iTunes on OS X adds Notification Center widget

Apple is finally taking advantage of its Notification Center for its own software. A new update for iTunes 12.1 now adds support for the Notification Center. It has a widget that will let you control your music right from the system-wide panel. Aside from being able to control your tunes, you can also purchase songs from iTunes Radio right in the widget. The update should be rolling out to you as we speak.

Source: Ubergizmo

Google Now adds third-party app support for Android

The Google Now cards are quiet handy for pulling up contextual notifications. But it has always been limited to Google services—until today that is. Now, they’ve added support for 40 third-party apps on Android, including Ford, Pandora, Lyft, Airbnb, Duolingo, and others. If you want to take advantage of this feature, you would have to have both the Google app and the third-party app installed. The update is said to be coming over the next few weeks so keep your eyes peeled for them. Google hasn’t said though if this’ll be done for iOS, too.

Source: Mashable

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Find notes with hashtags on Letterspace

Find notes with hashtags on Letterspace

There are a lot of note-taking apps but can yours do searches with hashtags? Letterspace, a note-taking app for Mac and iOS, lets you organize your notes by placing hashtags inside your notes. This will make it easier to search for them at a later date. You can also @mention people so names will be searchable in the future. It is a simple yet probably easier way than the usual tagging system other apps have. Your notes also sync to iCloud so everything will be up-to-date on all devices. It might seem silly to place hashtags in notes though but you do them everywhere else so what’s one more app to do them on?

Source: The Next Web