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Blogger Discovers that Path Uploads Your Entire iPhone Address Book to their Servers

Neil Vidyarthi — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:27:37 +0000

When you download an application, you’re giving it a certain level of trust. We’ve all been in the position where we download an application and within minutes we’v been asked multiple times to “log in with Facebook to invite all your friends.” We quickly remove the application. What if the application covertly uploaded everyone one of your address book contacts to its own servers? Unfortunately, that’s the case with Path, a popular iPhone social app that we’ve covered here in the past. The fact was broken this morning by Arun Thampi, a blogger in Singapore.

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Orkut Launches for iPhone — Will It Encourage Growth?

Neil Vidyarthi — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:27:40 +0000

Orkut has been sitting on the sidelines ever since Google Plus showed up on the product roadmap at Google, and it looks like it’s going to stay that way. With Google+ up to a reported 40 million monthly active users, it’s only the start for the emerging social network. That said, Orkut is still pushing forward, with strength in India and Brazil and 66 million active users as of October 2011. The question is whether Google is doing anything to help these two products get along or not — and whether they’re taking opportunities to synergize (yes, I used that word).

Judging by the looks of the recent release of the Orkut app for iPhone, it looks like these two products are going to stay on their own tracks, at least for now.

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Talk Show Launches On Tumblr Shot Entirely On iPhones…By The Guests

Megan O'Neill — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:57:50 +0000

What happens when two guys that are constantly wearing plaid shirts get together for a few beers? Well, they come up with the idea to do a talk show all about plaid that’s shot entirely on iPhones, of course! The show is called Plaid Forever and it launched today on Tumblr.
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Like Twitter for Good Deeds — New iPhone App Rewards Kindness

Megan O'Neill — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:59:40 +0000

From something as simple as holding the door open for a stranger to feeding someone’s empty meter so they won’t get a parking ticket, writing a thank you note or waiting to answer a phone call until the end of a conversation, Boom Boom! Revolution hopes to encourage a little more goodness. They’ve just introduced a new app for iPhone and iPod touch that invites users to share the acts of kindness that they experience in everyday life.
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Apps That Won a Place on the Home Page of my iPhone, iPad, Windows Phone & Android

Todd Ogasawara — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 07:00:08 +0000

I’ve written about thousands of apps for Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows Phone here. If you ever wondered which of these third party apps (not part of the mobile platform) actually made their way to the start window for each of my devices, wonder no more. I usually leave the default apps in-position on their respective home pages “just because.” This list does not indicate how “important” an app is. It says more about how frequently they are accessed on a daily basis.
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Revisiting Using a QR Code & SlideShare to Share Presentations on Smartphones

Todd Ogasawara — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:17:19 +0000

I provided a tip here in August that drew a fair bit of attention and commentary. The tip provided a solution to a problem I had to solve myself: How do I share a slide presentation with an audience when a projector is not available? My solution was to upload the slides to SlideShare’s free web sharing service and use a Google QR code to let the audience quickly find and see the presentation. So, how did all this work out?
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Path 2 for Android & iPhone Automates Journaling Your Life

Todd Ogasawara — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 01:50:11 +0000

Journal or diary writing was once a private and somewhat laborious task. Blogging changed the nature of the activity from a private one to a public one and made the process of word smithing faster. Micro-blogging services like Tumblr and Twitter simplified the process further by either limiting the character count or encouraging sharing found content instead of creating new content. Path, Inc.’s app (also named Path) takes this shift away from manual content creation to an automatic process of indicating where you go, what you see and what music you listen to.
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Add an Emoji Keyboard to Your iPhone or iPad

Todd Ogasawara — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:03:08 +0000

If you are tired of using the same old smiley and frowning text emoticons in email you type on an iPhone or iPad, hardware accessory company Griffin Technology shared a fun tip.
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Foursquare Teams with Scoutmob to Offer Mobile Deals in 13 U.S. Cities

Todd Ogasawara — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 02:53:21 +0000

Foursquare teamed with mobile deals specialist Scoutmob to add 500 new deals across 13 cities in the U.S. The deals do not require a credit card or up-front purchase. Foursquare says deals are often 50 to 100% off. That’s quite a deal.
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Weathermob for iPhone: Share What the Weather Looks Like in Your Area

Todd Ogasawara — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:30:27 +0000

We can’t do much to about the weather but most of us like to talk about it anyway. So, why not organize this weather information sharing? I took a look at the free Weddar for iPhone and Android earlier this year and came away unimpressed because, as I wrote earlier, While a crowd sourced social weather app seems like a good idea, its dependence on the crowd instead of conventional weather sensors means that its usefulness is greater or lesser depending on how many people participate. From what I can see, there are now fewer U.S. data points available compared to this past April when I tried the iPhone version.
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The National Dog Show App for Android & iOS

Todd Ogasawara — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:00:02 +0000

What could possibly more social than the the relationship between humans and their dogs? If you missed the National Dog Show that took place on November 19 and 20, you can still check out the highlights and learn about the dog breeds involved using the free The National Dog Show 2011 app for Android and iOS.
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Canvaspop Turns Your Instagram Filtered Photos Into a Framed Masterpiece

Todd Ogasawara — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:30:43 +0000

Instagram, now barely a bit over a year old, has over 10 million users who had posted more than 150 million photos as of August 2011. That number is probably well over 200 million now. Instagram’s photo filters help make ordinary photos interesting and really good photos spectacular. But, is your Instagram-ed filtered photo good enough to hang on your wall on a canvas? That’s a question that Canvaspop would like to help you answer.
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Apps Update for my iPhone & iPad in the Past Week: 39

Todd Ogasawara — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:00:01 +0000

Thirty-nine of the apps for my iPad &/or iPhone were updated in the past week. Apps that do not have comments in the list below indicates that the update is simply a bug fix release or an Apple iOS 4.x compatibility update with, perhaps, some bug fixes.
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Black Friday Tip: Free iPhone & iPad Apps – Battle Nations, Scan To PDF, GyroSynth

Todd Ogasawara — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 06:30:42 +0000

Here’s an tip for iPhone and iPad owners good for Black Friday and, in fact, every day of the year. If you follow iOS app tracking sites like AppShopper and 148apps, you know that there are a lot of apps that have their prices reduced or even become free for a period of time. Then, of course, there are apps that are free all the time. Here’s three that are free on this Black Friday.
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Black Friday Tip: Starbucks Cup Magic iPhone App Can Send eGifts

Todd Ogasawara — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 06:00:14 +0000

The free Starbucks Cup Magic for iPhone app gained attention for its entertaining Augmented Reality interaction with Red Cup beverages at Starbucks. You can see what I found for the latte I bought in the video embeddded below. However, if you are in the U.S., there is one more feature you might find useful: eGifting.

There are a variety of card designs to choose from. A message of up to 160 characters can be added to the card. Starbucks eGift Cards can be given in any amount you choose. However, the app provides preset options amounts too. eGifts are delivered via email and can be scheduled.

If you do not have an iPhone, you can use this web page to send Starbucks eGift cards.

https://www.starbucks.com/shop/card/egift

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