Evernote has axed most of its workforce, Engadget reported. In a statement shared with SFGate, Bending Spoons, the Milan-based app developer that bought the company last November said Friday it had laid off nearly all of Evernote’s employees in the US and Chile. According to Engadget, Bending Spoons plans to move most of the company’s remaining operations to Europe. The
The new school year is just a few weeks away, so it is no surprise that the back-to-school sales and deals are starting to appear. Evernote has a limited-time offer for eligible students. Those that qualify will receive 75% off a full year of Evernote Premium. As always, there is some “fine print” to be aware of. The offer is
Popular productivity and note-taking/sharing app Evernote announced it will be making changes to the different tiers the company has offered to its users. The biggest changes will impact those who use Evernote's free Basic tier. The company has also said it will be raising prices for its two paid tiers for new subscribers, but won't be raising rates on existing
There are so many cloud-based tools these days the options are nearly limitless. That's great for consumers. But it can be a challenge for users of these services to keep things organized, especially when their data is spread across multiple platforms. Fortunately, many of these services offer public APIs that make it possible for them to work together. Resourceful developers
There comes a time in the life of any moderately successful platform when that platform becomes big enough and popular enough that cottage industries begin to crop up around it. The most common representative of this phenomenon is the consultant; someone who claims to have enough expertise on that platform that they should be paid for their advice. Most of
Last year I reviewed Catch Notes, a way to not only take notes, but also tag and catalog those notes for quick reference. After a year and a half in production, Catch has decided to close the app. The Evernote competitor had a small but good following to the app. It was available for both Android and iOS devices, along
Users of Evernote were recently sent an email that said that the company had decided to implement a password reset. It required 50 million users to reset their passwords. Why? The answer is the usual one when a company urges users to change their passwords – Evernote got hacked over the weekend. This explains the difficulties that my husband and