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Readdle launches PDF Expert 5 for iPhone

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by on May 29, 2014 at 2:00 pm
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Almost six months after Readdle introduced a completely redesigned PDF Expert app for iPad, the company has introduced a handful of fresh updates. The latest incarnation of the PDF editing and annotating app introduces one big new feature in particular – iPhone support. The $9.99 app will, of course, be free for existing users to download to their smartphone. Besides speed enhancements, other new features include continuous scroll, to save you having to swipe between pages, while you can now carry out calculations in PDF forms that have been created in Adobe Acrobat or LiveCycle Designer. ➤  PDF Expert 5…

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Downcount for Android is a simple way to count down to any event

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by on May 29, 2014 at 1:51 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

While there’s no shortage of countdown timers on Google Play, Downcount for Android is a simple, nicely-designed entry to the timer fray. Downcount isn’t about timing how long it will take for an egg to boil. No. It bypasses seconds, minutes, and even hours to let you add future (or past) events and give you an at-a-glance view of what’s on the horizon. You hit the ‘Plus’ button, give it a name and a date, and that’s about it. If you enter a historical date (e.g. the day you were born), it will count up the way instead. To delete…

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Beautifully simple calendar app Sunrise hits Android and officially launches on Chrome and the Web

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by on May 29, 2014 at 1:39 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Updates

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Much-praised iOS calendar app Sunrise has today opened up to a wider audience with the launch of an Android app and a version for desktop Web browsers. The appeal of Sunrise over rival calendars is its clean, simple design and useful hooks into third-party services like Facebook, LinkedIn and Foursquare. Android users get the added benefit of a swish-looking homescreen widget. Although tablet support is missing right now, it’s planned for a future update. On the desktop, you have a choice between accessing Sunrise via a website or a dedicated Chrome app that has the benefit of working completely offline. The Chrome…

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Beats unveils new Solo2 over-ear headphones, available to pre-order now for $199.95

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by on May 29, 2014 at 1:31 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Product Launches

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Less than 24 hours since its high-profile acquisition by Apple was confirmed, Beats is back with a new pair of luxury over-ear headphones. They’re called the Solo2 and as the name implies, act as a spiritual successor to the current Solo HD. The latter is one of Beats’ more iconic headphone designs, so it’s not surprising to see a refresh for 2014. The new headphones are a little bulkier than before, with what appears to be a thicker headband and earcups. The biggest change though, Beats claims, is the “updated and improved acoustics,” which should offer a broader and clearer audio…

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Still playing Dots? Meet its equally addictive sequel, Two Dots

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by on May 29, 2014 at 1:01 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, betaworks, dots, two dots

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Dots, the Betaworks-owned company that developed the addictive game of the same name, is back with its follow-up: Two Dots. Like the original title, which racked up 20 million downloads, the object of Two Dots is to find as many vertical and horizontal lines of same colored dots on the grid. As is the way in its  predecessor, finding squares is generally the best way to go about things. The first Dot game comes with two challenges: go against the clock to get as many points as you can, or a more tactical game that limits users to just 30 moves. Two Dots is…

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