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US Supreme Court ruling requires police to obtain warrants to search your cell phone

Jun25
by on June 25, 2014 at 3:17 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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A new ruling (PDF) from the US Supreme Court has made it more difficult for police officers to search your cell phone if you get stopped. Law enforcement will, in general, need to get a warrant. The court’s decision makes for an interesting read, but this sums it up if you’re short on time: Modern cell phones are not just another technological convenience. With all they contain and all they may reveal, they hold for many Americans “the privacies of life,” Boyd, supra, at 630. The fact that technology now allows an individual to carry such information in his hand…

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EyeEm’s revamped Android app is all about clutter-free enjoyment of photography

Jun25
by on June 25, 2014 at 3:07 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Updates

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EyeEm, the mobile photo-sharing service that has managed to break out of the ‘Instagram clone’ bracket to find its own community of keen amateur and semi-pro photographers, has today launched a complete redesign of its Android app. The reworked app removes a lot of the text that cluttered the previous interface. The emphasis here is on photos, with endlessly-scrolling feeds of thumbnails that when tapped expand to reveal the full photo with minimal clutter. Speed is also improved, with background loading of images so that they open as quickly as possible, and offline caching of uploads, comments and likes, so…

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EyeEm’s revamped Android app is all about clutter-free enjoyment of photography

Jun25
by on June 25, 2014 at 3:07 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Updates

EyeEm
EyeEm, the mobile photo-sharing service that has managed to break out of the ‘Instagram clone’ bracket to find its own community of keen amateur and semi-pro photographers, has today launched a complete redesign of its Android app. The reworked app removes a lot of the text that cluttered the previous interface. The emphasis here is on photos, with endlessly-scrolling feeds of thumbnails that when tapped expand to reveal the full photo with minimal clutter. Speed is also improved, with background loading of images so that they open as quickly as possible, and offline caching of uploads, comments and likes, so…

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Nudge aggregates your health and fitness data from multiple apps and trackers

Jun25
by on June 25, 2014 at 2:39 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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With the quantified self movement in full swing, you can now track and monitor every movement, learn when you’re drinking too much coffee, discover how well you sleep, and even lose weight. But with so many different apps and gadgets for different facets of our lives, it can be difficult to keep on top of everything. This is where Nudge wants to help. Available for iOS for a few months already, Nudge has now officially landed on Android too following an extended beta period. It basically allows you to sync your various health and fitness tracking apps and devices under…

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Nudge aggregates your health and fitness data from multiple apps and trackers

Jun25
by on June 25, 2014 at 2:39 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

20140625_134847
With the quantified self movement in full swing, you can now track and monitor every movement, learn when you’re drinking too much coffee, discover how well you sleep, and even lose weight. But with so many different apps and gadgets for different facets of our lives, it can be difficult to keep on top of everything. This is where Nudge wants to help. Available for iOS for a few months already, Nudge has now officially landed on Android too following an extended beta period. It basically allows you to sync your various health and fitness tracking apps and devices under…

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