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Somewhere between ToDo lists and calendar appointments lies TimeSpan. You can think of it as a way to keep track of important periods of time, reminders with a tail, whatever, but basically the app allows you to mark off segments of time when the beginning and end are important. A common use for this might be to mark off a working period, or a break period. If you’re a freelancer that needs to be reminded when you’ve worked a certain number of hours, for instance, you can do that with TimeSpan....

We’ve all been there. Open Tinder, get bored, don’t look at the app for months. So to keep our profiles up to date and active, the app will offer in-app currencies as a reward. According to a report byBloomberg, the Match Group-owned app is rolling this virtual currency initially in Australia, and later in other countries, including the US. The in-app “coins” could be earned by keeping your profile active. Plus, you could buy them with real money, and use them to redeem premium features, such as Super Likes and Boost, which could give chances for better matches....

Tinder is planning to introduce profile verification through government ID for users across the globe. This is a step towards reducing fake profiles and abuse on the platform. The feature will be voluntary to use — unless the country you live in mandates it — and it’ll roll out in the “coming quarters.” The company said that with ID verification it wants users to give“more confidence that their matches are authentic....

For the first time, Tinder is letting users chat before they match. The app has launched a game called Hot Takes that connects potential spouses in a speed dating-style game that’s now available every day from 6PM-midnight local time. Users will first be shown some multiple-choice questions, such as: “Which of these is most pretentious? Bragging you don’t have TikTok, natural wine, saying you found something first, oror Oxford comma enthusiasts....

Launching at the Techonomy conference in Tel Aviv today, Israeli startupTingizaims to make it easier to find online information about offline products. The idea is that manufacturers will attach a Tingiz QR code to their products. Once the owner of the product scans the code with their phone, they’re taken to a Tingiz page containing relevant information in an easily digestible form. A number of modules are available, enabling features such as PDF downloads (for product manuals and the like); user comments; competitions; polls; Facebook ‘like’ functionality and the ability to order replacement parts....