The new Outlook.com will not scan your emails to display ads
Along with Hotmail’s new interface, the snazzy-looking Outlook.com, Microsoft has changed another important aspect of how you get your webmail: they pledge to not scan your emails to show relevant ads. This perhaps comes after Google received some backlash because Gmail does autonomously scan email content to display relevant ads. We’ve all seen it. You...
Digg launches new iPhone and iPod touch app
Digg, the recently redesigned and reimagined social news aggregator, has launched a new version of their mobile app for iPhone and iPod Touch (they recommend using the website if you’re on an iPad) to go along with their new redesign. The new app (available at the App Store here) has the same look and feel...
Google Wallet becomes more useful
Google Wallet, the search giant’s answer to online and offline payments via NFC-enabled Android phones, has added a very convenient feature that enables users to pay with any credit card using any of the 7 NFC Android devices, including the new Nexus 7 tablet. All you have to do is add the credit card on...
Attachements.me announces tight Gmail, Dropbox & Google Drive integration
Are email attachments capped at 10MB bumming you out? Well, there’s no need for fear, Attachements.me is here! The San Francisco-based startup has introduced a new way of handling email attachments within Gmail that allows users to utilize the storage in their Dropbox of Google Drive account to send massive files, up to 100 MB...
Spotify sees massive growth – 15 million users & 4 million paid
Spotify, the recently-launched in the US music streaming services, has announced their official numbers at a creative content conference in London, and those numbers are quite impressive: 15 million active users, 4 million of those are paying subscribers. Last September they has 2 million paying customers, so they’ve effectively doubled their paying client base in...
The new Digg launches ahead of schedule
After rebooting the Digg brand and a caffeine-fueled 6-week drive, the team at News.me has launched the new Digg, or Digg v1, today instead of tomorrow, ahead of schedule. The original social news aggregator has been rebuilt from the ground up and is now cleaner and uses images more prominently. They have also re-written the...
ForeverMap 2 brings mapping to Barnes & Noble’s Nooks
Nook Color owners rejoice! Skobbler, a Berlin-based app development company has released ForeverMap 2, in both paid and free versions, and are now available to download in the Nook app store. The paid version offers off-line maps, but neither offer turn-by-turn directions due to the fact that the Nook Color doesn’t have 3G or GPS...
Google+ sees 66% growth in 9 months
The lastest comScore number are out and according to the stats, Google+ has seen an impressive growth sprout over the last 9 months. Those stats are confirmed by other sources, but must taken with a grain of salt since they aren’t official numbers directly from Google. Morten Myrstad, a self-titled Brand & Content Professional mentions...
