Airconsole beat Apple to making great multiplayer mobile games

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There are plenty of phone cases that turn your smartphone into a game controller, but how about an app that lets you play games in your computer’s Web browser? Airconsole is a website that syncs your smartphone as a controller for the collection of Web games it offers. All you need to do to turn your phone into a controller for your browser is load the site, type in a code and your phone is paired. It just works! It gets really cool when you start playing multiplayer games — all of the games on Airconsole’s site support multiple phones (up to…

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DocStoc is shuttering its document sharing platform

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Financial software maker Intuit is closing down Docstoc, the document sharing platform it acquired in 2013. According to VentureBeat, the death of Docstoc is a result of Intuit’s decision “to discontinue these products.” The site is urging users to export their files before December 1. However, the team said it plans to continue to support existing customers, but won’t allow new registrations. In its lifetime, Docstoc faced competition from services like Scribd and LinkedIn’s Slideshare. In addition to hosting users’ private files, it also made resources like business plan templates, sample lease agreements and sponsorship proposals available to the public.…

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Mozilla begins testing Firefox for iOS in New Zealand

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Mozilla has begun rolling out the first public preview of its Firefox browser for iOS, starting with users in New Zealand. We first heard about the new browser version last December; in May, Mozilla began accepting requests for its beta program. It’s now ready for people to start trying Firefox and sharing feedback. Firefox for iOS features intelligent search (left) and visual tabs (right) The organization wants to hear from users about three key features: intelligent search, which provides suggested search results; Firefox Accounts, which allows you to sync your browser history, passwords and tabs from your desktop to your…

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Addictive app Byte turns your iPhone into stupid, creative fun

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If there’s anyone at TNW who is really into what the hip kids are looking at, it’s Owen Williams. My Amsterdam-based colleague slipped a URL of an app launching today, Byte, into our Slack channel and left it there for me to find. What I didn’t expect was spending an ungodly long time staring at GIFs, carefully using emoji to create a piece of looping MIDI music, and choosing the right shade of pink to fill my phone screen up with as much garbage as possible. If I were to put it succinctly, Byte is what would happen if Blingee…

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As on-demand drivers become scarce, Uber holds all the cards

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From where I am right now, in a southward neighborhood of San Francisco, I can order practically anything from my phone to be delivered to my house at nearly any time of day. Groceries? Absolutely. Ramen? Sure. Laundry Service? Why not. Postal Service? Yes. Flowers? Within the hour. Booze? Glad you asked. But all of these companies need someone to physically come to my house, either with goods in hand or able to pick up and deliver what I need to get done. That requires someone with free time and a car. It’s a resource that, especially in this city, has become…

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TwoDots will bring new levels every week with Treasure Hunt, an in-game competition event

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If you don’t think addictive mobile puzzle TwoDots updates with new levels fast enough, things are about to change. We’ve got an exclusive look inside Treasure Hunt, the game’s newest feature that aims to push new levels to users every seven days. Treasure Hunt is a weekly event that features a mini-map on the side. You can race to finish the seven special levels and receive a special badge if you are the first person globally to beat the event. But even if you aren’t first, you’ll get an in-game postcard as consolation prize (similar to the postcards received at the end of…

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Google’s new Street View app lets you upload your own 360-images

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Google’s mobile Street View app is getting a big update on iOS and Android today: you can now contribute your own 360-degree photos to Google Maps. It works with any cellphone using Google’s photo sphere stitching technology, but the app also now supports dedicated 360-degree cameras, like Ricoh’s Theta S camera, announced earlier today. Meanwhile, a new ‘Explore’ section lets you see explore both official content from Google, as well as images contributed by the public. Aside from the fun of uploading your own content for the world to see, the new functionality helps Google flesh out its Street View content without…

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Skype overhauled on iOS and Android with better navigation, search and swipe gestures

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Microsoft has rolled out an update to Skype for iOS devices today that promises simpler in-app navigation and more effective search, which now allows you to quickly look up friends, groups, specific conversations or contacts from the new ‘recents’ tab. Alongside this, there’s a refreshed UI and support for better multi-tasking, so it should be easier to chop and change between a call and chat screen, for example. This is particularly handy if you’re trying to share links or locations while out and about. As part of the navigation changes, you can now just swipe on a contact to make…

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Base for iOS gives your photos the retro treatment

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Instagram kicked off the trend for vintage-style mobile photography back in 2010 and since then photo filter apps have been a pretty big business. While filtered photos seemed to solely belong on Instagram for a time, now there are plenty of people who want to enjoy the retro-style photography without the social media aspect. Base – Film Stock Camera (aka Base) for iOS is one of the most recent examples of how that can be done. It’s a simple alternative for your phone’s native camera that specializes in retro imagery. At $0.99, it’s one of the few paid editing apps I have downloaded, but…

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