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Dropbox reaches 300m users, adding on 100m users in just six months

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by on May 29, 2014 at 2:24 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Dropbox announced today that it has hit a new milestone of 300 million users, tacking on 100 million users in just six months since it passed the 200 million mark in November 2013. The file-sharing service previously took one year to add on 100 million users from November 2012. Its growth in user numbers could be partially due to Dropbox’s renewed focus on perfecting and rolling out affiliated services. Last month, the company made its business-focused service available to all corporate users. Dropbox also recently announced Carousel, a cross-device photo and video gallery, seeking to make it more convenient for users who use Dropbox…

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Videohance for iPhone offers expert video options but keeps shooting and editing simple

May28
by on May 28, 2014 at 11:26 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Product Reviews

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Some people go to their local animal shelter every week in search of the perfect dog or cat. Other people go to Apple’s iTunes store — arguably much more often than that — to hunt down the perfect video editor. Which brings me to Videohance, a new entry into the space that touts some expert video options while keeping the shooting, editing, and sharing process dead simple. With Videohance, you can shoot within the app with either a 1 x 1 square or 16 x 9 HD aspect ratio or you can do post production work on any video you already have…

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Google: We’re “not where we want to be when it comes to diversity”

May28
by on May 28, 2014 at 11:16 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Google on Wednesday shared diversity numbers for its organization for the first time, offering a more open look at the makeup of the company. After admitting that it had been wrong to hold back the numbers in the past, Google acknowledge that it is not as diverse as it wants to be. 70 percent of Google’s global workforce is male. In the US, 61 percent of employees are white, with Asian being the second-largest ethnic group at 30 percent. Hispanic and Black weighed in at 3 percent and 2 percent, respectively. In order to improve diversity, Google has invested $40…

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Google: We’re “not where we want to be when it comes to diversity”

May28
by on May 28, 2014 at 11:16 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Google on Wednesday shared diversity numbers for its organization for the first time, offering a more open look at the makeup of the company. After admitting that it had been wrong to hold back the numbers in the past, Google acknowledge that it is not as diverse as it wants to be. 70 percent of Google’s global workforce is male. In the US, 61 percent of employees are white, with Asian being the second-largest ethnic group at 30 percent. Hispanic and Black weighed in at 3 percent and 2 percent, respectively. In order to improve diversity, Google has invested $40…

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Google Camera for Android gets timer, option to take pictures while shooting video, 16:9 aspect ratio, and more

May28
by on May 28, 2014 at 9:09 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google, Mobile

Google today updated its Google Camera app for Android with a multitude of new features. You can download the new version now directly from Google Play. First up, the new version lets you set a timer (tap the menu button and then the clock icon) so you can take photos with either a three-second or a 10-second delay. It also lets you take pictures while shooting video. It’s worth noting that both these feature were available before and were only added back recently. Google also notes you can now “capture landscape scenes with your left-hand” as well as choose between…

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