Todoist gets a new logo and updated Web and Mac interface

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Popular productivity app Todoist is getting a new, cleaner logo as part of major rebranding strategy. As one of the most popular productivity apps around, the company says the old logo no longer resonated with its team and goals. Hence the new logo, which immediately looks more productivity-oriented – there are check marks, after all. The new logo will start showing up today across all of Todoist’s platforms, as well as on its blog and webpages. As part of the update, Todoist’s Web and Mac apps are getting a simpler look inspired by the company’s recent Material Design overhaul on…

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48,000 word iOS 9 reviews? Tech journalism has lost its mind

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iOS 9 is out today. Here’s our review. Its 3,093 words that tell you what you need to know and why. Here’s MacStories’ review, it’s… 48,000 words long. Yes, MacStories is excellent, but does it need nearly 50,000 words to talk about a software update? The answer is ‘no.’ There is no sane answer other than ‘no.’ The U.S. Constitution weighs in at 4,543 words. Magna Carta got the job done with 500. The 10 commandments tapped out at 297. This piece (including this line, the number that follows and the headline)? 105.








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Can you design a cool and responsive website in under 10 minutes? Weld thinks so

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I made a website just after I woke up this morning. I used Weld.io, a new service that aims to make designing websites easy and fun. It succeeds in both of those objectives, even if what you produce may end up a little rudimentary. A snapshot of the site @brokenbottleboy built with Weld.io Like other options such as Squarespace and The Grid, Weld allows you to apply simple elements to a page to build your site and even lets you to toggle between mobile and desktop views. It’s not perfect and it takes a little time to get to grips with…

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Flip2Mail delivers Flipboard magazines to your inbox

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Flipboard offers an excellent service for finding stories you’re interested in from around the Web, and its magazine feature presents curated content beautifully. Of course, it’s all too easy to subscribe to too many magazines and lose track of what you actually want to read. Flip2Mail solves that by turning magazines into email newsletters and beaming them straight to your inbox. Visit Flip2Mail, key in the magazine’s name or URL and enter your email address, and you’re all set. The service will send you magazines with previews of their contents and a link to view them in full. Flip2Mail sends you Flipboard magazines…

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Khan Academy is bringing its library of lessons to Android

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Learning resource Khan Academy has released its Android app in beta today, allowing users to watch tutorials on a range of subjects including math, science, art history and programming. The nonprofit has created over 5,000 videos to date, and now they’re all available through the app’s simple interface. The app lets you watch videos with full transcripts (left); You can save lessons to watch later or download them (right) While you can watch Khan Academy videos on YouTube, the app lets you view transcripts, add clips to a list to watch later or download, and track your progress as you…

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This cool tool lets you find out which ‘secret’ hotel you’re booking at a discount

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The great thing about last minute hotel booking sites and discount platforms like Lastminute, Hotwire and Expedia is that you can get rock-bottom prices for hotels with good reputations. The only problem is that you have to leave the booking somewhat to fate — great deals often require that you book with “unpublished” or “secret” hotels that you won’t know until you book it. If you’re iffy on booking a mystery hotel but can’t say no to the price, Whatthehotel promises to offer you the ability to peek at what you’re getting before you book. The tool, which is currently in beta,…

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Dining concierge Reserve now has Messenger-like ‘Conversation View’

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Restaurant-booking app Reserve today announced a new feature that will natively display your conversations with its concierge team on the app. Previously, when you made book requests on Reserve, you would get updates via SMS or booking confirmation notifications. Now, if you have specific requests, changes or simply want recommendations, you can chat with the concierge team and restaurant partners within the app. The tool is similar to Facebook Messenger Business, which allows users to talk to companies about their products, prices, availability, and eventually make purchases or track shipment. Reserve is hoping that with Conversation View, users will better see notifications and respond promptly,…

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You can now pay Snapchat to replay snaps that have disappeared

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Snapchat, the ephemeral app that’s super hip with the teens these days, has released a new update to its iOS and Android apps that will put a little more money in the company’s pocket. The company announced the details in a blog post. First, the company has introduced Lenses, specifically designed to help bring a little bit more pizazz to the seemingly endless parade of Snapchat selfies. Users can access Lenses when they flip to the front camera and press their face on the screen. They can be tried before the snap is taken, interchangeable like filters in Instagram. Additionally, the…

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Skype just made GIFs better by adding credits

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Skype’s latest feature, called Mojis, is a new option that allows you to send quick clips of popular movies and TV shows to friends… with a twist. The new Mojis will immediately make you think of GIFs — they basically serve the same purpose — but they’re really very short videos created exclusively for the service from popular content. A new option that appears in the emoticon menu within Skype that allows you to send Moji to friends. Right now it’s broken up into categories for individual TV shows and movies — during a demo I saw Top Gear, Kermit…

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