JP Web: June 2017

Friday, 30 June 2017

We celebrate 10 years of the iPhone ... with more iPhone 8 rumors! (Apple Byte Extra Crunchy Podcast, Ep. 90) - CNET

A look back at the iPhone and its origins: Who could forget the Motorola Rokr? Plus, new iPhone 8 rumors and what its fingerprint sensor could be like.

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Chris Barr set CNET's compass - CNET

Our first editor in chief, who died last month at age 64, laid solid groundwork for our fledgling news site and the web around it.

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This website lets you create your very own cat purr - CNET

If your allergy-prone roommate won’t let you have a cat, Purrli's the next best thing.

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Is this Microsoft’s cancelled Surface Mini? - CNET

In 2014, Microsoft unveiled the Surface Pro 3. But there might have been another Surface that was cancelled last minute.

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Germany could fine social media companies millions for hate speech - CNET

Companies must remove or block "unlawful content" within 24 hours or face fines, according to a new law.

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Elon Musk's Boring Company digs into (and under) LA - CNET

The man behind SpaceX and Tesla tweeted this week that the machine has started to create underground tunnels.

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Twitter investor Chris Sacca apologizes for VC sexism - CNET

Sacca's Medium post offers an apology and takes responsibility for participating in sexism in the industry.

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4K games go cheap in Sony's midyear PSN sale - CNET

PlayStation 4 Pro owners with 4K TVs can pick up some PS4 Pro-enhanced games at deep discounts during Sony's big summer sale.

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The already super-cheap Moto E4 gets even cheaper - CNET

At $99, Republic Wireless is selling the Motorola Moto E4 for $30 less than its normal price.

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Get the new HTC U11 phone for $50 off - CNET

HTC’s U11 has squeezable sides, is fast as hell and now costs just under $600.

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The 404 Show 1705: Let's freak out about the Super NES Classic (podcast) - CNET

An old friend stops by the studio to talk about Super NES Classic hysteria and how to find one. Plus, a story of sweet, sweet relief.

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You can use Apple Pay to give national parks a boost in July - CNET

Apple will donate $1 to the National Park Foundation for purchases made with Apple Pay at the company's stores, website or app store.

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NASA promises there aren't any child slaves on Mars - CNET

On his show "Infowars," conspiracy peddler Alex Jones discusses claims of an interplanetary child slave trade. When asked, NASA has something to say about it.

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CNET Show Us Yours: Submit photos of your home theater now! - CNET

Want your kickass home theater setup featured on CNET? We're looking for submissions, so get your photos ready and show us what you got.

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Daimler's new bus tech will automatically brake for pedestrians - Roadshow

It's the first bus in the world to do so.

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CNET UK podcast 524: Supersonic excitement and the iPhone's 10th birthday - CNET

We look back on ten years of iPhone, get excited for the next generation of supersonic travel and explain why Google has been fined billions.

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Watch the Faraday Future FF 91 EV tackle Pikes Peak - Roadshow

It set a record in the process, which is a nice feather for Faraday's cap.

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Lexus might finally debut a three-row RX crossover this year - Roadshow

It's about time.

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Gillian Anderson calls out lack of female 'X-Files' writers - CNET

The next season of "The X-Files" has all male writers and directors, and Anderson and some female fans aren't happy about it.

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Ron Howard shares cryptic photo from Han Solo set - CNET

The new director of the upcoming Star Wars standalone movie tweets a spoiler-free photo from the set.

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The 3:59 extended edition: How has the iPhone changed your life? - CNET

Here's our full podcast and live YouTube post-show on the ways the iPhone affected our lives. It gets wacky.

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The 2018 Buick Regal TourX slides in under $30,000 - Roadshow

That's an impressive price for a large-ish wagon that's not at all cheap on the inside.

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Flying across the country could save you money on a car purchase - Roadshow

Expand your search beyond your local area, and you could save a decent chunk of change, but you'll have to work for it.

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Get your sport on safely with the 2018 Honda Fit - Roadshow

The best news from this mid-cycle refresh, though, is that the infotainment system's volume knob is back!

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8 Tips for Improving Your Online Presence with a Website

Social media is the first thing most people think of when they want to boost their online presence. It is absolutely imperative to embrace sites such as Facebook and Twitter, but it’s even more important to ensure that your website is solid. After all, at least 81 percent of consumers conduct online research before making a purchasing decision, but 60 percent have fears about eCommerce related credit card fraud.

The best way to ease the mind of a nervous customer is through building credibility, and a website is a huge part of that. There are also several other reasons that a website should be the main focus of your online presence, and relying too heavily on a social media only approach could seriously hurt your profits.

Therefore, the most important tip for improving your online presence is to build, and maintain, a well-designed website that contains high-quality content. Let’s take a closer look at how a website impacts your overall online visibility and the many ways that can boost your traffic and sales!

1. Websites are SEO Gold

Google has confirmed that producing quality content is one of the top three ways to get a better search engine ranking. In other words, one-third of your SEO comes from the content on your website and blog. Companies that only use social media are at a huge disadvantage because a competitor that has a website and a Facebook page can easily score a higher ranking.

Keep in mind, though, that to get the most out of your website’s SEO potential, you must have well-written content that provides value for visitors and isn’t overly stuffed with keywords.

2. Take Control of Your Message

If you want to have a better online presence and build credibility, you need to control what people find when they search for your business. Of course, anyone can write a review or mention your company on another site. However, if you have a high-quality website, it’s typically going to appear first in the applicable search engine results.

3. Sell Items Directly from Your Site

Once you build credibility, consumers will want to purchase items directly from your site. Giving them this option will help your online presence grow. Keep in mind that no one wants to visit one site, get sent to another and then finally complete their purchase somewhere else. The good news is that you can make the process seamless by utilizing Squarespace’s all-in-one online store platform. Choosing to sell items from your website will also increase your profits because you won’t need to take a cut from third-party online stores such as eBay and Etsy.

4. Appear More Legitimate and Boost Your Ranking

Studies have shown that having a credible looking website is one of the best ways to build consumer confidence. When you combine this with the fact that Google’s search engine ranking is also partially based on quality, truthful content, it’s clear that building credibility is crucial.

Failure to have a website or, perhaps even worse, relying on an old, outdated looking site will make your company appear suspect to many consumers. As you can imagine, that’s one of the quickest ways to sink your sales and damage your online presence.

5. Offer Everything in One Place

Have you ever searched for information about a small business that didn’t have a website? If so, you’re probably very familiar with all of the hoops consumers have to jump through to find basic information online for these companies. Unfortunately, a lot of the details that are posted by other sites will no longer be accurate, which makes a bad situation even worse. Consumers are quickly turned off by this issue, and rightfully so.

By building a website, you can ensure that all of your company’s most relevant details can be found in one place. Yes, you can, and should, also put this information on your social media profiles. A website needs to be available too, though, and it will give you the perfect place to provide everything in one convenient online spot.

6. Build Customer Loyalty and a Customer Database

Consumers are more likely to be loyal to a company that offers quality products, good customer service and an easy shopping experience. Putting everything into your online store helps you achieve part of this equation. You can also build a consumer database by having people provide their email address in exchange for a first-time shopper discount. Give people an easy way to share your page and products on their social media profiles to boost your online signal.

7. Blog Regularly for Increased Visits

Blogging from your website can have a huge impact on your online presence and sales. Google will index more of your pages when you put up regular blog posts, and this alone can help drive traffic to your site. Blogging comes with the added benefit of helping you build credibility, and companies with a blog experience an average traffic increase of 55 percent. Each of these visitors may become a customer, and they also all have the potential to share one of your blog posts with their social media network.

8. A Website Provides a Firm Place to Link To

Another big piece of the Google search engine ranking puzzle is inbound linking. All of your social media profiles can link to your website, and you can also seek out inbound links from high quality sites. Directing this traffic to your website is a smarter choice than sending people to a social media page, and it’s also going to be easier to get other websites to link to a high quality, credible looking site.

Boost Your Online Presence Now!

Whether you currently have a lackluster website or have been relying solely on social media to capture consumer attention, now is the perfect time to harness the power of the Internet with a well-designed site. Using simple tips such as blogging, offering everything in one place and operating an online store via Squarespace can instantly increase your credibility and give your business a stronger online presence.

