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SkillPages for iOS gets design overhaul and now lets you post and manage jobs on the move

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by on March 24, 2014 at 4:17 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

SkillPages, the startup that promises to help you find trusted people with specific skills, has rolled out a redesigned app for iOS. Besides a new design that that better aligns it with iOS 7, it’s now also introduced ‘improved’ search, including a list view for the search results, and a profile that includes recommendations – this makes it easier for users to see who has a good track-record. Additionally, you can now post and manage all your jobs directly from within the app. So now when your toilet starts leaking, all you have to do is pull out your iPhone…

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Basecamp hit with a DDoS attack, says blackmail attempt points to same group that targeted Fotolia

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by on March 24, 2014 at 3:36 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Project management tool Basecamp has been struck by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. The company says it’s been contacted by a party claiming responsibility, who are also demanding payment in exchange for a virtual ceasefire. Basecamp said it “will not succumb to blackmail” and has alerted the relevant authorities to find the individual or group behind the attack. Based on the email address used for the blackmail attempt, Basecamp believes those responsible were also behind a similar attack on Fotolia.com last week. The firm is now collaborating with Fotolia to learn more and reaching out to GitHub and Meetup, who…

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For developers in distress: Codementor’s on-demand help platform wants to be the Uber of coding

Mar24
by on March 24, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, coding, Insider, software development

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Junior developers stuck on a coding problem for hours will probably breathe a huge sigh of relief to hear they can get help instantly from experts with the click of a button — as that’s what Codementor is setting out to do. Codementor is a Techstars-backed startup based in Taiwan and San Francisco aimed at helping developers in distress. All developers need to do is post a request for help on one of more than 30 technical topics including Ruby, Python, PHP, JavaScript, CSS/HTML, iOS and Android among others, then connect with an expert via screen sharing, video and text chat. If the…

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Google launches Photowall for Chromecast, an app that lets you beam collaborative photo albums to your TV

Mar24
by on March 24, 2014 at 2:24 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google, Insider

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Update: Google has now officially announced Photowall for Chromecast, and has confirmed that the associated app will be available for Android too. We’ll link to that here once it’s live. Less than a week after Google finally launched its Chromecast streaming dongle outside the US, landing in 11 more countries, the Internet giant has unveiled a brand new standalone app that lets you create a collaborative photo montage on your TV. According to its description in the App Store, Photowall for Chromecast does exactly as it says in its name, though oddly the so-called ‘Chrome Experiment’ seems to be an…

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Google launches Photowall for Chromecast, an app that lets you beam collaborative photo albums to your TV

Mar24
by on March 24, 2014 at 2:24 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google, Insider

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Less than a week after Google finally launched its Chromecast streaming dongle outside the US, landing in 11 more countries, the Internet giant has unveiled a brand new standalone app that lets you create a collaborative photo montage on your TV. According to its description in the App Store, Photowall for Chromecast does exactly as it says in its name, though oddly the so-called ‘Chrome Experiment’ seems to be an iOS-only affair for now. That said, we expect an Android version will be arriving shortly too, as the existing iOS app doesn’t seem to be fully operational yet. When connecting…

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