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Instagram Hits 300M Users, Adds Verified Users and Deletes Spam Accounts

Tim December 10, 2014 8

Instagram's CEO took to the company's blog today, announcing they have reached 300 million users. Quite the impressive number after just 4 years, and it continues to grow. To keep up with the times, IG announced today that starting this week, verified users...

Facebook Brings Trending Stories to Android App, Before iOS

Tim December 10, 2014 13

Facebook is rolling out an update to Android devices, one which brings a new Trending section to the application. If you had not already noticed, a big Trending section is placed on the right side of the Facebook homepage, and now, it's on your phone. This...

Shazam App Updated on Google Play With Material Design Interface

Tim December 10, 2014 9

Folks who use Shazam, the service that identifies any piece of music which might be playing around you, can go grab the updated version of the application, which introduces Google's Material Design UI guidelines. In the update, the floating action button...

Google Uploads Updates for Wallet, Inbox, and Android Wear, Downloads Available

Tim December 10, 2014 47

Wouldn't you know it? It's Wednesday. And you know what that means - it's Google Apps Update Day! So far, app updates are available for Hangouts (available earlier this morning) Google Wallet, Inbox, and Android Wear. While today is not as hectic as last...

Live Channels App for Android TV Live on Google Play, Not Quite Ready for Consumption

Tim December 10, 2014 29

A new application from Google is live on Google Play, one which makes us feel that the $100 investment in the Nexus Player was a good one. Called Live Channels, it appears Google is setting up the ability for owners of Android TV to watch live TV shows, movies...

500K Google Cardboard VR Units Shipped, Google Works to Help Developers Take Advantage of Virtual Reality

Tim December 10, 2014 24

Somehow, incredibly, Mountain View was able to ship 500,000 units of Google Cardboard, its cheap virtual reality headset. A few thousand units of that much larger number were given out to attendees of this year's Google I/O, but the rest must have gone out to...

Muzei Version 2.0 Released by Roman Nurik, Brings Enhanced UI for Lollipop and Android Wear Support

Tim December 10, 2014 6

It has been a good amount of time since the release of Muzei from Roman Nurik, but now, version 2.0 is available for all to download. A lot has happened since Muzei was the go-too live wallpaper, but the developer definitely made the wait for a big update...

Official DeviantArt App Hits Google Play, See What’s Trending and Upload Art

Tim December 10, 2014 20

DeviantArt, undoubtedly the world's largest online indie art gallery, now fits entirely in your pocket. Forever, there has been unofficial DeviantArt apps on Google Play, but finally, there is an official build for art browsers and artists alike. New to...