Day: June 19, 2013

Application Business

Paper maker FiftyThree raises $15 million to build the Office suite of the future

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As reported on The Verge. By Ellis Hamburger Will selling digital paintbrushes add up to a good business? A couple years ago, Microsoft vet Georg Petschnigg set out to redefine the way we draw, paint, and sketch on iPad. He assembled FiftyThree — a team of individuals — some of whom were left over from Microsoft’s scrapped Courier project, and began work on Paper. “We’ve just burned down our savings on this,” he said, “to build tools we could use…

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Culture Environmental Mobile

New Yorkers Get Free Power In The Parks

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As reported on TechCrunch. by ELIZA BROOKE Months after Hurricane Sandy left New York scrambling for power, the city is unveiling 25 solar powered charging stations in parks and public spaces throughout the five boroughs, starting today. The pilot project between AT&T and the city of New York is officially called AT&T Street Charge. (DUMBO firm Pensa handled design, and Goal Zero provided the solar technology, AT&T handled the cash.) The stations will move to new…

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Microsoft

Microsoft updates Blink for Windows Phone 8 with GIF-like clip creation.

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As reported on Engadget. By Alexis Santos If Vine still leaves you pining for the choppiness of GIFs, Microsoft’s got you covered — on Windows Phone 8, at least. Redmond’s Blink app, which helps smartphone photographers capture bursts of images, has hit version 2.0 and scored the ability to create short animated clips, aptly dubbed Blinks. In addition to the bite-sized videos, the latest update bakes in camera settings in capture mode, sharing to social networks and web galleries for…

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Application

Evernote Web Clipper’s new Gmail function saves copies of emails and attachments

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As reported on Engadget. By Mariella Moon Keeping your Gmail account organized isn’t that hard when you can tag and Star emails. Evernote Web Clipper’s new function, however, promises easier access to missives you deem particularly important. Once the Chrome extension is installed, it saves any message you want along with its attachments in just one click. One note though: you’ll need a premium account to search through any attached documents. Note that the Gmail clip will look…

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Apple

Researchers able to predict iOS-generated hotspot passwords, takes under a minute

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As reported on Engadget. By Mat Smith Anyone who’s tried to tether to their iPhone or iPad will recall how iOS manages to craft its own passwords when used as a personal hotspot. The aim is to ensure that anyone sharing their data connection will get some degree of security, regardless of whether they tinker with the password themselves. However, three researchers from FAU in Germany have now worked the structure behind these auto-generated keys — a combination…

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