The service allows you to store your current session as a ‘Cup’. When you cup a session, information regarding the supported programs is automatically synced to the cloud. Having done that, you can restore this session on another computer by doing an ‘Uncup’ from it. You can even share your cups with your friends, family and other users.

To get started, you will need to sign up for an early beta (link provided at the end of the post) using your email address, and then download the provided Windows or Mac OS X version depending on your operating system. If you use Google Chrome, make sure you install Cupcloud extension as well, when prompted upon launching the program.

Next, enter your credentials (email and password) that you used during beta sign up and click the Submit button in the app to get started.

You will be presented with the main application window, from where you can easily start to cup and uncup your sessions. The software doesn’t come with a lot of features but the ones that are there work absolutely as they should. This also helps keep it simple enough for everyone to use. To kick off, click the Cup button at the top and you will see your content in the right menu, including URLs of websites, files and folders, document files and so on. Now to resume your session, download and run Cupcloud on the other PC and hit Uncup – simple as that. That application also automatically syncs your current session with its corresponding existing cup, though you may manually do it as well, by hitting Sync.

Cupcloud allows creating private and shared cups. The latter comes in handy should you want to share the same sessions with others around you. In addition, you can create folders in each category to keep your cups separately sorted based on parameters like date, name, title, time etc. Folders can be created under both private and shared sections. To share a cup, simply right-click a folder under the Shared section and click ‘Send Invitation’ from the context menu, followed by typing the email address of your intended recipient. They will simply need to download the app to be able to uncup and resume that shared session.

Cupcloud works on Windows and Mac OS X. Testing was carried out on Windows 8 Pro, 64-bit.

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Tumblr For Web

In the service’s web version, the main UI has not changed a great deal, but the posting options have been freshened up. Hit the ‘Text’ button from the top bar, and you’ll see the new composition screen. Some of the buttons that were previously available on this screen have been taken away, but this makes the view a lot more simplified and easy to use. The compose box is pretty compact, and looks somewhat inspired by Tumblr’s mobile version.

When it comes to posting photos to your blog, the upload screen looks quite efficient now. You can post up to ten photos at a time, with support for both drag-and-drop and manual selection. Tumblr displays all the selected photos in a neat grid before you hit the ‘Publish’ button.

If you are still getting the old composing options on your Tumblr account, be patient; the changes are to be rolled out gradually to all users.

Tumblr For iOS

Tumblr’s official iOS app has received a couple of changes, the less eye-catching of the two being the newly added app attribution for posts. This means users can now check the source of a particular post or reblog. This might not be useful for everyone but for people with high-traffic blogs, the new feature can prove to be a big step towards making the Tumblr experience more complete on iOS.

The other change is the new ‘type selection’ list that pops up whenever you hit the compose icon. A lot of people have compared this list to different menus displayed by Path, though the Tumblr list is certainly more colorful.

Tumblr for iOS a free and universal app that you can download from the link provided below. Yahoo! might soon decide to add some features of its own to Tumblr, so watch out for even bigger updates for the blogging network in the near future.

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New Home Page

The new home page is split into two columns; the larger one is dedicated to photos you or your contacts have uploaded, while the smaller one on the right suggests content or useful links. Each image is accompanied by a thumbnail of the user who uploaded it. You can favorite an image, add a comment, or share it. If the image you’re viewing isn’t from a contact, a small ‘Add’ button next to the user’s thumbnail will allow you to add them to your contacts.

Profile & Cover Photo

Much like every other web service these days, your Flickr profile now has a cover photo, and it makes sense since Flickr is where you’re sharing and uploading images. As you scroll down, you will see that images are now displayed as large tiles. You can also view your photostream as a slideshow.

How Much Better Is Biggr?

Now that you have a whole terabyte of space, you might be wondering just how many photos you can upload to it before it runs out. Flickr’s new home page features a neat little tool that should give you a reasonable estimate of what you can do with that space. Depending on the resolution of the photos you’re uploading, the Biggr tool tells you how many photos of that same resolution will fill 1TB.

New Ad-Free & Double Storage Plans

Your free account with 1TB space features ads, and Flickr is asking for $49.99 a year to get rid of them. If you need more space, you can get twice as much as you get with your free account i.e. 2 TB for $599.99 a year.

Conclusion

The new Flickr interface is definitely much better than ever, but that’s just in comparison to the way it used to be. If you look at image sharing and hosting services like Instagram, you still feel just how overwhelming and messy Flickr feels. While giving the service a new look, the footer seems to have been left out (or forgotten) entirely. The changes are certainly welcome but for many casual users, the interface might still be more complex than it has to be.

