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In the seven months since Vine’s release on iOS, the 6 second video sharing service has changed the way people share and create videos to share across the interwebs. Twitter’s Vine now has 40 million registered users, which was celebrated via a tweet earlier today. We’ve said this before and we’ll say it again: this…
Microsoft and Gameloft have officially announced a new set game titles that will soon begin to roll out to both Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 this year. Some of the games include intense racing titles like Asphalt 8: Airbone, and some more casual games, like Uno & Friends. The first two games Windows Phone…
This didn’t take long. When Google bought popular maps service Waze back in June for a cool billion, we all expected both companies to integrate their features relatively soon. So now Google Maps users in both the U.S., U.K. and other major countries can enjoy Waze-submitted real-time accident, construction, road closure and other reports on…
Facebook launched a new beta version of its Android app that is available to the members of the “Facebook for Android Beta Testers” group. Aside from few bug fixes, this release also packs several handy enhancements like animated stickers for some of the categories (like Pusheen, Beast and Anooki) in the Messenger function. This has…
Google, on the down low, has being working on the 5.0 YouTube update for Android users. This latest version of YouTube is being called the biggest redesign the app has seen yet. The hardworking folks over at Android Police was able to snatch up some details of the new update. Here’s what they have found:…
The impending demise of Barnes & Noble has been greatly over dramatized for some time now, thanks to it’s failing Android tablet line and dwindling brick and mortar stores. Today the struggling publishing giant has joined its competitors in offering its own content streaming service with the launch of an iOS and Android app. Now…
Let’s face it – most drivers never read car manuals, which more often than not tend to remain in the brand-new condition even after few years. Audi is aware of this and is doing something to make these manuals more interesting (and interactive). To that end the car company released a new augmented reality iOS…
Ingress has been around since November of last year, and while still invite-only, the Niantic team’s ‘game’ has gathered quite the following. Ingress events have taken place all over the globe and help to unravel the intricate story of Ingress. However, the largest Ingress event to date is happening right now, across the globe. The…
A new group messaging app has just arrived on Android, GIF Chat. The app brings not only an easy way to create and send animated GIFs with other users, but some Snapchatty like features as well. Users can send six second videos which can be self-destructive in nature. GIF Chat is claiming that the self-destructive…
While most smartphone apps are focused on providing services for the first world, a new app called Peek is looking to use smartphones to help out people in poor and developing countries. The app uses the camera to scan a patient’s eye for cataracts and other diseases. Here are the main features of the Peek…