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15+ Cool Must Haves From Indigogo and Kickstarter

Business ideas and inventions occur to people all of the time, but turning an invention into a tangible product usually requires one thing – money. Funding for business inventions typically comes from out-of-pocket, through business loans or from investors, but a burgeoning source of financing has emerged through the use of crowdfunding.

No two crowdfunding websites were created equal, but Kickstarter and Indiegogo have certainly risen to the top of the pile. These three are streets ahead of the thousands of other active crowdfunding platforms currently littering the web.

Here are some of the coolest must haves from Indigogo and Kickstarter that any designer needs.

1. World’s Best TRAVEL JACKET

This is a line of travel jackets, which comes in four styles – blazer, bomber, sweatshirt, and windbreaker. Each style has the same 15 features and a place for everything. Originally designed for globetrotters, they can be used by anyone, including students and adventurers. It will revolutionize the way you travel and helps you stay organized while on the go.

2. HyperDrive Thunderbolt 3 USB-C Hub for MacBook Pro

HyperDrive is the world’s most compact and fastest 50Gb/s Thunderbolt 3 USB-C Hub specifically designed for the 2016 MacBook Pro. It utilizes two Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports on the MacBook Pro to deliver the fastest 50Gb/s bandwidth across 7 ports (HDMI, USB 3.1 x 2, micro SD, SD, USB-C, Thunderbolt 3 with 100W Power Delivery), virtually restoring all the ports found on the previous 2015 MacBook Pro model.

3. MICRO – The World’s Smallest Universal Travel Adapter

With Micro, you get the functionality of a universal travel adapter built into a cool design that matches the awesomeness of the gadgets you travel with. An adapter that’s simple, yet versatile and that feels extremely familiar, as if you’ve already used it and loved it all your life.

4. FLOATTI – The World’s First Super Suitcase

Floatti is the ultimate travel companion that offers stress-free traveling with 7 features. Designed by the Italian designer Andrea Ponti, Floatti has innovation built into every feature. Fresh ideas are integrated within a design framework that draws inspiration from the classic suitcase. Floatti offers a truly great design that brings convenience to the traveler and adds safety and enjoyment to their journey ahead.

5. PRIVAT – The world’s most secure smartphone

PRIVAT is a reliable security smartphone that keeps the photos and videos files 100% secure, besides protecting the smartphone from spyware attacks. These security features are based on a patented hardware system that is impossible to break.

6. The bFan, for a cooler more restful night’s sleep

The bFan® ’s innovative design removes the heat that is generated by your body and gets trapped inside your bed (your sheets, comforter, and mattress). This unique system enables you to sleep much cooler and deeper at night and save you money on air conditioning costs.

7. X Suit – The Suit of the Future

X Suit is the world’s first full stretch fabric suit, lining, and even thread, infused with nano molecules rendering the X-Suit. It is liquid, wrinkle and odor resistant. It comes in 2 versatile styles: corporate (ensuring comfort for businessmen) and sport (having a detachable hood, it is classy for the active men).

8. Aryzon – 3D Augmented Reality for Every Smartphone

Aryzon released the cardboard for augmented reality. By making clever use of a set of lenses, cardboard, and a smartphone camera, the headset is able to place virtual content projected from the user’s smartphone screen within their own environment, creating a realistic augmented reality.

9. Cashew Smart Wallet

Cashew is world’s first wallet with a fingerprint reader to ensure only you have access to your wallet and is always connected to your smartphone using Bluetooth to ensure your wallet is always by your side. No more misplaced cards, cash or IDs again. This product with cutting-edge technology and unparalleled design is a Smart Wallet you’ve been searching for.

10. Wopilo: a revolutionary pillow that will change your nights

Wopilo will revolutionize your nights by offering the comfort of a traditional pillow, the neck support of an ergonomic one while letting you choose your desired comfort level, firm or fluffy! With a unique design, that combines the best of a comfortable pillow and memory foam, Wopilo was developed with the help of an osteopathic expert, specialized in pain.

11. SILA – The feminine watch revolution

SILA is the 1st mini-watch with colorful interchangeable straps. It was created with women in mind: feminine, creative, colorful and chic. Inspired by vintage women’s watches, SILA was designed for perfectly fit a woman’s wrist and her jewelry. Fall in love with its mini precious size. A true jewel-watch, a new addiction.

12. ABLE – Advanced Bodyweight Leverage Equipment

ABLE is the most dynamic, portable total-body fitness & training platform ever created. It is durable, and delivers a total-body workout anywhere, whether you’re a beginner, a trainer looking to challenge your clients, or a professional athlete. It allows you to load your muscles and perform compound moves that mimic free weights.

13. Wearhaus Beam – Smart Earbuds With Total Color Customization

Wearhaus is a Premium Bluetooth earbuds with fully customizable light rings, wireless audio sharing, and more! The Wearhaus app features a super fun color picker. You can choose any one color or a multi-color gradient, just by sliding the finger around. The customizable light rings shine so bright, they also serve practical uses in your everyday life. Highly visible at nighttime, turn on the light ring when it’s dark to alert people of your presence.

14. Pebby – the world’s most advanced smart ball for pets

Pebby is a ball on mission to keep you and your pet together even when you’re not physically there. Using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technology, the Pebby system’s remote controlled ball allows owners to watch, interact, and capture their pet’s cutest moments in real time. The Pebby pack comes complete with the Pebby™ Ball (with your choice of EASYfix™ magnetic caps so you can customize the look of your Pebby) , PebbyKennel™ charging dock, PebbyCollar™ motion sensor collar, and, of course, the Pebby app, free to download off iTunes or GooglePlay store.

15. The Adjustable Bag

The Adjustable Bag – is the world’s most versatile convertible bag. With three sizes and multiple configurations, it’s the only bag and the last bag you need. The Adjustable Bag can instantly expand or contract to fit what you need, has multiple configurations, and is completely collapsible. It is equipped with features such as water-resistant rip-stop nylon, waterproof zippers, and Duraflex™ brand hardware.

16. FUTO – The Ultimate Air Mattress and Pillow

Futo Mattress is a comfortable Twin XL size mattress with the headrest that will be needed for any occasion when you would like to take a rest or even a nap. A Monoflow Technology allows blowing Futo Mattress up with few simple movements. It is ecologically friendly, water and heat resistant provides comfort against a rocky or uneven ground, and maintains its strength and durability at even the lowest temperatures! In addition, Futo Pillow is the universal air pillow, being ultra-portable (size of the sunglasses case), comfortable, inflating with one simple movement, and looking great!

Have we missed your favorite crowdfunded product? Let us know in the comments bellow.

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'Rick and Morty' are in a pickle in new crazy trailer - CNET

Fans of the zany animated series now have a trailer and a premiere date. It's kind of a big dill.

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'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle' is your brain on video games - CNET

The "Jumanji" remake no one asked for is here (no, not you "Zathura"). And this time, rolling a five or an eight isn't going to save you from the jungle.

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StarCraft: Remastered arrives August 14 for $15 - CNET

Ready to roll out.

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Weekend Streaming: 'Titanic' lands on Netflix - CNET

If you like mockumentaries, you probably won't care for "Titanic." Also, a lot of "Futurama" goes offline, but a few seasons are left.

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Fidget spinners exploding? Of course they are - CNET

The toy that skyrocketed in popularity over the past few months is suddenly facing a new and potentially dangerous problem.

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Get to know the CNET family: Q&A with Josh Moffett - CNET

Get to know Josh, outdoor adventurist, master of dad jokes and the man who enjoys making data fun.

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Robot furniture wants to make your apartment feel bigger - CNET

This system converts a small space into a living room, bedroom or closet at the touch of a button.

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Even GOP senators think Trump's tweeting has gone too far - CNET

Commentary: After demeaning comments aimed at MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski, some Republican senators say the president's tweets are becoming unbecoming.

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Thursday, 29 June 2017

FCC gives over $1M in phone subsidies to dead people - CNET

A report from government watchdog GAO finds extensive fraud in the FCC’s Lifeline program for the poor.

