Harrison Weber

Harrison Weber is the East Coast & Design Editor at TNW in NYC. He loves everything related to tech startups and beautiful design. Stay in touch: Twitter @harrisonweber, Instagram, Google+, Flickr and email.

Stories by Harrison Weber

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Take A Sneak Peek at the Gorgeous Design of SlideDeck 2.1

SlideDeck 2, the WordPress plugin that lets bloggers create gorgeous, customizable content sliders without any code, is about to receive its first update, and thanks to a teaser by SlideDeck’s creators,…

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WordPress Releases Version 3.0 for iOS

WordPress has just announced the release of version 3.0 of its iOS app, which packs a number of new features, including push notifications for WordPress.com, a new toolbar and overall improved performance…

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Brekkie: Daily Servings of Design Inspiration on the iPad

As I wrote yesterday, sometimes the simplest of apps serve the greatest purpose. On this note, an app by the name of Brekkie has caught our attention, with its daily,…

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WorkFu Taps Your Social Connections to Find the Perfect Job

WorkFu, which first caught our attention back in January pre-release, is a gorgeous Web app that uses your existing social networks to find work opportunities for you, or talent that is…

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Fashion App, Kaleidoscope, Unveils New Web Experience

Kaleidoscope is a street style fashion app that lets you browse looks a la Pinterest and Fancy, but with a hyper-curated, shopping-focused twist. Of course, this is a crowded scene, but…

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Currency Exchange Fee Calculator Saves You from Rip-Offs

Sometimes the beauty of an app is its ability to solve one simple problem. Sure, a geo-locating social group food photography app sounds fancy, but it’s not often enough that…

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Flickr Adds Much Needed Features for Groups

Flickr has just announced new Groups features on its blog, including a Justified View, the ability to submit photos directly to Groups via the Uploadr and brand new API methods for developers….

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TripAdvisor Expands its City Guides to 50 Destinations

Travel review and booking site TripAdvisor has just announced that its City Guides mobile app has expanded into 50 total destinations — up by 30 more destinations from its original offering. Additionally, Android users can…

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Google+ for Android Gets A Sexy Redesign of its Own

Only two weeks after releasing a redesign on iOS, a brand new version of Google+ for Android is here with a fresher, sleeker look and heaps of additional features. Most…

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Panic Launches Coda 2 for Mac and Diet Coda for iPad

Panic has just released two brand new apps today: Coda 2, the long awaited update to the popular Mac Web editor, and Diet Coda, a wonderfully slimmed down Web editor for…

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Google Updates its APIs Explorer

Continuing Google’s spring cleaning, the Google APIs Explorer has just received a redesign that makes the overall experience much prettier, mirroring the latest Search, Docs and Drive experience. Only last…

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Sonar Launches New Features: Status, Messaging & Location Sharing

Sonar, today at TechCrunch Disrupt NY, has just announced that it is taking new steps towards creating the perfect “real-time, here-now network.” With this goal comes three new key features,…

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This Web app lets you connect with friends on every social platform

EveryPlat, created by Dwolla’s Michael Schonfeld at the TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon, lets you immediately connect with new friends on multiple platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Linkedin, Dwolla and more. As the number…

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US Gov Announces the "Presidential Innovation Fellows"

Today at TechCrunch Disrupt NY, Steven VanRoekel, the US Chief Information Officer and Todd Park, the U.S. Chief Technology Officer and Assistant to the President announced the Presidential Innovation Fellows, a six month…

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This Hackathon is All About Shifting the Gender Balance in Tech

We at TNW have spent quite a lot of time attending and covering hackathons around the globe. We’ve seen a ton of great results, ate plenty of free burritos and have…