In direct response to our story from earlier today about Girls Around Me, an iOS app by Russian-based app developer i-Free that tracks and gives personal information about women without their knowledge, Foursquare has released a statement announcing that they have officially killed Girls Around Me’s access to their public API.
Much of today's home video is now shot on smartphones, a movement which has proliferated mobile microvideo applications. As the number of apps continues to rise, it’s...
The Google brand is ubiquitous. You'd have to make a concerted effort to avoid all the Googley things that Google has Googled. But what if some of the most useful Google...
Today sees the launch of Viber, a brand new, free iPhone application (iTunes link) that basically functions the way pretty much every iPhone user wishes Skype’s mobile application would. My educated guess is that this will become a stunningly big hit in no time. Viber for iPhone allows you to make 100% free calls to other Viber users over 3G and WiFi, is capable of running completely in the background without draining your battery (even when the app isn’t actually running in the background, but more on ...
A small, but interesting, update to Skype‘s iPhone app got pushed out today. Version 3.0.1 builds on the video calling capability that was added back in December by adding support…
Somehow, no matter the sketchy posts, poor spam management, sex trafficking and outdated design, Craigslist remains the 9th most popular website in the US, ranking #45 globally. Maybe its longevity…
If you're not familiar with Sonar, it essentially takes data from Twitter, Foursquare, Facebook, and LinkedIn, and shows you people nearby you're friends with or might know. While Sonar isn't the buzziest member of the "people discovery" app category (which includes Highlight and Circle) that heated up at SXSW this year, it might actually be the most capable app of the bunch. Perhaps more importantly, it's trying to solve real problems and not just match you up with other Lost fans at your local...
You really don't need another social network. You also don't need another reason to make drinking beer fun. But there's something cool about tracking the beers you've drank, if only to see how many more beers you have to try. Untappd does just that. Ignore the buzzwords like gamification and social network for beer drinkers and sharing and check-ins and trending and badges and anything else any new app would try to say to gain favor and you're left with a basic but incredibly useful beer tracker. The...
The Daily App Deals post is a round-up of the best app discounts of the day, as well as some notable mentions for ones that are on sale. ezPDF Reader (Google Play) Previously $2.99, now $1.99. ezPDF Reader for Android is the ideal app for whenever you need to read a PDF on your Android device. Allowing you to view PDFs as they would appear on your PC, ezPDF Reader allows you to fill in forms, annotate your PDFs, and even has the ability to play multimedia files embedded inside the PDFs. Complete with a...
Moment.me is a newly launched iPhone application which automatically aggregates photos, videos and tweets from social networks, and then organizes them into multimedia albums it calls “moments.” It currently supports Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Google+ - meaning, it sources the content from those networks to create these moments, so you don’t have to change any of your current sharing behavior....
Thanks to our every four years orgy of public decision making, we finally know what president we'll be stuck with for the next four years. Well, at least technology can still set us free! Here's a week's worth of iPhone apps for you to enjoy!
Look, you really shouldn't be freaking out about this Instagram policy change. So they might sell your photos. Big deal. Your pictures are probably crappy anyway. I know mine are. But in the event you're worried, here are some alternatives....
In just four short weeks, iOS 6’s Passbook feature has totally revolutionized the life of you, me, and everybody we know....
Over the next couple of weeks we’re planning TNW meetups in 12 countries around Europe to connect with our readers, interesting startups and investors. This, mixed with the insights of our editorial team, local experts and input from online Startup Awards nominations, will provide us with enough ammo to give you a solid overview of the tech scene, the successes, top apps, startups and investors....
Automattic on Monday updated its native WordPress app for iOS with notification and commenting features. You can download the new version now directly from the Apple App Store (5.6MB)....
Polling and opinion sharing service Polar said today that it has raised $1.2 million in funding from several prominent investors, including AME Cloud Ventures and founder of Yahoo Jerry Yang, Greylock Partners’ John Lilly, and others. In addition, the company has released an update to its iOS app that features better topic and tag discovery, improved friending, and the ability to skip uninteresting polls....
The official Tumblr app for iOS received a major overhaul back in November, delivering a completely redesigned dashboard, iPad support, and lots more. But the improvements aren’t about to stop there. Today sees the release of Tumblr 3.3, which adds a new camera, the ability to create photosets, and more.
Well that was quick. Bang With Friends, the controversial Facebook app that lets you privately nominate who in your friends network you want to hook up with and alerts you if they feel the same, has got itself some competition. Would Love 2 has emerged with a similar proposition: After downloading the iOS app, you select who you’d like to date from your Facebook contacts and add your selection to…
Calendo, an iOS app that surfaces upcoming events an individual would like to attend, has been in an extended beta period for the past four months, during which time it went live for in Israel, followed by Ireland a couple of weeks ago....
Cubie, a free messaging from Taiwan centered around drawing and multimedia, has added voice calling to its service today. Calls are rolling out to all 7 million registered users in beta mode, as the app pushes beyond text and recorded voice messages....
The Google+ app for iOS has just been updated with some of the new AI-based features that Google showcased two weeks ago. The app can now automatically highlight a user's best shots, magically adjust photos, and turn a series of similar pictures into an animated GIF. Support has also been added for the enhanced hashtag features that were announced at Google I/O. Though Google's release notes for the update suggest that it's removing Hangouts functionality in favor of its new standalone app, this isn't...
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Quora, the question and answer social network, has released an update for its iOS app today to not only help users find pre-existing questions, but also save drafts of their responses and posts. The company hopes that this feature will help make finding information much faster and easier....
At an age when many of his contemporaries are logging on to Snapchat for the first time, 13-year-old Daniel Singer has created his own messaging app, which hit iTunes on Wednesday. Backdoor is billed as a "secret messaging" app. The premise: You can send and receive messages, but you don't know who they are from. There are even "clues" to help you figure it out. The app has a U.S.
Newly launched mobile broadcasting app Yevvo has a different idea about how live mobile video apps should work. Instead of focusing only on a social model where users find and follow other people on the service, Yevvo users can also follow places in the real world, as well as events. Beyond its own walls, the app mainly targets the Twitter ecosystem, and is designed to be push-button simple. One…
