Foursquare now lets non-members use app

Hoping to lure in more users that will eventually create accounts, Foursquare has opened up its app for people without accounts. With the app splitting into two separate apps (Foursquare and Swarm), Foursquare now works more as a personalized recommendation app. Before users had to sign up to gain access to personalized content. Now, users can bypass that and just head straight to the content they need. Of course, you can add your preferences at any time by clicking on the item or category as well as link up to your social media accounts. It’s just a good thing that you don’t have to go through the sign up process at first. The app is available on Android and Windows Phone and it is currently rolling out to devices on iOS.

Source: TechCrunch

Google Helpouts app gets pulled from app stores

It seemed like a good idea in theory. Learn from experts via video chat (or in Google’s case through Hangouts) about everything from guitar lessons to cooking a new dish. But alas, it didn’t pick up. That’s why Google quietly pulled its Helpouts app from the Google Play Store and Apple iTunes App Store. Even within the apps you can’t access the content. If you have been using the service, your only recourse is through the web-based Helpouts.

Source: Android Headlines

iWork for iCloud Beta now available to non-Apple devices

iWork for iCloud Beta, which is Apple's web-based office suite, is currently available to users without an Apple device through iCloud Beta. This includes Pages, Numbers, and Keynote applications which can be accessed online on non-Apple devices for the first time. iWork applications allow files to be saved in various formats, including popular Microsoft document formats that are widely used today.

In order to avail of iWork for iCloud, users must visit beta.icloud.com and click the link below the sign-in area that allows users to create an account. Users create a login with any email address, on any modern browser, and can access the services online.

Source: AppleInsider

Headspace is a 'gym membership for the mind'

By Sonya Davidson

I've been half joking about wanting to get away and going to one of those retreats that forces you to completely unplug and just be silent for a few days. To just be one. Sounds a little too zen for some but a few of my friends have said "if you find someting I'll come with you." Well, that would defeat the purpose and it's only wishful thinking (they're super expensive) but I've been particularly paying attention to mindful of ways to bring some sense of awareness back into my daily life. Are you with me? We've been running on this hamster wheel of productivity for a very long time thanks to technology.

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