Even after the gold fever died down, gold itself was in the air in San Francisco—as long as you knew where to look. That place would be in the San Francisco Mint. In a majestic granite and sandstone building downtown, bullion was turned into gold coins—as well as lots and lots of gold dust.
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Budgeting used to be a huge chore. Tracking your every expenditure, holding onto receipts, all while making sure a few of those dollars get squirreled away for savings each month — ugh. Luckily there’s a plethora of apps and services …
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This article was written on July 16, 2012 by CyberNet.
Welcome to the WrapUp by CyberNet. This is a collection of news stories, downloads, and tips that we have collected over the last few days, but never got around to writing about. Don’t forget to send in your own tips, or just leave a comment on this page if you think you’ve got something we should include.
Apple’s In-App Purchases Hacked
Someone has found out a way to hack in-app iOS purchases so that you are able to get them for free. No jailbreak required.
Digg Sold to Betaworks
A company called Betaworks has swooped in to snag Digg at a reported $500k. Some sources are saying the amount is much higher than that though.
Yahoo Voices Leaks Credentials
Last week Yahoo had a data breach stating that approximately 400,000 email addresses and passwords were leaked in plain text. There is a site set up by a third-party that lets you check to see if your email address was part of the leak.
Amazon Enhances Kindle Fire Gaming with GameCircle
Amazon announced that their new GameCircle service will allow developers to add achievements and leaderboards to their games. It can also track a user’s game progress so that they can pick up where they left off on any device.
Ouya: Android-Based Game Console Breaks Kickstarter Records
Ouya, and Android-based video game console, has been breaking Kickstarter records by pulling in nearly $2 million the first day and $1.7 million the second day. Pledges have been dropping off the last few days though but is still bringing in around $100k per day.
Next Issue: Dozens of Magazines on Your Tablet for a Monthly Subscription
iPad and Android tablet owners can take advantage of a new app called Next Issue that gives you access to dozens of magazines at just $9.99/month.
Dropbox Offering Double Storage for Paying Customers
Dropbox users who are paying for storage are now receiving twice the amount of storage for the same price.
Windows 8 to RTM in Early August
Microsoft announced that Windows 8 will RTM in early August, and will be available to customers at the end of October.
Advanced Gmail Search with Regular Expressions
With a little help from Google Docs you can actually search through your emails in Gmail using regular expressions.
Mint QuickView app for Mac Users
If you use a Mac and Mint.com then the new desktop app by Intuit will provide an easy way to get an overview of your finances.
Download Torrents in Chrome
There is a new “OneClick” Chrome extension that will let users download torrents from within the browser.
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The app offerings for Windows Phones have slowly been growing since the launch of Windows Phone 8. Today, the underdog mobile platform finally gets Instagram and Waze, two huge titles on iOS and Android.
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These days, a mobile OS is only as good as its ecosystem, and no company knows this fact more than Microsoft. Its smartphone platform known as Windows Phone has had plenty of growing pains during the first three years of existence, which is mainly related to a limited number of big apps and game titles. Despite these struggles, Microsoft has slowly but surely been able to court heavy-hitting developers — even if only one or two at a time. Today, however, a gaping hole in the Windows Phone Store will be plugged, as Instagram will be available as a free download beginning today around 2pm ET.
The Instagram app, which will be available only for Windows Phone 8 (sorry, legacy users), will offer Live Tiles that refresh with new data on the Start screen, and will also come with support for fast-resume; sadly, there are quite a few features that won’t be available right away, such as video capture and uploading, photo tagging, viewing geotaxis and — arguably the most important — in-app image capture. Instagram explains that it wanted to get the app out to users as quickly as possible, so a few features had to be left out of the first version (which Instagram is calling a beta), but it assures us that future updates will come with plenty more functionality (as updates are often wont to do). Still, the addition of official support by Instagram is a good indicator of health for Windows Phone.
Update: Despite Microsoft’s and Instagram’s repeated assurance that in-app image capture would not be available, it appears that it’s actually included in the official app after all. Pressing the camera button takes you into the camera roll by default, but choosing the camera icon allows you to take a pic. Once you take the image, it auto-selects that shot and lets you upload it through Instagram.
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Filed under: Cellphones, Wireless, Mobile, Microsoft
Even if you don’t feel like coughing up the cash for either the iPhone 5c or iPhone 5s, those eligible for an update (that’s if you own an iPhone 4 or up, or an iPad 2 onward) can at least console themselves with iOS 7, which debuts today. Gone is the skeuomorphic design of the Forstall era, and in its place is a flatter interface that promises an entirely new experience for iOS devotees. As such, developers everywhere have been scrambling to get their apps redesigned to match the new mobile OS out of Cupertino. While we can’t possibly cover every update, we’ve compiled a quick list after the break of the more substantial app revamps that have come our way.
Filed under: Cellphones, Software, Mobile, Apple
Source: Evernote, Flipboard, Foursquare, Shazam, Vimeo, Mailbox, Twitter, OpenTable, Simplenote, about.me
Wondering what would become of the plucky Mint ‘bot after iRobot swept up its creator, Evolution Robotics? The company clearly thought it was time for a name change — it’s the iRobot Braava from here on out. The cleaner has inherited its older sibling’s good looks, from the square build to the little diamond up top. Like the Mint, the Braava line pushes a cloth around your floor to pick up dirt instead of relying upon suction. It’s got two modes: dry or damp, and in both cases is designed for a light cleaning in one go, rather than the Roomba or Scooba’s multi-pass technique. There are two models, the 320 and the higher end 380t, which features some nice amenities like a faster charging battery and liquid dispensing. The Braavas are available now, starting at $199 at the source link below.
Source: iRobot
It’s about time you know what a Type-A person our managing editor Dana Wollman is (though a tendency to copy edit other people and benchmark laptops should have already been hints). In this edition, Dana makes a case for the personal finance app Mint.com, while Edgar (maybe a little Type-A himself) deals with a snap-on case for the sake of keeping his MacBook Pro scratch-free.
Filed under: Misc
We witnessed the Sony Xperia T make its way through the FCC approval process a few days ago, but there was still something drastically missing: compatibility with AT&T LTE. But as some images published by UK retailer Phones4U attested to, we figured it was only a matter of time. Now that time has come, as the FCC pushed through the Xperia Mint Amy LT30at (the global Xperia T is the Mint Rita LT30p, if you’re keeping track) today. Not only does the Amy sport the requisite AT&T-friendly bands (4 and 17, with support for bands 2 and 5 as well), some of the docs specifically call this device out as the AT&T version. We’ve always admired Sony’s bluntness around FCC docs when other manufacturers attempt to hide as much information as possible. To do some digging of your own, have a look-see at the source link.
Filed under: Cellphones, Wireless, Mobile
Sony Xperia T for AT&T achieves FCC victory originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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iRobot celebrated Roomba’s 10th birthday quietly teeing up a $74 million acquisition of rival Evolution Robotics Inc. The Pasadena-based company produces the Mint, a hard-floor ‘bot that uses ordinary Swiffer pads to wet-wipe your wooden decks clean — and comes with the more sophisticated “Northstar” GPS-style positioning tech. As part of the deal, Evolution CEO Paolo Pirjanian will become iRobot’s new CTO and the Mint and Mint Plus will be folded into the company’s stable of Roomba cleaners — with the deal expected to be fully approved by the fourth quarter of the year.
Filed under: Robots
iRobot buys rival Evolution Robotics for $74 million to expand hard-floor cleaning tech originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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