Apps and Software

Subscribers to Dish Network's new over-the-top video service, Sling TV, now have a few more reasons to cut the cord. As of Wednesday, both AMC and IFC are officially available on the service.

Dish announced it was adding AMC to Sling last month, and now, the channel is live on the service. That means users will be able to tune into shows The Walking Dead, Mad Men and Portlandia at the same time as cable subscribers.

There is no added fee for the extra channels; the service still costs $20 a month. Sling TV is also adding a "Hollywood Extra" package for a $5 premium, which includes titles from several EPIX channels as well as Sundance TV. ...

Mashable is teaming up with creative community Unpopular Now for a Vine #MashMeet at our New York headquarters.

Two years after its launch, Vine has become one of the largest and most powerful communities of creators. Artists, comedians, animators and musicians post creative content on the daily — and we're blown away by what we see for our weekly challenges.

In an effort to foster a community that is just as strong offline as it is in the app, we've planned a get-together for these creators to meet and shoot under one roof.

We're excited to kick-start our series of Vine meet-ups with the ...

We all know the importance and impact a handwritten note has, just like we know that homemade bread tastes better and hand-knitted socks are 10 times more comfortable

The trouble is, no one (except Emma Watson) has time to find the perfect card-stock notepaper, wait for bread to rise or knit a heal flap and gusset. The answer is outsourcing, daaahling.

Good luck with your socks and bread, but these four online services will help you send what essentially looks like a handwritten note or card, lovingly composed from the comfort of your laptop. ...