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First Netflix, then Instagram, now BBM? We’re getting reports along with plenty of Twitter noise that the popular BlackBerry service has headed south. This makes for one heck of an anti-social weekend if you’re a photo-sharing, BBM-er for sure. Let us know if you’ve been affected by the service, in the meantime why not read up on some tech news? We’ve plenty!
Update: We’ve just received word from RIM itself explaining the situation. Basically, you might experience some hiccups with BBM and web browsing, but everything else should be back to normal. Check out the response below:
Today, we experienced a service issue which may have affected some of our customers in certain parts of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Some minor issues relating to browsing and BlackBerry Messenger may still persist, but all other services are operating as normal. We apologize to any customers in these regions who may have been inconvenienced.
Users reporting BBM down, joins Instagram in being less social (update: RIM’s on it) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 30 Jun 2012 09:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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In the wake of its acquisition by Facebook, Instagram has added a very limited online interface. You can now like and comment on photos online if the photos are shared with you. Holy smokes! Is a full-fledged web app on the way? More »
Instagram’s been moving along briskly with its Android and iOS apps, but the hipster-tinter-photo-sharing-Facebook acquisition’s web presence has been lagging behind in comparison. But there’s good news now if you’re desk-bound thanks to the new “Photo Page,” which lets you log in, change your profile and add comments or likes to images. The other tweak is a fresh look for the site, matching the app with a blue, dare we say, Facebook-esque theme and larger images, no doubt to show off those mega-megapixel smartphone cameras. It’s likely a first step in unifying its web offering and apps, and with a name like Photo Page, no one can accuse it of wasting that Facebook booty on marketing whizzes.
Instagram adds Photo Page to web: new colors, user comments, not much else originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Jun 2012 08:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
It turns out Foursquare’s massive 5.0 revamp was just the start of the changes, as the location sharing app unveiled a new twist with the launch its Connected Apps platform. Available as a developer preview, it lets the makers of apps like Untappd, Instagram or The Weather Channel connect directly with the Foursquare app. Many apps were already connected via the API, and once users upgrade to the latest version on Android or iOS their checkins pull information from those apps into Foursquare itself. That means they get things like the weather forecast on their first check in of the day from The Weather Channel, see what songs their friends have shared at a particular location via Soundtracking or beer recommendations from Untappd. Developers can get all the info on how it works at the overview, the rest of us can see the list of enabled apps on the official blog post.
Foursquare Connected App platform lets other apps interact with check ins originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Jun 2012 04:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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This week Instagram for Android was updated with some new features. The new update brings the photo-sharing app to version 1.1.4. Instagram is a very popular application that allows you to take photos and make them more artistic by adding various filters to the pic. Once you add your filters, you can share the photos on Facebook and other places.
The new 1.1.4 version of the application adds-in the option to share likes to Facebook and it has a new explore tab. That explore tab replaces the old Popular tab and lets you search for both users and tags in one place. The application also adds in some bug fixes.
Among the bug fixes is one that promises to solve issues with loading comments. The application is available for download on Google Play right now. Heavy users of Instagram should really like the new version.
[via The Verge]
Instagram for Android gets updated is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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iOS Instagram users, if you were worried that the company might have forgotten about you guys after it made the move to Android, fret not as they have recently released an update for the iOS version of the app, bringing it up to version 2.5. So what’s new with the update? Well for starters users can expect a slightly revamped UI with a new profile tab, a new Explore tab that allows users to browse hashtags and usernames, search autocomplete and will have the option of sharing your photos’ likes (the hearts) to Facebook. According to the iTunes App Store, here is the full changelog of the update: (more…)
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We’re sure that there are a good many of you guys out there with decent photography skill who have captured photos and have uploaded them onto Instagram for all to see. However if you feel that maybe your photos deserve to make some money and be printed and hung on walls, now there is an option to do that. A new service dubbed Instaprints (not to be confused with Instaprint) has recently launched and it lets Instagram users turn their photos into canvas-and-acrylic prints, greeting cards and/or posters.
Given that pretty much anyone can create and upload an Instagram photo, how does the site separate the amateurs from the pros? Well according to its founder, Sean Broihier, he has coded the site in such a way that the top quality images are the ones that get top billing, while more amateur and frivolous photos will be pushed to the bottom. After all we’re not sure if there is a market for sepia-toned photos of guys doing keg stands, right? Instaprints is by no means the first of its kind, although they are trying to differentiate themselves from the competition by offering more high quality/professional images. If you’d like to browse for some photos or maybe upload and sell your own, head on over to their website for the details.
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