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Here are the most significant new features and improvements you can expect from this build:

• Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean with all its official core features like lock screen widgets, daydream, notification actions etc.
• New S4 Lockscreen with different unlock effects and some other tweaks
• New Adapt Display and Professional Photo screen modes from S4
• S4-style Tabbed Settings interface
• S4’s new S-Voice and voice controls for several phone features
• S4 and Note II-style full-screen Samsung apps
• New Smart Switch widget
• Driving mode

and possibly more.

Before you proceed with the installation, do note that this is a leaked internal testing build, and not the final release. Therefore, it might contain some quirks that have yet to be ironed out. That said, if you just can’t wait till the final release is out (we can’t), here’s how to get it up and running on your Galaxy S III.

Disclaimer: Please follow this guide at your own risk. AddictiveTips will not be liable if your device gets damaged or bricked during the process.

Requirements

• International GSM Galaxy S III I9300. Do NOT attempt to flash it to any other variant of the S III.
• Samsung USB drivers
• Leaked Android 4.2.2 XXUFME3 ROM for Galaxy S III
• Odin 3.04 (included in the above file)

Procedure

1. Take a backup of any data that you might need in case you later need to do a factory reset. This includes any data you might have on your internal SD card.
2. Download the ROM’s package and extract the contents of the downloaded zip file to your computer.
3. Download and install Samsung’s USB drivers, if they aren’t already installed.
4. Power your phone off and boot it into download mode by holding Home and Volume-down buttons while powering it back on.
5. Launch Odin on your computer and connect your phone to it via USB. You should get a blue indicator sign on Odin.
6. Click ‘PDA’ in Odin and select the I9300XXUFME3_I9300OJKFME1_HOME.tar.md5 file.
7. Leave everything as it is, and especially make sure that Re-Partition is unchecked.
8. Click ‘Start’ to begin flashing, and wait for the process to finish.

You should now have the latest leaked Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean firmware up and running on your S III.

In case there are any issues like bootloops or force-closes when you reboot your phone after flashing the firmware, reboot your phone into recovery by powering it off and then powering it back on while keeping the Home and Volume-up keys pressed, perform a wipe data/factory reset, and reboot the phone. This WILL delete all your apps, data and internal SD card contents, but your phone should boot and work fine after that. For this reason, taking a backup before flashing anything like this is extremely important.

[Firmware & Screenshots via SamMobile]

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Let’s take a quick peek at the website. You’ll mostly intuit how FatURL works by just looking at it; copy/paste a URL, give a space, and type a caption for the link. You can add up to three dozen URLs for each FatURL. Next, click the scissors icon, and – ta da! – the service has created your very own FatURL to share. You’ll actually see a list of links, but don’t worry; they’re all the same – just pick whichever URL you fancy.

Let me put in a word about the options here. Click the little wrench icon on the side and a panel drops  down.

FatURL basically creates miniature ‘websites’ for you, the content of which are other links. From these setting, you can – among other things – add a title your site, write a brief description, and even customize its FatURL that you’ll then hand out to people. There are some more cool, free features to try, such as managing your site and reviewing its viewership analytics, that are supposed to become available after you sign up for the service. Though in my testing, the registration process didn’t seem to work. If any of you get past the Captcha successfully to register an account, do let us know in the comments below!

So here’s what FatURL’s results look like when you or the person you gave the link to visit it. You have your site’s title and description above, and all the links listed below, with neat captions and icons. Click any link to open it in the same tab. To open them all in separate tabs, use the button below them (the one with the mouse cursor over it in the above screenshot).

At its heart, FatURL is nothing more than a link-sharing service that bundles up 30+ long or different URLs into one snappy little link. But it beats out the competition by offering gimmicks like link editing & rerouting, instant switching between shared sites, and even bulk link opening, as shown below.

You can find the Bulk Link Opener feature under ‘FatURL/More’. It basically provides you with a way to open a list of multiple links in their own tabs or windows, without having to manually open tabs for each of them and copy-paste the links into them individually. You can open these URLs one at a time or all together. If you want to take it easy and open, let’s say, ten links at a time out of thirty, check ‘Batch & remove processed links’ and type 10 in the text field. The first ten links will then open when you click ‘Open all URLs’, and will automatically be removed from the list. When you’re ready for ten more, simply click ‘Open all URLs’ again.

One final nugget of interest in FaURL: you can import any number of the most recent Atom/RSS/XML feed items for any site with one click via the import screen. This can be really useful if the links you want to share are all recent posts on the same site, in which case this feature will save you the hassle of even having to manually enter them into the list. While importing, four radio buttons give you more control over what to do with the links after importing, like creating shortlinks, editing the list, taking a snapshot etc.

To sum it up, FatURL is a great and hassle-free way to quickly create and share a list of links with anyone and allow them to open them conveniently, without having to send them multiple links manually.

