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Microsoft’s Blink camera app for Windows Phone updated: A guide to the new features

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by on March 21, 2014 at 5:37 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Reviews, Product Updates

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Blink, the burst mode camera app for Windows Phone devices, has been fully overhauled, adding new features, a tour for new users and a stills mode. The app was updated yesterday, and according to Microsoft has been downloaded more than one million times since it was launched in February last year. With a new look and new features, we decided to take a look at Blink and see if it still has relevance given that most Windows Phone smartphones are made by Nokia Camera app, as well as apps like Refocus. Snap happy Blink’s whole raison d’être is, essentially, capturing a…

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MergePay Pulse lets businesses worldwide track and manage their finances

Mar21
by on March 21, 2014 at 5:29 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, mergepay, Thailand

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MergePay, the beautifully simple business-focused financial tracking service that we wrote about back in 2012, has finally exited beta and made a number of significant changes, including a rebrand to MergePay Pulse and shift to a freemium model. Previously, users opting to use the service for free were limited to tracking a maximum of nine bills, but now you can track as many as you wish without paying a dime. To recap, MergePay Pulse is essentially a Mint-like service for businesses that tracks incomings and outgoings to ensure users are on top of their finances. But while Mint only covers…

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The Next Web’s articles get a visual refresh: This time it’s personal

Mar21
by on March 21, 2014 at 5:09 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Voice

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One thing I love about The Next Web is how we’re always iterating. While many of our rivals push out a whole new design every two or three years and then let it grow stale, we’re constantly making tweaks and improvements. Case in point: today our article pages have a fresh new look. This isn’t just about new eye candy, there’s additional functionality here too. You can now quickly add any post to your Buffer, Pocket or Evernote account with the new drop-down ‘Save to’ menu, and there’s easy access to the post’s short URL, making it simpler to manually…

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Microsoft offers Windows XP users $100 off select Windows 8 PCs

Mar21
by on March 21, 2014 at 5:03 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Microsoft Indroduces Chinese Version of XP
With the Windows XP end-of-support date now less than three weeks away, Microsoft has yet another deal trying to woo users off the ancient 12-year-old operating system. The company is offering $100 off new Windows 8 PCs in its Microsoft Stores to anyone who can present their existing Windows XP device to a store associate. There are a few catches though. First of all, the deal is limited to select PCs, a list which is only available in-store. Furthermore, all the computers must cost at least $599. Before you rush off to take advantage (you have almost three months to…

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Windows to the Web: 10 of the best Android browser apps

Mar21
by on March 21, 2014 at 4:41 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Roundups

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Love ‘em or hate ‘em, browsers are your window to the Web – be it on your laptop, tablet or pocket rocket. While you may well be one of those unfussy types who would get by just as well on Chrome or Firefox as you would on Dolphin or Opera, equally you may have many different needs from a mobile browser. So, we took a look at some of the biggies, and some of the not-so-biggies on Google Play to see what’s what, and what features you could be missing out on by sticking to your browser guns. Firefox Similar…

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