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You might think that by now, people would have productivity software all figured out. Yet every year, dozens of enterprising software makers–both large and small–find more clever ways to get things done, either with entirely new apps or major improvements to the classics. Here are some of the most essential productivity apps we’ve found lately for phones, tablets, computers, and even your smartwatch. Time savers Email yourself. Sometimes there’s no better reminder system than your inbox. With Noto, you can quickly email yourself by jotting down a note and swiping, or by using iOS’s share sheet to send notes from third-party apps. It’s great for sending links, tweets, map locations, or anything else you might need to recall later. [iOS] Schedule faster. No one really likes the typical back-and-forth email ritual for scheduling calendar events. Woven can help you break the cycle by letting you suggest times that invitees can then choose from through … [Read more...] about The 25 best new productivity apps for 2019

By many measures, Castro might seem modest. The company that makes the freemium podcast-listening app doesn’t disclose usage numbers, stating only that it’s among the top 10 podcast apps for iOS—a market segment dominated by Apple’s bundled Podcasts, which overshadows everything else. Castro might have as many as the low hundreds of thousands of users, the vast majority paying nothing. But Castro has ambitions. While the podcast industry raked in over $300 million in ads in 2017, that number is estimated at $400 million for 2018, and is expected to cross $600 million by 2020, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau. That’s a tiny sum relative to newspaper and radio ad sales, which are around $17 billion each. Still, it’s up from nearly nothing in just a few years. Castro would like a piece of that future, and the two-man band that developed the app— Pádraig Ó Cinnéide and Oisín Prendiville—recently sold their … [Read more...] about Pump up the volume: Podcast apps keep pushing toward the money

Eric D. Lawrence Detroit Free Press Published 8:00 AM EST Nov 26, 2018 You won’t mistake the Rivian R1T for any other vehicle — and that’s the intention. The truck has a “very identifiable face,” according to the company’s CEO and founder, RJ Scaringe. The nontraditional front end, without the big grille seen on internal combustion engine trucks, features a daytime running light strip across the width of the truck in front of the hood, broken up by a pair of vertical “stadium" headlights. The look is meant to convey a “friendly but tough” vibe. It’s a design theme expected to carry across Rivian’s planned product line, which should begin coming into view this week as the startup unveils its first concept vehicles — the R1T and an electric SUV — in connection with the Los Angeles Auto Show. The truck is scheduled to be shown first, at LA's Griffith Observatory on Monday. The … [Read more...] about LA Auto Show: Rivian unveiling electric truck