Good news for Android users who love faux-vintage photos: Instagram’s Android app is nearing completion.
Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom briefly flashed the app on stage at South by Southwest. The Android app is in private …
Apps & Software
SXSW: Dropping In on Dropbox’s Drew Houston
For a service that’s beloved by so many people, cloud-storage and syncing service Dropbox is surprisingly controversial. On one hand, venture capitalist (and Dropbox investor) Bill Gurley talks about the company someday being …
Can a New Breed of Geolocation Apps Beat Privacy Fears to Make It Big?
Every year, a new crop of geolocation apps springs up at South by Southwest. A city swarming with techies and parties is fertile ground for developers looking to test and promote their products.
But when the crowds leave …
Apple’s New iPad Should Be Google’s Wake-Up Call
A strange thing happened during the announcement of Apple’s new iPad on Wednesday: for a moment, CEO Tim Cook stopped talking about his company’s products and started dissing Google’s Android operating system. Cook displayed a …
Apple Announces iOS 5.1, iPhoto App, and Updates to GarageBand and iMovie Apps
Yes, today we got the specs for “The iPad: iHarder,” but Apple also revealed some pretty intriguing software updates as well.
The entire iLife suite got an update, with each app available for $4.99 or as a free upgrade if …
Apple User Gets $10,000 iTunes Card for Downloading 25 Billionth App
And a great hush came over the world as Chunli Fu of Qingdao, China initiated the download of Where’s My Water? Free.
Free though the app may have been, Chunli Fu’s fortuitous timing ultimately resulted in the awarding of …
Ka-Ching! Square’s New App Turns the iPad into a Cash Register
Square, the startup that democratized credit-card transactions with its little plastic doohickey which allows any business (or anyone) to accept plastic as a form of payment, is at it again. It’s built a new iPad application …
10 Totally Weird iPhone and Android Games
A look at the most funny, pointless and just plain bizarre games out there for the iPhone and Android devices.
Android and iPhone Photo Snooping: What You Need to Know
New ‘Tello’ Feature Lets Consumers Talk Back to Businesses
Tello is an iPhone app and Android-friendly mobile site that lets consumers rate the local businesses they deal with. Sounds like Yelp? Not really. For one thing, Tello encourages brevity, not rambling reviews: You give a thumbs …
Wherein Your iPhone Becomes This Stuffed Animal’s Interactive Face
ThinkGeek’s product page for the $20 Happitaps iPhone Interactive Bear lists it in the “3-7 Years” category, but the product specifications clearly state that this item is suitable for anyone who’s 18 months or older. Technology …
Camera Awesome: A New Camera for Your iPhone
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Apple’s iPhones have some of the best cameras on any phone, with some of the best software. That hasn’t stopped a bunch of companies from trying to build even better, more feature-filled …