In this version of the brave new world, social media is king and the selfie is his queen. Love them or hate them, we are surrounded (and included). Path for Android developers understand, and want to be a part of the trend with the addition of a new app: Kong. Kong is a clear attempt at trying to design the next greatest thing in social media by building on a simple concept. … [Read more...] about Path Creator Embraces the Selfie with Kong Android App
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Create Photo Collages With Layout App From Instagram
When you consider the blend of photographs and mobile technology, chances are good that thoughts of Instagram are not far behind. Designed to be an easy way to share your favourite images with friends and family, Instagram is easy to use and feature-rich --unless you wanted to create a collage without using a third-party app... at least until now! Instagram has launched a new … [Read more...] about Create Photo Collages With Layout App From Instagram
Twitter Co-Founder Launches SUPER Social App
Biz Stone may have helped to create Twitter, but he didn't stop there. His new company, Jelly Industries, just released another social app called SUPER. It serves virtually no purpose and barely qualifies as actually being social (because the things you create and share are only available within SUPER and cannot be shared outside of the app); all the same it is fun and chances … [Read more...] about Twitter Co-Founder Launches SUPER Social App
PhotoMath App Solves Equations Using Your Smartphone Camera
Several years (decades) ago, when I was in high school, I remember teachers rather snidely telling us that we needed to learn all of these things because "it isn't like we will be walking around with whole computers in our pockets." The sassy teenager in me desperately wants to go back in time to wave her smartphone in their faces right about now. That same teenaged girl would … [Read more...] about PhotoMath App Solves Equations Using Your Smartphone Camera
Snapchat Photos Stolen and Leaked
It seems Snapchat is the latest victim in what is becoming a long line of apps and services experiencing security breaches and compromises, though it's a little confusing just how or where it happened. What we do know is that a 13GB database of private user photographs is circulating around the Internet (which translates into as many as 200,000 images now public in 4chan and … [Read more...] about Snapchat Photos Stolen and Leaked
Google Photo Sphere 360-Panorama App Released for iOS
Google has found themselves in Apple's App Store once more by porting their popular Photo Sphere app to iOS. Having debuted on Android last year, Photo Sphere invites you to "look up, down, and all around to revisit the amazing places you’ve encountered." Even if you aren't interested in creating your own Spheres (described as being a series of photographs that, when … [Read more...] about Google Photo Sphere 360-Panorama App Released for iOS
Fling Delivers Instant Messaging Spam
Marketed by social start-up Unii as an exciting way to share life's moments with the world, Fling is one part Snapchat and one part spam. With that said, the premise is very enticing: snap a photo and let the app send it out to 50 random Fling users (while avoiding any users that you actually may want to see it). Are you on the receiving end of a random Fling photo? You … [Read more...] about Fling Delivers Instant Messaging Spam
Instagram Becomes Latest Snapchat Rival
In the instant messaging game, everybody wants to be Snapchat; Instagram is no exception. With the launch of Bolt, Instagram has moved beyond images of what everybody had for supper and enters the world of instant sharing of photos and videos with your friends. The interface is basically the same as we have seen in every competing app: one tap takes and sends a photo while … [Read more...] about Instagram Becomes Latest Snapchat Rival