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Facebook rules protect white men, not black kids, from hate - CNET

A ProPublica report says leaked documents show the social network may have different standards on who is protected from abuse.

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Samsung really wants your kitchen appliances to be smart - CNET

All of the products in the manufacturer's new Chef Collection line of products will include Wi-Fi connectivity.

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August just made its smart lock and doorbell easier to use - CNET

August's app updates make it simpler to keep an eye on your front door.

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1 in 4 Google employees in leadership roles are now women - CNET

Google released a breakdown of the gender and racial representation of its employees.

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'Inhumans' trailer: Marvel’s next project has humans unhappy - CNET

The trailer for Marvel's "Inhumans" is finally here, but reactions from around the web say it's not living up to many fans' expectations.

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CNET asks: What do you want to see in the next iPhone? - CNET

We've seen a ton of amazing changes since the release of Apple's first iPhone, both in design and performance. With all the iPhone 8 buzz, what changes are you dying to see?

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Four-cylinder a-peel: Line lock comes to 2018 Ford Mustang EcoBoost - Roadshow

An easier way to shred tires? Sign me up.

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PBS access extended by carriers like T-Mobile - CNET

T-Mobile and PBS partner to supply wireless coverage to millions of people in rural areas of America.

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'Sense8' back from the dead, thanks to fans - CNET

Co-creator Lana Wachowski shares a letter announcing that "improbably, unforeseeably, your love has brought 'Sense8' back to life."

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Vegas welcomes bar staffed by robots - CNET

Commentary: The Tipsy Robot bar sounds like an awful lot of fun. It has robot bartenders, but you're still supposed to tip them.

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Airbnb goes uptown with deluxe accommodations soon - CNET

The website is rumored to be adding a new luxury tier offering upscale vacation rentals.

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Nissan to turn over new Leaf on September 6 - Roadshow

Pioneering electric car must make big advancements in range, tech to keep pace.

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NASA puts Saturn's weirdest moons into perspective - CNET

A ravioli, a ring-carver and a UFO walk into a photo. A NASA montage shows off the strangeness of three very different Saturn moons.

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The Queen is on Facebook Live for the first time - CNET

Tune in on Facebook Live to see Elizabeth II honor young leaders.

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Twitter and IGN will let you livestream Comic-Con - CNET

The partnership will serve up livestreamed video from Comic-Con 2017.

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Lots of people dislike voice assistants. Blame Siri - CNET

Hard numbers say so, though these digital helpers continue gain users.

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How has the iPhone changed your life? (The 3:59, Ep. 249) - CNET

We talk Apple's iPhone on the big 10-year anniversary of its launch.

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See NASA light up the morning sky with colorful fake clouds - CNET

After a long wait, the space agency launches a rocket filled with vapor tracers that could potentially be seen from hundreds of miles away.

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Microsoft to acquire cloud management company Cloudyn - CNET

It's another cloud tool for Microsoft's collection.

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Microsoft's annual Ultimate Game Sale gets set to kick off - CNET

Looking for a deal on a Windows or Xbox game? Microsoft will have over 300 titles on sale from June 30 to July 10.

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BMW will kill all the fun to increase electric car R&D efforts - Roadshow

So much for saving the manuals.

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'Howard The Duck' remake is horse feathers, James Gunn says - CNET

The rumor that the "Guardians of the Galaxy" director will re-create the cult classic for Marvel isn't all it's quacked up to be.

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ChargePoint adds 10,000 EV chargers... by buying GE's network - Roadshow

That's one way to do it.

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E-scooter startup tests zero-emission, solar-powered rentals - CNET

German startup Floatility will try e-scooter rentals in Singapore next month with plans for trials in Vienna too.

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Your favourite singer could eventually be your GPS' voice - CNET

AI startup Oben is creating avatars of South Korean celebrities that'll live in your phone, and it wants to rope Hollywood into the action too.

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Telegram registers in Russia after ban threat - CNET

Telegram's founder Pavel Durov registered the company so it works in Russia's "legal framework," but won't succumb to pressure to hand over user data.

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Amazon Prime Day returns July 11 to take all your money - CNET

The annual worldwide sale comes to Mexico, China and India for the first time this year.

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Coins flung at plane engine for 'good luck' cause 5-hour delay - CNET

Coins vs. jet engine. Coins win.

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Kaspersky Lab may face US military ban over Russia concerns - CNET

Senators worry the Moscow-based cybersecurity software company may be vulnerable to "Russian government influence," Reuters reports.

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Canon's entry full-frame dSLR flips out - CNET

The 6D gets an articulated touchscreen LCD.

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Canon's smallest dSLR grows a little - CNET

It's a little bigger than its predecessor, but the EOS Rebel SL2, but with four years of essential updates to cram in, it's not surprising.

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Uber says it knew nothing of downloaded files in Waymo suit - CNET

The ride-hailing startup seeks to distance itself from allegations it conspired to steal confidential documents on self-driving car technology.

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Google News facelift focuses on showing you the facts - CNET

A new card format aims to make it easier to browse through news and adds tags that label a story's context, publisher and whether it's one of the most fact-checked stories of the day.

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Boaty McBoatface returns from its inaugural mission - CNET

The most famous little submarine in the world has returned from a 110-mile-plus journey, bringing back heaps of ocean temperature data from the Antarctic.

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Wednesday, 28 June 2017

My Journey Of Learning Programming Through Flatiron School #30

My name is Mason Ellwood, and I’m currently working on Flatiron School’s Online Full Stack Web Development Program. Each week, I’ll be writing about my experience, what I’m learning, and tips on learning to code.

HTML as far as languages go, is probably the most simple language that you will be able to grasp quickly. Again HTML stands for hypertext markup language. And as a markup language, its sole purpose is to semantically label information. This is the structure of your design, how the page flows together at its most rudimentary level. Setting up your HTML document is fairly simple, and many text editors now come with an HTML preset that comes in handy to quickly get you started with the bare essentials.

Every document you set up, if it is a custom HTML document will look roughly like the one listed below.

As you can see at the top of your document is a <!doctype html> declaration. <!doctype> basically tells the browser of the documents HTML version, as well as declares that this is in fact an HTML document

Below this is the <html> tag. You will notice that at the bottom of the page is a closing </html> tag. Do not forget, unless specific rules apply, you will most likely always have to open and close a tag in HTML. This tag is in charge of defining the starting and ending points of an HTML document.

Like before, below this is the <head></head>

The head of your document defines the section of HTML that will include the title, metadata, other browser related scripts, css, and shortcut icon links. This is the meat and potatoes of your document. What functionality you will include, and what files do you want to use to operate on your project. Be careful in the section, if you add or mislabel something here then things can get a little bit wonky.

Next, you guessed it is the <body></body> tags. The body will contain all the visible page content that your project requires. All your images, text, links, and page layout structure. This is what you will most likely spend the most time in. Making sure the foundation of your project is sound before beginning, will allow you to more quickly design and create functionality later.

Tags:

Now that you understand the structure of our document, i’ll cover quickly some of the most commonly used tags in HTML.

<title>: Defines the page’s main title. This appears in the tab at the top of the browser and is important to search engines.
<h1>: Tells search engines that the enclosed content is the most important on the page as well as defines a level 1 heading.
<p>: Contains readable text content and defines a paragraph of text.
<ul>: Defines an unordered list of items.
<ol>: Defines an ordered list of items.
<li>: Creates list items to exist inside either <ol> or <ul> parent elements.
<img>: Defines an image to be loaded inside the document and defines an imaginary line inside the document used for planning.
<a>: Defines an anchor link for the purpose of navigating between pages.

This is the basics of HTML. HTML is pretty simple and with the fairly little difficulty, you will be able to grasp it quickly. The Flatiron School does an awesome job at quickly covering how to use it and what it is used for. Without going into to much crazy detail, which I am happy about.

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From Ukraine with ransomware: How the global mess all began - CNET

Researchers found it only took one victim in Ukraine to infect computers around the world with ransomware.

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iPhone's AR could make staying in an Airbnb a lot less awkward - CNET

This concept imagines what the Airbnb iPhone app could do with AR.

