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You can now control Pandora’s iOS app directly from your Pebble smartwatch

Apr14
by on April 14, 2014 at 4:59 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

Pandora users, rejoice! At least, Pandora users that also own a Pebble smartwatch, rejoice! From today, it’s now possible to control playback of the Pandora app installed on your iOS device from your Pebble, the on-demand radio streaming service has announced. You’ll still obviously need to have your phone close by (and paired via Bluetooth) to make use of Pandora’s new app, but once you’re set up, users can view and change stations, give songs a thumbs-up or thumbs-down, and skip, play and pause tracks. While it’s a simple enough integration, it’s the added freedom it brings users that is…

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miDrive’s iPhone app is an all-in-one toolkit for UK learner drivers

Apr14
by on April 14, 2014 at 4:37 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches, UK

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miDrive, a new iOS app aimed at providing a one-stop-shop of relevant information for people that are trying to pass their driving test, launched in the UK today. While there are already innumerable iOS apps for different aspects of learning to drive, and particularly for passing the UK Driving Theory test, miDrive claims to be different in its approach. For example, there are options for finding qualified local instructors (complete with photos, prices and reviews from former students), a tracking feature that notes where you’ve been driving (and for how long) in each lesson, and easy ways to share your…

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Microsoft adds Office Online to the Chrome Web Store, rolls out new Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote features

Apr14
by on April 14, 2014 at 4:19 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google

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Microsoft today launched a major update to Office Online (formerly Office Web Apps), rolling out new features for each of the suite’s four applications. Among the additions is commenting for Word Online, Tell Me for Excel Online and PowerPoint Online, as well as printing for OneNote Online. Before we get into all the new features, it’s worth noting that Office Online is now available in the Chrome Web Store. As a result, you can now add Word Online, Excel Online, PowerPoint Online, and OneNote Online to your Chrome App launcher for easily creating new Office documents online with a single…

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Get epic business growth by instilling these data gathering habits

Apr14
by on April 14, 2014 at 4:12 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Design & Dev, Entrepreneur, How-To's

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David Arnoux is Head of Growth and co-founder of Twoodo, helping your team organize itself using simple #hashtags. A business whose true north is growth will know that collecting quantitative and qualitative data is critical. Organizing your company’s data and knowledge from the beginning is not optional. Without this system, you might struggle to understand why your visitors and users are doing what they do, how they value your product and how they pass on information about it to others. This means setting up your technical information (such as updates, tests, feature developments) and “business” information (such as design changes, copy…

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Twitter wants to encourage a better mix of public tweets and private messaging

Apr14
by on April 14, 2014 at 4:05 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Profiles and Interviews

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2013 was a year of changes for Twitter, and one of the key themes that surfaced was how the company would fend off the challenges brought about by the rapid growth of messaging apps. After all, given that Twitter is best known as a place for conversations to happen, making it convenient for people to carry on public chats in private is a natural progression. Shailesh Rao, Twitter’s vice president for Asia Pacific and Latin America, tells TNW in a recent interview that the main value proposition of Twitter is that it’s a “live, public and conversational platform,” but within the…

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