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SnipSnap coupon app brings money-saving savvy to Android

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SnipSnap coupon app brings money-saving savvy to Android


SnipSnap coupon app brings money-saving savvy to Android

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 02:09 PM PDT

SnipSnap is finally available for Android.

(Credit: SnipSnap)

Last September, CNET's Matt Elliott told you about SnipSnap, a rather ingenious iOS app that turns printed coupons into mobile ones.

It's been a long wait, but SnipSnap has finally made its way to Android. And if you shop for anything, anywhere, ever, that should come as very good news.

SnipSnap is like a digital coupon wallet: instead of schlepping a pile of paper coupons to the store with you (or, if you're like me, forgetting to), you simply take snapshots of the ones you want, then present the app at checkout. When possible, SnipSnap cleverly converts a photographed coupon to a mobile-optimized one, which should make for an easier time with scanners, cashiers, etc.

But there's more to it than that. SnipSnap is also social, meaning you can access snipped coupons that others have shared -- friends and strangers alike. You can find and follow friends from your phone book or Facebook or Twitter accounts, but you can also tap Discover and then the Featured button to see great deals others have snipped and shared. (Call it ... [Read more]

Use Magnifier for Facebook to enlarge photos without clicking

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 01:55 PM PDT

(Credit: Screenshot, photo by Nicole Cozma/CNET)

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When you have many, many friends on Facebook, it can sometimes be hard to get through your whole stream of "news." Photos are a great addition to your Timeline, simply because they can share an idea without needing a paragraph of explanation (unless it's one of those terrible "if this gets 1 million likes" chain posts). Unfortunately, when you see one that is too small to show off all the detail, you have to click to enlarge it.

Instead of clicking on each photo, you can view the enlarged version of a photo by simply putting your mouse over it with the help of a Chrome extension -- Magnifier for Facebook. The way that this extension integrates with your Facebook viewing is very clean, and adds a feature that you'll probably ... [Read more]

China chooses Ubuntu as state-endorsed operating system

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 09:49 AM PDT

Canonical, the organization behind popular Linux distribution Ubuntu, is working alongside the Chinese government to deliver a state-endorsed operating system.

According to Canonical, it's working alongside the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to bring a suitable Ubuntu version to China. The operating system, which will be known as Ubuntu Kylin, is expected to be released in April.

Ubuntu Kylin is part of a broader strategy on China's part to increase the adoption of open-source initiatives in the country, according to Canonical. China's ministry was deciding between several different Linux distributions before ultimately choosing Ubuntu.

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Sorry, DNG iPhone app won't let you shoot true raw photos

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 04:56 AM PDT

The Digital Negative app comes with a module where photos can be edited.

(Credit: Cypress Innovations)

Photo enthusiasts already pleased with the iPhone's generally superior camera can be forgiven for getting excited about the possibility of shooting photos in the higher-end raw file format.

Cypress Innovations on Wednesday released a new app called Digital Negative that might raise that very hope by offering a way to take photos that are stored in Adobe Systems' DNG format for raw photos. Alas, although the app does store uncompressed image data, it doesn't actually store the raw data taken straight from the sensor.

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