11
Jun
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Google Makes Its Waze Acquisition Official, Mapping Apps To Remain Separate For Now

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This weekend the tech world was abuzz with rumors that Google had purchased Israeli mapping and navigation software maker Waze for a sum of over a billion dollars. Today Google has made it official, thanks to a post on the company blog from the VP of Geo, Brian McClendon. While Google declined to mention exactly how much it spent on Waze, it's a safe bet that it was a lot, since both Apple and Facebook had previously expressed interest.

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Current Waze users will be glad to know that Google doesn't plan on shutting down the Waze app, at least in the short term:

The Waze product development team will remain in Israel and operate separately for now.

13
Dec
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[New App] Beer Citizen Is The App Where Beer Nerds And Regular Nerds Meet

Posted by in Applications, News

Quick quiz: can you name how many different beers you've had in the last week, their country of origin, and their brew style? Do you know what beer to recommend with barbeque shrimp? Have you ever successfully used the word "mouthfeel" in a sentence? Then Beer Citizen is for you. It follows the basic formula for enthusiast "social" apps (in other words, just like BeerAdvocate) but presents all that information in a mobile-friendly format that's got more taste and is less filling.

Friends, reviews, photo annotations - it's all here. The sliders for different qualities is a nice touch for those who want to get really specific.

15
Nov
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Official Twitter App Updated To Version 3.5 With Photo Streams, More Responsive Touch, In-Line Image Previews, And More

Posted by in Applications, Apps/Games, News

Twitter's official Android app has gone through a number of iterations, and it's not half bad these days. It might not conform to Android's Holo UI, but the app has many millions of downloads. A new update just hit the play Store, and it should make the experience noticeably better.

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The changes in Twitter version 3.5 include:

  • Tweets show photo, video, and article previews so you can engage easily
    get a new perspective when you search.
  • Photo streams show what’s happening
  • Tap and touch streamlined complete redesign
  • Results also show media previews
  • Reset your password in a few simple steps
  • Other improvements and fixes.

22
Aug
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Flickr Gets A Big Update To 1.5 - UI Tweaks, HTML Support, And Multiple Camera Selection

Posted by in Applications, News

Flickr is something of a dinosaur in the rocket-paced world of online photo services, but pros and amateurs alike have stuck to it in the millions. Sadly the Android app hasn't always kept pace with the many options provided on Yahoo's web service. The gap between app and web grows a little smaller today as Flickr 1.5 hits the Play Store, keeping its freemium service but adding a visual overhaul and a handful of new features.

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First of all, the user interface has a bit of a facelift. It's still not what I'd call gorgeous (check out the brand-new Pinterest app for that) and it's a long way from complying with the standards or even style of the Holo UI, but every little bit helps.

14
Aug
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Pinterest's Long-Awaited Photo Sharing App Hits The Google Play Store Now, Amazon Appstore Later This Week

Posted by in Applications, News
Last Updated: August 23rd, 2012

Those of you who obsessively share photos to Pinterest, the rapidly-expanding and all-encompassing social network built for just that purpose, can finally do so from your favorite mobile platform. Pinterest has published the long-promised app to the Play Store for both smartphones and tablets, and unlike some other photo-centric sharing services we could mention, it actually looks pretty good. The interface mimics the bulletin board looks of the desktop web site, taking advantage of extra real estate on tablets to display more columns of popular photos or your stream.

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Nearly all of the functions of the web service itself are represented: once you log in, you can share photos directly from your camera (or just links, of course), re-pin items to your own stream, or share to any social network or storage service that supports Android's APIs.

07
Jun
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Facebook Launches App Center To Curate And Recommend Mobile Apps

Posted by in Apps/Games, News

Facebook already knows quite a lot about you and your friends, so why not use all that data to help find the best apps? This is exactly what Facebook is looking to do with its new App Center. Don't fret, though. This isn't yet another place for developers to upload and manage their apps. This is more of an online catalog infused with social smarts.

Facebook says the service will launch right now with over 500 apps, but didn't specify what the split would be between iOS and Android. However, the social network did say it would only be dealing in "high-quality apps, based on feedback from people who use the app." The apps it recommends will depend heavily on what your friends use and like.

08
Feb
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Google+ For Android Gets An Update, Brings Major Performance Improvements To The Stream, Adds What's Hot Section And More

Posted by in Google, News

Google just dropped an update to its social networking app for mobile. Unlike some other apps, Google's brought a ton of new features that are actually useful. The Stream is now faster, doesn't immediately jump to the top of the feed when the app automatically refreshes, and shortens entries so you can see more of them at once.

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A few other improvements have been made. A new What's Hot! section allows you to follow what everyone is talking about, in an obvious attempt to compete with Twitter's trending topics. You can also see who +1'd a post or comment. Unfortunately, Google still hasn't brought a proper tablet interface to Google+ yet, leaving it in the company of many of Google's other apps that can't quite keep up with their own style guidelines.

03
Feb
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[New App] Seesmic Ping Schedules Your Tweets, Facebook Statuses, Consolidates Your Online Social Life

Posted by in Apps/Games, News

Don't worry. Just because we used the words "ping" and "social" in the same headline doesn't mean we're talking about that other social network. No, this is Seesmic Ping. From the developer who brought you the original Seesmic, Seemic Ping lets users post to Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn with one update. You can even do it from the past!

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Seesmic Ping lets you schedule tweets and status updates for future dates. This will be useful for those of you who promote scheduled content via social networks, like to pretend you can predict the future, or will need an alibi for the night of the 15th at 11pm.

07
Dec
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Google+ Update Brings High Res Photo Upload, Ability To +1 Comments, And More

Posted by in Applications, News

Android's Google+ app got a big update today, bringing several handy new features to the mobile version of Google's social networking venture. The update allows users to upload high-res photos, +1 photos and comments, add videos to instant upload, and more, while also bringing several unspecified bug fixes.

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Here's the full list of updates, from the Android Market's Google+ listing:

  • Search
  • +1 photos
  • +1 comments
  • High resolution photo upload support
  • See if someone's online and currently typing in Messenger conversations
  • Start Messenger conversations by just entering a phone number
  • Links to posts or profiles can now open inside of the app
  • Instant Upload supports videos again
  • Several stability improvements and bug fixes

If you haven't already, hit the link below and grab the update!

30
Jun
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Path Comes To Android, But It's Probably Just A Bit Too Late

Posted by in Applications, News

Oh, Path... If you would've released your Android app a few short weeks ago, I'm certain that it would've done quite well. Alas, here we are - two days after the initial launch of my new favorite social networking site, Google+, and there's probably not much hope for you now.

For those that are unaware, Path is a social application that allows you to share photos and have conversations with your closest friends and family. It's quite similar to Google+'s Circles feature, as it allows you to choose who you interact with through the app. The main difference is that you're limited to 50 people, so it's all about picking and choosing those who are most important to you.

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