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Swipe your way to a more fashionable you with the Nuji iPhone app

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by on May 13, 2014 at 7:22 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Keeping abreast of the latest fashion trends can be exhausting. Unless you have your own stylist or access to a friend whose entire life revolves around the next look, you’re left to your own off-the-rack devices. The Nuji app for the iPhone wants to help you look better. And not just you, your home as well. Instead of dropping you into a sea of pants, shirts, and skirts and letting you figure out which looks best, the selections for Men, Women, and Lifestyle are curated. Pick a list and swipe up to see a collection of clothing and other items…

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Google Search for iOS now lets you ask casual questions via voice, gets more Google Now cards and speed boost

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by on May 13, 2014 at 7:08 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google, Mobile

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Google today updated its Google Search app for iOS with the ability to ask questions with your voice and a slew of improvements focused on Google Now. You can download the new version now directly from Apple’s App Store. First and foremost being able to ask more casual questions with your voice means you can have a “smarter” conversation with the app. To start, tap the microphone or say “Ok Google” (initial voice features were added back in October and handsfree voice controls were added in November). Now you can ask questions like “What’s the weather like?” and follow up…

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Windows Store updated with persistent navigation bar, multiple featured titles, and shared app identities

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by on May 13, 2014 at 5:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Design & Dev, Mobile

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Microsoft today updated the Windows Store, which ships on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 devices, with enhancements “that address customer feedback and make it a lot easier to find the apps you want.” There are three big improvements worth noting: a new persistent navigation bar, multiple featured titles, and the ability for publishers to offer universal Windows apps. Until today, navigating the Windows Store required the user to first swipe their finger or right-click to show the top bar. Now, the navigation bar persists (it probably should have been there from the very start). Microsoft claims users want to quickly…

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Outlook.com adds advanced email rules, in-line replies and revamped chat options

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by on May 13, 2014 at 4:55 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

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Microsoft’s Outlook.com webmail service will soon include a new Advanced Rules feature for granular message filtering, as well as a streamlined chat experience, among other new features. Announced in a blog post, Microsoft said the Advanced Rules option gives users more control over how messages are sorted on arrival, filed, or bounced back to the top of your inbox. As well as providing support for multi-action, multi-condition rules, Advanced Rules can also be used to combine your existing rules together. Microsoft also said it had revamped some of the chat options within Outlook.com to make it easier for users to find conversations…

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América Móvil brings Firefox OS devices to Mexico

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by on May 13, 2014 at 4:27 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Latin America, Product Updates

Mozilla has announced that it has signed a deal with América Móvil which will see the operator offering Firefox OS devices to its customers, beginning with the Alcatel OneTouch Fire. The company said that from today, the OneTouch Fire is available throughout Mexico via Telcel, a subsidiary of América Móvil. It’s the first market in which América Móvil has offered a Firefox device and the fifth major operator to back the initiative. “We are pleased América Móvil is joining the Firefox OS ecosystem with this initial launch,” Andreas Gal, Chief Technology Officer at Mozilla, said. “This partnership greatly expands the reach of Firefox OS and will…

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