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After eBay finally straightened out its logo and became ebay (it’ll always be camel-cased in our hearts) it seemed only logical that the site itself would get a long overdue facelift too. At a press event today in NYC the tenacious dot-com holdover unveiled the most dramatic redesign of its long and storied existence. The look has been compared, repeatedly in the media, to Pinterest with its endless, uneven grid of product boxes and curated feed of auctions. The design is cleaner, with less text and better suited to scale for mobile and the upcoming onslaught of touchscreens. You can also like auctions on Facebook, which it hopes will drive more traffic to the site. The company quietly launched eBay Lifestyle Deals as well, a local coupon service in the vein of Groupon and Google Offers. Right now the deals are only available in a few major cities, including Washington DC, San Francisco and LA. SF is also the beneficiary of eBay Now, the same-day delivery service that entered beta testing in early August. There isn’t an immediate expansion to accompany the end of the trial, but more cities should be added soon. If you’re not seeing the new design yet, look for the “Feeds” option on the home page to switch over now.

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eBay unveils redesign, deals site and launches same-day delivery originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If Pandora for Android is your go-to service for music streaming while you’re out and about, you’re in for a bit of a treat. The internet radio outfit has updated it’s app for the Google OS with a number of enhancements that should make spinning those Music Genome Project selections even more satisfying. First, a redesigned UI and navigation takes some cues from the Android design standards in order to liven up the aesthetics. A retooled song history allows users to review, rate and bookmark their previously played tracks for future reference. When a particular artist is playing, album art can now be minimized to reveal bio information, song lyrics and Pandora’s regular similar artist / track recommendations. If you’re jonesin’ to grab the new look for yourself, hit the source link below to update.

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Pandora Android app update: new UI, song history and song lyrics for impromptu cubicle concerts originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Launching alongside the monochrome hues of Digg’s site redesign, its iOS app has been given a similarly-colored treatment. The update is available to download now and adds several mobile-centric features, including offline reading. Under new ownership, Digg’s renovated app plays nice with both Facebook and Twitter, while a new ‘Paperboy’ feature will detect when you’re at home (once calibrated) and help ensure you never leave the front door with old news. However, you’ll have to be willing to hook up your Facebook account to bookmark and share between your phone and the standalone homepage. There’s also no sign of a corresponding Android version just yet, but you can take the iOS app (and the refreshed site) for a spin at the sources below.

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Redesigned Digg iOS app downloads stories before you leave the house originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Aug 2012 08:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Much like its desktop counterpart, Rdio’s Android app is constantly being tweaked — adjusting its style, adding features and generally doing the whole mobile update dance. Among a slew of standard bug fixes, the streaming music service’s latest app update promises playlist editing improvements, including the ability to jump directly from a song in a playlist to its parent album, clickable activity stream URLs and more complete search results. The update boasts some user interface improvements as well, placing new releases in a grid view. Ready to upgrade? Hit up the Google Play at the source link below.

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Rdio Android app updated with playlist and search improvements, puts new releases in grid view originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 Jul 2012 08:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Finally get settled into the last Rdio redesign from just a few months ago? Well, we’re afraid you’ve got a bit more adjusting to do. The streaming music service has now rolled out another sweeping visual overhaul of its website and desktop apps — one that ditches the former iTunes-like appearance for a far more minimalist look, although all of the key elements remain in the same places as before. Naturally, that brings with it yet another software update for the desktop apps, although there’s no word on any changes for its mobile apps just yet.

Rdio goes minimalist, tries another redesign on for size originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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