Tuesday
Feb112014

Yelp to debut new website design

Following reports that Yelp will partner with Yahoo!, the business review site decided it was time to debut a new look for the site. According to Yelp’s blog, the new look is aimed at promoting photos of businesses and placing these “front and center.” Once the new look goes live, you will be greeted by six large images instead of the small thumbnails you used to see.

The user review now also emphasizes best menu items, prices, and other essential information. Font size for user reviews’ column has been made easier to read with the column reduced in width. There are also bigger pictures for the review column placed in-line and underneath the text.

Tuesday
Feb112014

Livescribe introduces Outline as first SDK partner for Livescribe 3 smartpen

Livescribe is introducing Outline and Outline+ the first SDK partner app that will work with the Livescribe 3 smartpen. If you recall, the smartpen is designed to transfer your handwritten notes instantly into digital form on your mobile devices through the Livescribe+ application for iOS. Outline will be the first third-party developer to utilize the hardware. Outline works with Microsoft OneNote and the Outline for Mac app, while Outline+ works with Microsoft OneDrive and SharePoint Server as well as Dropbox and Box. According to Livescribe, they are welcoming other developers to apply for SDK access.

Source: The Next Web

Tuesday
Feb112014

Google unveils Admin App for iOS

If you’ve been looking for a way to manage Google Apps for Business on your iOS device, now you can with the new Admin application. This new enterprise app will require you to enable API access for the account before you can use it though. Android already has the app since last year and you can download that here.

Source: Lifehacker

Tuesday
Feb112014

Windows Phone 8.1 leak shows updated messaging and storage functions

Looks like the Windows 8.1 update is going to be bigger than expected. A Reddit user has revealed certain features derived from their SDK. What's coming? A Siri-like digital assistant named Cortana, a souped up Action Center for notifications, possibly the ability to install apps on SD cards and improved system-wide SMS handling. Looks like Windows Phone 8.1 will be getting better, I wonder if there will be new hardware to showcase the new features.

Source: Engadget