Live soccer scores are now just an iPhone swipe away
If you’re a keen soccer fan, chances are you already use an app to keep up with all of the latest scores while you’re out and about. However, many apps rely on you opening it each time to get a quick rundown on matches, or bombard you with push notifications when a goal goes in. Now that Apple’s added widget support to iOS 8, Forza Football is putting all of that important information just a swipe away. As part of its latest update, the app now lists goals, scorers and times of goals in the “Today” screen inside Notification Center, allowing you to catch up with the matches that are only relevant to you. To get started, simply add the new widget to your Notification Center and then follow your favorite team(s). You can also add individual matches to the app’s calendar, giving you an at-a-glance look at how your team’s rivals are performing during crunch match days.
Filed under: Cellphones, Internet, Software, Mobile
Source: Forza Football (App Store)
Mailbox for Mac beta is now open to all
After wrangling email on mobile devices, Dropbox-owned Mailbox moved on to Mac with a limited beta back in August. For folks still waiting to give it a go, the test phase is now open to everyone. There’s still no word on when the final version will arrive, but at least the curious can test drive the desktop version’s minimal aesthetics, hot keys and snooze feature — without having to be one of a chosen few. If your Apple machine is running OS X Mavericks or later, you can download the beta version right here. iOS users can also grab an update that enables custom swipes, properly outfits those new iPhones and fixes push notification issues.
Wait no more! Enjoy the Mailbox desktop experience today, now in open beta 
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– Mailbox (@Mailbox) October 13, 2014
Filed under: Software
Source: Mailbox (Twitter), iTunes
SWAT app wants to help you keep a close eye on cops
After visiting Ferguson, Missouri recently, a pair of Georgetown students realized the need to access cellphone videos of police misconduct in the event a device is destroyed. With that in mind, Brandon Anderson and Joseph Gruenbaum set out to develop the SWAT app — software that sends your footage to the cloud in the event your phone itself is confiscated or smashed. In addition to safely beaming videos to a server for later use, the app also allows you to file complaints without having to visit a police station. Plus, it’ll tell you about your legal rights (using your GPS coordinates to determine the applicable jurisdiction). That way you can quickly read up on the proper local, state and federal laws should the need arise. The project is in its infancy, but there’s no questioning its utility once it becomes a fully realized mobile app. For now, Anderson and Gruenbaum are looking for tech and legal partners to get the endeavor off the ground, and you can sign up to be a beta-tester at the source below.
Via: Fast Company
Source: SWAT App
Easyjet now lets you check in using a photo of your passport
Despite being known for low-cost flights, Easyjet often leads the pack when it comes to taking the hassle out of travel. While you can already book a flight using its apps, the airline today announced a new upgrade that will let you check-in by simply taking a photo of your passport. Where before you’d need to manually enter your passport number into the Easyjet website, the new iOS and Android apps (with backing from validation specialist Jumio) now let you automate the process up to 2 hours before you take off from one of 110 Easyjet airports. That means you can now book, check-in and board your flight all via your phone — helpful if you’re itching to get some sun now that autumn is well and truly here.
[Image credit: irishflyguy, Flickr]
Filed under: Cellphones, Transportation, Internet, Software
Via: The Next Web
Source: Easyjet, (App Store), (Google Play)
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You can now tweet money to friends, if you live in France
Starting tomorrow, any French resident with a bank account and Twitter handle will be able to transfer money simply by tweeting it. The new service, dubbed S-money, was launched last month by French mega-bank BPCE and Twitter. It differs from Twitter’s Buy Now, which lets users to pay for goods at companies like Home Depot and Burberry using an embedded “Pay” button. Instead, S-money is aimed at person-to-person transactions, letting you send money to friends without needing their banking details. Details are scarce on exactly how it works, but a BPCE spokesman said it’s “perfectly adapted to the Twitter experience.” By the way, my own Twitter handle is @stevetdent. #kerching
Filed under: Software
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The iTunes Store is about to get a flatter look
Apple has flattened the design of just about every interface it makes, but the iTunes Store has remained largely impervious to those changes — reflections, drop shadows and extruded buttons abound. All that is likely to change soon, however. According to 9to5Mac, those trying out the iTunes 12 beta are now seeing a super-flat iTunes Store layout that mirrors what you’ve seen in iOS, OS X Yosemite and iTunes 12 itself. The carousel highlighting new content is no longer full of pseudo-3D effects, and most of the buttons have been reduced to simple wireframes. A few elements are reportedly missing as of this writing, but it won’t be surprising if the new-look storefront gets some stage time on October 16th.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Internet, Software, HD, Apple
Source: 9to5Mac
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Microsoft app gives you more control over the Surface Pro 3’s pen
The Surface Pro 3’s pen is arguably a defining feature, but you haven’t had official control over it so far. As of now, though, you finally get some say over the stylus’ behavior. Microsoft has posted a Surface Hub app that lets you customize both the pen’s pressure sensitivity and its top button. Right now, the software isn’t likely to please demanding artists and note-takers — you don’t have fine-grained sensitivity tuning, you can’t launch any app you like and the side buttons are strictly off-limits. The crew in Redmond is willing to add features based on feedback, so don’t be afraid to pipe up if you have dreams of launching Photoshop with a single thumb press.
Filed under: Tablets, Software, Microsoft
Via: The Verge, Surface Pro Artist
Source: Windows Store
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AllCast media streaming inches closer to iOS release with a beta test
Apparently the vague “slowly but surely” AllCast’s Koushik Dutta teased not too long ago was referring to a beta test on iOS — not the final app. Taking to Google+ once again, the developer has posted a beta sign-up form for the media streaming application’s Cupertino-device test-period. The questions it asks are pretty typical ones regarding the TV-connected device you’ll use with the app, and what kind of media you’ll use it for. Betas usually signal an impending release of the full product in the near future, so the iOS faithful might not be far from seeing what their Android-loving pals have been crowing about for around a year.
Filed under: Cellphones, Home Entertainment, Tablets, Software, HD, Mobile, Apple
Source: Koushik Dutta (Google+)
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Withings makes some devices compatible with Apple’s Health app
A couple of weeks ago, Apple gave clearance to HealthKit applications with an update to iOS 8 — one that, as you’re likely aware of, ended up causing major problems for iPhone 6 users. But, since this issue has been resolved, more outfits have (finally) had the chance to make their software and hardware friendly with the platform’s Health app. As of today, we can add Withings to the list, having just announced that some of its products, including the Health Mate app, can start integrating with Apple’s HealthKit. This includes Whitings’ Smart Body Analyzer, Wireless Blood Pressure Monitor, the Aura sleep tracker and the fitness-tailored Pulse O2, which is great news if you own one of these as well as an iOS 8 device. We’ll likely see more developers do the same soon, so don’t worry if your preferred brand isn’t on board yet.
Filed under: Misc, Peripherals, Software, Mobile, Apple
Source: Withings
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Netflix support comes to Ubuntu through Chrome
We told you it was coming, and now it’s here! Canonical announced today that its popular Linux distro Ubuntu now supports Netflix playback through Chrome. If you’re running a fully updated install of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 14.04 LTS or later you can simply go install Chrome 37 right now and immediately start enjoying Netflix. (Provided you’re a paying subscriber, of course.) There’s no word on if or when support might be coming to other browsers, so sorry Firefox fans. That being said, Mozilla is one of the main contributors to Network Security Services, which is key to Netflix support on Linux, so it probably won’t be too far behind.
Filed under: Internet, Software, HD, Google
Source: Ubuntu Insights
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