February 20th, 2013

SwiftKey 4 Adds Swype-Style Gesture Inputting To Android App, Plus New Languages, Tailored Typing & Simpler Corrections

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Keyboard software maker SwiftKey’s answer to Swype has now been added to the latest version of its software, SwiftKey 4, launching today on Google Play for Android smartphones and tablet users. The finger-gliding input method, which SwiftKey calls Flow, brings the software up to speed with rival keyboard software maker Swype, now owned by Nuance. → Read More

August 14th, 2012

MetaLab Relaunches A Sexy New Ballpark, Officially Becomes A “Design Capital” Investor

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You may not be familiar with MetaLab, but you’ve probably seen their work, as the Canadian design firm has designed for Google, Disney, TED, NBC, CBS and many more. Fluid, the company’s Tumblr theme, has become one of the most popular themes on the platform, for example.

The company initially started out doing web development and design consultancy, but, over time, has diversified into digital… → Read More

July 2nd, 2012

Amazon’s Flow App Brings Barcode Scanning & Augmented Reality To Android Users

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Amazon Flow, the barcode scanning/augmented reality app from Amazon subsidiary A9.com, has arrived on Android today, following its November 2011 iOS debut. To refresh your memory, the app lets shoppers scan things like CDs, DVDs, books, toys, video games, and more using their smartphone’s camera in order to display product details and pricing info.

Barcode scanning, however, is not unique to… → Read More

March 22nd, 2011

MetaLab Launches Flow, A Beautiful Tool For Task Management

You may not be familiar with MetaLab, but you’ve definitely come across their work: they designed sites for Qik, Sugar, Texts From Last Night, and the ubiquitous Tumblr theme ‘Fluid’, among other things. And today they’re launching a new app of their own: Flow a new simple tool for managing and delegating tasks.

The first thing you’ll notice is that the app is beautiful (and I don’t… → Read More