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Could this be a sign that we are nearing the end of our beloved Instagram? Today Facebook launched their own Instagram-esque mobile photo sharing app, with photo filters and social tied directly into Facebook. The conundrum is that Facebook just acquired Instagram last month for $1 billion. What gives?
Google created a new game on it’s social network called A Google A Day, which is a daily search puzzle that is solved using nothing but Google Search to find the answers. It’s a clever way to get users to challenge themselves, and also improve your Google Search skills by learning the best ways to use the search engine.
I am actually really excited about this. Rovio, who made the blockbuster app Angry Birds is finally expanding on their brand with a new line of apps, starting out with Amazing Alex.
Facebook announced a new venture that they plan to launch in the near future - a mobile App Center, which will be a neutral mobile app discovery tool on the social networking platform. The goal of the App Center will be to have one central location to find social apps, clearly since Facebook dominates social they want to harvest it as much as possible - with mobile being the future - this was a very strategic move. Being neutral between Apple and Google is key, so it’s one place to find apps regardless of what platform you use.
Many may not remember, but back in 2010 there was an investigation from the WSJ which discovered that Myspace was leaking private user data from their web apps on the social networking site. Almost two years later, Myspace has settled with the FTC which says that Myspace misled millions of users, sharing personal information with advertisers.
Back in September 2011, social readers were introduced onto the Facebook platform, and ever since then it’s pretty much been non-stop app after app, road block after road block on Facebook; and in order to read an article or watch a video, you need to install a social reader app.
Just released on iTunes for the iPhone and iPad comes one of the best movies ever made, which is now available as an app created by Fuse Powered Inc., who worked with Universal Pictures to take the iconic mobster figure Tony Montana and bring him to our mobile devices.
Do you think you have what it takes to go from a bonafied hustler, to an entrepreneur to a business mogul? That is what Jay-z did, and he wants you to do the same thing in his new Facebook app game called Empire.
After the news broke yesterday about Facebook acquiring Instagram for a billion dollars, users took to their favorite social photo sharing app to express themselves. Here are the 15 best Instagrams where users were clearly emotional about the news.
It’s a smart pet, and is controlled using an iPhone. The robot dog’s face appears on the iPhone screen, with it’s respective app running which you can control the dog using hand gestures and the iPhone’s front facing camera. According to MacRumors, the robot dog will have over 100 different expressions giving it a real pet-like experience. Not only will it be pet-like, but it’s pretty damn cute too.
The Emergency Alert & Personal Protection app (eAPP) is an app that is being developed based on a new demand. The app is being created due to new laws across the country and has a simple but important concept, which can be applied to various situations. The concept is to be able to open the app on your mobile device and with one swipe, notify contacts that you are being arrested or in some emergency situation where you won’t be able to communicate.
One of the most popular photo sharing apps out there broke a major milestone recently, according to one blogger with a keen eyesight for numbers. According to Dirk Singer, using Statigram and Ink361 as two separate data references, which both use Instagram API to populate their sites, Singer was able to identify through user account numbers that Instagram has reached well over 25 million users.
comScore released their 2012 Mobile Future in Focus report, which is the first of an annual report that examines the mobile and connected device landscape and gives insights and projections for the following year based on this compiled information.
Ah, now it makes a bit more sense for all the hubbub yesterday when Microsoft laid the smack down on Google. It looks like Microsoft may be drumming up some publicity and trying to shine some additional light to their business solution products for good reason.
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Uh oh, it looks like Microsoft is at it again with Google. Do you remember the 