Paul Sawers

Paul Sawers is Apps & Media Editor at The Next Web. Follow Paul on Twitter: @TGW_Paul, or email him at paul(at)thenextweb.com.

Stories by Paul Sawers

TV

FindWatchShare: A Facebook Video-on-Demand Service

UK independent film distributor Revolver Entertainment has launched a new Facebook video-on-demand (So-VOD) service at Cannes Film Festival 2012. FindWatchShare reels in Revolver’s library of indie flicks, new and old,…

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Vyclone: Video Collaboration for Citizen Journalists

2011 was a tumultuous year for the Middle East, but the troubles also served as a reminder of the role technology can play in giving everyone a voice. Live video-streaming…

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Faber and Canongate Launch New Audiobook Venture

UK independent book publishers Canongate and Faber & Faber are launching a new audiobook venture together. As The Bookseller reports, Canongate will manage the sales and production side of the new…

Art

TNW Pick of the Day: PowerSketch Turns Photos to Drawings

I don’t know about you, but I’ve just about had my fill of so-called Instagram alternatives, though I do still occasionally bust out Instagram itself if I’m looking to taint…

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Appsfire Rolls Out a 'PageRank for Apps'

We’ve covered app-recommendation service Appsfire on more than a few occasions in the past – for example when it launched new iOS and Android apps, and when it rolled out…

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Penguin Partners With Zappar to Bring AR to Moby Dick

The day after we reported that Wikitude was taking its augmented reality (AR) tech beyond apps and direct to the mobile Web, we’ve gotten wind that AR platform Zappar has…

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The Weather Channel Launches New 'Social' iOS App

The Weather Channel has rolled out a new version of its iOS app which sees a massive interface overhaul and a number of key new features introduced. Launched in the…

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Zeebox Launches 'Shout out' and 'Group Chat' Features

One month after social TV app Zeebox finally arrived on Android, the second-screen platform has announced a slew of new features designed to better engage audiences. Today’s announcement means that…

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Soluto: Set up Dropbox Accounts Remotely for Others

We first covered Soluto last year, a startup with $18million in funding behind it and a crack team of PC enthusiasts. The platform allows Windows users to help other PC…

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GetTaxi v2.0 Lands on Android

We’ve seen a surge in taxi apps in recent times, with the likes of Hailo securing $17m in series A funding, and Uber rolling out a new mobile-friendly site aimed…

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Skype Partners with Penguin, NY Philharmonic & More

Skype in the Classroom was launched by the now Microsoft-owned VoIP platform back in 2010, and was one of the company’s first forays into the education realm, aimed at helping…

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Wikitude Takes its Augmented Reality Direct to Mobile Web

Wikitude brought augmented reality (AR) to early smartphones with the Wikitude AR Travel Guide, kicking off when Google launched its G1 Android phone way back in 2008. It tapped the…

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US Smartphones Have an Average of 41 Apps Installed

The growing ubiquity of smartphones in the US is helping to drive the surge in app downloads, but as Nielsen reports the average number of apps per device has also…

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The BBC's Plans for the First Digital Olympics

The BBC has given the biggest indication yet of what its digital offering will look like for the London Olympics, and The Next Web was on hand yesterday to get…

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Kicksend Launches New Web App, Goes Free & Unlimited

We first caught up with Kicksend last August at Y Combinator’s Demo Day. It’s a Web, desktop and mobile app that lets you send files to any recipient’s email address, or…