Mailbox introduces new features

Mailbox brings new functionalities to the sleek iOS email app including the ability to send messages from any email address registered with Gmail and the ability to use the app in landscape mode when you are on your iPhone.

Adding files from Dropbox has also been made easier. Smart snoozes of email has also been adjusted to your local time. And if you have a full arsenal of Apple devices, you can use Mailbox on all of them.

VIZ Media manga makes its way to Kobo

Fans of Japanese manga (graphic novels) like Naruto, One Piece, and Bleach are in for a treat. VIZ Media is bringing those and its massive digital manga library to Kobo, which can be accessed on Kobo’s eBookstore and be read on Kobo eReaders or on the free Kobo app on iOS, BB10, and Android devices.

Over 500 volumes of 60 different series have been made available at the launch. This is on top of the full digital manga catalog that has reached over 1,500 volumes and 130 series. New series and volumes of popular VIZ Media manga will be added regularly on Tuesdays, including Shonen Jump, Shonen Jump Advanced, Shojo Beat, and Viz Signature. You can access the full library here. 

Google revamps Web version of Play Store

Google borrows the design of the Android version of the Play Store and carries it over to the Web. The new look makes it easier to navigate through the app store with bigger screenshots and icons as well as the easy to scroll through navigation panel on the left side.

‘Jobs’ movie trailer hits Instagram

If you thought 60 seconds is too long to watch a movie trailer, the creators behind Steve Jobs’ biopic Jobs are tapping into your short attention span by releasing a 15-second trailer on Instagram, a first on the photo- and video-sharing service.

This comes hot off the heels of Instagram allowing photo and video embedding for their Web version. What do you think of this new marketing ploy?