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Google+ Updates Android App, Adds New Design And Other Features
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GameFly Brings Social Network To Android App, Lets You Connect With Other Gamers
Game rental service GameFly has rolled out an update for its Android app. The new version of the app has access to GameFly's social network, where you can connect with other gamers across various platforms. The app now lets you create a profile page and browse others' profiles; follow friends and other gamers to find out what they're playing; and post updates and... Read more » SoundHound Adds Larger Lyrics Display And New Social Features In Recent Updates
SoundHound, a music recognition platform that recently partnered with Spotify, released a new version of their service which utilizes iCloud and has an enhanced LiveLyrics display. In the update, SoundHound uses iCloud to synchronize your search history across all iOS devices. If you’ve checked out a song on your iPad, you can now see it listed in the history... Read more » Foursquare 4.0 Launches, ‘Radar’ Feature Comes To iPhone App
With Wednesday's public launch of iOS 5 -- the software that powers iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices -- developers are finding ways to use the latest version of Apple's firmware to their advantage. One of the most interesting new aspects of iOS 5 is a feature that allows you to receive a notification when you are close to a specific location. Foursquare has... Read more » Twitter Updates iPhone, iPad App Ahead Of iOS 5 Launch
Twitter has rolled out an update to its iOS app. Version 3.5 of the app allows you to access an enhanced sign-up experience and upload photos directly to the social network using its native photo-sharing feature. The latest version of the app also offers an updated Direct Messages design and the ability to tap on a location to see tweets that were sent nearby --... Read more » Flickr Updates Windows Phone App, Adds In-App Camera, Focus Assist And More
Flickr has rolled out a brand new version of its Windows Phone app. The app takes advantage of the Windows Phone 7.5 Mango firmware and new features include a built-in camera, composure grid and focus assist. The app allows you to upload images in the background and switch between apps quickly, while the performance is faster. You'll now be able to take advantage... Read more » SocialCam Updates iPhone App, Adds Video Filters
Video-sharing service SocialCam has rolled out version 3.0 of its iPhone app. The big news here is that SocialCam has added filters, which will help you give your videos some extra visual flourish. There are 8 filters which are available for you to choose from: vintage filters 1970s, Bohemian, Noir, Sepia and Rouge, along with experimental filters Electronica,... Read more » Instagram Updates iPhone App, Adds Better Location Support And More
With more than 25 photos and 90 likes being added to Instagram every second, the photo-sharing service is becoming more popular than ever -- it has more than 10 million users to keep satisfied. With that in mind, the company has rolled out a new update to its iPhone app. The update fixes some problems that users had complained about when Instagram 2.0 was launched... Read more » StumbleUpon Updates iPhone And iPad Apps, Adds Explore Box And Other Features
Social discovery engine StumbleUpon has updated its iPhone and iPad apps, with the addition of the Explore Box, faster page loading and more. The Explore Box feature, which was added to the company's website and browser toolbar in August, lets you stumble through just about any topic you can think of. Both the iPhone and iPad apps now have the Explore Box feature,... Read more » Instagram Now Gets More Than 25 Photos, 90 Likes Every Second
Since launching last October, Instagram has seen explosive growth. It now has more than 10 million users, more than double the number of users it had less than 4 months ago and 3 million more than it had at the beginning of August. It has been revealed that Instagram is now seeing more than 25 photos and 90 likes every second. That's pretty impressive stuff for a... Read more » Mobile App Floop Lets You Poll Your Friends, See Results In Real-time Chart
Floop, an app that allows you to poll your friends in real-time to gauge their opinions on any topic, has come out of stealth mode and into public beta. The app allows you to ask questions to your friends and other users about any topic and it plots their responses on a graph as they happen. The app includes a Hot list of popular topics and events, while you can... Read more » 
