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Offline over the weekend? Read all the tech news you missed right here

Jun23
by on June 23, 2014 at 9:11 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Roundups

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It’s Monday morning once again, which can only mean one thing: it’s time to catch up on all the news and features you missed while you were offline this weekend. Don’t worry if you were taking care of your herbaceous borders or entertaining the in-laws, we were keeping an eye on the world of tech so you didn’t have to. All you need to do is make a coffee and spend 10 minutes catching up on everything you missed from the last two days. News from The Next Web over the weekend Dropcam Acquired by Google’s Nest Techstars London Demo Day 2014: Our…

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Lenka is a beautifully simple iPhone app that gives photos that moody monochrome magic

Jun23
by on June 23, 2014 at 8:16 am
Posted In: Around the Web, lenka, photo app, Product Launches

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What would noted photographer Ansel Adams do if he packed an iPhone in his pocket? Likely one of two things: seek out the best noir settings among the vast range of available color shooting apps or perhaps dig up a dedicated black and white app. Whereas the vast majority of iPhone camera apps shoot natively in color, there’s a small but dedicated cadre of black and white apps that go the way of traditional monochrome. Lenka, a brand new iPhone app developed by photographer Kevin Abosch, who also created Kwikdesk, joins that group. Lenka’s auto focus and auto exposure make shooting fast, but you…

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Apple’s top two manufacturers are reportedly hiring record numbers of staff to build next iPhone

Jun23
by on June 23, 2014 at 5:12 am
Posted In: Around the Web, foxconn, iphone 6

In a clear sign that we’ve entered iPhone 6 hype territory, media in Taiwan are reporting that Apple’s biggest two manufacturing partners are boosting their ranks with record recruiting drives to help build the soon-to-be-announced device. Economic News Daily reports [translated] that Foxconn (which is known in Taiwan as Hon Hai, and said to produce 70 percent of Apple’s mobile devices) is hiring as many as 100,000 new workers to cover the additional demand. Pegatron, the company that picks up the remainder of the production slack, is believed to be increasing staff numbers by one-third at a key plant in China. In keeping with…

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