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Saturday Night Live Pokes Fun at Google Glass (Video)

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It was really only a matter of time, wasn’t it? Google’s first wearable mobile device, Glass, has received some mixed reviews from it’s beta testers. While still unavailable to the outside public (though expected to be within the year,) Google’s ‘smart-specs’ are shaping up to be, in our opinion, only the beginning of what may more »

Instagram Update Adds Photo Tagging of People and Brands

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Instagram is pushing out version 3.5 of its Android and iOS application today. The update will add a major feature the company is calling Photos of You. Photos of You is a new section of the app that shows every picture someone tags you in. It works similarly to Facebook’s photo tagging system. Instagram is more »

Bug in Viber Communication App Bypasses Android Phone Lockscreen (Video) (Updated 4/27 – Glitch Fixed)

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Overall, Viber is a pretty useful app. In my limited experience, I’ve used it to chat and trade photos with friends across the country via Wi-Fi. Basically, it allows users to make traditional phone calls, send text messages and share photos and their location with anyone worldwide; quite similar to Skype but minus video chatting. more »

Swype Keyboard App Exits Beta Phase, Special $1 Price in Google Play

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For those unaware, Swype is a keyboard replacement application made for Android smartphones. Before Thursday, it was available in it’s beta testing phase for free, though not free of some small glitches and bugs within the system. But that’s all cleared up now. Swype 1.5, as it’s now referred to as, also boasts it’s over more »

Hack: Save Instagram Photos Without Sharing Them

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Have you ever wanted to edit your photos with Instagram filters without actually sharing them on Instagram? There’s a simple hack that allows you to do just that. Although your photos are auto-saved to your device as soon as you share them on Instagram, using this hack will allow you to save them without having to more »

Facebook Home Hit 500,000 Installs in Google Play Store

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Made available in the U.S. on April 12 and internationally on April 16, Facebook Home has earned a moderate (though likely a less enthusiastic than expected) reception from mobile users. Since it’s launch, nearly over a week ago, the Facebook-centric home screen replacement for Android smartphones has just seen ‘bump’ up to the ’500,000 to more »

Get Paid for Your Instagram Photos with InstaStock Images

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Do you take amazing photos from your smartphone, and want to make money from them? InstaStock Images is making that happen. It’s a modern stock photo portal for Instagrammers to make money with their filtered snapshots. Since Instagram reached 100 million users, the brand has become a force to be reckoned with in the photo more »

Pocket Gets Even More Social with ‘Send to Friend’ Feature

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Pocket has added a new feature for it’s users. Before, you could share your saved articles to social networks like Facebook and Twitter, as well as through e-mail. Now, you can share articles along with a personal comment and highlighted quote to other Pocket users, sending them push notifications and an e-mail about it. You more »

Chat Heads Comes to iOS Through Facebook App Update

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The main Facebook app for iOS was updated today with a few features. The most prominent one is Chat Heads. Chat Heads was first introduced on Android and it allows you to chat with friends without needing to jump back and forth between your inbox. Chat Heads can pop up anywhere on Android, but iOS more »

Boston Marathon Bombing Hoaxes Already Going Viral on Facebook

This girl was not killed at the marathon.

  Just hours after the news broke about the tragedy in Boston, hoaxes started popping up and spreading like wildfire across Facebook and other social media. The first involved the image above, with text saying the child pictured had been killed in the attack and to add to the tragedy, had been running for Newtown, more »