October 31, 2011 : Comments (4)
Google+ Updates Android App, Adds New Design And Other Features
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UberMedia Launches Social Interest Network Chime.in
We'd been hearing rumors for months that UberMedia -- a developer of social media management clients – was working on its own social network to rival the likes of Twitter and Facebook. As it turns out, there has been no smoke without fire as the company has announced the launch of Chime.in, a social interest network that aims to help you connect with friends and... Read more » Foursquare Updates BlackBerry App, Adds Notification Tray And More
Foursquare has rolled out an update to its BlackBerry app. The app now includes the notification tray, better settings and account management and more. The notification tray is a feature that has been available on the Android and iPhone apps for several months. The feature keeps you up to date with all of your friends' activity on the location-based service. It... Read more » 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 » 