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Laptop ban on planes to US replaced by tighter security - CNET

The US Homeland Security Department opts for enhanced security measures over expanding a ban on laptops in the passenger cabins of planes.

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Which of Amazon's new Prime-only phones should you buy? - CNET

OK, that's kind of a loaded question, but it's a discussion worth having: The reseller now offers 10 models priced between $50 and $200. Plus: Get Portal 2 for just 2 bucks!

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NASA orbiter snaps the 'Niagara Falls of Mars' - CNET

You won't want to book your honeymoon there, but there's a place on Mars where the landscape reminds scientists of the epic formations of Niagara Falls.

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This is why AI shouldn't design inspirational posters - CNET

The results are kind of like if Commander Data from Star Trek tried to be your motivational therapist.

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Google must yank search results globally, says Canada court - CNET

In a case involving pirated goods, the country's top court says removing results only on Google's Canada site isn't enough. But critics worry about free speech.

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Here's what the Galaxy Note 8's back could look like - CNET

Note 8 renders are coming in force. Here's how some predict the back of Samsung's next big phone will look.

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Twitter has issues, and President Trump is on the cover - CNET

Twitter users react to the president's fake Time magazine cover by making a pile of parody versions.

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Ford issues three recalls, two of which cover fewer than five cars - Roadshow

The first recall makes up for the other two, though, since it covers 400,000 vehicles.

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Lego builders click 25,000 bricks into a Statue of Liberty - CNET

See some of Lego's master builders take on the epic challenge of building a massive scale model of Lady Liberty in her trademark shade of green.

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Verizon says T-Mobile's service doesn't work on Thursdays - CNET

Commentary: After a T-Mobile outage, a Verizon executive tweets that his company's service works every day. Does it?

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Rob Lowe says he saw Bigfoot, was afraid it would kill him - CNET

Commentary: The actor is launching a new TV series in which he and his sons try to solve famous mysteries. On one adventure, he says he saw a wood ape.

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That fancy Samsung fridge might be made in South Carolina - CNET

The South Korean company is planning for a $380 million home appliance factory in Newberry County, South Carolina, that's expected to create 954 local jobs by 2020.

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MIT's wheeled drones hint at future of flying cars - CNET

MIT researchers are working on a smart navigational system that guides urban drones both through the air and on the ground without colliding.

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The plane that could fly you faster than ever - CNET

Boom Supersonic envisions paying passengers traveling again at supersonic speeds in a new aircraft scheduled to fly in 2023.

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Like the Concorde, but with cheaper fares - CNET

Boom Supersonic wants to let paying passengers break the sound barrier again with a new airliner that could fly by 2023.

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Trump pokes Amazon over 'internet taxes' - CNET

Commentary: After the Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post accuses Trump golf resorts of displaying fake Time magazine covers, the president lays into Amazon.

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Aston Martin DB11 now offered with Mercedes-AMG V8 power - Roadshow

It'd be hard to pass up the V12, but AMG's V8 is a seriously wonderful engine.

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Star Wars heroines team up in 'Forces of Destiny' - CNET

Princess Leia, Rey, Ahsoka, Jyn, Sabine and other female characters are the stars of a new animated series debuting July 3 on YouTube.

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2018 Limited Tungsten Edition is the fanciest Ram pickup ever - Roadshow

The luxury-pickup market is growing, and Ram isn't about to let it pass by.

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2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody gets even wider - Roadshow

Because why stop with a wide car, when it can be 3.5 inches wider?

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Work Better With The Top Invoicing And Time Tracking Apps

Time tracking helps you run a better business. Also, without an invoicing process in place, you can have trouble being paid for the work you do. Unless you’re schooled in business management and accounting practices, either task can be a hassle. They can also take up time you’d rather spend on doing what you do best.

Investing in a task management app makes sense. Especially if it’s one that automates time tracking, invoicing, expense reporting, and billing processes. You can even have fun using some of these tools.

Give one or more of these top apps a trial run. Trial runs are usually free, and a few of these apps feature plans that are completely free. Maybe it’s time to do better, and have fun doing so!

Starting with:

FreshBooks

FreshBooks is designed for small business owners, but it’s ideal for web designers and creatives as well. This accounting and invoicing app is used by more than 10 million businesses, teams, and individuals; which tells you its developers must have done something right.

FreshBooks is cloud-based, so there’s nothing you’ll need to install. It’s simply a matter of signing up and getting started. Since using it is super-intuitive, you don’t have to be a CPA, or even a numbers person, to send out your first professional-looking invoice, with your brand’s colors and logo, in a matter of seconds. Your clients can pay you online too; a feature they will love as much as you do. There are some other delightful features as well.

You shouldn’t have any problem using any of them, but should a problem arise, FreshBooks’ award-winning support team is ready and waiting to help. There’s no menu to navigate through and no while-your-on-hold music. You’ll be immediately connected to a real, live, helpful professional.

Memory by Timely

You can’t travel back in time but Memory by Timely can and does.

This time-tracking app not only tracks the time being spent on current tasks but it refreshes your memory on tasks you complete, hours, days, or even weeks earlier. Every file you work on, every email you send, every website you visit, or app you use or connect to Memory, is dutifully and precisely logged in a smart timeline only you have access to.

Not only is the automatic tracking function convenient when you can’t remember what you worked on, it’s also a money saver. Memory by Timely accurately tells you the start and end times of your tasks, how long it took you to complete it, so you never miss a billable-hour again.

Memory by Timely does more than automatically track your time. It will also save you invaluable time and money.

Futuramo Time Tracker

If you have questions about how efficiently a project is using its budgeted hours, or you’re finding it difficult to estimate what a new project is likely to cost, Futuramo Time Tracker can give you the information you need to effectively work either problem. This cloud-based tracking app features an advanced statistics package that can give you valuable insights into your daily work habits, or those of your team.

Futuramo Time Tracker lets you view past projects to better plan your next ones. It also helps teams to better visualize, prioritize, and manage their work on current projects.

Since Futuramo Time Tracker is cloud based, you can get started in seconds. Even better, it’s completely free for up to 3 users! You have nothing to lose by signing up and trying it out now.

Timing

Timing sheds a new light on the time tracking process. It automatically tracks your use of apps and websites, and which files or documents you are using. It also automatically suggests which blocks of time fit in the same category for future reference.

You can also track meetings, phone calls, or other activities, and Timing even asks you what you did while you were away from your Mac. It’s only necessary for you to download Timing for a free 14-day trial.

Elorus

Elorus is an invoicing, billing, and expense reporting app with a twist. It helps you perform several of the tasks you would expect from a software solution of this type; such as automating your expense management processes, monitoring cash flow, and providing you with an overview of how your business is doing.

Elorus also keeps track of the transactions you make with your clients, including invoicing. The twist is this: Elorus provides a private portal that invited clients can use to download invoices, check over their transactions, and make payments. Your clients will love this feature; as will you.

Avaza

Avaza is a combination invoicing and time tracking app that provides several other useful features as well. Your expense reporting activities are also monitored, and Avaza can assist you in managing your project tasks and files, and help you coordinate tasks with clients and team members.

More than 15,000 business currently take advantage of this all-in-one software package’s capabilities; including the ability to integrate with more than 500 popular apps. You can sign up and try Avaza for free.

Paymo

Paymo is a full-featured project management app with advanced tasks management capabilities designed to keep your projects under control from the beginning of the planning stage until a deliverable is ready to go out the door.

Project templates will save you time when running similar projects, and you can make use of the visual Kanban boards to keep everything on track. Paymo also automates invoicing and expense tracking.

Free Invoice Generator

Free Invoice Generator offers an easy invoicing solution. You simply input the details (including notes and any line item links) into the app, and the invoice in PDF format will be immediately transmitted to you by email. All you need to do is forward it to the client.

Hiveage, the app’s creator, has a more powerful accounting feature you can subscribe to; but the Free Invoice Generator is, as the name implies, totally free.

Trigger

If you’re managing a team of graphic designers and you want to easily see how many hours have been worked (and by whom), Trigger can help. It also shows you which projects and tasks run the risk of going over budget; to help you avoid over servicing clients and losing money. If you need project management and invoicing (direct to Xero) functionality, Trigger offers that too, as well as Kanban boards, task lists, milestones and more.

