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Samsung’s Galaxy K Zoom smartphone packs a 20 megapixel camera and 10x zoom lens

Apr29
by on April 29, 2014 at 3:04 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Mobile

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Samsung made the leap into high-end camera smartphones when it launched the Galaxy S4 Zoom last year, and now it is adding to that range after it announced the Galaxy K Zoom, a smartphone that sports a 10x optical zoom and 20.7 megapixel BSI CMOS sensor. The K Zoom (Samsung says K stands for for ‘Kamera’) is much like a Galaxy S5 in many ways. It has the same look — phone on one side, camera on the other — and includes a 4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED display and Android KitKat, but it packs significantly boosted photo features. Aside from the two aforementioned headline features,…

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Ultravisual, an Instagram alternative for iOS, upgrades photo editing and collaboration features

Apr29
by on April 29, 2014 at 2:50 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

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Ultravisual, a photo and video sharing app for the iPhone, has been overhauled to showcase a fresh design offering a slate of new features for enhanced creation and collaboration. Viewed as a Instagram competitor, Ultravisual 2.0, which ranks with Hipstamatic Oggl or 500px in the stylish quotient, offers a high-end alternative to social photo sharing based on collections of one or more photos and videos. New for version 2, the app’s Find Your Friend feature lets you locate, invite, connect, and collaborate with friends from Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and your address book. Sharable and collaborative photo collections. You can now ask to join collections from within the app, invite non-users to join your collections,…

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FreedomPop’s free mobile service comes to the iPhone

Apr28
by on April 28, 2014 at 11:33 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Mobile

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Thrifty iPhone owners can now enjoy free mobile access. Freemium mobile network FreedomPop announced that the iPhone is now supported. Now you can get a free voice, text, and data subscription on your Android and iPhone. The company also announced its FreedomPop app is now available for iOS with access to free voice, text, and voicemail service. Helpful if you’re currently trapped in a contract and want to reduce the cost of your plan by eliminating most of the text and voice charges. New customers can purchase an iPhone directly from FreedomPop starting at $349 or bring their own Sprint-compatible iPhone 4…

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Yelp can now show you if a business accepts Bitcoin

Apr28
by on April 28, 2014 at 9:17 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

Yelp Opens Its East Coast Headquarters In New York City
Yelp today announced an update that Bitcoin fans will absolutely love. The company has added a new “Accepts Bitcoin” attribute to business listings. Business owners can let their customers know they accept the digital currency by logging into their business owner tools and updating their payment attributes. Bitcoin joins a long list of options offered by Yelp business listings that aren’t just limited to payment: whether the business is currently open, offers delivery, pet-friendly, what their phone number is, and so on. Here’s Yelp explaining why it is making this addition: Why does this matter? For those who haven’t heard…

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How sticky is your wearable? 6 ways to keep your wearable device from being mothballed

Apr28
by on April 28, 2014 at 8:00 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Design & Dev, Entrepreneur, Gadgets, How-To's

Newest Innovations In Consumer Technology On Display At 2014 International CES
Jen Quinlan is the Senior Marketing Director at Mutual Mobile, an emerging technology agency. The quantified-self movement, which started in 2007 with small groups of personal trackers who kept logs of what they ate, how long they slept and how many steps they took, has morphed mainstream. Today, a tiny device worn around your wrist can monitor all of these pieces of data and more, no excessive journaling required. Wearable tech gadgets, specifically directed at fitness but able to monitor practically anything, are being launched by every major player in the tech space as well as a slew of start-ups. And with…

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