Private social networking app Path has landed in a privacy mess again as it has been found that the startup is spamming users’ contacts with text messages in an attempt to increase its userbase.
Twitterrific 5.2.1 Update Brings Notification Badges, Favstar Support And Lots More
AppShopper Returns to the App Store in the Form of a New App
Posted by Rounak Jain on Apr 22, 2013 | Comments (3)
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Last last year, Apple removed app tracking service AppShopper’s iOS app from the App Store over violation of section 2.25 of the review guidelines that forbid App Store clones. The service has now come back to the App Store in the form of an all new app named “AppShopper Social” that, as you might have guessed, uses social features as a way to distinguish itself from the App Store.
Read it Later Service Pocket Updates iOS app with Social Features
Posted by Rounak Jain on Apr 17, 2013 | Comments (5)
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On the occasion of the first anniversary of their rebranding, Pocket has updated its iOS app with improved sharing features, letting users send and receive their saved content. While this was previously possible using channels like Twitter, Facebook or email, Pocket has now built this right into their app so that users can see shared content right in their Pocket inbox.
Here’s How to Enable Chat Heads for Facebook on Your iOS Device
Posted by Rounak Jain on Apr 16, 2013 | Comments (30)
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Facebook today released a major update to its iOS app, bumping the version number to 6.0 and adding a number of new features, one of which is Chat Heads, a new take at chat notifications.
In its release notes, the company noted that the feature would be rolled out to everyone in the next few weeks, but if you’re curious like us and want to get access to Chat Heads right now, read on.
YouTube for iOS Updated with Support for Live Streams
Posted by Rounak Jain on Apr 15, 2013 | Comments (4)
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Google has updated YouTube for iOS to version 1.3, adding support for viewing live streams, a feature that was earlier only accessible via the web interface.
Tip: Save Web Pages as PDFs Using Google Chrome
Posted by Rounak Jain on Apr 14, 2013 | No Comments »
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The latest update to Google Chrome on iOS added a couple of new features, one of which is AirPrint and Google Cloud Print support.
Another related feature that has been added to Chrome in the latest update is the ability to save webpages as PDFs to Google Drive, which can come in handy when you want to “archive” a webpage or simply store it for offline viewing.
Try Samsung Galaxy S4′s Smart Pause Feature Right on your iPhone
Posted by Rounak Jain on Apr 14, 2013 | Comments (13)
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In its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, Samsung has added a bunch of eye-tracking features, one of which is “Smart Pause,” a feature that Pauses a video when you look away from the screen, and resumes when you look back. A free iOS app called LookAway Player brings the same feature to iOS devices.
Twitter 5.5 Brings Mobile App Deep-Linking, Support for New Types of Twitter Cards
SkyDrive 3.0 Finally Approved After Microsoft Complies With Apple’s In-App Subscription Policy
Posted by Rounak Jain on Apr 03, 2013 | Comments (5)
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Back in December, Apple rejected Microsoft’s update to SkyDrive for iOS for letting users buy premium storage plans without going through Apple’s channels, and thus skirting Apple’s 30 percent cut.
