An iPhone without apps would be like a zebra without its stripes — plain and boring. As we all know by now, the ability to download and run third-party apps is the x-factor for mobile devices, particularly smartphones. SEE ALSO: 5 Best iPad Apps of 2012 Getting great new apps, many of which are free, makes your phone feel new and exciting. Scroll through the gallery above to view our picks for the top six iPhone apps of 2012.
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Viddy seeks to reenergize its stalling mobile video service with longer videos and more editing options 0
February 28th at 10:28am / The Next Web / 0 opinionsSocial video sharing service Viddy has released an app update for iOS devices that it says will make it easier for people to create, beautify, share and discover videos. Included are a host of new features, but users are probably more interested in the fact that it now records 30-second clips, twice as much more than before. In addition, Viddy 2.0 comes with stop-motion capturing, better video editing controls, new filters and soundtracks, and more....
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Cycloramic, The App That Makes Your iPhone Do The Twist, Updates To Version 2.0 0
January 24th at 7:00am / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsAt first glance, the Cycloramic app in action may make you think that He Who Shall Not Be Named is somewhere nearby, manipulating your iPhone through dark magic. In reality, it’s simply an app that controls the vibrators in your phone to the exact frequency needed to make it balance on a table and spin at the same time. Meanwhile, you (or the Woz) can film a 360 degree video. But the folks…
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Set Your Phone's Photos Free With the Wikimedia Commons App 0
April 29th at 2:46pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsWikipedia just wouldn't be the same without its pictures, but someone has to go out and take 'em. Now you can help, armed with nothing but a smartphone and some stuff to shoot....
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Hands-On With the Week's Top Apps 1
May 27th at 5:45am / Mashable / 0 opinionsIt was an interesting week for apps. Shazam and Flickr got a whole new look, and a new video app brought filters and pro-effects for mobile video editing. What's more, Google's Ingress received a huge upgrade, and the final version of Opera made its way to Android. Curious about what all these apps look like? Check out the hands-on video, above, featuring our favorite apps from this past week. Did you find a new app that didn't make the list? Be sure to tell us about your favorites in the comments.
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Facebook introduces 15 second video support with 13 filters for Instagram starting today for Android and iPhone 0
June 20th at 9:48pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsFacebook announced today that it’s bringing video to Instagram. The service is available starting today for both iOS and Android. Users can record up to 15 seconds of video and has 13 special filters....
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Tangent transforms your iPhone snaps into trippy works of art 1
July 12th at 9:48pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsThere’s no shortage of mobile apps geared towards helping mobile photographers shoot and share the world around them. But this latest one to hit our radar might just be worth your time too....
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DuoVid for iOS lets you play two videos side-by-side from your library or YouTube 1
August 7th at 4:08pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsIf you’re sick of switching between videos on your mobile device, DuoVid for iOS offers an easy way to line-up two separate skits to play side-by-side....
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Hands on: YouTube update brings picture-in-picture to iOS 0
August 21st at 1:42am / Macworld / 0 opinionsIf you like to scour the deepest recesses of the Internet for everything from culturally-significant documentaries to the best recipe for a grilled cheese sandwich, you’ll be happy to hear that Google has released version 2.0 of its YouTube client for iOS....
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iPad Obliterate: A Tech Tale of Disaster 1
September 16th at 11:45pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsA perfect cocktail of poor planning, laziness, tech glitches and fate combined to reduce years of digital Apple iPad artwork to little more than fading memories.
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Flickr For iPhone Can Now Auto-Upload The Photos In Your Camera Roll 1
October 9th at 2:44pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsFlickr for iPhone can now automatically upload all the photos in your camera roll, thanks to a new update for devices running iOS 7. There’s also a new auto-straighten feature that fixes your wonky snaps, and the Google sign-in issues that plagued the previous release have been fixed.
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Justin Bieber-Backed “Shots Of Me” Launches Selfie Sharing App 0
November 13th at 2:43am / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsSunsets? Landscapes? Latte art? Look back at your old photos and you'll notice they're boring unless there's a human face in them. Now think about teens on social media. Immaturity fuels bullying and drama-filled comment reels. So RockLive has taken funding from Justin Bieber to solve these problems with Shots of Me, a self-portrait photo sharing iOS app that launches today.
