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Vimeo acquires animated GIF app Echograph

, Feb 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

With the popularity of animated GIFs being what it is, it makes sense that companies are wanting in the action. Vimeo, the popular video-streaming service, has announced that it has acquired animated GIF-making app Echograph for an undisclosed amount of money. The company behind the app, Clear-Media will remain on its own -- it's merely just the app that Vimeo is after it seems. Read The Full Story

Rdio for iOS updates with new design and navigation improvements

, Feb 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

Ever since the popularity of Pandora and Spotify have gained some steam, Rdio has been quietly hiding in the corner, but the company is poised to keep going and make its users happy. Rdio's music-streaming app for iOS updated today, which the company says makes the "Rdio experience more social and seamless no matter how you’re listening to music." Read The Full Story

Tempo for iPhone cranks your calendar up to 11

, Feb 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

We can all be pretty busy at times, and with so many appointments on your calendar, you might have a hard time keeping up with them as far as the details go. However, a new app aims to help you out with that by giving your calendar a slight boost. Tempo is sort of like a personal assistant, but it's a lot different than Siri. Read The Full Story

Fitbit for Android updates with Bluetooth 4.0 support and wireless sync

, Feb 12th 2013 Discuss [0]

Fitbit, one of the more popular fitness tracking platforms, has updated its Android app with a couple of new features that users will definitely want to take advantage of. The new app now supports Bluetooth 4.0, for which wireless syncing capabilities are now possible. It's a feature that's still in beta mode, however, and only supports a handful of devices so far, specifically only the Samsung Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II. Read The Full Story

Spotify launches on Windows Phone 8

, Feb 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

While us iOS and Android users have been enjoying Spotify for quite a while now, the app just now hit the Windows Phone 8 store. While it's launching in beta mode, the app is available for everyone, just don't expect a completely smooth and snappy music app right off the bat, since the dev team is still working on it. Read The Full Story

Skype for iOS updates with automatic call recovery, IM improvements

, Feb 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

Today Skype released an update for the iPhone and iPad, both of which are getting some exclusive new features. Both devices now have automatic call recovery, meaning that dropped calls will result in an automatic redialing right away. There's also a fix to IM conversations, that make them appear in the correct order this time around, and finally a new opt-in/out selector when registering in the app. Read The Full Story

RunKeeper for Android updates with all-new design

, Feb 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

Just before the turn of the new year, fitness app RunKeeper updated its iOS app with a complete redesign and new sharing features. This time around, the company is giving some lovin' to Android users just in time for Valentine's Day. The company has released an update for its Android app, which includes an all-new design, as well as some new features. Read The Full Story

Waze saw 500m map edits by 65k users in 2012

, Feb 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

Before Apple released their own free mapping solution, a lot of iOS users resorted to third-party apps that offered free GPS turn-by-turn navigation, and Waze was one of the few that many users turned to. Now that Google Maps and Apple Maps are available, Waze has been becoming less important for travelers. However, the company has reported that in 2012 alone, 500 million map edits were made by 65,000 users. Read The Full Story

PlayStation Home Arcade arrives on PS Vita today

, Feb 5th 2013 Discuss [0]

Sony has announced PS Vita users are getting PlayStation Home Arcade today, a new app for their portable gaming beast. PlayStation Home Arcade is basically what it sounds like - an app that allows you to buy and play classic arcade titles. There will also be a handful of newer titles on offer, and Sony is giving away some free games to celebrate the launch of PlayStation Home Arcade. Read The Full Story

BlackBerry 10 Android Jelly Bean integration confirmed

, Feb 5th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the development team at BlackBerry working with the new mobile OS BlackBerry 10 have confirmed that they'll be updating Android app integration from version 2.3 Gingerbread all the way up to 4.1 Jelly Bean. This Runtime for Android toolset takes what we know about Android app integration in BlackBerry 10 and moves it forward to apps being developed for the newest Android systems rather than Android 2.3 Gingerbread. This Gingerbread version of Android is, if you did not know, a version of Google mobile OS over 2 generations old - it's high time! Read The Full Story

Gartner: Hybrid apps take 50% of mobile market by 2016

, Feb 4th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the analysis team at Gartner has made it clear that they expect the mobile app market to be more than 50% made up of apps that are cross-platform, aka "hybrid apps". These apps will be working with a combination of the "portability" of HTML5 Web apps with a native container for each different device, regardless of mobile OS. This means that, as many high-end apps release today already do, so will a much more vast cross-section of brands bring their apps to iOS, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, and more. Read The Full Story

Tweetbot for iOS updates with Chrome, Vine, and Flickr support

, Feb 4th 2013 Discuss [0]

One of the best Twitter clients on iOS received a big update today. Tweetbot now adds support for a number of services, including Vine, Flickr, 1Password, and Google's Chrome web browser. Links will now be able to open in Chrome instead of Safari, and images from Flickr and Vine will open up a preview under the tweet in the app. Read The Full Story
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