Inbox for Gmail lets you more finely calibrate the snooze timer

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Sometimes it’s the little things that count. And this time Inbox for Gmail has made snoozing messages a bit more useful for specific time-sensitive email. As noted in today’s Gmail blog post, when you snooze an email that has dates and times, such as package tracking or event confirmations, you get a one-tap option to snooze to exactly the right time — such as the morning your package will arrive the day of a concert. Then, the email will appear at the top of your inbox when it’s most critical for you to see it. It differs from the regular menu by…

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Microsoft-acquired Wunderlist updates with more time-savers

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Wunderlist, the to-do list app recently acquired by Microsoft, released a couple of new features today via blog post to help its users take more shortcuts, as well as a snazzy update of its Android widget. The most interesting feature in the update is Smart Due Dates, which recognizes natural words like “tomorrow,” “next week” or “every two months” to automatically fill in the due dates of the task without extra finagling. The feature is already integrated in the iPhone’s Quick Add feature, and is also coming to Web, Windows 7 and Wunderlist for Chrome. The update also introduces a Duplicate List,…

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Breaking News app now has alerts for emerging stories

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In our fast-moving world, breaking news is often important. It’s also sometimes nonsense. To cut through the fog, the Breaking News app will now send alerts for emerging news, and allow you to subscribe to the topic for further updates on iOS. The company says it will use a combination of eyewitness accounts and the experience of editors to track what could balloon into a larger storyline. You won’t be inundated with nonsense, either; Breaking News says it will only feed 1-3 breaking news items per day, and users will likely see it there first. Emerging stories shouldn’t be confused with trending…

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People sent $1.6B over Venmo in Q2 2015 – more than double this time last year

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I haven’t written more than a single check in the past year, and it’s because of Venmo. It has become my go-to for everything that requires me exchanging money with someone, from settling up with friends after brunch to sending my roommate my portion of this month’s utility bill. As it turns out, I’m not alone. In eBay’s Q2 earnings, the company dropped an interesting nugget of information: In the past three months, People have sent $1.6 billion dollars using the service — an increase of 247 percent year over year. Venmo has exploded over the past year, and its mobile…

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5 roadblocks to creating awesome apps

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Counting Crows sang: “It’s 4:30am on a Tuesday, it doesn’t get much worse than this…” Programmers know that feeling all too well. They’ve all been there and done that. After drinking dozens of cups of coffee, looking all blurry eyed after being up all night fixing bugs, checking and adding just one more feature. It’s the feeling of: There, it’s uploading. The problem is solved and that’s it! But wait a minute, the compiler is stuck. Did everyone input their code yet? What’s “messed up” this time? Where are the testers now? The tester finally enters. “Did you call me?”…

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Uber just threw some serious shade at NYC Mayor de Blasio for attempting to cap its growth

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When New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced plans to limit to number of Uber drivers on the road to ease the city’s congestion problem, Uber did not take the news lightly. In today’s update, if you’re looking for a cab in New York, you’ll be met with an option for “de Blasio,” in which no cars are available nearby, or a long wait time is quoted. Yesterday, Uber also released local commercials slamming the Mayor’s office for limiting the community’s right to employment. The TV spot features Uber drivers giving testimonials about how working for the on-demand car…

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Pac-Man, Donkey Kong and more are coming to your SwiftKey keyboard

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To celebrate Sony Pictures’ new movie – Pixels – SwiftKey has revealed five new themes inspired by the retro gaming characters from the movie. The themes are free to download for all Android users from today and feature old school favourites like Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, Q8bert, Centipede and Space Invader. Unfortunately, SwiftKey hasn’t made these available on iOS. You can download them individually or as a pack. ➤ SwiftKey [Android | iOS] Read next: Memoji Keyboard lets you send emojis of yourself








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Meet Index: The first tech news source you’re going to read every day

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Technology touches every market. Startups pop up in every corner of the world, and tech journalism is on of the most competitive sectors in the media. Simply put: Tech is hot. And there is so much going on that it’s hard to keep track of everything that happens. Back in the day, reading tech blogs daily made you an expert. Now, the volume of news and articles is so great that even a speed reader couldn’t scan, let alone comprehend it all. Enter our newest product Index.co. It uses algorithms and natural language processing to analyse content from hundreds of top sources (including NY Times, TechCrunch, The…

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Restaurant-booking app Reserve now lets you automatically split the bill among friends

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Restaurant-booking app Reserve today announced a useful new feature: Now you can automatically split the bill with your party without having to fuss with, ugh, math. It’s similar to what other on-demand apps like Uber have done with splitting the tab amongst your friends. Since Reserve already has your credit card information, the charge automatically applies as soon as you’re done with the meal. After you book a restaurant table through Reserve, you’ll have the option of selecting friends with whom to divide the bill. Your friends will then have to accept to pay in order for the split to take effect.…

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