ClickTime – Easy Online Timesheets

ClickTime is a project cost management and expense tracking app that can help you keep a project within budget, and thereby maximize your profitability. You can customize its features to conform to your particular time-tracking requirements.

ClickTime’s interactive dashboard gives you just the right tool to schedule your resource planning tasks, and get an overview of and manage your billable vs. non-billable hours.

Summarizing

What you have is a full slate of time tracking and invoicing apps to select from. Besides that, you will have solutions for project management and accounting tasks.

These apps are ideal for freelancers, teams, and small businesses alike. This includes those that may have been designed with a special category of users in mind.

Some are free, and those that are not are free to try out. Sign up for, or download, one or more of them today.

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Qualcomm's Snapdragon 450 makes $200 phones faster, last longer - CNET

The new chip promises better battery life, graphics and performance over its previous iteration, the Snapdragon 435.

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Twitter detects riots faster than police, study says - CNET

Twitter can pick up on crime more than an hour faster than the police do via reports, says researchers at Cardiff University.

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'Andy Warhol's throwing knives' spark some colorful jokes - CNET

The TSA took somebody's rainbow knives, and Instagram commenters were on point with their sharp responses.

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Cadbury chocolate factory shut down by Petya cyberattack - CNET

The massive ransomware attack has reached Australia, sending things really wonky at the chocolate factory. Ahhhhh fudge.

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Qualcomm is taking fingerprint scanners below the surface - CNET

You can expect to start seeing fingerprint sensors underneath phone displays next year, says the chipmaker at Mobile World Congress Shanghai.

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New wearables boast always-on tracking that lasts a week - CNET

Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 1200 chips promise a new wave of kid, pet and elderly trackers, and maybe fitness trackers too.

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Uber ex-contractor accused of stealing $25K in rides, food - CNET

A former contractor takes a plea deal after issuing thousands of dollars worth of Uber credits to himself, family and friends.

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Pandora pulls plug on Australia, New Zealand operations - CNET

The internet radio provider's only two non-US markets will be shuttered to focus on expansion at home.

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NBA champion Andre Iguodala to host sports tech talk show - CNET

Golden State Warriors star and tech investor to host show on Cheddar dishing about tech, sports and entertainment.

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Marissa Mayer reportedly stands by Uber's Travis Kalanick - CNET

Commentary: Speaking at Stanford University on Tuesday, the former Yahoo CEO says Kalanick likely had no idea what was really going on at Uber.

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NASA fact-checks Anonymous on alien-life claims - CNET

A viral video said the space agency would soon make a big announcement about aliens. NASA says forget about it.

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'Homecoming' director Jon Watts knows how Spider-Man feels - CNET

With great power comes great responsibility -- especially if you're in charge of a big-budget Marvel blockbuster.

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Facebook vows to do better combating hate speech - CNET

The social network says it has a lot of work to do despite deleting around 66,000 posts a week that it deems hateful.

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'Last Jedi' trailer made on Apple llc will take you to 1984 - CNET

Throw on some legwarmers, pop that collar, and watch scenes from the upcoming Star Wars film like we would've back in the Reagan era.

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Tuesday, 27 June 2017

Apple's Siri will get human help to be cool - CNET

"Must consider yourself a maven, trend-setter or Czar of cool."

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Chris Sale, pitching star, ignores big data - CNET

Commentary: In a baseball era in which every last piece of data is tabulated, the Red Sox pitcher shows no interest at all. A lesson for tech, perhaps?

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Samsung Pay: What you need to know (FAQ) - CNET

Here's how Samsung Pay works and what you need to use the mobile payment system.

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Pinterest gives you three new ways to avoid getting hacked - CNET

Yo, 175 million monthly Pinterest users. Listen up.

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See NASA jettison a stuck solar array into space - CNET

An experimental flexible solar array refuses to roll back up, so NASA sends it packing from the International Space Station.

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AI could help make North America richer, China more so - CNET

Economies could grow by $15.7 trillion, according to a new report.

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Uber now lets you order rides for your drunk friends - CNET

A new service rolling out in 30 countries will make it easier to hail rides for people other than you.

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Bask in the luxury of the 2018 Ram Limited Tungsten Edition - Roadshow

It's the fanciest Ram pickup ever.

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Zillow casts McMansion Hell site into cease-and-desist limbo - CNET

The popular how-not-to-do-architecture Tumblr received a cease-and-desist from the house hunting site for using its photos.

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Augmented-reality measuring tape unfurls on your iPhone - CNET

No tape measure, no problem. An augmented-reality app built for iOS turns your smartphone into a virtual measuring device.

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Nokia 6 comes to the US for less. Thanks, Amazon Prime! - CNET

If looking at a few ads is no big deal, you can save between $30 and $80 on five new Android phones.

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Petya ransomware slams Windows PCs shut in massive attack - CNET

The cyberattack is moving quickly, locking down systems at an alarming rate.

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'Deadpool 2' starts shooting: Lights, camera, swearing! - CNET

Ryan Reynolds shares a photo showing the Merc with a Mouth is on his way back -- if you can @#%! hang in there till next summer.

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Facebook dominates social media with 2 billion users a month - CNET

Facebook is still the most wildly popular social network, by like, a lot.

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The Galaxy S8 looks pretty in pink - CNET

Lucky customers in Taiwan will be able to pick up a limited-edition pink Galaxy S8 Plus.

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Pandora CEO quits, media bigwig Jason Hirschhorn joins board - CNET

The shuffle is the latest example of Pandora trying to find its footing in a fast-growing music streaming market that's left it behind.

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Got $5K? Treat yourself to these kitchen appliances - CNET

These are the best refrigerators, stoves and dishwashers you can buy for a total of $5,000 or less.

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Amazon's Echo Show strips you of your last shred of privacy - CNET

Commentary: Amazon's new touchscreen/smart speaker has a feature called Drop In. It isn't just creepy. It's asking for trouble.

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I played Candy Crush on the world's largest touchscreen - CNET

CBS went bigger than big for its app-based game show with two world-record-breaking displays.

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Our Super NES Classic wishlist (The 3:59, Ep. 247) - CNET

Now you're playing with (tiny) POWER! We talk about Nintendo's latest nostalgia bomb, brave into the iOS11 beta and discuss Google's massive fine.

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Mario stamps will make you want to mail a letter from Japan - CNET

Itsa-me, Mario. And Luigi, Princess Peach and Toad, all clowning around on a new series of postage stamps sold in Japan.

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Faraday Future climbs Pikes Peak 23 seconds faster than Tesla Model S - Roadshow

Oh, great, now there's going to be a rivalry.

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Dodge Demon lends broad shoulders to 2018 SRT Hellcat Widebody - Roadshow

A wider body is only the beginning for this new Hellcat variant.

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McLaren needs your help to build a life-size Lego 720S at Goodwood - Roadshow

When it's done, it'll weigh more than a standard 720S.

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Showtime for Amazon's new Alexa touchscreen speaker - CNET

Amazon shows off its new take on FaceTime.

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5 Excellent Examples of Great UX/UI In 2017

In order to build a website with a great UI/UX, every company should take into consideration a lot of factors. You must make the users feel at home and extend their reach from the first interaction with your website. Therefore, the essence of an excellent UI design is to help users complete a given task as simple and time-efficient as possible. Even if the approach for making this is different depending on many factors, an attractive interface and impressive images are elements with a great importance. But the core part of making a great UI design is to deliver the users an intuitive and smooth experience.

Many people that get started in the business keep looking for the best user interface websites, in order to see how different features have worked for other companies with different preferences and requirements.

For a good starting point for evaluating if a UI design is efficient, the research company Nielsen Norman Group defines usability through these 5 characteristics:

Learnability:Can the user complete their tasks with little or without any difficulty?
Efficiency:Does the interface allow the user to complete tasks in a timely manner?
Memorability:After leaving a website, how likely will the user be able to remember how to use it the next time they visit?
Errors:What steps does the interface take to lessen the chance of user error, and how do they let the users correct an error?
Satisfaction: Does the user enjoy interacting with the design?

