| Today's Top 3 Stories | | #1 | As New Services Track Habits, The E-Books Are Reading You
| | | Before the Internet, books were written — and published — blindly, hopefully. Sometimes they sold, usually they did not, but no one had a clue what readers did when they opened them up. Did they skip or skim? Slow down or speed up when the end was in sight? Linger over the sex scenes? (NYTimes)
Why This Is Important: Scribd is analyzing how its users read, to make a more appealing book that people will actually finish. |
| | #2 | Apple Wants Siri To Be Able To Search Your iPhone Photos
| | | The company's interests were revealed in a new patent application published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, discovered by AppleInsider. (AppleInsider)
Why This Is Important: The concept could automatically tag corresponding photos based on the time and location at which they were snapped, making it easier for users to sort their pictures and eliminate the need to individually tag each picture. |
| | #3 | How Visual Systems Can Improve Wearable Notifications
| | | Many brands are excited about the opportunity that wearable technology presents. As smartphones become more common among consumers, wearables represent the next frontier in engaging brand experiences for early adopters of technology. (Mashable)
Why This Is Important: Branded app notifications should reinforce wearers' brand associations through recognizable visual cues. Colors are much easier to recall than text labels. |
| | | |  | "For me, in terms of personal satisfaction, the mission's already accomplished … I already won. As soon as the journalists were able to work, everything that I had been trying to do was validated. Because, remember, I didn't want to change society. I wanted to give society a chance to determine if it should change itself," said Edward Snowden in an interview with the Post. | | | Blog Post of The Day | The Next Big Thing You Missed: A Mobile OS That Doesn't Care What Phone It's On By Marcus Wohlsen
Most people just use the operating system that comes with their smartphone. It's easier to simply take what you get from Apple or Nokia or Samsung. But Steve Kondik sees things differently.
About four years ago, Kondik started tinkering with an early version of Google's Android mobile operating system, a piece of open source software that's freely available to anyone. Eventually, he pieced together an alternate version of the Google OS, known as Cyanogen, and backed by a thriving community of software
hackers, this "mod" became one of the most popular ways of replacing and enhancing the OS that comes with your phone. More » |
| | | Upcoming Events |
| Was this copy of CE Newswire forwarded to you?
Start your own subscription by clicking here. | |  |  |
|  |
|
|
|
| TWICE Editorial Team
Stephen Smith, Editor In Chief
Phone: (917) 281-4754 | Email
Greg Tarr, Executive Editor
Phone: (917) 281-4760 | Email
John Laposky, Managing Editor
Phone: (917) 281-4736 | Email
Doug Olenick, Web Editor
Phone: (917) 281-6719 | Email
Joseph Palenchar, Senior Editor
Phone: (917) 281-4746 | Email
Alan Wolf, Senior Editor
Phone: (917) 281-4769 | Email
Lisa Johnston, Senior Editor
Phone: (917) 281-4733 | Email
|
| | |
