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Evernote introduces reminders to Mac, iOS apps

Posted on May 23, 2013 by admin

One of the reasons that I’ve never been a super-user of Evernote is that while it’s a great place to save your notes, scans, and other materials, it’s never had the ability to simply let you know when you need to get something done. Instead, it has always relied on another app to give you a heads-up that you need to work on something. Today, Evernote released updates for the Mac and iOS clients that introduce a build-in reminder function . In a beautiful writeup of the feature over at MacStories.net, Federico Viticci details his experiences testing the reminders capability prior to release, saying that “reminders are a good addition that fit well with Evernote’s focus on remembering everything through a unified, polished interface.” As Viticci notes, this update doesn’t add the level of reminder functionality that you’ll find in Due or OmniFocus. Instead, the reminders are there to associate a reminder with an Evernote note. On the Mac app, reminders are accessed with a click on a small clock icon that displays a popover for adding a date. Should you clear a Reminder, the note it is attached to is untouched and remains for future reference. Viticci says that he was quite surprised with the lack of a natural language input method for reminders, since both Due and Fantastical allow entries like “next Thursday” or “today at 8″. But the main point of the new feature is that you don’t create a reminder — instead, you’re creating a note that just happens to have a reminder attached to it. Be sure to check out Federico’s detailed post about Evernote’s new reminders; in the meantime, here’s a video from Evernote VP of Marketing Andrew Sinkov about the addition. Evernote introduces reminders to Mac, iOS apps originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 23 May 2013 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Source  |  Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments Continue reading →

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Daily Deals for May 23, 2012