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Snapchat for iOS gets a replay option, front camera flash, filters and up to 7 best friends 0
December 21st at 1:28pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsEphemeral messaging service Snapchat just got an interesting update that adds the ability to replay a message once per day, “flash” your front camera by whiting-out the screen, filters and an overlay option with data like time, weather and speed....
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VLC gets iOS 7 redesign, Google Drive integration, Dropbox streaming, the ability to download files, and more 0
January 20th at 9:08pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsVideoLAN today updated VLC for iOS with a slew of new features, including a new design for iOS 7 as well as Google Drive and Dropbox features. You can download the new version now from Apple’s App Store....
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Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week 0
March 8th at 3:10am / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsS...
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Hipstamatic turns Cinamatic with a twisted take on mobile video 3
May 9th at 10:29am / The Verge / 0 opinionsBefore Instagram, Hipstamatic was one of the first apps to strike it big on the idea of applying film-style filters to iPhone photos. Instagram has since taken over the world and expanded into video, but now Hipstamatic is back with a new app that aims to do the same thing for moving pictures. It's called Cinamatic, and it's a departure from both its ostensible competitors and Hipstamatic itself....
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TriggerTrap Mobile review: Control your camera's shutter with your iOS device 0
June 23rd at 6:22pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsA camera captures a photograph in a fraction of a second, but many creative opportunities open up when you manually control the shutter speed. Getting luscious photos of star trails, for example, requires keeping the shutter open for longer than most camera controls allow. To get that shot, you need to switch to Bulb mode and use a manual-release cable to open and close the shutter with the help of a newfangled technology called “your thumb.”...
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Camoji Is Like Snapchat for Animated GIF Selfies 0
August 16th at 12:45am / Mashable / 0 opinionsCamoji, a new Snapchat-like app for sharing animated GIF selfies, takes advantage of a platform that its iPhone users are already a part of: iMessage.
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Flic uses Tinder-like swipes to whittle down your iPhone's photo library 0
October 3rd at 11:11pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsiPhone users with an oversized collection of pictures looking for help to shrink their photo library can turn to Flic, a new app that borrows from the popular dating service Tinder by allowing users to swipe right to save, and left for deletion.
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Best of Cyber Monday: Free and deeply discounted apps for iOS and OS X 0
December 2nd at 2:11am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsOn the biggest e-sales day of the year, app developers are getting in on the action with hefty Cyber Monday price cuts on popular titles for iOS and Mac, including half-price and free deals for Fantastical, Assassin's Creed Pirates, Pixelmator and more.
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What Your Favorite Apps Look Like On Apple Watch (Plus New Ones!) 0
March 10th at 12:03am / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsIn preparation for Apple’s first wearable device, mobile developers have been busy creating all kinds of applications designed especially for the Apple Watch’s small screen. The watch, which is said by early testers to be so usable that they found they were no longer pulling out their iPhone as often, allows you to interact with a variety of apps and notifications, ranging…
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ACLU launches iOS app to record law enforcement encounters 0
May 1st at 3:11am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsLooking to reduce "over-policing" and surface instances of excessive force, the American Civil Liberties Union of California on Thursday launched a smartphone app that lets users securely document law enforcement encounters.
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Amazon Debuts Dedicated Mobile Apps For Its Dropbox Competitor, Cloud Drive 0
July 6th at 4:23pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsAmazon has quietly expanded its Cloud Drive service – a competitor to Dropbox, Google Drive and other online file hosting services – to mobile platforms, with the release of dedicated apps on iTunes, Google Play, and the Amazon Appstore. The apps offer a simplified folder list and a way to view and share files, as well as play the music and videos you have stored on Cloud…
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Apple vs. Google: Replacing Apple's stock iOS apps with Google apps 0
August 27th at 1:42pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsGoogle makes so many apps for iOS, we thought maybe we could live the Android life on our iPhones. Joel Mathis tried it for a week. Here's what you need to know.
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WedPics Team Releases Photo, A Collaborative Photo-Sharing App For iOS, Android And Web 0
October 15th at 7:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsThe makers of the popular social app for weddings, WedPics, is today launching a new app for social-photo sharing in an effort to retain customers after the big day has wrapped. The sister app, simply called “Photo,” is meant to serve as an extension or companion to the company’s flagship application, offering couples and their guests a way to continue to take and share…