Posts by Nick Papple
What You Need to Know Today: April 30
Good evening, Early Risers! Tech New iPhone app wants to help you reach “inbox zero.” Zero is the new iPhone app released today promising to speed up email processing by 30%. Big claims, but the app looks like it can deliver. Zero turns your inbox into a scrolling feed, summarizing the email content…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know Today: April 29
Good evening, Early Risers! Tech Microsoft is making some big announcements. Microsoft’s BUILD conference kicked off this morning at San Francisco’s Moscone Center. Here’s a list of items to watch out for over the next three days: Windows 10 unveiled, Universal Apps, more Thumb-Friendly designed apps, Lumia update, HoloLens. First Derm solves real, embarrassing,…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know Today: April 28
Good evening, Early Risers! Tech Facebook Messenger now has video chat. Today Messenger launched VOIP video chat. Basically, FaceTime but for iOS and Android. Check out this short video demonstrating how it works. Career Free pass to go shopping from Google Ventures. Designing a website? First, put yourself in your customer’s shoes. What steps…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know Today: April 27
Good evening, Early Risers! Tech “It’s not your job to figure out why an Apple watch might be useful” In a recent blog post, bestselling author Cal Newport explained how backwards our society has become with respect to new technology. “In any other market, a product without a clear use case [apple watch] would…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know Today: April 24
Good evening, Early Risers! Tech Fun way to stay focused and be present. The next time you feel the urge to check your smartphone, remember you will be killing a tree. Ugh…what? A new productivity app called Forest App puts a new spin on chunking your time. When you start the app, a seed gets…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know Today: April 23
Good evening, Early Risers! Tech Facebook introduces a social calling app ‘Hello’. The app is only for Android phone users (iOS doesn’t give apps the necessary phone permissions). How is ‘Hello’ different than the Android dialer? ‘Hello’ syncs all your contacts from Facebook to your phone so you can call Facebook friends too. If…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know Today: April 22
Good evening, Early Risers! Tech Facebook News Feed updates you’ll actually like. Facebook just announced they will be making some improvements to the News Feed feature. Here’s what you can expect: more stories about friends you care about. Less updates on friends liking other friends posts and comments. Multiple posts from the same source…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know Today: April 21
Good evening, Early Risers! Tech Bypass the cloud and instantly share files between all your devices. Instashare is a better AirDrop for your mobile and desktop. Once you have the app downloaded you simply drag’n’drop any file to share it. Since files are transferred only between your devices – no copies are made in…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know Today: April 20
Good evening, Early Risers! Tech Google’s mobile update will crush small businesses tomorrow. Already being called ‘mobilegeddon’ Tuesday, April 21, Google will update its search algorithm to favor mobile-friendly websites. “… a lot of small businesses are going to be really surprised that the number of visitors to their websites has dropped significantly. This is…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know Today: April 17
Good evening, Early Risers! Tech The single-person social network. Instead of racking up 500+ of his closest friends on Facebook and Instagram, Vlad Savov has taken the solo approach to social networking and uses the apps mainly for features most of us take for granted. Vlad uses popular social networking apps like Facebook, Twitter…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know Today: April 16
Good evening, Early Risers! Tech You can now Google your phone. It was business as usual at Google yesterday when the search company announced that Android phone users can now Google where their phone is. If you’ve misplaced your phone Google will do what it does best and help you search for it. Type…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know Today: April 15
Good evening, Early Risers! Tech Uber alternative launches today in London. Unlike Uber, Maaxi has the support of Transport for London and the city’s black cab drivers, says Business Insider. Maaxi is a carpooling app that lets users in London order a black cab ride, which is then shared with others traveling on a…
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