users are based outside of the US. The service is available in 33 different languages, but tweets are probably sent in countless more, such is the global nature of the internet.  If you’re at a business or are someone who needs to connect with people outside of your linguistic ability, Fliplingo wants to help. The service is essentially a middle-man between you and your Twitter account. You tell it what you want to say and the language that you want to use, and it will publish the tweets to your account for you. It has free and paid options…

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Trunx enters the photo-sharing fray with the promise of free, unlimited cloud storage for life

Jun26
by on June 26, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Launches

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Trunx, a cloud-based photo sharing and storage app, has now officially launched its apps for iOS and Android devices, promising to make keeping track of, storing and sharing photos a cinch. First launched in beta a little under six months ago, Trunx is entering an already saturated space – there’s already Dropbox’s Carousel and others like Bitcasa which offer similar cloud-oriented functionality, among many more – but the company is hoping to make a splash in the market by offering completely unlimited free storage for your images and videos, at least initially. In essence, the app wants to be your one-stop-shop for…

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Be a smart driver: Use Sygic GPS Navigation, the world’s most installed offline navigation for iOS and Android

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by on June 26, 2014 at 2:07 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Offers

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This article is brought to you by Sygic: the world’s most installed offline navigation.

The traditional in-car navigation unit is fast being replaced by more capable, easier to update, smartphone apps, and Sygic GPS Navigation is the world’s most installed offline navigation app. So, why should you choose Sygic? We gave it a spin on the road found it to be fast, accurate, comprehensive and reliable – everything you need from a navigation app for iOS or Android. As you’d expect, you’re guided along your route via voice instructions accompanied by a choice of first-person or top-down perspective maps You download the maps onto your device when you install the app, so there’s no danger…

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5 simple tips for visual branding on social media

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by on June 26, 2014 at 1:46 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Design & Dev, How-To's, Social Media

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Over the past few years, social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have introduced a series of design changes that have increased the ability to personalize the look of of account pages. To help your brand from getting lost in the clutter, it’s important to stand out visually as images, colors and context are some of the first elements your audience will notice. Here are five things you should keep in mind. 1. Keep branding consistent across platforms The number one mistake companies make when branding their businesses on various social media outlets is being inconsistent across different platforms….

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