October 31, 2011 : Comments (4)
Google+ Updates Android App, Adds New Design And Other Features
Startups
HeyWire Launches New iOS Version HeyLo
Just when you thought texting couldn't get more social, HeyWire takes it to a whole new level - and the best part is, your texting will be smarter, too. HeyWire released their new iOS today, HeyLo. HeyLo combines messaging and location, so users can find friends in their vicinity and text them. By tapping the HeyLo icon, users can locate their HeyWire friends and... Read more »
CollegeSwap Soft Launches for Cornell Students, Nationwide Launch to Come
Broke college students now have a new resource to obtain the stuff they need by swapping. The tech company Whowish announced the soft launch of their new Facebook app CollegeSwap, allowing college students to log on and barter with other students for textbooks, electronics, furniture, and even tutoring and car pooling. Although the launch targets Cornell students,... Read more »
500 Startups Reveals Laboratory for Social Network Newcomers
There's a place in Mountain View, Calif. where a mad scientist's laboratory exists to build the monsters of the social network's future. It's investor-network 500 Startups' new Accelerator Program - to go beyond the angel investment they already offer. The program is a pre-packaged environment. 500 Startups will provide all the essentials needed to grow a strong... Read more »
Your New Virgin Mobile Android Will Come Preloaded with SCVNGR
SCVNGR and Virgin Mobile, a Sprint brand, have come together to bring the location-based game preloaded to the new prepaid Virgin Mobile Android phones. The first Android-based smartphone to get the special treatment will be the LG Optimus V, available this February. The app will be available on all new Virgin Mobile Android platform phones later this month. The... Read more » Instagram Returns Fire at Picplz: We Have an API, too
Following competitor's Picplz's API and analytics dashboard announcement, Instagram announced their own Application Programming Interface. Instagram put out a call yesterday inviting developers to sign up to utilize their API, explaining that "we feel that the first step to creating a lasting company is to work with the many talented developers out there in the... Read more » Path Introduces Comments System
On a day where comment systems are undergoing big changes, 'personal' network Path has revealed a new update to its iPhone app, which introduces real-time comments to photo streams. Path Chat builds on the recently-introduced Emotion feature and will allow you to have a conversation with your contacts on your photos and videos (or 'moments' as Path calls them).... Read more » 
