It’s the first birthday of Foodspotting, an iPhone photo app and website that concentrates on pictures of the foods available at restaurants, rather than the restaurants themselves. The app’s official launch was a year ago today (January 15), and since then, it’s collected 250,000 images of dish recommendations. This week, Foodspotting received $3 million in […] Continue reading
Category Archives: Mobile Apps
“Discovr” iPad App Shows Interactive Maps of Music [VIDEO]
Discovr is a new music discovery app for iPad that shows connections between bands, and with a quick double tap, you can see the musicians’ videos on YouTube and a lot more. Launched today, the $2.99 app is described as “interactive map of the world of music for iPad,” and we took it for a […] Continue reading
Apple to Challenge Facebook With iPhone “Photo Streaming?”
In an early developer build of the upcoming iPhone operating system iOS 4.3, sleuths have found evidence that Apple might introduce a social media capability called “Photo Streaming.” According to 9to5 Mac, hidden inside that updated file system is a “Media Stream” folder, containing a “Photo Streaming” folder that contains strong evidence that it will […] Continue reading
Picplz Updates Android App With Live Thumbnail Previews
Just last week, mobile photo sharing startup Picplz released a new version of its iPhone app. Today, the cross-platform service is out with an Android update that brings the iPhone’s biggest new feature — live thumbnail previews of filters — to Android users. The Android update ultimately brings parity between the Picplz experience on both […] Continue reading
The-M-Project Promises Mobile App Development Bliss
Developers interested in creating cross-platform mobile apps have a new tool for their arsenals in The-M-Project. The-M-Project is an HTML5 Java… Continue reading
Facebook Launches New Mobile App for Feature Phones
Facebook has just announced a new mobile application designed specifically for feature phones. The app will give feature phone users access to Facebook messages, events, pictures, news feeds, profiles and more. The app gives users a better, almost smartphone-like Facebook experience that includes simple homescreen navigation, contact syncing and fast scrolling of updates and photos. […] Continue reading
iPhone App Lets Users Share While They Shop
The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: Pose Quick Pitch: Pose is an iPhone app that allows users to share photos while they shop. Genius Idea: If […] Continue reading
Starbucks Starts Accepting Mobile Payments Nationwide
Nearly 6,800 company-operated Starbucks stores in the U.S. will begin accepting mobile payments Wednesday. Customers using the Starbucks Card Mobile app on their iPhone, iPod touch or BlackBerry will now be able to use those devices as tender. The nationwide rollout marks the official launch of the Starbucks Card Mobile payment program, which has been […] Continue reading
Path’s iPhone App Tries “Emotions” as Social Currency
Path, the startup that seeks to create a “personal network,” is out with an update to its iPhone app that finally lets users react in-app to photos and 10-second videos shared by friends. The startup has again opted for something a bit unconventional, however. Instead of introducing traditional comments, something Path has yet to do, […] Continue reading
Top 10 Food Shots From Foodspotting’s 1st Year [PICS]
HANDS ON: A Paintbrush Stylus for iPad [VIDEO]
This week, I had a chance to review the Nomad Brush, a beautiful, handcrafted stylus designed for painting and sketching on the iPad. The stylus feels and looks like an actual paintbrush, complete with a 5.5-inch wooden handle and a mix of natural and synthetic fibers selected for their conductive properties. When I first came […] Continue reading