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Recipe search platform Yummly now caters for iPad users

Mar13
by on March 13, 2014 at 11:59 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

Yummly has finally launched an iPad-optimized version of its smart recipe search engine. Launched way back in 2010, Yummly has been serving foodies with recipes based on their exact preferences for a while already. Dislike mayonnaise AND salt? Yummly lets you exclude such ingredients from your searches. Thus far, Yummly has only been available for the Web, and Apple’s smaller-screened devices, which launched in September last year. Now, it’s made the obvious next step by catering for tablets too, which are becoming increasingly common across the culinary realm. And we’re told a version for Android should hopefully be arriving some…

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Google now lets you ride the Colorado River’s whitewater rapids on Street View

Mar13
by on March 13, 2014 at 10:54 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

Eighteen months after Google entered the Grand Canyon to capture panoramic imagery for Street View, the Internet giant has teamed up with American Rivers to ride the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon and capture even more impressive views. Though this certainly boosts Google’s arsenal of imagery on Street View, it seems part of this move involves promoting the fact the Colorado River as ‘endangered’, which is a problem given that it’s the source of irrigation and drinking water for millions. Indeed, as Chris Williams, Senior VP of Conservation at American Rivers notes: “By the time it reaches the Gulf…

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UK EE customers can now roam on 4G in France and Spain, US by summer

Mar13
by on March 13, 2014 at 10:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Mobile, Product Updates, UK

Customers of UK mobile operator EE can access 4G LTE services while away from home in France and Spain from today. The option is available for consumers and small business customers and will be extended to include the US, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands “by the summer”, EE said. It’ll also be extended out to larger business customers too. Naturally, to use 4G services while abroad, you’ll still need to buy an inclusive data bundle but there’s no extra cost for accessing 4G networks while abroad rather than the usual 3G. EE also doesn’t allow customers to use data services…

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China’s Xiaomi is readying its next-gen budget smartphone, reportedly set for April launch

Mar13
by on March 13, 2014 at 9:57 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, Gadgets, Product Launches, redmi

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Popular Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi is holding an event to celebrate its anniversary in early April, where it is speculated that a new device will be released. Signs are pointing to a second generation of its budget Android smartphone, the Redmi (previously known as the Hongmi in China). All smartphones imported to China must be certified to use wireless networks, and a Sina Weibo posting today (via Engadget) noted that a smartphone submitted by Xiaomi has been listed on radio communication device regulator TENAA’s website, with the red Android buttons pointing to the fact that this is the Redmi. A quick check on the site,…

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Report: China had 700 million active smart devices by end 2013, with 57 percent of them under $330

Mar13
by on March 13, 2014 at 8:07 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Asia, Mobile, smartphones

Apple Launches iPhone 5s And 5c In China
App analytics firm Umeng, typically known as the ‘Flurry of China,’ has released a new report that provides more evidence of the burgeoning smartphone market in China, which is already known as the world’s largest. The number of active smart devices in China — including smartphones and tablets — exceeded 700 million by the end of 2013. This is a marked increase throughout the year — in the first quarter of 2013, the number of devices numbered only 380 million. Chinese consumers have typically been known for favoring low-cost Android smartphones — and indeed, Umeng notes that the market for budget Android…

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