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Apr

Dunkin Donuts and Seamless add Google Wallet support for faster checkouts


Google has announced that both Dunkin Donuts and Seamless have integrated Google Wallet for quick and easy payments when on your Android device.

Ordering food and drinks from your mobile phone is becoming more and more popular, and Google is working to make payment for these items even easier with the use of Google Wallet. Starting today users can refill their Dunkin Donuts cards, as well as pay for their Seamless order without having to enter credit card information.

9
Apr

Popular Twitter client MeTweets now available for free for a limited time


Popular Twitter client MeTweets is currently available from the Windows Phone Store for free. Normally priced at $1.49, the app has been free since April 1, and the developer hasn’t specified how long it will remain free, saying only that it will be free for a while.

9
Apr

Samsung Galaxy S6 sales on T-Mobile nearly double that of the Galaxy S5


We suspected that the Galaxy S6 would be a strong seller for Samsung, and the latest news from T-Mobile confirms just that.

The Samsung Galaxy S6 officially launches on April 10, but pre-orders and online presales of the device have rocketed it up above its predecessors. According to T-Mobile, the Galaxy S6 on at least that carrier has sold at twice the rate of the Galaxy S5.

9
Apr

Times of India updates their Windows Phone app with new interface, social login, and more


The Times of India has updated their app for Windows Phone, bringing the app to version 3.0. The app now features an updated user interface, with an improved user experience and the ability to login with social accounts.

9
Apr

Sprint releases Lollipop update for Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Note Edge


Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Note Edge users on Sprint are beginning to see the Lollipop update hitting their devices.

Sprint is the latest US carrier to begin pushing out the Lollipop update to the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Note Edge, joining AT&T and T-Mobile who have already rolled it out. The update, which brings Android 5.0, will have Google’s Material Design along with revamped notification handling, and various other enhancements as well.

9
Apr

Verizon still on track to pick up Nokia Lumia 735 later this spring


Windows Central has learned that Verizon Wireless in the US in still picking up the Nokia Lumia 735 mid-range smartphone, tentatively scheduled for a May release.

Windows Central first reported that Verizon would be grabbing the Lumia 735 back in September of 2014. By October, however, our sources had reported that the phone was delayed until “early 2015″. Later in November, the phone was spotted passing through the FCC with Verizon’s LTE bands, solidifying the intention of the carrier to stock the smartphone.

Up until recently, we had written off the Lumia 735 as coming to Verizon. Now, people familiar with the matter have informed us that the Lumia 735 is estimated for a May release.

9
Apr

Expanded external storage coming to Xbox 360 — up to 2TB drives


The Xbox 360 will at long last see an expansion in the size of external hard drives it can accept. No longer will you have to wallow with a mere 32GB of space.

In fact, the console will see hard drives up to 2TB, and support for up to two external drives at once.

9
Apr

Success and the Apple Watch


Tech and fashion enthusiasts will help drive Apple Watch awareness, but the mainstream will determine its success.

How regular iPhone users approach the Apple Watch — how quickly they adopt it, how important it becomes to them for daily use, and what they get out of it — will not only be fascinating to see, but will be one of the best measures of how well it’s really doing in the market. Jim Dalrymple makes that very point on The Loop:

There will be growing pains with Apple Watch, as there are with any new technology. I don’t expect the watch to be flawless—no product ever is, but it’s up to Apple to make sure the value proposition is there for normal, everyday users.

From what I’ve seen so far of the Apple Watch and iPhone combination, Apple, with help from its developers can do it.

The more people you see wearing Apple Watch one, three, six months after purchasing the device, the more successful it will be. That is a measure of success that will take time, but it’s very important.

Anecdotally, neither my mother nor my sister had much interest in the iPhone or iPad at launch. My sister eventually took one of my older iPhones and my mom bought herself an iPhone 5c because it looked like pop art to her. Likewise, both waited for the iPad 2 before jumping onto the tablet. (They remain enormous iPad users, my mother with an Air and my sister with a Mini 2).

Both my sister and my mother want Apple Watches now. They have no intention of waiting. They have specific problems they think the Apple Watch can solve, and they want them solved as soon as possible. Waiting for a future generation, for them, is living with those problems for a year or years more than they need to.

Jim is absolutely right about the metric for Apple Watch success, and for which part of the customer base it’ll be most important.

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9
Apr

Snapseed hits version 2.0 with new tools, filters and more


Photo editing app Snapseed gets its first major update since 2013 with version 2.0, adding a number of new editing tools to help you get the most out of your photos.

The Google-owned Snapseed, which received its last major update in October 2013, is one of our favorite photo editing apps for iPhone. The latest update adds a new way to view your edits with Stacks. Stacks allow you to see a list of filters that you’ve applied to an image that can be re-edited or copied over to another image.

Snapseed 2.0 also includes new filters, brush and spot repair tools, and more. Check out the full list of additions below:

  • Stacks allow you to re-edit any image
  • Copy your edits from one image to another
  • 5 new filters including Lens Blur, Tonal Contrast and Glamour Glow, previously a premium feature
  • Lens blur that’s adjustable in all directions
  • Brush tools to apply effects to sections of an image
  • Spot Repair for detailed editing, healing, and retouching
  • Transform adjusts perspective across vertical and horizontal axes, then fills in empty areas after rotations

Snapseed 2.0 is available now from the App Store as a universal app for iPhone and iPad.

9
Apr

Amazon Prime Now launches in Austin Texas


The Amazon Prime Now service, the one that can get you daily essentials and more delivered in 1 to 2 hours from the time of ordering, is getting another location today. Amazon ha announced that Austin Texas residents are now in the mix. This marks the second Texas city to get access to the quick […]

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