On top of those standards, a good UI should also reflect the personality of the brand in order to stand out from the competition and provide users with a delightful experience.

From this point of view, the following characteristics should be taken into consideration:

Stunning and unique layout: Even for visitors who fail to stay, a great layout can make your website unforgettable. They might return because your products are laid out with creativity rather than being displayed in the old-fashioned grids.
High-quality images: photos are the most eye-catching features that visitors see from the first glance on your website. Remarkable sites compete to cover their high-resolution image pages to expose their products from any possible angles.
Thought-provoking slogans: Clever content providers and UI designers create and put thought-provoking slogans everywhere on their homepages from sliders, headers to landing pages and pop-up forms. Once one of the slogans hits the visitor’s eye, you have very big chances to get a new order or a new subscriber, and so on.
Straightforward navigation: This idea is easily understandable. Nowadays, everyone is in a hurry. If your users can’t find soon what they want, for sure you will lose them very quickly.
Rapid prototyping: if you take a closer look at most websites with a gorgeous UI design, you’ll find that rapid prototyping tools were adopted by most of them. This approach lays a solid basis for a fast iterative development in the next stages of the websites building.

Based on all these characteristics, we have looked around on the Internet and put together a list of five websites that have gotten great UI designs and deliver a delightful experience to their visitors:

Airbnb

The UI of Airbnb does three things very well: booking a place to stay, sharing different places, experiences and destinations and creating trust between two complete strangers. Airbnb has prioritized making it easy to start booking a stay right from the home page.

The conversational invitation for searching is a delightful way of portraying the voice of the brand, as well as making the process of finding a place to stay simple. The only fields you need to fill during the initial search are: choosing a destination where you would like to go, along with the duration of your staying and the number of guests. By leaving out the additional filters until the next step, the process is streamlined, friendly and approachable.

The listing pages are complete with a description of any additional fees that may be included. This is a very straightforward, easy process for just about any user. The ‘Request for Book’ button sits right under this and is the brightest buttons on the page, inviting users to click it in order to finalize their order.

On the other hand, Airbnb takes pride in bringing people together and gives the conversation importance over the transaction. Airbnb has cleverly thought out its copy and used engaging photos and videos to ensure that the interface conveys an emotional tone that helps create a sense of trust between strangers.

MyUKmailbox

MyUKmailbox.com is a company that provides BuyForMe and UK mail forwarding services to people everywhere in the world. The idea is simple: not every British online store delivers outside of the borders, and therefore MyUKmailbox.com provides the user a physical address where you can get your product and they take care of forwarding them where you want.

In fact, delivering simplicity, trust and efficiency are the main goals of the website. And MyUKmailbox does this! Even if as structure, the UI of MyUKmailbox.com can be seen on many other websites, the layout, design and content were created focusing on the customer. To clear things from the beginning, a video explainer is placed right on the home page and the user will find in a funny and nice way the benefits he will get after signing in. On the “Price” page, in addition to the pricing plans, they placed a Rate Calculator where, after filling a regular form, the user gets a cost estimation. This way, he can decide what financial option fits him the best.

The modern layout, which stays on top with the latest web design trends, reflects the personality of the brand and stands apart from the competition.

Dropbox

Dropbox has one of the easiest to understand interfaces by far. By having a folder and file organizational structure, it is easy to recognize and use by anyone who ever used a computer before. In terms of learnability, the things are pretty simple. All the actions you have to make in order to have an account and upload the files for storage or for sharing or download the files are so easy and intuitive, that every user has already known how to do from the start. It’s natural for most users to try dragging and dropping files from their desktops to the page without them even know if it’s possible or not, just because it’s so familiar.

Dropbox’s friendly personality, created by lighthearted illustrations, helps the user feel comfortable while using the product. Also, by adopting the usage of hand-drawn illustrations in everything they do, they put the user at ease, appeal to the child in all of us, and make the product seem more accessible. This addition to the interface makes the product feel like an old friend, ready to help users complete their file sharing tasks.

This is especially helpful if you are a large tech company like Dropbox.

Boosted Boards

This is a website full of life and personality. Upon arrival, users are immediately greeted with some microinteractions. The UI lets here the product to take the spotlight, putting everything else in the background. When a visitor clicks the “Reserve for $100” button, a check out form pops up. Instead of being redirect to another page, this allows the user to go ahead quickly, fill the form and reserve his products without leaving the product page.

When scrolling down, the home page has a series of panels of big, bold and vibrant photos showing the product in use and information related to products, their advantages and the most important characteristics. This gives users a unique way of seeing what the product has to offer instead of just listing out features. By greying out the text, the eyes are drawn to the two bright and bold places that contrast with the image from background: “Shop Now” and “Learn More” call-to-action buttons.

The UI of Boosted Boards really helps to compliment the “cool” factor that the product has to offer.

Frank and Oak

Men’s clothing retailer, Frank and Oak, uses their UI to grab the attention of their visitors and their taste of stylish shopping. The company uses big, bold photography and clean, sans-serif typography to capture the personality of the brand and to convey the message to their target audience.

The online shopping experience they deliver to their users is fairly straightforward. The navigation is quite easy,

if you want to dive deeper for more products or to switch between different products categories.

When you decide to buy a product, the UX Frank and Oak website delivered to the user is quite friendly and delightful. After clicking on one item, even if there are some other elements that help user to buy the right product, the page is focused on two things: the product’s images, and the call to action button, those two being the only colored elements on the page. To avoid some unpleasant situations, the ‘Add to Cart’ button won’t work until a size is selected.

Filling out personal information during the online buying process could be an unpleasant and stressful experience, but Frank and Oak help users out by breaking the form into smaller chunks of input fields to reduce the stress.

Overall, the UI of Frank and Oak website can be seen on many other websites, but the layout and the style were definitely created having the ideal customer in mind.

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50 Freshest and Cleanest Minimalist WordPress Themes

Minimalism is always in vogue, so if you believe that sometimes less is more, you should definitely browse this showcase. Furthermore, as you understand, here you will find clean and clear, trendy minimalist designs.

Some designers, especially newbies think that it’s easier to create a minimalist design than the regular one. But that’s a delusion. Moreover, you will have fewer elements to express your ideas. You need to learn how to use the white space to your favor. Actually, white space shouldn’t necessarily be white. It may be a photo or even a video. Eventually, having less content on the web page and enough space to breathe is a great way to focus visitors attention on what’s really important – your key points.

All 50 fresh and clean minimalist themes showcased in this article were developed for WordPress platform. In fact, since 2003, when the CMS was started with a single bit of code, it has grown to be the largest self-hosted blogging tool in the world. For instance, it is used on millions of sites and seen by tens of millions of people every day.

The creation of WordPress was with the community convenience in mind. Foremost, it’s an open source project which means there are hundreds of people all over the world working on it every day. As well, you can use WordPress for anything you wish – from your cooking recipe site to a garden furniture store. Also, please note that you don’t need to pay anyone a license fee and have a number of other important freedoms with WP.

You can download the software script on WordPress.org. Indeed, to do this you need a web host who meets the minimum requirements and a little time. Indeed, WordPress started as a blogging system, but now it’s a full content management system that can be used for any project and extended through the thousands of free plugins and widgets and themes. So, the platform is completely customizable, so you are actually free from any restrictions.

Now let’s talk about all these beautiful minimalist WordPress themes provider. So, they were developed by TemplateMonster.com, one of the leading web design and development company in the world.

The company has 15 years of experience on the market. Foremost, the quality of their templates is beyond any doubt. As a matter of fact, their team of experts learn all the latest and the most advanced technologies available in the field and apply them in templates production. Also, the guys invent their own revolutionary techniques as well.

It’s easy to work with their templates. Firstly, all of them come to you with extensive documentation. Not to mention, you can also use the services of their well-trained 24/7 support. They are also free.

Support managers will work on your issue until you are 100% satisfied. Besides, there are no questions they can’t answer.

Even if you don’t want or have no time to customize your theme, it’s not a problem. Moreover, you can turn to TemplateMonster Service Center and get all the job done instead of you within 24 hours.

We are sure that your browsing and further experience with fresh and clean minimalist WordPress themes developed by this provider will be enjoyable and efficient.

