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Bit.ly is completely rebranding its service from a website to shorten URLs to what appears to be a direct competitor to StumbleUpon, Delicious, or even Instapaper for saving and sharing links from around the web. As part of the big changes, Bit.ly is out with an iPhone app. The revamp revolves around what Bit.ly is…
Imaging experts at Scalado launched a new iPhone app and web service called Scalado PhotoBeamer. Touted as a “new innovative and easy way to show your photos on any screen,” it allows iPhone users to show photos to friends and family by pointing their beloved smartphone at any screen displaying www.photobeamer.com. In other words, it’s…
Let it be known that May 29 seems to be the new unofficial date to leak upcoming Apple products. First, alleged images of the next iPhone’s casing hit the web and now BGR claims it has received access to the rumored 3D Maps app in iOS 6. It’s been all but confirmed by Apple for a while…
Kobo is finally upgrading its Android app to make it on par with the iOS application. Version 4.0 introduces noticeable performance improvements (it just feels snappier), while fixing some of the known bugs. However, the most important change is in the tablet support, making ebook reading on Honeycomb and Ice Cream Sandwich tablets awesome —…
Facebook has updated its Windows Phone app. While it’s still not on par with iOS and Android version, it’s steadily getting better. Version 2.5 introduces a number of enhancements, including: Ability to like comments Full-threaded Facebook messaging including group messaging Ability to tag friends using “with” and “at” formats Delete posts and comments via long…
Children in the U.S. of A have access to an average of 12 apps on mobile devices, the majority of which (88%) were downloaded for free. According to the research firm NPD Group, children use smartphones, tablets and smart media players like iPod Touch five days of the week, with the average session lasting just…
Multi-party video chat service ooVoo updated all of its apps, including those for desktop and mobile platforms. We don’t care about the former, but we definitely want to look at the latter. Here’s what you should know: – Both iOS and Android apps have been updated, featuring a new user interface and simplified registration using…
We’ve already seen a number of personalized magazine and news apps like Flipboard and Zite, but none of them was focused on video exclusively. Enter NewsLook, a 24-hour global streaming video news service, which newly launched iPad app features a vast, curated library of news video from over 50 sources including Associated Press, Bloomberg and…
Apple is launching some minor changes to the featured sections of the iOS App Store and Mac App Store that help promote the very best apps each week. The company is slapping on Editors’ Choice label to what it considers the best app and best game of the week. The new free App of the…
Every time I do these lists, you can tell what’s going on in my life. Sometimes, I’m very focused on fun games or things that help me cook but this time, I’m all business. So, let’s take a look at some of the productivity apps I’m digging lately. Evernote Evernote is one of those “no-duh”…