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Android Apps Alert #97: Everything is Social Edition

Mr.Geek — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:57:25 +0000

Androinica.com recaps the new and interesting apps in the Google Play Store each week. We select these apps by weeding through the Play Store and trying to find things we think people might be interested in. This week, the theme is “Everything is Social” because every app mentioned, save one, is built around the concept of connecting with others. Click on the install button to get download links. QUICK HITS hi5 has finally released an official Android app for members of the social gaming network, used primarily in Latin America and some parts of Asia

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Gaikai and NVIDIA to bring next generation console gaming to Android with GeForce GRID

Mr.Geek — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:34:48 +0000

Cloud gaming on Android is going to get a shot of adrenaline later this year. Today at the GPU Technology Conference , NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang announced that their new Kepler chip was the world’s first GPU for cloud computing and it would be powering Gaikai ‘s multi-platform gaming service. Gaikai’s open cloud gaming platform Continue reading →

Lightbox photo-sharing app shutting down June 15 after team joins Facebook

Mr.Geek — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:54:01 +0000

Facebook has gobbled up another photo-sharing service, only this time it’s not officially making an acquisition. Lightbox , the Instagram alternative that millions of Android users relied on while that other app took more than a year to arrive, is following the competition and joining Facebook. The difference is that Facebook isn’t acquiring the company, just the people who built it. On the Lightbox blog, a message credited to co-founders Thai Tran and Nilesh Patel states that “the Lightbox team is joining Facebook, where we’ll have the opportunity to build amazing products for Facebook’s 500+ million mobile users.” As a result of the Lightbox staff joining the Facebook mobile team, Lightbox will shut down on June 15. New sign-ups have already been closed and the entire system will be shutdown next month, so members have until then to download all of their Lightbox photos.

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Facebook for Android being updated to include larger photos in timeline and bigger album previews

Mr.Geek — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:41:16 +0000

Facebook is heading towards a multibillion dollar IPO this week, so the company is putting its best foot forward. We already know that Facebook is going to introduce ads soon, but first it’s introducing a slightly better design for its mobile website and apps, a huge source of traffic. The Facebook for Android app will soon be updated to feature some improvements and user interface changes. The most noticeable tweak will be that images will be larger and take up the entire screen in the timeline.

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Google+ UI refresh coming soon to Android with new “surprises,” seen already on iPhone

Mr.Geek — Wed, 09 May 2012 18:50:01 +0000

Google+ has undergone several changes since the dap debuted last year, and another one is in the pipeline. Google SVP of Engineering Vic Gundotra announced today that there would be design changes to the Google+ Mobile app coming soon. There’s no word on an exact date when those changes will be, but you can get an early idea based on the iPhone upgrade that just went live. Yes, the iPhone app got the update first, but Google+ members can “expect this to show up on Android in the next few weeks (with a few additional surprises),” Gundotra wrote on his G+ page. A blog post containing screenshots and a description of the changes showcase what users can expect. I’m not sure if Gundotra meant that all of these design changes would come to Android, but I’d bet my next to last paycheck that he means these new features will arrive but with tweaks closer to Android design conventions

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Facebook + Instagram = $1 billion acquisition

Mr.Geek — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:43:08 +0000

Yup, Facebook has just dropped $1 billion in order to acquire the popular photo-sharing app Instagram. Announced for Android less than a week ago and continuing to rise in popularity, Instagram went from an iPhone exclusive with 30 million members to a cross-platform service with more than 31 million members. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg just announced the purchase and confirmed that Instagram’s team will join the company. Facebook will not directly get in the way of the product, choosing instead to let Instagram grow “independently” and not working to “integrate everything into Facebook.” Instagram will not force members to post photos to Facebook and will continue working towards exporting to multiple social networks. Facebook will offer behind-the-scenes resources to the Instagram team in order to make it a better product. Continue reading →

Facebook buys Instagram for $1 Billion

Mr.Geek — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:11:20 +0000

Mark Zuckerberg has just announced via Facebook that the world’s biggest social network has agreed to acquire the photo-sharing service Instagram, which has over 30 million users of its own. The deal is reported to be for a staggering $1 Billion, leaving the founders at Instagram dancing in the streets (we assume). The service will remain as it currently exists for now, though we expect to see tighter Facebook integration soon. For his part, Zuck says that they will largely leave Instagram in tact for the time being, and will look at bringing Instagram technology to other Facebook services. Update: Continue reading →

Friendcaster 5.0 is the best Facebook app for Android [App Reviews]

Mr.Geek — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:44:29 +0000

I’m not a fan of the official Facebook Android app. I hinted at that in my review of the third party client Fast Facebook, and I have a feeling I’m not alone in that regard. If you’re someone Continue reading →

Fast Facebook is a beta app that’s already 2x as fast as Facebook for Android

Mr.Geek — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:00:44 +0000

The Facebook Android app isn’t very good, and speed is one adjective that will seemingly never be applied to the app. Fast Facebook tries to address that problem with an alternative client whose name sums up its mission. I won’t tell you that the app is great, because it’s not and still in beta, but it is good in many regards. And it’s good in the one area that Facebook can’t seem to get right – speed. Fast Facebook tends to load a Facebook stream quicker than the official Facebook Android app.

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Instagram Android app is finally here. Download now on Android 2.2+

Mr.Geek — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:04:07 +0000

Instagram. Android. Two of the biggest names in mobile have finally decided to stop messing around and hook-up finally. After more than a year of Continue reading →