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PHHHOTO lets you take moving pictures you can share with all your friends

Lory Gil ∙ Updated October 9, 2018

By now, most people have an Instagram or Vine account. Even if you don’t, you probably use Facebook or Twitter to share pictures with friends and family. Frankly, I’m getting bored with all of these sedentary images. I want my pictures to move.

PHHHOTO might be called the next-generation of photography-based social networking. Instead of plain, non-moving snapshots of your trip to the fair, you can create one-second animated GIFs to share with the world. We took the app for a test spin and have a review of PHHHOTO for you today…

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The best apps for shooting and editing videos

Lory Gil ∙ Updated January 29, 2018

Let me fill you in on a little secret; no one wants to watch your hour-long vacation videos. Friends and family will oblige you, but they are only being polite. What would make everyone’s day is if you would just throw together the best five or 10 minutes of the trip, set it to a nice soundtrack, add a few effects, and call it a day.

We’ve got a list of the best apps for shooting and editing videos so you can quickly slap together the perfect montage and keep your friends from falling asleep during your kid’s graduation memories.

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WidgetMemo lets you create memos you can pin to Notification Center

Lory Gil ∙ Updated January 29, 2018

Whenever someone tells me something important to remember, or I have a thought that I don’t want to forget, I write it down on whatever scrap of paper I have within arms reach. Oftentimes, those notes get tossed out with the garbage and I forget about them anyway.

WidgetMemo aims to stop the unnecessary loss of important notes by letting you create them on your iPhone using a simple user-interface. Your memos can easily be viewed in Notification Center, where you presumably check regularly throughout the day anyway. So, you’ll never forget what you were supposed to remember…

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Apps of the week: NPR One, Blood Bowl, 80 Days, and more

Lory Gil ∙ Updated April 18, 2018

This week, we saw some major updates to popular apps and games, great new releases that some have been waiting for, and helpful launches that make our lives easier. The App Store was a-buzz with activity and that always gives me something to look forward to.

Whether you are looking to invest in a new product, want to relive your youth, or want to immerse yourself in a steampunk adventure, we’ve got a list of apps and games to entertain you this weekend.

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IGN names ‘The Walking Dead: Season 2’ its Free Game of the Month

Cody Lee ∙ August 1, 2014

IGN has named Telltale Game’s 'The Walking Dead: Season 2' it's Free Game of the Month for August. We named the game one of our ‘Apps of the Week' for the iPhone and iPad back in March, and it normally retails for $4.99.

For those unfamiliar with the title, this is season 2 of Telltale's smash hit The Walking Dead, which is based on the dark comic book series. And it follows the story of Clementine, a young girl orphaned by the undead apocalypse...

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Hit game ‘A Dark Room’ goes free for a limited time

Cody Lee ∙ August 1, 2014

This is a heads up for all of you gamers looking to try out something new this weekend. Developer Amirali Rajan has discounted his chart-topping RPG title 'A Dark Room' down to $0 for a limited time, as he prepares to launch its upcoming prequel.

For those who haven't played the game before, it's a little tough to explain. There's just a single screenshot of it in the App Store, and almost no backstory. It's text-based, with some RPG elements—it's one of those things you have to see for yourself...

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Delta Airlines app updated with support for free in-flight entertainment service

Cody Lee ∙ August 1, 2014

Folks looking to fly Delta Airlines in the near future should checkout the company's newly-updated iOS app. Fly Delta for both iPhone and iPad were updated today with support for Delta Studio, a free in-flight entertainment service for passengers on select Delta flights.

The Delta Studio service is available on all domestic and two-cabin aircrafts, and gives passengers access to a number of TV shows and movies, as well as other content. And since the media is stored onboard the plane, there's no need to pay for a Wi-Fi Internet session...

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Reverse-engineer crosswords with Bonza Word Puzzle

Jake Underwood ∙ August 1, 2014

Looking at the App Store, it's easy to see that word games and puzzles aren't quite what the public is clamoring to download. Often, the endless runners and messaging apps take control of the charts, leaving good but more sophisticated games to fall out of common knowledge.

Bonza Word Puzzle, a new type of crossword, is trying to combat this trend with an innovative style and some additional quality features. How does it fare? Read on for a full review...

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Facebook updates Slingshot with new My People tab, added reactions and more

Cody Lee ∙ Updated February 8, 2018

In addition to its small Messenger update this afternoon, Facebook has pushed out a new version of Slingshot. This brings the Snapchat competitor to version 1.1, and adds a new My People tab, more ways to respond to reactions, and other improvements.

The new My People Tab helps streamline the user experience, as you can now see all of your friends in one place. And thanks to the added reactions, users can now respond to messages with either a photo, video or text. We've got the full change log below...

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Rhythm-fantasy game ‘Deemo’ goes free as Apple’s App of the Week

Cody Lee ∙ July 31, 2014

Apple has just named Deemo, by Rayark, its App of the Week for this week. This means that from now through next Thursday, you’ll be able to pick up the popular game for both iPhone and iPad, for free—a decent savings of $2.

For those who haven't played it before, Deemo is kind of a hybrid rhythm and fantasy title. You play as the mystic character Deemo, who must help a lost little girl return home to her world by playing music on a magical piano...

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Wikipedia reboots its official iOS app: native, speedy, mobile editing and loads more

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated September 28, 2016

I've never been a fan of Wikipedia's iOS app because it's basically such a piece of you-know-what. Available since August 2009, the software's never managed to win me over.

Put simply, it's always felt to me like a hastily written web app, because that's essentially what it is. But not anymore. Say 'hello' to the much-improved Wikipedia Mobile 4.0, now available as a truly native app for the iPhone and iPad.

Yup, no longer is Wikipedia on iOS a second-class citizen that wraps a basic web browser inside some iOS code!

The Wikipedia foundation has built the new version from the ground up for speed and it shows - everything is a lot snappier. There's a super-convenient table of contents sidebar but more importantly, now you can edit Wikipedia in the palm of your hand.

Moreover, Wikipedia Mobile makes it easy to switch to reading Wikipedia written in another language and the app is now available in more languages than before.

Jump past the fold for the full reveal...

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Facebook Messenger now lets you share and view fullscreen photos and videos

Christian Zibreg ∙ July 31, 2014

Facebook today issued a small update to the Messenger client for iOS. Now bumped to version 9.0 (yeah, their versioning scheme is a bit odd), the refreshed iPhone and iPad application finally makes it possible to share and view fullscreen photos and videos.

Previously, sharing a photo or a short video clip would render content in a smaller section within the larger conversation view, similar to Apple's iMessage...

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