Google Search on mobile now prompts you to install iOS apps and surfaces content within them

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A little over a month ago, Google began suggesting users install Android apps right from its search results. Today, iOS users are getting a similar treatment. The App Indexing feature allows the search engine to pull content from Android apps directly into its results, and open up the link right in the relevant Android app. Should the user not have the app installed, they would be prompted to download it from the Play Store. Today’s update will allow iOS app makers to feature their software in mobile searches on Chrome for iOS or the Google App as well. Developing….






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Amazon’s custom e-reading font Bookerly has come to Kindle for iOS

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Google introduced its e-book typeface Literata last week, giving Google Play Books a well-needed spruce up. Now Amazon has dropped a similar gift on users of its Kindle iOS app. The company quietly introduced Bookerly, “a new Kindle exclusive font designed for reading on digital screens,” on Kindle Fire devices late last year and has been rolling it out across its hardware ever since. Bookerly replaces Caecilia as the Kindle app’s new default font. It’s a custom made serif typeface, which definitely looks better at first glance than its predecessor, a slab serif that’s more suited to headlines than serving as body text. Caecilia Bookerly…

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Any.do links up with Ginger Keyboard to streamline your note-taking needs

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Any.do, a note-taking and list-making app for mobile devices, has partnered with Ginger Keyboard to enable users of the latter to quickly make lists using the former. Announced today, the integration brings Any.do functionality directly within Ginger Keyboard’s Smart Bar, which lets you switch apps without closing the keyboard. As well as allowing users to take notes directly to Any.do, the integration also introduces the option to access your schedule (the daily planning feature) directly from the keyboard too. It’s not a revolutionary move, but anything that cuts down on the number of times users need to jump between different…

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Streaming Unicorns lets you live-stream your phone’s home screen

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First there was Meerkat, then Periscope and now we have Streaming Unicorns. Launching today, the project started off as an internal hack for the folks at Swedish startup Lookback. Unicorns, as it is affectionately known, is a Mac app that connects to your iPhone or iPad to let you stream your homescreen as you use it, or anything you want really. Similar to other streaming apps, you can share a link to your stream on Twitter or Facebook, but you are also given the URL to share privately if you prefer. Anyone watching your stream can communicate with you using text…

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SoundCloudify is a slick YouTube- and SoundCloud-powered music player for Chrome

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Google Chrome is both my productivity hub and the bane of my existence. I’d gladly switch to something else, but its support for useful extensions makes it an essential part of my workflow. Even in 2015, I fire up Winamp when I need some music to keep me going at work — I’m old-school like that. For new tracks, I usually head to YouTube or SoundCloud, but thanks to a new Chrome extension, I can tune in without launching a new tab. SoundCloudify lets you stream music from both those sources in a neat and clean interface. You can search YouTube…

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Wunderlist integrates with Slack so you can create to-dos while you chat

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Wunderlist announced today that it’s integrating team communication app Slack into its task management service, allowing users to create tasks while chatting with their colleagues. You’ll need to follow a few simple steps outlined on the Wunderlist blog to connect the two apps and choose a list for Slack to keep an eye on. Once you’ve done that, you can type /wunderlist add [task here] to add a new task. When you comment on or complete tasks, it’ll let everyone in your channel know. If you forget your Wunderlist commands, you can always look them up by typing /wunderlist help at…

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Microsoft’s App Studio now lets anyone make a universal Windows 10 app

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Microsoft today announced an update for its Windows App Studio platform that allows anyone to create basic apps: it now works with Windows 10. The app’s UI has been revamped to match Windows 10’s aesthetic, and it now supports the Universal App Platform Microsoft has touted for its new operating system. That means the apps will work across phones and desktops alike – responsive design allows them to change their look to best suit the respective hardware. App Studio can still create Windows 8.1 apps too. Demo of how universal apps can resize Some other updates include: App Studio no…

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Rename your Mac screenshots into something useful with Tiny for Mac

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If you’re like me, you take a lot of screenshots on your Mac as you work throughout the day. Taking screenshots is as easy as Cmd+Shift+4 and click and drag. But when you take these screenshots, the file name is simply something like “Screen Shot 2015-05-25 at 9.29.43 AM.”  In other words, the name doesn’t really help you figure out exactly what you took a screenshot of. Sure, you can always see what it is in a Finder window with Cover Flow view on, but that still doesn’t change the name. With Tiny for Mac (listed today on Product Hunt), you can…

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Holvi’s online-first bank service is now open to users in Finland with more countries to follow

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Holvi’s online banking service for “makers and doers” is opening up its service for users in Finland to sign up without an invitation. The company’s banking service makes it easy for businesses, sole traders and others to quickly set up an online store, send out invoices and receive money in a single place. Holvi also gave a sneak peek at its upcoming business debit card on its blog today. The card is issued under the Mastercard brand, meaning it’ll work anywhere a traditional card does, as well as online. You’ll instantly get notifications for purchases made with your card on your phone and…

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