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Multipurpose WordPress Theme – the Second Version of Monstroid

Monstroid 2 is a universal theme developed for the new generation. On the other hand, it boasts clean and crispy design, bulletproof layout consistency and intuitive navigation. Monstroid 2 offers 7 customizable header styles and 4 customizable blog styles.

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Style & Fashion WordPress Theme

Black and white is ever in vogue, so choosing this theme for your fashion blog, portal, magazine, store is a great option. As well, the author uses bright yellow accents to emphasize the important information. A lot of trendy images, frames, white space, and other web design tricks make the design look classy.

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WordPress Theme for Personal Blog

This modern theme is ideal for personal blogs. It will show how young, daring and smart you are. To tell the truth, use Power page builder to tweak theme’s elements without touching its code. Power builder not only offers you full freedom of creation, it is packed with a wide range of handy modules to enhance your blog’s functionality.

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Interior Design WordPress Theme

This theme for interior design companies is utterly clean and minimalist. Let alone, the author uses white space wisely, so it’s easy for the visitor to focus on the essential content. Build your pages using a versatile layout grid and 25+ content modules for different purposes. And, showcase the photos of your projects with TM Gallery, an advanced WordPress plugin for creating and managing image galleries.

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Accounting & Financial Group WordPress Theme

A very serious, trustworthy theme for banking websites. It also fits for small and medium-sized companies that offer financial, accounting, brokerage, insurance, analytical, or bookkeeping services. Finally, the theme features a mobile-friendly design that looks perfect on all popular screen sizes and resolutions, from smartphones to retina-ready displays.

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Construction & Architecture WP Theme

Fair tones and spectacular urban backgrounds will make your architectural firm website look stylish and elegant. As this, upbuild is fully editable and SEO friendly. The theme has Cherry Framework 5 in its core. Particularly, look professional on the web showcasing your creative portfolio with the help of Cherry projects.

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Celebrity WordPress Theme

The theme is designed in black and white colors, which will differentiate your website among the competitors. In addition, you will enjoy the the process of creating your celebrities magazine with this Cherry Framework 5 based theme. Further, WordPress Live Customizer and Power page builder allow you to edit your theme the way you like without reloading your page and compose professional pages without touching a code.

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Business Services WP Template

This is an elegant business theme offering easy interaction thanks to a lot of negative space, concise portions of information, and minimalist icons. Actually, you can engage readers with your impressive stats making use of counters. Moreover, the theme allows to turn off unnecessary options to make sure nothing distracts you along the way. Integrated MotoPress Editor lets you bring changes to the visual side of the theme by simply dragging and dropping elements.

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Responsive WordPress Theme for Web Design Company

The theme has a calming dreamy design. HTML plus JS animation breathe life into its layout. In fact, parallax effect create an illusion of 3D in 2D environment of your website. What is more, the theme is equipped with MotoPress Editor and MotoPress Slider that will take your website to the next level.

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WordPress Template for Dating Agency

Crimson polygonal background of the template will make your website one-of-a-kind. Firstly, loving couples photos featured in slider create a romantic mood on your site. On the other hand, the theme has a simple memorable logo. Main menu of the theme is hidden under the hamburger icon.

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WordPress Template for IT Company

Installation of this theme was made easier thanks to the Cherry Wizard plugin. The latter makes it possible to install all of the template’s elements in a few clicks. Besides, the template is loaded with a number of smart options like Google maps, newsletter subscription form, contact form, commenting system, and so much more.

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WordPress Theme for Advertising Agency

AdBreak is a modern and minimalist advertising agency WordPress theme designed in flat style. And, it’s a great foundation both for young startup companies that specialize in digital marketing, design, brand identity, as well as for small and medium sized businesses who are looking for a bright theme with a contemporary design. As well, the main advantage of the theme is that it’s super easy to use and set up. You can choose from dozens of content modules and arrange them using a flexible layout system.

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WordPress Theme for a Publishing Co

This Cherry Framework-based template will provide you with tools for making your site both appealing and user-friendly. Additionally, it is equipped with sliced PSD, 24/7 support service and detailed documentation that provides easy installation and customization. Finally, give the full description of your offers with Cherry services list, it will be useful to give potential clients a clear understanding of what your business is ready to do for them.

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Financial Consulting WordPress Theme

The theme is suitable for financial advisers, business consulting agencies, brokers, analysts, insurance companies, and other corporate enterprises. As well, the responsive architecture and cross-browser compatibility are the features that provide comfortable viewing experience for your users, encouraging them to stay on your site longer and visit it from all kinds of devices. At last, the theme is easy to set up and customize with a large variety of content modules and pre-designed pages.

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WordPress Theme for a Freelance Photographer

This is a one-page solution for your photography business. Furthermore, this template is highly flexible and can be modified according to your taste and needs. So, it comes with a large number of WordPress Live Customizer options that enable you not only to change a color scheme, typefaces, and logo, but choose from 7 pre-built header styles, multiple blog layouts, and more.

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Yachting WordPress Theme

QuickWind is a clean and clear yachting WordPress theme with a great typography and fast loading speed. Moreover, customize fonts, color scheme of your website, and choose from many other options, such as position of the sidebar, post list view, social media buttons, footer and header styles, and many more with the help of drag-and-drop page builder. To tell the truth, the theme has a full support for the WordPress Live Customizer, which would be a very familiar tool for those who have been working with WordPress before.

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Food Recipes WordPress Theme

This theme has a mouthwatering design. A food and beverages WordPress theme with fully-featured blog functionality developed specifically for cooking blogs. So, share your delicious recipes in a few clicks, add different types of content and refresh the look on the fly with the help of several blog styles. Express your love to cooking through video, image and post sliders.

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Multipurpose WordPress Theme for Business & Marketing Companies

Elbrus has a pinned header, so website navigation stays before the users’ eyes all the time. What is more, the theme offers several home page variations, which gives you a freedom to experiment during customization. Finally, the theme includes the following plugins: Slider Revolution, Visual Composer, WooCommerce, it is Multilingual Ready.

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Trendy Lifestyle Blog WordPress Theme

Glossy Look is a trendy minimalist WordPress theme, built for bloggers and publication owners who are not afraid to be bright. Moreover, the theme is also a good option for fashion blogs, travel magazines, food blogs or online magazines. Packed with a large number of blogging widgets, the theme enables you to create versatile layouts and decide which type of content you want to demonstrate to your visitors.

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Responsive WordPress Theme for a Dance School

Background video, trendy backgrounds, pleasant tones, and Parallax animation of this theme will make a deep impression on the users. Besides this, Cherry Team Members and Cherry Testimonials will help you present your professional coaches and clients feedback, which will make your site look more reliable. Use Timetable plugin to provide your customers with your dance lessons schedule in a comfy manner.

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WordPress Theme for Art Gallery

Present your art projects with this well documented fully responsive theme. Not to mention, background video, Parallax animation, modern art backgrounds, and pleasant color scheme creates a comfortable atmosphere onsite. A powerful TM Gallery will help you showcase your artworks and exhibits the beautiful way, while Cherry Testimonials and Team Members plugins will help you to present visitors reviews and your gifted artists.

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Bio Active Nutrition WooCommerce Theme

Organica is a WooCommerce theme based on Cherry Framework 5. To tell the truth, it suits for selling farming and agricultural stuff, bio active products, and natural cosmetics. This environmental theme is SEO-friendly, which ensures high rankings in search results for your website. Finally, banner ads manager will let you insert ads and banners into the center of posts on your organic farm shop page.

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Creative Agency WordPress Theme

This theme can be used for design and photography websites. Lots of negative space lets the users concentrate on site content. Alternatively, huge HD photos showcased in slider make Art Photography WordPress Theme look very imposing. Moreover, the theme’s gallery is provided with hover effect, which makes it more engaging. Actually, the author combines colored images with black and white photos there, which creates a nice effect.

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Responsive WordPress Theme for Real Estate Agency

This real estate theme draws visitors’ attention with full-screen slider featuring stunning urban scenes. In all honesty, main menu has lowered position, it is placed right under the slider. Big captivating banners are provided with hover effect, which calls site visitors for further actions.