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The utmost edge Smart Launcher Special holds over the stock Android launcher (and other manufacturer-customized or third-party launchers for that matter) is the gorgeous, minimalist-friendly interface. There are no ugly icons to deal with, nor any cluttered home screens laden with random widgets. In fact, Smart Launcher Special keeps both of them (shortcuts and widgets) separate from one another. The main screen, aka the Quick Start screen, presents app shortcuts arranged in a flower-like shape that looks fairly immaculate, thanks to their uniform design. They are round and can be easily customized to your choice. Existing shortcuts can be removed by dragging them out of your way to the bottom right. In addition, when you tap an icon, a plus button pops up in the middle, letting you add additional shortcuts.

To enter the widgets area, simply tap the minuscule icon at the bottom-right. Likewise, you can tap and hold your finger on the screen to bring up the wallpaper menu. The widgets screen also looks equally nice, and you can place whatever widget you like on it. Unlike the Quick Start screem, the widgets section comprise of multiple home screens.

The app drawer is accessible via its pertaining button at the Quick Start screen or swipe gesture from the left edge, and it keeps your apps well organized under different categories named Communication, Internet, Media, Utility and Settings. This makes it easier to access things you want. If you’re not happy with the preconfigured categories, you can easily customize their names under Settings. The Preferences screen of the launcher lets you customize a plethora of options under Settings and Personalization.

Settings let users toggle functions such as status bar visibility, screen orientation, drawer activation mode, clock, left-handed mode and so on. Similarly, the Personalization section lets you apply cosmetic changes to the app, ranging from clock style and global theme to icon size and categories labels etc.

So, if you like to keep your Android home screen simple and minimal yet functional and elegant, give Smart Launcher Special a shot while the offer lasts. You can download it via the link provided below.

Looking for even more amazing home screen replacements for your Android device? Don’t forget to check out our list of the top free Android launchers out there.

Download Smart Launcher Special For Android (Free for limited time)

Download Smart Launcher For Android (Free)

Download Smart Launcher Pro For Android (Paid)

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You can open and sign in to the first instance of Skype like you normally would but for all subsequent instances, run Multi Skype Launcher. You will be asked to authorize the app to make changes to your system by entering your password. For each instance you run, you will have to give the app permission again.

It might take a few minutes for the  second or any subsequent instance to start but once running, another Skype icon will be added for the instance to both the Dock and the Menu Bar. Needless to say, you can sign in to separate accounts in each instance.

Multi Skype Launcher is only an app launcher made specifically for Skype, and it won’t help you manage your audio input and output between multiple instances, nor will it mute one instance when you’re on a call in the other. Therefore, managing the different Skype instances is entirely up to you. We tested two instances of Skype side-by-side and were able to send and receive messages normally. For Windows users who need something similar, give Seaside a try; not only does it run multiple instances of Skype, but it also lets you save the accounts that you sign in to.

For some users, the very thought of running two instances of Skype might be ridiculous, but for those who use the app at both work and home, running two instances is the easiest way to make sure you remain in touch with your contacts on both your accounts without having to sign in and out with them again and again.

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Visit the add-on’s page from the link at the bottom to install Yet Another Context Search. Once it has been installed, just highlight a portion of text and, from the right-click context menu, click ‘Search Google for <the text you selected>’ to search for it on Google. Alternatively, you can choose one of the different available search engines from the submenu as well. The extension offers all the options available in Firefox’s native search menu.

I’m doing a search for the term ‘larynx.’ As you can see in the screenshot above, I’m spoilt for choice for which search engine to go with. If I choose ‘Wikipedia’ from the list, the Wikipedia entry for ‘Larynx’ will open in a new background tab. To open the search in a foreground tab, i.e. bring its tab into focus, click your mouse’s middle button instead.

Another interesting feature about the add-on is that the context menu reflects any changes you’ve made to your search engines in the current session. In other words, if you use Wikipedia for your searches more often, ‘Search Google for…’ will change to Search Wikipedia for…’ in the context-menu. This sensitivity to quicker access gives the little add-on a boost in its quest to shorten search time.

Yet Another Context Search works on Firefox 20.0 or higher. It’s definitely a handy little tool to have and if you need a bit of a diversification in the available search engines, you can simply edit the list by clicking the drop-down arrow in the search box found in the URL bar, and clicking ‘Manage Search Engines…’.

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One of the key features of iTunes CleanList is that it lets you specify custom media file types that you want to add to your library. For instance, if the selected directory contains a mix of audio and video items and you want to add MP3 files only, you can easily do that using this app.

The interface looks clean and simple, and offers a few settings regarding the synchronization process as well. The ‘Load Settings’ and ‘Save Settings’ buttons at the top help you to save and load your current iTunes CleanList configuration anytime you want. To add files to iTunes, click Add and select your source directory. The application allows adding multiple directories, which saves a lot of time should your media files be scattered in a number of different locations. Next up, you can specify the file extensions for items you wish to add. The application comes with MP3, MP4, WAV, M4P, M4R, M4V, 3GP and AAC selected already, but you can specify any others that you want, or remove any of these from the list.

