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Do you ever need a break from social media?

Lifestyle We spend the better part of every day of our lives connected to the Internet and, likewise, to everyone we know either in real life or solely online. Many of us never step away for more than a couple hours at a time an just long enough to...

Feb 5th by Taylor Martin 7

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I'm only two six-second videos in and I love Vine

Iphone Os Ever since Kevin Systrom's and Mike Krieger's co-creation, Instagram, sold for a cool $1 billion to Facebook, there has been a mad grab for the next big mobile media sharing platform, a metaphorical gold rush of the 21st century. More...

Jan 28th by Taylor Martin 3

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Do Tweet Seats have a place in theaters?

Android It's almost deplorable how attached to our phones and the online world we are. I explained just before Christmas how afraid I am to stay disconnected for too long, that I'm afraid I will miss an important email or call. I'm afraid to make...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 8

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I'm quitting Instagram, but not over the new terms of service

Android In just two years, the application and, likewise, the network have exploded in terms of users and adoption. The network has over 50 million users and over one billion photos have been uploaded. And the growth of those two numbers are...

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Is NFC as a local content sharing platform viable?

Android One of the few things I remember from the Google I/O 2011 developers conference is the introduction of NFC support. The Android development team hadn't yet implemented Android Beam, but they detailed many of the planned uses for the...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 7

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How would you fare through a full day without a cell phone?

Lifestyle Few people these days can go an entire day without compulsively checking their smartphone. Back in February, based on a statistic that was first noted by Nokia at MindTrek in 2010, I asked you ladies and gents how often you check your...

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What is the best Twitter client for Android?

Android One of the more common questions I get asked is about what applications I prefer. "What's your favorite Camera app?" Better yet, "What do you use for taking notes?" For the most part, I've answered all of those questions more than once...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 54 42 Reactions

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Apple needs to open sharing APIs instead of integrating individual services

Ios When Apple announced iOS 5, they announced there were 200 new features and many much-needed improvements brought to the company's popular operating system. Among many other things, the ability to access the camera through the lock screen...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 7

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Zuckerberg, stick to software because nobody wants a Facebook phone

Android Back in September of 2010, we heard the very first inkling of a rumor that social media giant Facebook would be ponying up and building their own mobile operating system and a budget-friendly phone. Not long after the rumor started,...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 106 79 Reactions

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A few must-have Instagram applications

Android No matter how you look at it, and whether or not you love or hate retro flitered pictures, Instagram is one of the most popular ways to share those pic-worthy moments via mobile. Just snap a picture, choose from one of the 18 equally...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 7

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Don't expect a better mobile Facebook experience anytime soon

Android Any given day, I can peruse my Facebook News Feed and find more than a few friends complaining about their Facebook experience via mobile. "Facebook for iPhone sucks! You would think a company as large as Facebook could afford a decent iOS...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 8

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Should you be more cautious of your Facebook and Foursquare privacy?

Android Ever since smartphones came to be, people have been using them for all sorts location-based services. Need to find the nearest gas station? Curious about what restaurants are near your hotel while you're on vacation? Want to check-in to a...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 2

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When social sharing goes too far

Android It's crazy to look back and see how the nature of social media has changed over the course of just a few short years. Back in my early high school years, you were a nobody if you weren't on Myspace. Now it's all about Facebook, Twitter,...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 2

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The dangers of over-sharing and location-based services

Social Networking Very seldom do I go anywhere and not tweet about it, or update my Facebook, or Google+, or Foursquare ... you get the picture. We are as connected as we have ever been. Sharing your experiences, what you see, where you go and what you do...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 35 27 Reactions

AT&T Galaxy Attain breaks cover on Samsung's Facebook page

Android Neither Samsung nor AT&T has announced that the Galaxy S II would be making its way to Ma Bell's shelves, but it seems that Sammy's Singapore division may have just outed the device on its Facebook page. Reportedly named the "Attain," the...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 19

Apple iOS 5 revealed, includes Notification Center, Twitter integration, and more

Iphone Os The rumor mill has been busy the past few days trying to predict exactly what Apple had up its sleeve for iOS 5 at WWDC, but today CEO Steve Jobs made it all nice and official. First up is something that I'm sure many iOS users have strong...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 12

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Why is RIM launching a Facebook application before stock apps?

Blackberry Os Even before Research In Motion’s first tablet device, the BlackBerry PlayBook officially hit store shelves, there were questions: would the device be the true iPad killer? Would the specifications matter to the developers in the world? And...

from 2011 by Evan Selleck 2

BlackBerry PlayBook getting its own Video Chat and Facebook apps later this month

Blackberry Os Good news, BlackBerry PlayBook owners! You'll soon be able to put that front-facing camera to good use, thanks to a new Video Chat application announced today by RIM at BlackBerry World. The app will be rolling out to PlayBooks on May 3rd...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 0

UberTwitter and Twidroyd no longer suspended

Cell Phone Apps At the beginning of the weekend, news broke that access to Twitter had been suspended on two popular Twitter applications, UberTwitter and Twidroyd. While information was brief at first, it was learned that the issue stemmed from security...

from 2011 by Evan Selleck 1

UberTwitter and Twidroyd suspended by Twitter for violating policies [UPDATED]

Android UberTwitter and Twidroyd are two of the biggest Twitter applications for BlackBerry, iPhone, and Android platforms, but users of those apps may have noticed today that they simply weren't working. Twitter has posted a support page on its...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 5