Instagram has announced its latest milestone on its blog, revealing that its user base has grown by 50 million users over the past six months, bringing its total number of users since launch up to — and beyond — 150 million users. This follows the last milestone it announced in February when it reached the […]
If you blinked during Samsung’s Unpacked Episode 2 event at IFA last week, you may have missed it: the new Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 running a Twitter app redesigned for tablets. The brief peek teased a dual column, full screen miroblogging interface, but didn’t clue us in as to when the update would be live. Truth be told, that’s still a mystery, but that doesn’t mean you can’t upgrade anyway — AndroidNext has found the update’s APK. According to Android Police, the new interface is a little cramped on 7-inch displays, but seems to be fully functional. It seems to replace the existing Twitter app too, so an official update probably isn’t too far off. The impatient can find the file at the attached source link, assuming they’re willing to install manually.
Via: Android Police
Source: AndroidNext
VLC returned to iOS with big upgrades like AirPlay and Dropbox integration, but it left out a few of the very valuable features we’ve seen in other media players. The app’s new 2.1 update addresses several of those omissions in one fell swoop. VLC can now play audio-only files, and it will stream content from both UPnP devices and FTP servers. Even a few of the smaller additions could be quite useful for some viewers — there’s a video deinterlacing option, for example, as well as support for subtitles in non-Western languages. We’re sure that VLC 2.1 won’t please everyone, but iOS media lovers who held off on downloading 2.0 will want to give the update a closer look.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile
Source: App Store
Waiting to see when BBM will actually launch on other mobile platforms? According to a tweet from BlackBerry Senior Strategic Account Manager Alex Kinsella, the timing may be in Apple’s hands. Stating “BBM for iPhone was submitted for review 2 wks ago #waiting”, this might shift blame for any perceived delay — summer ends September 21st in the northern hemisphere — from Waterloo to Cupertino. It’s a reminder of rumors that surfaced before Google launched its standalone Maps app on iOS, but unfortunately doesn’t give us a firm date on when to expect the app. Still, with recent accidental leaks and video previews of the Android version, it shouldn’t be much longer.
Filed under: Cellphones, Software, Mobile, Apple, Blackberry
Via: Pocket-Lint, CrackBerry
Source: Alex Kinsella (Twitter)
If you have insatiable wanderlust, you just might love the newest Google Earth update for Android — especially if you travel enough to forget where you’ve been. Version 7.1.2 adds the ability to view your geotagged photos from a new layer within the app, as long as they’ve been previously uploaded to Google+. Since the images are placed on top of the locale they were taken in — simply click on one to view them all as a full-screen slideshow — it’s the perfect tool to use when you want to do some reminiscing. The update should now be available, so relax and sit back on your beach chair as you download it via Google Play.
Filed under: Misc, Mobile, Google
Source: Google Earth (Google+), Google Play
As anyone who’s stuck Google Glass on their head knows, controlling its UI via swipes, nods and voice commands can sometimes be… awkward. Now you can do it remotely, thanks to an update to the MyGlass companion Android app. It uses Glass’ so-called screencast experience, which is a way of letting other users see what you’re seeing on Glass from their Android device’s screen. Now a Glass user can “touch/swipe/tap to control the Glass UI through the screencast experience,” according to the blurb on Play. Some Google+ users have noted that the remote control part is not working yet and probably requires a matching Glass update. You can grab it at the source, but Google has helpfully pointed out that “if you don’t have Glass, then… it’ll be a waste of time.”
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Wearables, Software
Source: Google Play
All-you-can-eat subscriptions work well for digital magazines, music and videos; why shouldn’t they work for e-books? Oyster certainly thinks they should, as it just launched a flat-rate book service for iPhone users. Members pay $10 per month for unfettered access to about 100,000 books from HarperCollins, Hougton Mifflin Harcourt and smaller publishers. The unlimited-use model also facilitates a Goodreads-like social component that shows what friends are reading at any given moment. Bookworms can request an invitation today. Oyster hasn’t said if or when the service will go without invitations, but it hopes to release an iPad app in the near future.
Filed under: Cellphones, Internet, Mobile
Via: Pando Daily
Source: Oyster
You know how they say that when it rains, it pours? Well, shortly after unveiling a new set of native ware for Chrome, Google’s also taken the time to announce an update to its Drive app on iOS. Most notable is the introduction of the card-style user interface, something we saw make its way to the Android version of Google Drive earlier this year. There’s now a better way to browse and preview files as well, plus an easier approach to how links get copied within the app — essentially, this means users will see a new option that automatically copies file links to the clipboard. The update doesn’t appear to be live everywhere just yet, but keep an eye on the App Store as it should be arriving very soon.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Software, Mobile, Apple, Google
Source: App Store
PayPal’s status as the mobile payment method of choice for the masses is beset upon all sides by many would-be usurpers. What’s the company doing to stay on top? Beefing up the feature set of its apps for iOS and Android in a big way today — adding a full-on mobile wallet, automatically-applied deals and discounts and some new ways to order stuff and pay for it.
The wallet feature lets people pay with a PayPal account, a credit or debit card, bank account or a line of Bill Me Later credit that can be applied for within the app. Like Google Wallet, the new PayPal app incorporates deals and discounts that are then automatically applied when you pay. Speaking of which, you can still send money the old-fashioned PayPal way, but the new app also integrates ordering, couponing and paying within PayPal’s merchant network. We got to see the new app in action, so join us after the break for more.%Gallery-slideshow79631%
The first time we heard about Samsung’s security solution called Knox was back in April of this year. That security solution was originally touted mostly for business users and Samsung announced that it planned to include Knox on some of its devices. Samsung has now announced that Knox is now available for general consumers to […]
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