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Flipboard’s Surf app is a feed reader for the fediverse
Mike McCue, the CEO of Flipboard and an internet entrepreneur since the Netscape days, is a true believer in the fediverse. He doesn’t love the word: he’d much rather call it “the social web.” But whatever you want to call the open, decentralized, interconnected social networking experience that apps like Mastodon and Bluesky promise, McCue is absolutely convinced it’s the…
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The smartphone-like Boox Palma ebook reader hits a record low price
Kindles and Kobos are relatively comfortable to use, but if those are too big and restrictive, the smartphone-like Boox Palma is a fantastic alternative that’s grown on us considerably. A new model is on its way, but if you don’t need the smoother performance it promises, you can save a bit on the original today. It’s down to $245.99 ($34…
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The Boox Palma 2 has a faster processor and adds a fingerprint reader
Boox has announced the Palma 2, the next version of its popular smartphone-sized e-reader. The Palma 2 addresses some of the original’s shortcomings, with a faster processor to address the original’s laggy interface and by running a newer version of Android. The original Palma ran on Android 11, but the new Palma 2 will debut with Android 13.Image: Boox But…
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The Best RSS Reader Apps for iPhone and Mac
Apple’s platforms are the land of thoughtfully designed apps and utilities, and it’s not limited to official apps. An indie app like GoodLinks helps you research better, and an app like Almighty will make you a Mac God. My favorite, though, are RSS reader apps. Yes, you can download apps that come with RSS services like Feedly and Inoreader, but…
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Microsoft Edge PDF reader is getting more Copilot AI features
Microsoft is improving Copilot integration in the Edge browser with AI-powered smart keywords. This will allow the AI to generate important keywords from the PDF and then help you analyze each topic. Copilot in Edge already lets you summarize all types of documents, including PDFs. You can open any PDF in the Edge and interact with the AI to ask questions,…
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