Google Web Designer launches in beta, available now as a free download

Back in June, Google’s advertising arm put up a blog post, letting us know it was about to release an HTML5 development tool, called Google Web Designer. Well, it’s just arrived today, per a post on Google’s own G+ account, and it’s available in beta as a free download.

via Pocket http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/30/google-web-designer-launches-in-beta-available-now-for-free/

Dropbox update adds screenshot sharing and one-click import for iPhoto libraries

Dropbox will now upload any and all screenshots you take on PC or Mac to the cloud for immediate sharing. It’s an extremely simple but long-awaited feature that, in lieu of official support, has largely been handled by third-party apps like puush — until today.

via Pocket http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/30/4787762/dropbox-adds-screenshot-sharing-and-iphoto-import

Google Analytics for Android redesigned with side navigation, specialized reporting, and an overview screen

Google today released a new version of Google Analytics for Android, featuring a new design, enhanced the functionality, and more reporting tools. You can download the new version from Google Play.

via Pocket http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/09/30/google-analytics-for-android-redesigned-with-side-navigation-specialized-reporting-and-an-overview-screen/

Facebook Graph Search gets more useful with comments and statuses

Facebook is about to make Graph Search a lot more powerful. Though the service has been able to query fixtures of your social graph — including likes, personal details, and photos — until now it hasn’t been able to index what you or your friends wrote in comments or status update.

via Pocket http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/30/4787268/facebook-graph-search-adds-comments-status-update-posts

Djokovic on playing doubles with Wawrinka in Beijing: I miss it

Novak Djokovic has decided to play doubles in Beijing with his friend Stanislas Wawrinka. The world No. 1 rarely plays doubles and has only played one doubles match this season, a loss in Dubai when he partnered his younger brother, Marko. Djokovic and Wawrinka will face the No.

via Pocket http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2013/09/djokovic-playing-doubles-wawrinka-beijing-i-miss-it/49318/

Facebook expands Graph Search to let you search status updates

Facebook Graph Search, the social network’s natural language search engine, is maturing in a way that will help it live up to its original promise of freeing all past and present content from the confines of News Feed.

via Pocket http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57605303-93/facebook-expands-graph-search-to-let-you-search-status-updates/

Windows Phone crossing double digit market share in parts of Europe

Kantar’s numbers have always been relatively kind to Windows Phone. Well, at least as kind as any numbers can be, we suppose. That trend continues with the recent report that Microsoft’s smartphone platform has crossed the double digit mark in market share in parts of Europe.

via Pocket http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/30/windows-phone-market-share-europe/

Yahoo beefs up account security by launching temporary passwords for its Android and iOS apps

Yahoo today announced yet another layer of security for its users: app passwords for Android and iOS. The new feature means you can control who has access to your apps even when your mobile device is lost or stolen.

via Pocket http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/09/30/yahoo-beefs-up-account-security-by-launching-temporary-passwords-for-its-android-and-ios-apps/

Microsoft hunts for a new CEO as the Steve Ballmer era winds down

Microsoft is in one of the most challenging periods in its 38-year history, and Steve Ballmer — its CEO for the last 13 years — is on his way out. In August, Ballmer announced that he’ll retire just as soon as the company finds his successor.

via Pocket http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/30/4787734/steve-ballmer-steps-down-microsoft-search-for-new-ceo