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Android developer missing TestFlight? TestFairy has you covered

Feb28
by on February 28, 2014 at 11:50 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

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Shortly before Apple acquired the beta app testing platform TestFlight this month, the company announced it was dropping support for Android apps – leaving users without an easy alternative to switch to.

However, TestFairy has just launched a hassle-free migration service for TestFlight users looking to carry on their development and testing without having to radically change their workflow.

In fact, users can shift across with their existing TestFlight SDKs as they are now and the system will convert the apps to work with TestFairy’s API when they’re uploaded.

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In addition to painless migration, the company says TestFairy also offers the option to record videos (of what a user was doing in the app), generate heat maps, and provide coverage reports for further fine-tuning.

➤ TestFairy

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Type Machine for Android remembers everything you type

Feb28
by on February 28, 2014 at 11:14 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Reviews

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It’s a problem we’ve probably all encountered at some point. You enter a chunk of text on your phone, but your fat-fingeredness leads you to accidentally delete it. Or perhaps you jotted something down in one of your apps, but can’t recall where? This is where Type Machine for Android wants to help.

Type Machine basically collects your entire text-input history, covering every app. To enable Type Machine, you have to switch it on within the accessibility settings of your device, then all you have to do is type away as normal, then revisit Type Machine whenever you wish to search back through your typing history.

You can filter by app, and user a little slider to see what you typed letter by letter, then ‘tap’ and copy the text to your clipboard.

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From our tests, it does work with most native Android apps, though for some reason it didn’t work with Twitter at all. This is seemingly a known issue. And for the privacy-concerned among you, it won’t save any text entered into password fields, while you can set a PIN to lock your history. You can also configure a list of apps you don’t wish to track.

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If you can ignore the inevitable privacy concerns such an app raises regardless of the baked-in features designed to combat this, Type Machine is a neat little app for sure that could have many (legitimate) uses. And it’s yours for $1.99 on Google Play now.

➤ Type Machine | Google Play

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Type Machine for Android remembers everything you type

Feb28
by on February 28, 2014 at 11:14 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Reviews

type 520x245 Type Machine for Android remembers everything you type

It’s a problem we’ve probably all encountered at some point. You enter a chunk of text on your phone, but your fat-fingeredness leads you to accidentally delete it. Or perhaps you jotted something down in one of your apps, but can’t recall where? This is where Type Machine for Android wants to help.

Type Machine basically collects your entire text-input history, covering every app. To enable Type Machine, you have to switch it on within the accessibility settings of your device, then all you have to do is type away as normal, then revisit Type Machine whenever you wish to search back through your typing history.

You can filter by app, and user a little slider to see what you typed letter by letter, then ‘tap’ and copy the text to your clipboard.

Screenshot 2014 02 28 10 51 14 220x391 Type Machine for Android remembers everything you type    Screenshot 2014 02 28 10 58 51 220x391 Type Machine for Android remembers everything you type

From our tests, it does work with most native Android apps, though for some reason it didn’t work with Twitter at all. This is seemingly a known issue. And for the privacy-concerned among you, it won’t save any text entered into password fields, while you can set a PIN to lock your history. You can also configure a list of apps you don’t wish to track.

It’s a neat little app for sure, and it’s yours for $1.99 on Google Play now.

➤ Type Machine | Google Play

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Troubled Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has filed for bankruptcy protection in Tokyo

Feb28
by on February 28, 2014 at 10:10 am
Posted In: Around the Web, bitcoin, Insider

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Troubled Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, once the largest of its kind, has filed for bankruptcy protection, the Wall Street Journal reports.

At the Tokyo district court today, a lawyer for Mt. Gox announced the move and said the company has an outstanding debt of about 6.5 billion yen ($63.6 million).

Mt. Gox disappeared from the Internet earlier this week amid rumors that it is battling insolvency. Subsequently, CEO Mark Karpeles told customers on the Mt. Gox homepage that he was “working very hard with the support of different parties to find a solution” to the exchange’s various issues.

The exchange has consistently traded below the market valuation for months due to security concerns — and recently it completely froze withdrawals, sending prices on the exchange crashing as customers worried about the future of Bitcoins stored in Mt. Gox. What was more, a document claimed to have been leaked out of Mt. Gox was circulating within the Bitcoin community earlier this week, which suggested that 750,000 Bitcoins belonging to the company’s customer base had been lost.

Filing for bankruptcy protection will no doubt add on to those concerns — and cast a shadow on the future of Bitcoin. Pre-empting such a response, the heads of six of the world’s biggest Bitcoin exchanges earlier penned a letter in response to reports of Mt. Gox’s impending insolvency.

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Manchester United fans are getting a shot to ‘be’ at a match via a live Google+ Hangout

Feb28
by on February 28, 2014 at 9:40 am
Posted In: Around the Web, football, Google, manchester united

Manchester United has teamed up with Google to let a selected group of fans “be” at Old Trafford on March 16 for the kick-off of a match between United and Liverpool. Through ‘Front Row,’ these selected fans can witness the match via a live Google+ Hangout.

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To have a shot at being selected, fans have to share a picture on Google+, along with the tag #MUFrontRow. A “handful” of the submissions will be selected, though no specific number was provided. You get more swag after the match too — each participant will get photos of your appearance on the pitch and a welcome on United’s Google+ page.

It seems like initiatives such as these that blend offline and online social interactions are growing in popularity as brands and celebrities seek new ways to keep in touch with their audience — and that’s all the better for fans.

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