Posted on May 23, 2013 by admin

It’s time to save some of that hard-earned cash with our Daily Deals, featuring a handy list from Dealnews and our own hand-picked selections that include some sweet deals on iOS and OS X software (all prices are USD). Deals from Dealnews Other World Computing : [Computer Accessories] OWC 2012 Featured Move ‘em Out Sale: RAM, accessories, HDDs, more MacMall : [Apple Computers] MacMall Memorial Day Sale: Up to $1,099 off Macs, iPads, and more Dell Home : [Hard Drives] Hard Drives at Dell Outlet Home: 25% off, deals from $53 + $8 s&h Other World Computing : [Media Receivers] NewerTech NuStand Alloy Display Stands from $16 + $4 s&h Dell Home : [SSDs] Samsung 500GB SATA 6Gbps Internal SSD for $277 + $7 s&h eBay : [Battery Chargers & Accessories] 12,000mAh USB External Battery Pack for $16 + free shipping MacUpdate Promo : [Mac Software] Todoist Premium 2 for Mac downloads for $15 Monoprice.com : [24-Inch LCDs Or Larger] Monoprice 30″ 2560×1600 IPS LED LCD Display for $648 + $31 s&h, more PC Micro Store : [iPhone Cases] rooCASE eXTREME Hybrid Shell Case for iPhone 5 for $6 + free shipping Virgin Mobile : [Apple iPhones] iPhone 4S 16GB Prepaid Phone for Virgin Mobile for $382 + free shipping, more mwave : [802.11n Wireless] 802.11n Wireless USB Adapter with 1.2-Mile Range for $37 + 49-cent s&h all4cellular.com : [iPhone Accessories] Apple iPhone 4 / 4S Bluetooth Keyboard Case for $15 + free shipping iOS Software Electronic Arts Memorial Day Sale [iPad and iPhone; Category: Games; On sale for $0.99] Electronic Arts is back with its Memorial Day sale. Most of its iOS app catalog is available for 99-cents. Mail Pilot [iOS Universal; Category: Productivity; On sale for $9.99, down from $14.99] Mail Pilot is a full-featured email client that allows you to view your inbox as a to-do list to quickly act on messages, assign due dates, and organize efficiently with intuitive features and gesture controls. Doodle God [iPhone; Category: Games; On sale for $0.99, down from $1.99] The Power of Creation is in your hands. PhotoCal with Event [iOS Universal; Category: Lifestyle; Now free, down from $2.99] PhotoCal lets you arrange and view your photos more efficiently, while keeping you up to date on your events. AVP: Evolution [iOS Universal; Category: Games; On sale for $0.99, down from $2.99] Play as both the Alien and Predator in this official game brought to you by Angry Mob Games, the creators of PREDATORS[TM], Guerrilla Bob and Muffin Knight. Peterson Birds Pocket Edition – A Field Guide to Birds of North America [iOS Universal; Category: Reference; Now free, down from $0.99] Peterson Birds Pocket Edition has details on more than 800 species of North American birds, with illustrations, range maps, and details. Craigslist [iOS Universal; Category: News; Now free, down from $0.99] Craigslist turns your iPad into a realistic newspaper classifieds section. Penumbear [iOS Universal; Category: Games; On sale for $0.99, down from $1.99] Penumbear is a classic platformer with an emphasis on danger, exploration and puzzle solving. Stick Stunt Biker 2 [iOS Universal; Category: Games; Now free, down from $0.99] Bike fun and challenging tracks in different beautiful atmospheric locations and unlock various bikes. Unmechanical [iOS Universal; Category: Games; On sale for $2.99, down from $3.99] Unmechanical is all about the adventure of a little helicopter trapped in a strange, but fascinating world. DinoCap 3 Survivors [iOS Universal; Category: Games; Now free, down from $0.99] Fight off those ferocious species and this time make sure they are right on the path to afterlife. PDFpen for iPad [iPad; Category: Productivity; On sale for $14.99, down from $9.99] With PDFpen, use your iPad to sign a contract, make corrections, fill out an application, make comments on a presentation and much more. ComicBook! [iOS Universal; Category: Photography & Video; Now free, down from $1.99] ComicBook! is your FULL featured comic book creation app. TiltShift Video – Miniature effect for movies and photos [iOS Universal; Category: Photography & Video; On sale for $0.99, down from $4.99] TiltShift Video gives you all the editing features you need to turn your videos and photos into awesome tilt-shift creations. Pudding Monsters [iPhone; Category: Games; Now free, down from $1.99] Pudding Monsters is a deliciously addicting puzzle adventure with wacky characters and innovative stick-’em-together game-play. Apple’s App of the week. Pudding Monsters HD [iPad; Category: Games; Now free, down from $1.99] Pudding Monsters is a deliciously addicting puzzle adventure with wacky characters and innovative stick-’em-together game-play. OS X Software Yoink [OS X; Category: Productivity; On sale for $1.99, down from $3.99] When you start dragging a file that exists on your hard disk or content from an application, Yoink fades in a tiny window on the left edge of your screen so you can drag to it. PipeRoll [OS X; Category: Games; Now free, down from $0.99] New challenges, fantastic graphics. 5 unique ages and 100 new levels. AgingSpine [OS X; Category: Medicine; Now free, down from $4.99] AgingSpine[TM] by Orca Health teaches you about spine anatomy, conditions, best practices, and helps you find a specialist. xScan [OS X; Category: Utilities; On sale for $0.99, down from $4.99] xScan has been specifically designed to help you monitor the behavior and health of your Mac in a simple and straightforward manner. Daily Deals for May 23, 2012 originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 23 May 2013 15:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Source  |  Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments Continue reading →

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Daily Update for May 23, 2013

Posted on May 23, 2013 by admin

It’s the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You’ll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what’s happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today’s Apple stories by clicking the inline player (requires Flash) or the non-Flash link below. To subscribe to the podcast for daily listening through iTunes, click here . No Flash? Click here to listen . Subscribe via RSS Daily Update for May 23, 2013 originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 23 May 2013 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Source  |  Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments Continue reading →

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Verizon Cloud service now available on iOS devices

Posted on May 23, 2013 by admin

After announcing that it would be rolling out a new Verizon Cloud service to iOS and Android users back in April, the carrier provided an update today informing us that the service is now available to iOS devices and additional Android users. The app, available for free on the App Store here , will allow users to securely back up and access their content in the cloud. Verizon Cloud is now available for iOS devices and additional Android devices, including the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the DROID DNA by HTC… Whether customers are looking to save text messages, call logs, contacts, music, multimedia or other files, Verizon Cloud allows for up to 125 GB of storage. The service will also allow for users to transfer some content from the cloud to multiple devices, including the ability to sync photos and videos, stream music, and access documents. You’ll also be able to backup your computer via a desktop app for Verizon Cloud .  Verizon Cloud comes with 500MB of free storage, but Verizon also has pricing plans including $2.99/month for 25GB, $5.99/month for 75GB, and $9.99/month for the maximum 125GB. Verizon notes, “If you are an existing user of Backup Assistant or Backup Assistant Plus, all your content will automatically transfer over to Verizon Cloud.” Continue reading →

