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Magneto brings its smart calendar app to the iPad and adds public transit travel times

Jun17
by on June 17, 2014 at 6:45 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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Magneto today launched an iPad app for its intelligent calendar/to-do service, joining its existing iPhone app, Web version and Chrome extension. In addition, Magneto has added the option to estimate public transportation travel times for your events. While Magneto is still in an invite beta, TNW readers can head here to fast-track the waiting list. With the launch, folks in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and the UK now have access to the service. The iPad version of Magneto uses the bigger screen to focus on planning and the week-long view. The iPhone app, on the other hand, is designed…

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Nike finally releases a FuelBand app for Android

Jun17
by on June 17, 2014 at 5:11 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

It’s been rumored that Nike wants to get out of the wearable business altogether, but recent moves suggest a different strategy. After launching a new color variant of its Nike+ FuelBand SE, the company is finally catering to Android users with an official Nike+ FuelBand app. This has long been one of the biggest sticking points for Nike’s fitness platform. Without an official Android client, it’s effectively shunned a huge portion of the smartphone market. The company has explained in the past why it didn’t want to support the mobile OS, but it’s still left disgruntled fitness enthusiasts looking at FitBit,…

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Facebook launches Slingshot, its latest ephemeral messaging app to rival Snapchat

Jun17
by on June 17, 2014 at 5:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Earlier this month Facebook accidentally pushed it’s latest app, Slingshot live in Malaysia. Well it’s back and this time the ephemeral messaging app with a focus on trading photos and videos is here to stay. For reals this time. Slingshot, the new iOS and Android app from the Facebook Creative Labs puts a new twist on ephemeral photo and video sharing. In order to see a photo or video sent to you by a friend, you have to reply with a photo or video. The photos or videos sent can have text added either right over the image or as a…

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Snapchat’s Our Story is a collaborative stream of Snaps centered around events

Jun17
by on June 17, 2014 at 4:55 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Updates

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Snapchat continues to push its ephemeral messaging app in different and unexpected directions. The latest addition is Our Story, a take on public event pages and photo albums which any users can contribute to – provided they’re experiencing it first-hand. Snapchat will debut the feature at the Electric Daisy Carnival this weekend. After capturing a photo or video, users will see the event in their list of available contacts – tap the check-box and it’ll be added to the Story. Our Story is designed to create quick, organic snapshots of a particular place and time. Brands and organisers will certainly…

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TaskRabbit reveals an all-new micro-task platform will launch by the end of July

Jun17
by on June 17, 2014 at 4:43 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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We’ve followed TaskRabbit‘s evolution since its early days, from when it first went mobile on iOS, through its international expansion and onto its arrival on Android. And today, the micro-task marketplace revealed some significant changes are on the horizon. For the uninitiated, TaskRabbit lets people outsource their chores and tasks to the community – this could be anything from painting and ironing, to mowing the lawn and rewiring their house. Tasks are organized into categories (e.g. DIY, Gardening), while a highlights reel displays ‘trending’ tasks to show the most popular outsourcing options in their locale. TaskRabbit is available in around…

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