The options section also contains a few toggles that can be enabled/disabled according to your preferences. ‘Remove entries that no longer exist’, for instance, easily takes care of orphaned links i.e. the files that are longer available in their original location. Similarly, you can choose to close iTunes when the process of updating your library has finished, shutdown your PC after the sync process, remember last settings (for automatically saving current settings), and the more generic ‘always on top’ option.

The application also provides a couple of parameters related to the ‘Saved Settings’ feature and lets you mark whether you’d like to automatically began the uploading process when a saved settings file is opened, and automatically exit after the upload. To kick off the media synchronization process according to your configuration, hit the Start button and let the tool do the rest.

iTunes CleanList works on Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8. Testing of the app was carried out on Windows 8 Pro, 64-bit.

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Despite the fact that the Itsdagram welcome screen asks users to sign in with their Itsdagram account, you just have to enter your Instagram credentials to get started. The ‘Home’ section of the app displays an endless feed of updates from people you follow. You can like or leave comments on each post without having to navigate away from the main page, just like Instagram. Swiping to the right brings up the ‘Popular’ grid, and the section next to it displays the activity notifications related to your account.

Itsdagram supports notifications, but they might reach you with a delay of up to 30 minutes. In order to activate live tiles and notifications, you have to head to the app’s settings and enable ‘Background Updates’.

When it comes to uploads, which is the main feature of Itsdagram, you can only post one photo to test thing out, if you are using the app’s trial version. The filters available in the app are a bit different from the ones that come with Instagram, at least in terms of names. Each filter can be previewed by tapping it once, and the photo isn’t really altered until you hit the ‘next’ button, just the way it is in Instagram’s official apps. The upload screen allows users to add a description and mentions to the photo.

Itsdagram fetches for $1.49, but the trial version can be used indefinitely if you don’t intend to upload photos. WP8 has other Instagram clients, but there can be no doubting that Itsdagram resembles the official app most closely. Give the app a go by heading to link provided below.

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Although it is not possible to sign up for a new inner account from within the iPhone app, the rest of the configuration must take place on the device. First of all, enable inner using the toggle at the top of the options list. The options below it can be used to define your strategy for the time when your device gets lost or stolen. To give the device a heads-up in such situations, it is possible to register your SIM card with inner so that whenever an unrecognized card is detected, the device goes into theft mode. In this mode, depending upon your choices, inner is capable of tracking your phone continuously, or at regular intervals. To complete the security, users can set a password on the app, or make its icon disappear whenever foul play is detected.

So now that you have configured everything on your device, it’s time to visit inner’s website (www.inner.mobi). Creating an account is easy, and requires just your email ID and a new password. To connect your iDevice to this account, you have to enter the ‘Serial Number’ from the About section of your phone.

Users who are logged in can send a host of commands to their device, regardless of whether it has an authorized or unauthorized SIM in it. These commands deal with tracking, alerts, data and accessing different parts of the device. Some of the features include the ability to protect your personal data remotely, accessing SMS or getting texts forwarded to a new number, shooting photos of the thief at intervals of your choice and viewing call logs. Even the ‘Siren and Alert’ section is pretty thorough, letting you send a 30 second-long vibration, a siren or a text alert to your device.

inner has been around in the Cydia store for a long time, but it is now available for free. The rather long feature list might appear to be a little intimidating at first, but the app is a worthwhile download and should reside in your device as a safety precaution. Give it a go by heading to the ModMyi repo of the Cydia store.

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Once you’ve installed LinksWatched, you can continue browsing like normal since there isn’t anything to configure. Whenever you click a link and it’s already open in some other tab, a red border will appear within the window frame, even if the tab is in another window. The border appears only after the page has finished loading, and remains visible as long as a duplicate tab is open.

A desktop notification alerts you about the duplication and provides you with a link to close the new duplicate tab and switch to the one that you had opened first.

LinksWatched works great and I like it better than Prevent Duplicate Tabs because the duplicate tab isn’t automatically closed for me. The add-on recognizes that at times, you really do need to open the same page in multiple tabs. There are two things that need fixing though: first, when the link in the notification is clicked after the window that the other tab is open has been minimized, it will not be maximized/restored. The relevant tab will still be selected so that when you manually restore the window, you see the tab, but this is practical only if you have two windows open and can safely assume that the other tab must be open in the second window. With multiple windows open, you get no indication about which window has that tab.

Secondly, the add-on doesn’t identify a duplicate tab until the page has finished loading. This might be because it’s waiting for the page to perhaps load a script or query that might navigate to a different URL, but this results in the add-on taking its time to detect the page as a possible duplicate. If you open a duplicate tab in the background, the notification is the only thing that will alert you unless you switch to the tab itself.

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