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Preliminary impressions of iOS 6

While it is impossible to completely uncover the new features, bugs and fun of iOS 6 until the iPhone 5 is available to everyone, here are some initial impressions. Apple’s Maps app needs a few geography lessons Arguably the most significant new feature of iOS 6 is the new Apple-developed Maps a ... Full Article »

September 20, 2012 1:40pm

Facebook Camera creates image-only feeds with speedy uploads

With Facebook having recently acquired Instagram for a whopping one billion in cash and stocks, the rationale behind the launch of Facebook Camera for iPhone is unclear. But, leaving that question aside, you might be wondering about the app itself, not the reason for it. In a nutshell, Facebook Came ... Full Article »

June 9, 2012 12:00pm

Apple to bake Facebook into iOS 6, report says

Last week, there was speculation that Apple and Facebook might be looking to team up in iOS 6 following comments made by Apple CEO Tim Cook the 10th annual All Things D conference. We discussed how both companies could benefit greatly from just such a partnership, and now it seems like Apple and Fac ... Full Article »

June 4, 2012 7:42am

Apple’s Cook was cryptic about Facebook, but the companies could gain a lot from each other

Apple and Facebook haven’t had the best of relationships in the past. They have tried and more or less failed to work together on Facebook integration into Apple’s products, but that doesn’t mean they’ll never try again. “Stay tuned,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said of the potential of Apple’ ... Full Article »

May 30, 2012 7:48am

The new Facebook Camera app is no replacement for Instagram

Facebook recently paid $1 billion for social photography app Instagram. To follow up that move, the social networking company just launched a mobile photography app of its own: Facebook Camera. At its most basic, the app is Facebook-agram. Users can snap shots with the app or use photos in their Ca ... Full Article »

May 24, 2012 2:10pm

Smile! ooVoo video chat apps hit iPad and Facebook

ooVoo has been popular on iPhone and Android for a while, allowing people to video-chat with up to 12 different people on a variety of different devices. Today, the app received a major update which makes it compatible with iPad too, providing up to four simultaneous HD video chat streams to users. ... Full Article »

May 22, 2012 9:40am

Facebook snaps up social gifting app Karma

Facebook is very busy. The social networking company just had its initial public offering on Friday, made news earlier this month when it paid $1 billion for social photography app Instagram, and just acquired another notable app: Karma (also available on Android). The announcement of the acquisiti ... Full Article »

May 21, 2012 8:08am

Facebook rolling out a new app for managing Facebook Pages

Wednesdays and Thursdays see a lot of buzz about new apps. To get a jump on the big launches of the week, which mostly happen Wednesday night into Thursday morning because of the way Apple’s charts work, journalists keep an eye on the iTunes App Stores for New Zealand and Australia, because they g ... Full Article »

May 17, 2012 12:20pm

KLIK iOS app can recognize friends before you even take their photo

A new app called KLIK by Face.com has a clever trick up its sleeve. Point your iOS camera at a person and it has the ability to recognize them and tag them before you’ve even taken the shot. According to Liz Gannes at AllThingsD, the app was developed by Face.com in Tel Aviv. Face.com already off ... Full Article »

May 10, 2012 12:43pm

Facebook announces app store for iOS, Android and web users

The rumors of a Facebook app store were true, it appears, as the company has announced an app-pushing portal that will be accessible both by mobile users and by those on the web. But earlier talk of Facebook pushing HTML5 apps to Apple’s iOS platform and thereby circumventing the iTunes App Store ... Full Article »

May 10, 2012 7:38am


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