Facebook has finally announced their new Facebook home, which is not an app or a skin. It’s an integrated launcher and lockscreen combo, but it’s also more than that. For all you Facebook users, it’ll integrate with all your contacts, Facebook messages, and even SMS. Everything is focused on social media and content, with features like natural gestures… Read more
These images were leaked of Facebook’s newest endeavor with Android, Facebook Home. This upcoming software, which should be officially announced tomorrow, is set to be running on the HTC First, previously known as the HTC Myst. The home replacement is meant to be a simple way to navigate through your apps with full Facebook integration. It seems… Read more
Everywhere you go, you have a few options to log in: you can make an account or log in with Facebook. Many places also have Twitter log in. But what about the faithful Google+ user? Google is now trying to unleash that potential by announcing Google+ Sign-in. It’ll be very similar to signing in with Facebook, working across all platforms, whether mobile… Read more
There is a new update to Instagram today, and it’s a fairly small one. For everyone, there is a new filter called Mayfair. You can also now share photos to Facebook Pages, if you happen to run one. This might not be useful to everyone, but it’s a nice addition. Lastly, they updated Instagram to support 25 different languages. If your language was not… Read more
The long promised native Facebook app is finally out. Facebook traded the HTML-based interface for a native one, increasing the speed of the app considerably. Facebook claims that things will load at least twice as fast now, and iOS users can attest to that when their native app came out (a long time ago). However, it might not be as great as you… Read more
The popular “social drawing and guessing game” recieved an update Tuesday with what OMGPOP is claiming as a “fresh new look.” The main screen has received some color changes, with a top bar now with your coin and bomb totals as well as the settings changes button. I’m going off of memory here, but when I first updated, I don’t remember being able to… Read more
The Facebook app has been a constant disappointment for Android users since day 1. It’s slow, buggy, and kinda clunky to use. That’s all about to change today says Facebook in a blog post. The new app comes with a brand new UI to match it’s iOS counterpart, but also a big improvement in speed. Basically everything in the app has been improved…. Read more
Some people just want to be a part of everything, and apparently Yahoo is one of them. Not content to stand by and watch the likes of BBM, iMessage, and Google Messenger dominate the free messaging service landscape they have created their own app. The app is called ‘Hub’ and it’s available for all Android phones. It allows you to send messages to not… Read more
Google is obviously very invested in Google+ right now, and one of the ways they are trying to push it is with Hangouts. Last week they showcased Hangouts in a video for the Galaxy Nexus, and also in a TV commercial during the Lions/Packers Thanksgiving Day game. Now they’re introducing another feature to hopefully pull in more users: voice… Read more
If you’re unfamiliar with Path just imagine an app for Facebook’s upcoming timeline feature. Path allows you to document when you are doing things in a nice looking time line. Path was launched with minimal features and a low 50 friend limit. This was a bummer for many people, because what good is a social app if you can’t share it with all your… Read more
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