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Rumor: Cheaper iPhone is being tested in a plethora of colors, will be produced July-September

Posted on May 23, 2013 by admin

Credit:  Ferry Passchier Japanese Blog  Macotakara  purports to have some interesting details on the plastic ‘low cost’ iPhone Apple is expected to release later this year. The site says that runs of colors Navy, Gold Orange, White and Gray are in one run of the device and  White, Pink, Green, Blue and Yellow-orange are in another. There is no black model according to the report. Theoretically these models will be tested in small numbers and some might not make the cut, if the report is to be believed. Their source also indicates that the cheaper iPhone will be produced 1,000 units for field test from June, and will be produced during July-September for shipping. If you want to see what these colors might look like head over to our mockup gallery where we tried to cover all of the bases.  Continue reading →

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Microsoft lies and cheats to portray advantage in tablet ads

Posted on May 23, 2013 by admin

Optical illusions? The iPad screen on the left is actually bigger Earlier today Microsoft unleashed its second ad in what appears to be a new campaign focusing on directly comparing iPad to Windows 8 tablets side-by-side– not unlike Apple’s own very successful ‘Get a Mac’ campaign . However, it appears that some of Microsoft’s claims are turning out to be quite inaccurate. To go along with the two videos posted to its YouTube channel and currently running on TV, curi.us ( Via DaringFireball ) points us to a comparison Microsoft has posted on its website pitting iPad against the ASUS VivoTab Smart Windows tablet. In the ad, Microsoft claims that the Windows tablet “has a bigger touchscreen,” but Elliot Temple from curi.us breaks down why it just isn’t true: The iPad screen is 7.76 by 5.82 inches. The ASUS screen is 8.8 by 4.95 inches. ASUS is larger in one direction but smaller in the other direction, and has 3.55% less area than the iPad, not 36% more as Microsoft depicts.  How can the screen with a larger diagonal measurement be smaller? Because it’s a different shape. Long and thin gets you a bigger diagonal but a smaller screen, for the same diagonal inches. While Microsoft might not have all its facts straight on display size, it using the fact it still hasn’t delivered an Office app for iOS as major part of its new campaign… It’s clear from the comparison and new ads that Microsoft is hoping the ability to run Office will be a serious differentiator for its Windows tablets, which could be giving the company even more reason to hold back the long rumored Office apps for iOS. Last we heard, Office support for iOS was on the roadmap for mid next year , but Microsoft is clearly hoping lack of Office on iPad will be a big selling point for its latest round of Windows tablets. Both of the commercials Microsoft is currently running feature scenes mocking the lack of Office apps on iPad. The latest ad specifically points out that the Asus VivoTab RT comes with Office , while iPad only has access to the Microsoft OneNote note taking app (as pictured above). The first ad also includes a bit about Office with Microsoft showing PowerPoint running on the Asus tablet next to an iPad 4. Microsoft’s Bill Gates was recently cited as saying iPad users were growing frustrated with software and hardware limitations of the iPad, pointing to keyboards and Office as examples.  Microsoft clearly has big incentive to keep Office from landing on iOS, and I think its latest ads are a pretty good sign we won’t be seeing Office for iPad anytime soon. Continue reading →

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Google uses computer vision and machine learning to index your photos

Posted on May 23, 2013 by admin

Tags are so 2008. Google doesn’t want you to waste time tagging your photos, except for the people in them. The web giant wants to be able to recognize more abstract concepts like “sunset” or “beach” automatically and attach that metadata without further input. In yet another post-I/O update, Google+ photos now uses computer vision and machine learning to identify objects and settings in your uploaded snapshots. You can simply search for “my photos of trees” or “Tim’s photos of bikes” and get surprisingly accurate results, with nary a manually added tag in sight. You can perform the searches in Google+, obviously, but you can also execute your query from the standard Google search page. It’s pretty neat, but sadly Mountain View seems to have forgotten what cats look like . Filed under: Internet , Google Comments Source: Inside Search Continue reading →

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Parenting Tip: How to control what your child watches on YouTube

