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Is the Internet making us more democratic?

Mar21
by on March 21, 2014 at 3:47 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Insider, Opinion, Social Media

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Matthew Carpenter-Arévalo is a peer at #DemocraciaEnRed, a Latin America-based movement to promote the evolution of democracy through modern tools. While discontent rooted in the offline world continues to be the source of protests worldwide, few can argue that the lowered cost of communication brought about by the ubiquity of the internet and mobile devices has facilitated the collective expression of that discontent. In places such as Turkey, Brazil, Ukraine, Venezuela and the Middle East, social media has become both the subject of the discussions around protests and the object that enables them. Governments of countries that are used to…

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Link Bubble reimagines how you browse the Web on Android

Mar21
by on March 21, 2014 at 2:17 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Reviews

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From Chrome and Firefox, to Dolphin and Opera, there’s no shortage of Android browsers to help you navigate your way around the mobile Web. Certainly, there are some differentiators between them – such as the extent to which you can synchronize your browsing between desktop and smartphone, the ability to enhance the experience with add-ons, and whether it still supports the antiquated Flash. However, the general experience is largely the same between them and they all follow a familiar path in terms of how it plugs you into the Internet. Link Bubble, on the other hand, does bring something a…

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BirdFlight: A free Web-based beta testing platform for iOS and Android apps

Mar21
by on March 21, 2014 at 1:57 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, Insider, Product Launches

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Mobile app and testing company TestBirds is launching a new free platform today called BirdFlight which allows users to upload and distribute iOS and Android apps to their own testers. The new service adds a free tier to the company’s existing business model of paid-for managed services and testing apps using its own in-house testers. Naturally, BirdFlight expects that developers with more elaborate testing needs or those that want access to TestBird’s crowd of testers might then upgrade to one of the other chargeable tiers. However, for free, users can upload their apps, create teams and invite their own testers to…

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Evernote for iOS updated with better business card scanning and Presentation Mode

Mar21
by on March 21, 2014 at 1:48 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Updates

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Evernote today released an update for its iOS app, focused on two key tools that are exclusive to Evernote Premium subscribers: Presentation Mode and business card scanning. Both features were introduced in December last year, but the improvements unveiled today make them significantly more useful. After launching the in-app camera, you can swipe horizontally as before to use Evernote’s business card scanning service. Once a card has been successfully captured, you’ll see an option to integrate your LinkedIn account – if you haven’t done so already – and some new options in the subsequent screen. For the first time, you…

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Wonder Timer is a simple, attractive countdown timer for Android

Mar21
by on March 21, 2014 at 12:14 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Reviews

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When it comes to timer apps on Android, there’s not really any shortage to choose from, but Wonder Timer is a simple, attractive new entrant to the Play Store, so we thought it well worth shining a spotlight on. It’s also free. It’s a little rough around the edges in places, but Wonder Timer shows promise, provided the devs continue to add new features and squash bugs. Getting started Head to the Play Store and download the free Wonder Timer app. That’s actually about it. Unlike seemingly every other app nowadays, there’s no need to create an account or connect…

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