App Annie report: Google Play’s downloads top the App Store as Apple retains revenue lead

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While the Google Play store crushed Apple’s App Store in worldwide downloads in the second quarter of 2015, Apple continued to top Google Play in revenues, according to App Annie‘s quarterly Market Index for Q2 2015.  Moreover, Taiwan’s impressive performance was derived almost entirely from the Games category, while video streaming apps in China saw huge revenue growth this quarter. This data and more is featured in a blog post compiled from App Annie Intelligence, the app store analytics service. Google Play vs. App Store Google Play’s worldwide downloads in the second quarter of 2015 were approximately 85 percent higher than on Apple’s App Store,…

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Pushbullet now keeps texts sent from your computer in sync with your Android phone

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Pushbullet for Android has been updated today to better develop the messaging side of the app as the company continues its push to transform the file-sending tool into more of an all-encompassing messenger. While you’ve been able to relay individual SMS messages via a PC for a while now, the new version aims to deliver more of a full conversation experience, rather than a simple ‘quick reply.’ So, now when you’re sat at your PC, you can reply to messages from your computer and they’re kept in sync on your phone. This wasn’t the case previously; they didn’t show up in…

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Smartsheet partners with cloud companies to launch QuickStart Bundle for Office 365

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Smartsheet has teamed up with several other cloud vendors to launch QuickStart Bundle for Office 365. This brings together Smartsheet, Insightly, Xero, Skykick and BetterCloud in an effort to demystify cloud services for business users. Unveiled at Microsoft’s World Partner Conference in Orlando, this suite of cloud-friendly apps supports Microsoft’s efforts to accelerate discovery and use of cloud apps. For businesses, the bundle is designed to offer a clear path for transitioning processes and workflows to the cloud using software that is guaranteed to work well with Office 365. Used by more than 65,000 companies in 170 countries, Smartsheet promises customers a seamless experience…

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Gett adds support for accessibility features to help the visually impaired grab a cab

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Gett, a taxi-hailing app available in the US, UK, Russia and Israel, has today updated its Android and iOS apps to make it easier for people who are blind, or have other severe visual impairment problems, to book a car. While Android and iOS both have accessibility features baked-in, it’s up to developers to add support for them in their own apps. When enabled, they provide an audio description of where you’re pressing on the screen and which features you’re interacting with. It’s a decision that Gett didn’t really come to on its own – the company was approached by…

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This app makes checking Instagram on iOS a lot easier

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If you’re the type of person who checks their Instagram feed multiple times throughout the day, then Feeday is for you. Feeday is an iOS widget that gives you an instant overview of the latest posts without having to open the app. It’s free for iPhone and iPad and an Apple Watch version is being developed as well. On iPhone and iPad, it sits in the notification center and gives you the option of a grid of three, six or nine tiles. The catch is that you’ll need to stump up for a $0.99 in-app purchase to opt for the…

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Convergely, a suite of productivity tools for Slack, launches into public beta

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Koombea, a Web and mobile development company specializing in Slack integration, has launched a public beta of Convergely, a suite of productivity tools designed to enhance Slack.com, the team communication app. Convergely gives Slack a range of new functions including time-zone responsive message scheduling, an auto-responder system, the ability to annotate and send images, task assignment and a group polling feature. Users can get started with Convergely by integrating the app to their Slack accounts. “Integrations are so important overall for Slack that they’re the biggest differentiator between the free and the paid tier,” said Jonathan Tarud, Koombea CEO. “There are things people are really…

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Here’s a neat one stop shop for creating animated text GIFs

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Want to get your meme on with a slab of text? (I cannot believe I wrote that, may the gods of my ancestors forgive me.) Here’s a cool new option: Slate, which is racing up Product Hunt’s rankings today and got the seal of approval from Product Hunt godfather Ryan Hoover, is a single page that lets you create animated text GIFs and save them to Imgur. You can tweak the text, the speed it cycles through, the font and colors, as well as throw in emoji if that appeals to you. Once you’re done, you get an Imgur link as well being able…

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Mattermark now lets you track company news from your iPhone or iPad

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Keeping up with companies can be laborious, but Mattermark hopes to solve our woes with its new iOS app. Now, you can get real-time info on a company any time you like. Mattermark for iOS lets you track the same info you can with its desktop app, with funding, employee count and general news at the forefront. The app takes advantage of iOS’ share sheet, so you can relay info to friends or colleagues. The information is grabbed via “machine learning, web crawlers, primary sources, and natural language processing” from millions of news articles and websites. An in-house team verifies…

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Pixelmator put its desktop photo repair algorithm into its iOS app

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As iOS photo editing tools go, Pixelmator is one of the best around. It just got better, too: a new “Dynamic Touch” feature lets you use your finger like a brush, and the repair algorithm from the Pixelmator Mac app is now on mobile. Dynamic Touch makes photo editing a bit more intuitive, letting you use the tip of your finger for finer edits and the pad of your screen-touching digit for broader strokes. It’s a lot like Apple’s new Force Touch feature, and Pixelmator made it standard for all iOS retouching tools. The repair algorithm, which Pixelmator spent over six…

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