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WP Theme for Design Studio

Here you see a responsive and retina-ready solution for professional portfolios integrated with a blog. Let alone, it features a dropdown menu bar that is elegantly placed over a slider with full-width images and captions. Finally, there is also a gallery to give a visual preview of your projects, and a sorting option that lets to find the necessary one quicker.

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Stylish WP Theme for Photographer

The theme uses large, browser-sized background video to grab visitors’ attention. Furthermore, such kind of things improve visual experience in a creative way. They affect the mood and atmosphere onsite or demonstrate your product in action. At last, you can tell the whole story that will be easy and fun to view as opposed to regular, static pages.

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WordPress Theme for Pool Cleaning Companies

Pool Cleaning WordPress Theme can become a solid foundation for your pool maintenance website. Moreover, it includes every element you might need for an effective presentation of your business online. Furthermore, company services, sortable gallery, user testimonials, blog, and contact details blocks are all featured on the main page of the theme. If you wish, you can change their position, edit or remove any element with intuitive MotoPress Editor.

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European Restaurant WordPress Theme

A restaurant website look should stir visitors appetite. Firstly, that is the reason why this cafe WordPress template will be a perfect match if you want to give your business a brand new look. Secondly, it features a full-screen image background with a neat burger menu, company logo and social media icons over it.

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Marketing Agency Responsive WordPress Theme

This SEO and marketing theme is delivered to you with the ultimate pack of the best plugins all meant to enhance your website’s functionality. Indeed, it gives you a possibility to choose from a large set of layout options and experiment with your pages structure. Foremost, speed up your building process by saving the most successful of your attempts in a built-in library and use them whenever you need to create a new page.

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Architectural Company WP Theme

This jaw-dropping design is equipped with content modules. In fact, they allow you to add multiple content types to your page. This includes buttons, images, pricing tables, contact forms, sliders, and many more. Additionally, each of the modules has an extended set of options that you can tweak to match the style of your website.

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Car Insurance WordPress Theme

The layout of this theme instills hope and looks very positive and reliable, which is crucial for an insurance company. No to mention, the theme is Ecwid ready, so you can add an online store to your website for free in just 5 minutes. Finally, simple Slider, post carousel, and social media widgets help you build a stronger online presence and offer you additional ways of displaying content.

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Hockey Blog WordPress Theme

The theme was developed for hockey blogs, but can be customized for any sport activity. Moreover, parallax effect adds the sense of depth and perspective to the layout that engages the visitors making their experience onsite more realistic. Finally, the theme is provided with clever built-in drag and drop MotoPress page builder, so you don’t need any coding skills to customize your website.

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Responsive WordPress Theme for a Videographer

The theme is not only visually appealing, but feature rich. First of all, it is 100% responsive. Further, the theme is fully editable, so you will be able to change literally everything on your web page: type of slider, typography, sidebar position, and other elements. At last, the theme is multilingual ready, which means that your website will be available to people from different countries.

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WordPress Theme for a Stylist

We guess that the slider will be a perfect attention grabber if you choose this theme. Moreover, you can place up to 10 custom slides with promos, new products, or any other things you need to highlight there. Having a number of customization options the slider will play an important role in presenting your important information.

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Videography WordPress Theme

The author uses font icons in this design. As well, these scalable graphic elements can be adjusted to different sizes without quality loss. This means that your font icons will look pixel-perfect on high-resolution displays. Moreover, the theme is equipped with preloaders. Finally, these lightweight animation effects will let you visually show the percentage ratio at which the progress of a certain action is currently completed.

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Responsive WordPress Theme for IT Company

You can install this minimalist theme in 2 simple steps. For instance, here is a short list of features you will get with it: multiple color options, filterable portfolio, lifetime, free updates, custom widgets, built-in theme Customizer, 600+ Google fonts, fantastic sliders. The theme is also SEO ready and offers advanced backup.

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Accounting Co Responsive WordPress Theme

Choose custom post types and post formats and be different on the web. 80+ shortcodes coming with the theme will make the process of customization quick and easy. In all honesty, each element of this theme is editable, so you will be able to create a completely unique website that will serve you for ages thanks to free lifetime updates and support.

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Video Blog WordPress Theme

This video blog WordPress theme comes with a robust Cherry Framework admin panel allowing you to modify any detail without touching its code. Foremost, video content is grouped into categories placed under the slider , which will make it easier for visitors to find a necessary file. Finally, the rest of the layout is composed of post previews displayed over the clean background.

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WordPress Theme for Charity Organizations

Maisha is a WordPress theme built with love. Moreover, it is shipped with 15 different page templates that open a range of interesting options. Support offered with this theme is second to none If you have an issue with the theme, the developers have a solution. Finally, Maisha visually supports some of the most popular plugins like bbPress, WooCommerce, BuddyPress, the Events Calendar and Contact Form 7.

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Renewable Energy WP Theme

The theme’s topic is urgent as never before. Indeed, if you are running an eco-solutions company, you must present it on the web. This theme with its 7 header layouts, custom widgets, Live Customizer, fully responsive and SEO friendly layout as well as many other features that haven’t been mentioned here will provide you with a decent website.

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Agricultural Co WordPress Template

Built with Cherry Framework, this theme ensures a hassle-free installation and a number of ways for customization. To tell the truth, it offers a clean layout with a full-width slider at the top, circular icons with hover effect and a number of other features that can give your site an ultra-modern functionality. Additionally, thanks to responsive design, this agricultural WordPress template performs equally well on any device ensuring smooth traffic flow. Only minor changes are required to make it work for any other business project. At last, it won’t take you much time and efforts to adjust the theme to your corporate style.

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WordPress Theme for a Boating Blog

This theme for yachting and boating blog is powered by Cherry Framework. Moreover, it is a simple, accurately crafted framework that offers you easy-to-install themes with solid Bootstrap options, numerous shortcodes and widgets, and a foolproof way to update the current design with Parent/Child theme possibilities. At last, advanced SEO support is integrated into the theme.

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Harvest Business WordPress Theme

This clean contemporary theme will help you bring any kind of business that deals with agriculture online. Let alone, its layout is easy on the eyes. It is made in pastel colors with legible fonts and blurred photos. In addition, thought out navigation will make visitors’ acquaintance with the site smooth, and responsive nature of the theme will allow to browse the site from various handheld devices.

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Cafe & Restaurant WordPress Theme

This theme will help you create a professional website that drives people in with tasty visuals, detailed menu and captivating stories about the eatery. Moreover, clean design in coral colors and sappy visuals stir users appetite and make visitors want to pay a visit to the place. Intuitive navigation makes their time spent on the site even more pleasant and comfortable.

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PR Responsive WordPress Theme

The theme is made in fair colors. Further, screen-wide slider shows the working process of the company. Social media icons are placed on top of the web page. Moreover, main menu is sticky and stays before the visitors eyes all the time while they are scrolling down. Below follows the information about the company and its services. So, text hierarchy makes it easy to scan.

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Cuisine from Italy WordPress Theme

Food looks great on a white plate as well as the gourmet dishes at the header slider. Moreover, the theme has a neat typography that fits the general style of the website. Dishes at the menu section are supplied with zooming effect. Finally, they are showcased with prices, which is also good for conversion.

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Doors & Windows Responsive WordPress Theme

This theme for doors and windows has a spacious, airy look. Further, product gallery is featured in slider placed at the bottom of the page. Company products are framed and supplied with hover effect, which makes the layout more dynamic. Finally, company services are presented with the help of simple understandable icons.

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Creative Business Solutions WordPress Theme

Solid design is one of the key points that forms recognizable and prestigious image of the company. What is more, this theme can effectively present your business. Its sleek modern layout with wise use of space for featuring content and proper prioritization of its important aspects is ideally tailored for communicating ideas of a marketing/business company. Finally, being responsive, this design will look excellent on various handheld devices.

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Responsive WordPress Theme for an Accountant

Color scheme of this theme is very delicate and easy on the eyes. So, it has a professional trustworthy look. Theme’s header is sticky. Moreover, company capabilities section is illustrated which makes it more appealing. Social media icons are at the left bottom corner of the web page. Finally, link them to your social media profiles and promote your company there.

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