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Wrapp up free gift cards for Facebook friends

Wrapp is a great app that’s likely to be passed over by many users simply for its connection to Facebook. The app for iPhone and iPod Touch integrates with your Facebook account, allowing you to celebrate your friends by sending them gift cards—for free.  Yes, that’s right. Free money. In th ... Full Article »

November 10, 2012 7:00pm

Make your own meme with Capits in version 3.0 of IntoNow from Yahoo!

Summer TV is the pits. Other than the Olympics, there just isn’t much worth watching. Like roughly 80 percent of iPhone users, I don’t actually look at the TV all that much anyway. I’m holding my iOS devices, checking my email, playing games or chatting with friends. Various services have been ... Full Article »

August 6, 2012 3:15pm

Pearltrees expands interests-based social network to the iPhone

Since launching its interests-based social network less than three years ago, Paris-based Pearltrees has attracted more than 500,000 contributors who have posted more than 25 million pieces of digital content. The venture capital-backed collector community today launches a universal version of its a ... Full Article »

July 24, 2012 9:00am

Google+ and Twitter unveil new iOS offerings

As previewed yesterday, Twitter today released a significant 4.3 update to its iPhone app. More surprisingly, and as substantial, Google+ now has a beautifully designed application for the iPad. Let’s start with Google+, which is stunning. In fact, if you’ve been on the fence about going all-in ... Full Article »

July 10, 2012 2:20pm

Get ready for a major update to Twitter’s iOS app

Twitter on your iDevice is going to get more interactive and include new and improved notifications, according to a report by 9 to 5 Mac. Among the improvements: – Content and video will be more visibly displayed in tweets – Tweets around “selected events” will be highlighted – Improve ... Full Article »

July 9, 2012 7:35am

Foursquare releases all-new design and the chance to explore in version 5.0

The social check in app, foursquare, received a major overhaul just last week. A revitalized, speedier and streamlined new interface, and an equally new Explore tab, add much-needed depth to the user experience. The update first surfaced for iOS in the App Store, and has since found it’s way to Go ... Full Article »

June 13, 2012 3:00pm

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

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

Path updates security in wake of privacy backlash

Mobile social network Path rolled out a fresh update Monday that brings new privacy controls to the app, allowing users to have tougher control over their information. The update comes in the wake of Path’s privacy fallout back in February, in which the app was the first of many to fall on the ba ... Full Article »

April 3, 2012 7:35am

Instagram opens up API, reveals photo-sharing partnership with Hipstamatic

FastCompany had an interesting scoop today about popular photo-sharing app company Instagram. Today, Instagram finally opened up its API to third-party apps and services, and the first app to take advantage of this is the also-popular camera app, Hipstamatic. Instagram is a hugely successful photo- ... Full Article »

March 21, 2012 2:26pm


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