Apple’s iffy Maps app gets the competitor everyone’s been hoping was on its way.
Apps & Software
Finally, Full-Blown Flickr on the iPhone
Yahoo’s photo-sharing service gets a meaty, much-needed iOS update.
SupperKing: New App Lets You Invite Strangers to Your Next Dinner Party
SupperKing aims to be the leading mobile app to allow foodies to open up their next home-cooked meal or dinner party to the general public.
Is Spotify Really Sustainable? Is a ‘Family Plan’ Option Even a Reasonable Expectation?
I went into this piece with the assumption that Spotify needs a family subscription option, but with massive annual losses and allegations of paltry payouts, can the company afford it?
Google Now Gets Even Creepier (and Why That’s a Good Thing)
Google Now, a virtual assistant that comes standard on the newest versions of Android, is digging ever deeper into users’ data in an attempt to be more useful.
Why Facebook Will Have Trouble Killing the Text Message
Facebook has started to roll out a new version of its Messenger app for Android that only requires a name and a phone number, not an actual Facebook account, to sign up.
A Much Nicer Gmail for iPhone and iPad
Google’s new e-mail app for Apple devices is a major advance on its clunky predecessor.
Wavii Comes Into Its Own on the iPhone
The unique service which turns everything into Facebook-like status updates has a nice (albeit busy) new iPhone app.
iTunes 11 Now Available: It’s Different In a Good Way
Apple has massively overhauled iTunes. The newest version, iTunes 11, is now available for download.
The Trouble with Windows Phone 8: It’s Not the Apps, It’s the Basics
After two years of iteration by Microsoft, I can’t get into Windows Phone, and the paucity of apps–real or perceived–has nothing to do with it.
How Teachers Use Skype in the Classroom
“Skype in the Classroom” was created for teachers so that they could introduce their pupils to cultures and experts worldwide in real time.
For What It’s Worth: Microsoft Has Sold 40 Million Windows 8 Licenses
Is the new version of Windows selling well? It’s tough to tell.