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Microsoft OneNote for iPad redesigned for iOS 7 to match new Office mobile apps

Mar28
by on March 28, 2014 at 3:58 am
Posted In: Around the Web

Microsoft finally launched office for the iPad today and made Office for iOS and Android free, but it isn’t done there after revamping OneNote for iPad to match its other Office apps. In addition to being redesigned for iOS 7, the app now crops and enhances photos of whiteboards and documents automatically, making it more convenient to add multimedia to notes and messages.   OneNote is Microsoft’s competitor to Evernote and Google Keep, and is particularly suited to those using desktop devices running Windows. The Android version remains unchanged since January, when it got native sharing and widgets. ➤ OneNote for iPad Headline image…

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Lenovo recalls Thinkpad battery packs in US, Canada and China, which pose a fire hazard

Mar28
by on March 28, 2014 at 3:19 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, Canada, Gadgets, Laptop, Product Updates

Lenovo has started a recall of its ThinkPad notebook computer battery packs as they pose a fire hazard caused by overheating, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today (via Computerworld). About 34,500 battery packs in the US and 2,900 in Canada sold with these Thinkpad computers will be recalled: the Edge 11, 13 and 14 series, the T410, T420, T510 and W510 series, and the X100e, X120e, X200, X201 and X201s series. No injuries have been reported, but Lenovo has received two reports of the battery packs overheating, resulting in damages to the computer and battery pack. A Xinhua report says that Lenovo is also…

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Lenovo recalls Thinkpad battery packs in US, Canada and China, which pose a fire hazard

Mar28
by on March 28, 2014 at 3:19 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, batteries, Canada, Gadgets, Product Updates

Lenovo has started a recall of its ThinkPad notebook computer battery packs as they pose a fire hazard caused by overheating, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today (via Computerworld). About 34,500 battery packs in the US and 2,900 in Canada sold with these Thinkpad computers will be recalled: the Edge 11, 13 and 14 series, the T410, T420, T510 and W510 series, and the X100e, X120e, X200, X201 and X201s series. No injuries have been reported, but Lenovo has received two reports of the battery packs overheating, resulting in damages to the computer and battery pack. A Xinhua report says that Lenovo is also…

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Bitcoin gets a boost as payments firm Stripe announces support for the cryptocurrency

Mar28
by on March 28, 2014 at 2:53 am
Posted In: Around the Web, bitcoin, Insider

There’s good news for the Bitcoin community and retailers with an interest in the virtual currency, after payments firm Stripe announced that it would add support for Bitcoin payments. Stripe — which is one of the largest companies of its kind, having raised over $120 million in funding — has launched a private beta which includes support for the cryptocurrency, alongside the 135 global currencies that are already covered. Stripe co-founder and CEO Patrick Collison told Recode that the company has a “positive disposition to Bitcoin” because it is solving “the problems we care about” — namely enabling anyone to pay…

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Bitcoin gets a boost as payments firm Stripe announces support for the cryptocurrency

Mar28
by on March 28, 2014 at 2:53 am
Posted In: Around the Web, bitcoin, Insider

There’s good news for the Bitcoin community and retailers with an interest in the virtual currency, after payments firm Stripe announced that it would add support for Bitcoin payments. Stripe — which is one of the largest companies of its kind, having raised over $120 million in funding — has launched a private beta which includes support for the cryptocurrency, alongside the 135 global currencies that are already covered. Stripe co-founder and CEO Patrick Collison told Recode that the company has a “positive disposition to Bitcoin” because it is solving “the problems we care about” — namely enabling anyone to pay…

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