Posted on May 23, 2013 by admin

My kids are growing up as part of the Internet generation and, as a result, they love watching videos online. Being good Internet citizens, it’s not surprising their favorite videos involve cats doing silly tricks. I would love to let them loose on YouTube to watch their cat videos, but there is an unsavory side to the video website that pops up in searches or YouTube’s suggested videos list. Here are a few tips to help parents control the content that their child views on YouTube, and on the web, in general. Filtering on OS X The quickest and easiest way to make YouTube kid-friendly is to enable Safety Mode . Safety Mode will screen out potentially objectionable content, so children can view YouTube in a web browser without unsavory videos and vulgar comments floating to the top. You can turn on Safety Mode by scrolling to the bottom of any YouTube page and clicking the drop-down menu in the “Safety” section. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you can lock this feature so it is always enabled. If you have multiple browsers, you have to open each browser and repeat this process to make sure Safety Mode is turned on in each one. YouTube warns parents that this feature is not 100% foolproof, and some objectionable content could seep through its filters. If you want an extra layer of security, you can install third-party filtering tools like Safe Eyes from McAfee or Net Nanny . These services cost money, but they filter all the websites that your children visit, not just YouTube. There are browser-based extensions like FoxFilter for FireFox or Blocksi for Chrome that also filter website content. If you use Safari, parents can use the built-in filtering feature that is enabled when you turn on parental controls in OS X. Parents looking for a house-wide filtering solution that works with all devices should look at OpenDNS and its parental control service . OpenDNS routes all your internet traffic through its server and filters that traffic for adult content, social networking sites, video sharing sites and more. You have control over the categories of content that they want to block. Filtering on iOS A growing number of kids are watching videos using an iPad, an iPhone or an iPod touch, and as expected, most of the parental controls you use on the desktop don’t extend to mobile. You can turn on YouTube Safe Search in mobile Safari or in the YouTube app to prevent access to provocative content, but I would rather have precise control over the videos that my kids watch on iOS. Unlike a desktop or laptop, which is easy to see even from across the room, a mobile device can be propped up in a lap and easily hidden from your view. I prefer to impose stricter restrictions than follow my children around the house peering over their shoulder to see what they are watching on the iPad. There are several options to limit YouTube content on an iOS device. You can choose to install an app like iTubeList (iOS Universal, Free with in-app purchase to disable ads), which plays only YouTube playlists. You can setup a playlist with child-friendly videos and then turn your child loose with the iTubeList app. A similar app is KidSafe Tube (iOS Universal, $2.99), which filters YouTube content and allows you to add single videos, playlists, YouTube channels or search results to a blocked content list. An alternative to a dedicated YouTube app is a kid-safe browser like Ranger Browser or Maxthon browser . These apps monitor all web traffic, not just YouTube and have additional features that allow parents to monitor their children’s web usage. Besides limiting access to websites using black lists and white lists, Ranger Browser also saves a browser history and lets you set the time that you child can use the web. Maxthon browser has a kid-friendly UI and uses a safe list that allows you to setup a list of accessible sites. Any content, including advertisements and links, not on your list will be blocked. Parenting Tip: How to control what your child watches on YouTube originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 23 May 2013 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Source  |  Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments Continue reading →

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Apple confirms June 10 for WWDC keynote

Posted on May 23, 2013 by admin

It’s official — June 10 is the date for the Apple WorldWide Developer Conference (WWDC) keynote . Although we have no idea what (if any) new products will be released, the keynote is sure to be of interest to every Apple fan anxious to see what a Scott Forstall-less iOS 7 or Mac OS X 10.9 will look like. As always, TUAW will hold a liveblog of the keynote on that date. Be sure to mark your calendar and keep some time on your schedule to join us for the event. Apple confirms June 10 for WWDC keynote originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 23 May 2013 13:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Source  |  Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments Continue reading →

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Latest Chrome beta for Windows and Chrome OS brings richer notifications, coming soon to Mac and Linux

Posted on May 23, 2013 by admin

It’s not quite ready for the stable release of the browser, but Chrome beta users can now get a taste of a new notification system that should be rolling out to everyone sooner or later. Currently limited to the Windows and Chrome OS versions of the browser (Mac and Linux support is promised “soon”), the new notifications offer richer options than before, including formatted text and images, as well as the ability to incorporate actions directly inside the pop-up — Google offers the example of responding to an email right away. A new notification center will now also let you view a list of all notifications you might have missed, and you can thankfully disable notifications from as many sources as you like. Filed under: Internet , Software , Google Comments Source: Google Chrome Blog , Chromium Blog Continue reading →

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