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Join in on SlashGear’s WIMM Spring Developers Project!

Chris Burns, Feb 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

It’s time to work with SlashGear and WIMM to bring you into the next generation of Android-based wristwatch-sized fun and interaction with our WIMM Spring Developers Project! What we’ve got here is a set of TEN WIMM One developer preview kits (Be sure to check out SlashGear’s review of the WIMM One developer preview kit here!) ready to distribute to you, but what we need in return is your ideas for what a watchface-sized Android device should or could be capable of! It’s an ideas project, ladies and gentlemen, and we want you to use your mind to bring a WIMM One unit directly to your wrist!

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Scalado Remove promises photobomb rescue

Chris Davies, Feb 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

Photo tech firm Scalado has revealed its latest smartphone camera app, Remove, capable of automatically identifying and removing objects in-frame, and perfect for deleting an unwanted uncle from your family gathering. Remove, billed as the world's first optical removal software for smartphones, builds a composite shot from multiple frames captured in swift succession, picking out possible flaws - such as passing cars or people - and letting you delete them with a tap of the screen. Read The Full Story

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QuickShot with Dropbox for iPhone Review

Chris Burns, Feb 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

The app you’re about to see a very brief review of requires little introduction and only a small explanation as it’s only got a couple of functions, and it does them well. This app is made to do three things: capture video, capture photos, and upload media to Dropbox. This app does this uploading function in a unique manner as we’ve seen no application work with Dropbox in the background as effectively or in as perfectly simple a manner as we’re seeing here – it just works!

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Monsters Ate My Condo Review

Chris Burns, Feb 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

The game known as Monsters Ate My Condo is a $0.99 masterpiece from both developers PikPok and the fine folks at Adult Swim Games. If you’re prone to seizures, I must warn you to steer clear of this beast, but if you’re a lover of games whose creators clearly spent thousands of sleepless nights perfecting in both form and aesthetic grace, you’ve got a winner on your hands. It’s all monsters and keeping your tower afloat by feeding pieces of it to the monsters from here on out, folks, have fun!

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Mozilla takes on Apple, Android with Open Web apps

Chris Davies, Feb 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

Firefox creator Mozilla has revealed its plans to take on the closed ecosystems of Apple, Google and others, challenging developers to consider the entire web as their potential marketplace, not just the App Store or Android Market. Outlined in the non-profit foundation's 2012 roadmap, Mozilla aims to "enable web apps that rival native [code]"; "The Web must be made easier to develop for than proprietary platforms" the organization insists, as well as revealing plans to broaden the existing Mozilla Marketplace to a range of devices. Read The Full Story

Google TV YouTube app refreshed for better smart TV

Chris Davies, Feb 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

Google continues to refine its Google TV smart home entertainment platform, with a new YouTube app released that promises easier content discovery, better topic hubs and streamlined control for users streaming to their TV. The app - available in the Android Market on Google TV 2.0 boxes - introduces a new Discover feature that filters YouTube channels by categories, including cooking, comedy, science and gaming. Read The Full Story

Apple picking iPad 3 showcase apps in final launch prep

Chris Davies, Feb 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple is reportedly in "crunch mode" as it completes last-minute preparations for the iPad 3 launch rumored to take place in the first week of March, lining up showcase apps to demonstrate on-stage and in subsequent advertising. That process has been accelerated, according to The Next Web's sources, with Apple apparently focusing on apps that demonstrate the third-gen tablet's graphics prowess. Read The Full Story

Reviews

Tweetbot for iPhone Review

Chris Burns, Feb 9th 2012 Discuss [0]

If there’s one reason to continue using Twitter outside the desktop environment other than your all-consuming addition to checking updates, it’s Tweetbot. The little robot bird that sits on your iPhone’s display begging you to tap, showing you that using Twitter can actually be more fun on the iPhone than it is anywhere else. This app uses a selection of gestures to allow you to interact with each Tweet, has a perfectly excellent aesthetic to the entirety of it, and has customizable tabs to make your experience just what you want it to be.

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Path iPhone update live, “fixes” privacy issue

Chris Burns, Feb 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

Today there's been a bit of controversy surrounding the Path app for iPhone and how it gains access to your contacts without asking you permission to do so. While its customary for such requests to go down with most major apps and is required by every single app in, for example, the Android Marketplace, it's only today become an issue for Path developers. Per the public's request though, and not a moment too soon, Path's Dave Morin has let loose an apology as well as an update to the app live in the iTunes App Store now. Read The Full Story

Vonage Mobile app undercuts Skype by 30%

Chris Davies, Feb 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

Vonage has cranked up its challenge to Skype, with a new Vonage Mobile app for iOS and Android that promises free app-to-app calls and 30-percent cheaper VoIP than its well-known rival. In fact, voice calls using the Vonage Mobile app are supposedly 70-percent less than "major mobile carriers" the company claims, with in-app payments to add credit. Read The Full Story

Path privacy blunder could fall foul of Euro data penalties

Chris Davies, Feb 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

Social network Path has found itself at the eye of a privacy storm, with the revelation that the iPhone and Android apps have been automatically uploading users' entire address books to the company's servers. First spotted by Arun Thampi, and subsequently confirmed by Path itself - the CEO of which claims it is intended as a beneficial feature, though Path has retroactively been adding opt-in preferences - the data protection blip could see Path face significant penalties under European privacy laws. Read The Full Story

Chrome for Android won’t ever get Flash

Chris Davies, Feb 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

Chrome for Android may have set its sights on being the default browser on your Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone, but you'll have to make do with no Flash Player support if you give in to the new beta's allure. Having announced that its Flash Player mobile plans were over back in November, Adobe has confirmed that Chrome for Android does indeed arrive too late for a plugin of its own. That's despite Android 4.0 already having Flash Player support in the native browser. Read The Full Story