Pretend your Android phone runs Windows Phone 7 with Launcher 7

If you’re an Android user who finds yourself pining for Windows Phone 7’s rather gorgeous UI – but not quite enough to actually make the switch full-time – here’s the app for you. Launcher 7is quite simply a launcher that replaces your standard homescreen with the sleek, tiled look of Windows Phone 7, but it does it with surprising accuracy. While it won’t give you the same attractive widgets that have won praise for Microsoft’s OS, it does allow you to add any Android widgets installed on your phone into their own tiles....

2 min · 345 words · Brenda Austin

Prevue allows concept sharing between designers and clients

Concept sharing between designers and clients is a big part of web design, but often the processes for sharing — such as sending a bunch of attachments in an email — are just too clunky. That’s wherePrevuecomes in. It’s sort of like a less public Dribble orForrstthat’s aimed at helping you share your portfolio and project concepts with your clients. Prevue is invite-only, but fortunately developer Pete Usborne has provided The Next Web readers with a sign-up link:...

2 min · 401 words · Casey Ramos

Prezi Hits 5 Million Users

Interactive cloud-based presentation servicePrezihas announce it just passed five million registered users. The impressive milestone has been reached in 2 years,according to a post on the company’s blog. To mark the occasion, the company developed the Prezi (of course) below which shows its progress highlighting its most significant moments along the way. Prezi Zooms to 5 Million UsersonPrezi The company has a pretty unique background. The concept was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 2007 when architect and artist Adam Somlai-Fischer, who had long tinkered with zooming presentions, built the prototype Prezi product on the advice of Budapest University of Technology professor Peter Halacsy....

2 min · 231 words · Matthew Rose

Price comparison service scoops top accolade in Singapore

A Singapore-based price comparison service has scooped the top prize in theAsia Top 50 Apps competition. Comparative pricing service Lobangclubwas selected as the most valuable app by a judging panel for the awards that were sponsored by Singaporean operator Singtel. The app fills a common problem for shoppers that seek to compare prices while shopping by enabling users to search store listings and availability whilst on the go. Lobangclub (slang for deal in Singapore) identifies products by scanning their barcode, then compares the listed price of the product across retailers within its system....

3 min · 499 words · Sharon Harris

Pricing leak indicates iPad 2 WiFi+3G launching on Chinese Apple Store soon

Prices for iPad 2 3G models have begun appearing on the Chinese Apple Store website, reportsSina Tech. The prices were discovered by performing a search for ‘3G iPad 2’ on the site, although the products are unable to be ordered as of yet. The iPad 2 models with 3G have yet to launch in mainland China, making the devices a hot target for smugglers looking to bring them over from Hong Kong for a profit....

2 min · 321 words · Allen Peck
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