| How World Landmarks Look in Apple vs. Google Maps | | If Apple is the Superman of tech companies, the iOS 6 Apple Maps app would have to be its kryptonite. The company revealed its iPhone 5 and iOS 6 at a ballyhooed press event in September. Ever since, all anyone seems to want to talk about is the shortcomings of Maps. To make room for its own version, Apple eschewed the reliable Google Maps app. At Mashable, we showed you some of the most comical failures of Apple's Maps.
|
| Fig Wellness App Reminds You to Drink Water, Call Your Mom | | Life can be overwhelming. It's easy to slip up, stress out, binge on pizza, skip the gym and skimp on sleep over and over again. Consider Fig — a health and wellness app released Tuesday for iOS and Android devices — your wake-up call. Fig was created by a Palo Alto-based team that believes overall wellness depends on great nutrition, sufficient sleep, healthy relationships and other factors unique to each of us.
|
| LEGO Santa Claus is One Tough Dude | | Santa Claus is coming to town, and he kind of looks like he can destroy it. Hope you've been nice, or he's decking you instead of your halls. Cartoonist Mark Anderson built these Christmas-themed Santas complete will ability to launch coal at your front door -- or at least look more menacing than the jolly ol' fat man who hugs elves all day.
|
| This Ain't Over: National Geographic Goes Dark on Instagram | | Tuesday, December 18, 2012 7:38 PM | Chris Taylor |
| Think Kevin Systrom's sort-of apology and walkback from Instagram's new privacy policy ended the controversy? Think again. For many prominent users, until they see his updated terms of service, this whole thing is on hold. Case in point: National Geographic, or @NatGeo, one of Instagram's most popular accounts with 638,629 followers -- and certainly one of its most storied names.
|
| 5 Key Lessons Tim Cook Learned in 2012 | | Tuesday, December 18, 2012 6:43 PM | Pete Pachal |
| Tim Cook ends his first full calendar year as Apple CEO a new man. Here's what he learned, and how he can use those lessons to move Apple forward.
|
| 5 Free Alternatives to Instagram | | Tuesday, December 18, 2012 6:14 PM | Bob Al-Greene |
| No filter can make Instagram's new privacy policy look pretty. The popular photo app is on the verge of a mass exodus in light of new Terms of Service, which many interpreted as giving Instagram the right to sell your pics to advertisers starting Jan. 16. The backlash has been notable, with celebrity users tweeting their concerns and disaffected Instagrammers casting about for a new service to call home.
|
| Is This Instagram's Netflix Moment? | | Tuesday, December 18, 2012 5:40 PM | Christina Warren |
| Just a day after Instagram announced its new privacy policy, users are outraged. Celebrities who once flocked to the photo-sharing site in droves are reconsidering how they use the service, and competing services such as Flickr are seeing a surge in signups.
|
| Instagram Vows: We Won't Use Your Photos in Ads | | Tuesday, December 18, 2012 5:30 PM | Chris Taylor |
| Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom vowed Tuesday to remove language from the service's privacy policy that seemed to say Instagram was going to allow user pictures to be employed in advertising. "The language we proposed ...
|
| Instagram Responds: 'We Hear You' | | Tuesday, December 18, 2012 4:35 PM | Chris Taylor |
| UPDATE: Instagram just posted a lengthy blog entry clarifying various aspects of their privacy policy. The company promises to "modify" some of the language to make its intent more clear, but it sounds like no substantive changes will be made. We'll have more analysis shortly, but in the meantime you can read the full blog post here.
|
| Mashable SmartBash Is Coming to CES in Las Vegas | | Tuesday, December 18, 2012 3:49 PM | Jennifer Diamond |
| It's that time of the year when nearly everyone you know in tech unites together in one of the most exciting cities of the world: Las Vegas. Once again, Mashable is returning to CES, and this time we're hosting the Mashable SmartBash, presented by LG Electronics. On Jan. 8, we'll bring together the digital community from the biggest technology and consumer electronic brands to offer a smart evening of music and networking.
|
| 15 Celebrities Outraged by Instagram's Privacy Policy | | Tuesday, December 18, 2012 3:40 PM | Brian Anthony Hernandez |
| Instagram's new Terms of Service, which starting January would allow the photo-sharing app to sell your images to advertisers, has sparked outrage from celebs.
|
| Boycott Instagram: Anonymous Joins the Backlash | | Tuesday, December 18, 2012 3:08 PM | Chris Taylor |
| A day after Instagram's brazen new privacy policy landed on our virtual desks with a thud, the Interwebs are a-flurry with outrage and opposition. Much of that outrage was taking place on Twitter, where the hashtag #boycottInstagram was trending early Tuesday. Its most prominent user: the hacker group Anonymous.
|
| Aviary's Photo-Editing App Downloaded 2 Million Times Since Last Weekend | | Tuesday, December 18, 2012 1:16 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| Aviary, the mobile photo-editing firm that inked a deal to provide filters for Twitter last week, announced that there have been 2 million downloads of its app since last weekend. Avi Muchnick, chief product officer of Aviary, tweeted the stat on Tuesday: Since updating @aviary's iOS showcase app this weekend we have seen over 2 million installations.
|
| The 12 Memes of Christmas | | Tuesday, December 18, 2012 12:21 PM | Christine Erickson |
| Christmas is that special time of year when we gather 'round the fire with loved ones to demonstrate our shared affections with gifts. As for the other 364 days of the year, we normally show our fondness through the web with GIFs and memes. Consider this music video our gift to you. "The 12 Memes of Christmas" combines all of our favorite things about the Internet, jam-packed with holiday cheer.
|
| GifBoom's 15 Coolest GIFs of 2012 | | Tuesday, December 18, 2012 11:52 AM | Annie Colbert |
| GIFs reveled in a big year in 2012 and apps like GifBoom have made the GIF creation process a snap. Now everyone and their smartphone-wielding mother have the power to make clever bits of image animation. SEE ALSO: Return of the GIF: How Loops Conquered Social in 2012 The GifBoom community has created some pretty superb clips this year, so selecting a batch of the coolest presented quite the challenge.
|
|  |  | | | TOP STORIES TODAY TOP TOPICS | |
ليست هناك تعليقات:
إرسال تعليق