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Facebook Engineer on iOS App: It Needs to Be Faster, and We’re Working on Exactly That Facebook Engineer on iOS App: It Needs to Be Faster, and We’re Working on Exactly That
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Late last month, a report emerged that said Facebook developers were hard at work building a new iOS app. Of course, Facebook users with iPhones rejoiced – I mean, that app is notoriously slow, clunky, and prone to crashing. Two …

After 40 Million Downloads, IMDb’s Apps Get a Major Overhaul After 40 Million Downloads, IMDb’s Apps Get a Major Overhaul
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IMDb, most people’s go-to place to resolve any movie or TV-related trivia beefs, today announced that their iOS and Android apps have been downloaded a whopping 40 million times. With the announcement of that milestone, IMDb has also updated their …

Twitter, MediaTek Team Up To Get Feature Phone Owners Tweeting Twitter, MediaTek Team Up To Get Feature Phone Owners Tweeting

Twitter is about to reach more feature phone users, thanks to a partnership with chip maker MediaTek. The two companies just announced that Twitter will now be “integrated into MediaTek’s mobile platform solutions,” which will bring Twitter functionality to more …

Twitter Updates Its Mobile Apps With More Desktop Features Twitter Updates Its Mobile Apps With More Desktop Features
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The problem with developing mobile apps is that you have to add all the great features from the desktop version while preserving the mobile nature of said app. Various developers have tried and failed when adding new features to their …

Google+ For iPad Finally Arrives Google+ For iPad Finally Arrives
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Hey Google+ users, I hope you’re ready to Hangout on your iPad. That’s because Google has just updated their iOS app to add support for the Apple tablet. Having previously only offered Google+ on the iPhone, users are bound to …

Facebook Continues To Make It Easier To Share Music Facebook Continues To Make It Easier To Share Music

Ever since Facebook unveiled their partnership with Spotify (and other Open Graph music apps), the site has become a premier destination for both sharing your musical endeavors with buddies and discovering new artist based on your buddies’ posts. Back in …

Facebook App Center Begins Global Rollout, Developers Told To Get To Translating Facebook App Center Begins Global Rollout, Developers Told To Get To Translating
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Last week we told you that the Facebook App Center was beginning to show up for users in the U.K. Now, Facebook has officially launched the App Center in seven new locations, including the U.K., Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, New …

Facebook To Target Mobile Ads Based On App Usage [REPORT] Facebook To Target Mobile Ads Based On App Usage [REPORT]
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Facebook, always looking for ways to boost revenues from advertising these days, is set to roll out a brand new product in the next couple of weeks, according to sources. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that this new ad …

Apple Does Devs A Favor, Removes Negative Reviews After Crash Bug Apple Does Devs A Favor, Removes Negative Reviews After Crash Bug
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Earlier this morning we told you that Apple had fixed the bug in the App Store that caused several recently-updated apps to crash on launch. The problem apparently originated with an Apple server responsible for adding DRM code to apps. …

Facebook App Center Pushed To U.K. Users Facebook App Center Pushed To U.K. Users
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Facebook launched the App Center in the U.S. on June 8th, after a few weeks of speculation. The Facebook App Center was billed as the best new way to find all of the Facebook-connected mobile and web apps, all collected …

Cut Out the BS and Use Facebook For What Zuckerberg Intended With RelationBook Cut Out the BS and Use Facebook For What Zuckerberg Intended With RelationBook
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Do you remember that moment in The Social Network when Mark Zuckerberg is prodded about the relationship status of some girl in one of his classes? It’s like the “aha” moment halfway through the film, where Zuck has an epiphany …

Already Have An App? Integrate Drive With Some Advice From Google Already Have An App? Integrate Drive With Some Advice From Google

Google I/O has some of the best developer presentations around. If you were unable to catch some of the presentations, you really missed out. Good thing Google has recorded every single session and posted them on YouTube for the world …

What If Your Smartphone Could Detect Your Behavior – Cool or Freaky? What If Your Smartphone Could Detect Your Behavior – Cool or Freaky?
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As technology has advanced and smartphones have become ubiquitous, we’ve seen the rise of some very interesting applications. Many of these apps make our lives easier, help us make decisions, and even offer up some fun and games. At SXSW …

Like Rube Goldberg Machines? Rovio’s New Game “Amazing Alex” Looks To Be Right Up your Alley Like Rube Goldberg Machines? Rovio’s New Game “Amazing Alex” Looks To Be Right Up your Alley

We’ve known that Rovio has a new game in the pipeline for over a month – ever since CEO Mikael Hed dropped that little nugget back in May. All he said was that it was called “Amazing Alex,” and it …

Facebook’s New Follow Action Keeps You Up To Speed On Users’ App Activity Right In Your News Feed Facebook’s New Follow Action Keeps You Up To Speed On Users’ App Activity Right In Your News Feed
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It’s possible that your News Feed is about to become much more crowded/informative, depending on how you feel about a massive influx of new stories. Facebook has just announced the follow action in Open Graph apps, and it’s sure to …

Developers Build Over 200 Apps For Google+ Hangouts Developers Build Over 200 Apps For Google+ Hangouts

Google opened the floodgates a few months back when they opened the API for Google+ Hangouts to the public. One of the Google+’s strongest features was going to get a big push from the developer community that’s obsesses over Google+. …

20 Billion App Installs and Counting For Google, Android 20 Billion App Installs and Counting For Google, Android
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Because having Larry Page and Timothy Cook compare their respective manhood would be inappropriate, another thing for Google and Apple to compare is the amount of downloads of mobile apps designed for iOS and the Android environments. While Apple still …

The Facebook iOS App Is About To Suck Less [REPORT] The Facebook iOS App Is About To Suck Less [REPORT]

For those of you who have remained loyal and stuck with the official Facebook app through thin and thin, salvation is apparently on its way in the form of an app that moves at the speed of light. Or at …

BlackBerry Users Can Finally Snag The All New Foursquare BlackBerry Users Can Finally Snag The All New Foursquare

Earlier this month, after a week-long teaser period, Foursquare finally unveiled “All New Foursquare” (#allnew4sq) for iOS and Android. Today, they’re announcing that the new version (v.5.0) is now available to download on BlackBerry. Like the iOS and Android apps, …

Facebook, Instagram Lose A Little More Friction Facebook, Instagram Lose A Little More Friction

It has just become a little bit easier to share your favorite sepia-toned mini masterpieces with your adoring Facebook friends, as Instagram users now have a new way to share photos across the platform. Monday’s version 2.5 update gives users …

Flipboard Gets the New York Times and their Paywall Flipboard Gets the New York Times and their Paywall

Flipboard, the fashionable reading app for smartphones and tablets, is getting the New York Times. While it’s true readers have always had access to the New York Times articles, they haven’t ever been able to view those in Flipboard’s highly-polished …