Google Now was probably the best thing to happen to mobile devices in 2012. Google’s brilliant virtual assistant uses location, search history and other data to automatically present users with information like the weather, driving directions to meetings and travel times, sports scores and more without any interaction ...
Yahoo Acquires Astrid, a To-Do List App
on 5.2.13
Yahoo has acquired the to-do list app Astrid, which will continue running as is for the next 90 days. “Over the next 90 days, Astrid will continue to work as is, and we will no longer be accepting new premium subscriptions. To make future changes as easy as possible, we’ll be in touch with users shortly to share how to ...
Made a Twitter Mistake? Use ‘Retwact’ to Issue a Correction
on 5.1.13
Software developer Stonly Baptiste has created a new Web-based service called Retwact to help people write and share corrections on Twitter. The tool, spotted by National Journal, looks at the user’s most recent tweets that have been reshared by other people on Twitter. Clicking on the green icon next to the appropriate ...
Uber Brings Taxi Service Back to New York City
on 5.1.13
Just a few days after Uber got the official go-ahead to operate under a New York City pilot program for taxi-hailing apps, the UberTAXI service has gone live. There are a few limitations at present, however. The app doesn't support automatic payments, so you'll have to remember to pay your driver the regular way, and Uber ...
Spacebar App Lets You Listen to Live Concerts From Home
on 4.30.13
Live music fans already have some excellent choices for listening to concerts on an iOS device: Archivist, which taps into the massive Live Music Archive, is one great option. The just-launched Spacebar app is another. Rather than serving up concert recordings, however, Spacebar lets you listen in on live shows as they ...
Sorry, Android, But We’re Breaking Up: It’s Not Me, It’s You
on 4.29.13
I’ve never had an iPhone, but I will soon. Let me take you back. Ever since I heard the first rumors about the Galaxy S IV, it was the only phone I wanted. The two smartphones I’ve used – the Motorola Droid and Droid 3 – both ran on Android, and while I’ve had tons of issues with the hardware (random restarts, ...
Efemr Lets You Self-Destruct Your Tweets, Like Snapchat
on 4.29.13
Efemr is a new web app that posts time-limited messages to Twitter; tweets are automatically deleted after an amount of time chosen by you, the user. It's basically an attempt to apply SnapChat's hugely popular formula — publishing a message that will eventually "self destruct" — to Twitter, though here your messages ...
Google Now Launches on iPhone and iPad
on 4.29.13
Google on Monday expands its predictive search tool Google Now from Android to iOS. Now is being made available in an update to the Google Search app, which is available on the App Store now. The app works from the Google Search app on either iPhone or iPad, and is fully opt-in. Because of the unique partitioned nature of ...
Vine Creators Say Android Version is Coming ‘Soon’
on 4.26.13
The popular iOS video-sharing app Vine will be coming to Android in the near future, according to its founders. The Verge is reporting the app — which Twitter launched in January — will bring the ability to create and share six-second GIF-like looping videos to Android "soon." Vine has also submitted at app update to ...
Zynga Launches Draw Something 2, Kills Other Games
on 4.24.13
Zynga executives said Wednesday that they're "doubling down on big bets," which means killing off games that won't bring in big bucks in the long run and sticking to franchises that do. The company announced that Draw Something 2, the sequel to the popular Draw Something mobile drawing game, goes live Wednesday night. On ...
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