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Could Google Sync updates push Android users to iOS?
Google added three new features to its Google Sync solution Wednesday, all of which are specific to Apple iOS devices. The trio of changes will make it easier for users of the iPhone, iPod touch and...
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Sneak preview of Apple’s iCloud web apps
Apple released a preview version of its upcoming iCloud web apps late Monday afternoon, alongside new pricing info for iCloud storage space upgrades. The iCloud apps currently appear to be available to...
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10 tips for respectful — and effective — shared calendaring
Shared calendars, like shared documents, push our boundaries in the workplace. Shared calendars let other people see and touch our time in ways that have limited equivalents. Having a staff member,...
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TouchBase: A scheduling app that’s more helpful than Siri?
I’ve never been great at keeping tabs on scheduling, despite the plethora of options available on the iPhone and iPad. Siri has been a great help for setting appointments, but a new app called...
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BusyCal, what iCal for Lion should have been
Dissatisfied with Lion’s new iCal interface? So are many of those who upgraded to Lion. While some fixes exist, I’ve found BusyCal not only retains all the good features from iCal for Snow Leopard, but...
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Need a free day counter? Try D-Day for iOS
Calendar applications are great, but sometimes you need to track how many days until an upcoming event. Or in some cases, you might want to track how many consecutive days you’ve been doing something;...
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Sunrise dawns a new iOS smart calendar app from its daily email digest
When Sunrise debuted last year, it was somewhat of a throwback idea in our hyper-connected, location-aware, status-updating world: it was a static, daily snapshot of your day — meetings, appointments,...
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Want Tempo’s new calendar assistant? You’ll have to wait for its AI to catch up
SRI International’s new virtual assistant venture Tempo AI was hoping for a lot of interest in its new smart calendar app. But it never expected the huge demand it received when it launched last...
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Sunrise: a smart way to access Google Calendar on your iPhone (video)
Sunrise Calendar was released a few weeks ago, and I covered the launch then. But after using it for a few weeks I can say that it’s become a go-to app for me. And during that same time period, the...
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Personal assistant iOS app Donna puts your phone to work for you
Siri, meet Donna. Donna is the name of a new iOS app that blends location services, calendaring, reminders and push notifications to embody an actual personal assistant that keeps your schedule for...
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So what if Apple copies your app? Get to work, like Sunrise did
The Apple iOS app most badly in need of an upgrade was Calendar — and it’s getting one in iOS 7. And some of the coolest and most useful features in the new Calendar were, as I noted earlier, clearly...
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UpTo social networking app morphs into a modern calendar with a social twist
The default mobile calendar may seem like one of the most mundane apps on your phone, but there are dozens of startups aiming to help people better manage their work meetings, personal appointments and...
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Tempo AI starts putting the “smart” in its smart calendar
Six month after its launch in iTunes, Tempo AI has finally finished polishing off the core calendar functionality of its calendar app and is now ready to start building the contextual virtual assistant...
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Readdle launches new pro scheduling app, Calendars 5
Redesigning core phone apps is, well, difficult. Many companies flood the space to reinvent a feature native to a smartphone — promising a “better” interface and more efficient features, and a a lot of...
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Five useful tips for group communication in iOS 7
Most social media sites will allow you to communicate to a specific individual, an entire group of online friends that happen to use the service, or absolutely everyone in the world at the same time....
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Giveaway of the day: RSS-to-Speech
Today’s freebie over at Giveaway of the Day caught my eye, actually, it caught my ear. RSS-to-Speech is a Windows compatible standalone version of a Google gadget from Apexoft. The original gadget...
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Debunking 5 Business Myths about Second Life
Recently Forbes featured a widely-cited article (reg. req.) on marketing in Second Life that was so spectacularly incorrect, it inspired me to whip up this reference guide, as the errors there keep...
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Piper Jaffray- ultra-portable Mac “likely”
The discussion of an ultra-portable device from Cupertino just won’t fade and is now picking up some credible backing. Investment bank Piper Jaffray’s analysts are claiming that Apple will either...
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Organize Your Life With Jott
With this entry, Chris Poteet joins the WWD team as a contributing writer. Look for his posts every week. Welcome, Chris! -Ed Every once-in-a-while I find an application like Jott that truly...
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HBO’s Baffling Broadband Plan
HBO has announced that it is finally going to start offering its content online (in a somewhat meaningful way) through its new HBO on Broadband service. But the initiative seems so unnecessarily...
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