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Path 2.0 is Here, and it’s the Prettiest Social Networking App You’ve Ever Seen

Alex Heath ∙ Updated March 18, 2019

I've been playing with Path 2.0 since it went live in the App Store late last night. The release has been making waves in the blogosphere over the last 24 hours, and for good reason. Path is a fresh, innovative, beautiful take on social networking, and many apps have much to learn from its philosophy and interface.

You may be wondering why you need Path, and honestly, you probably don't. But there's the chance that you'll fall in love with Path, and the first thing to win you over will undoubtedly be its pixel-perfect design.

Apple Proposes a Brand New Kind of iOS Interface

Alex Heath ∙ Updated February 19, 2018

Apple has filed an interesting patent with the US Patent & Trademark Office that details a revolutionary type of interface. The filing also contains a new social networking application for iOS. While we tend to stay away from boring patent filings on iDB, this particular one caught our eye with it's unusual details.

A new way of managing data like webpages, music, and photos, has been outlined in an interface that Apple calls "Persistent Overlay." The interface takes several elements from Notification Center and the multitasking bar, builds upon them, and expands them as a means to manage data on a systemwide level. We may have just got our first glimpse at iOS 6...

AOL Releases Redesigned AIM iPhone App With New Features Galore

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated February 19, 2018

AOL's AIM messaging system is one of the most popular out there, but it hasn't really felt the AOL love of late. With clunky apps across all platforms and something of an identity crisis, AIM has become the established protocol that third-party apps have made a living out of supporting.

Now, AOL is seeking to give AIM some fresh paint, and has released details on its new apps, as well as making some of them available right now. One of those apps is now available for the iPhone via the App Store in both free, ad-supported and paid versions...

New GO App Allows You to Share Content Anonymously

Cody Lee ∙ Updated February 19, 2018

GO is a new iPhone app that allows users to upload photos, videos, and other content. Although the premise sounds familiar, the service actually has some features that set it apart from the competition.

For starters, content is sorted by location. Upon opening the GO app, users are met with a map interface that shows the areas where others have uploaded media to the service. Once a location is selected, the app displays a list of content from that area...

Instagram Hints at Adding Video in the Future

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

Instagram's meteoric rise to the home screens of so many iPhone users has been a sight to behold, but with the app being iOS-only and no Android release imminent, what can the darling of the App Store do to keep things fresh?

According to Instagram's CEO, Kevin Systrom, we may soon be sharing more than just photos using the service, with a video feature possibly coming at some point in the future...

Oink: Could This be the Next Hit iOS App?

Cody Lee ∙ Updated February 19, 2018

Oink is the first app from Kevin Rose's startup, Milk. You might recognize Rose from his previous success story, Digg. The young entrepreneur made a fortune off of his sharing service. Now he's hoping he has another hit on his hands.

Oink certainly has all of the makings of a hit title: the ability to follow and share photos of things with other users, image filters, and Twitter/Facebook integration. But the photo-sharing software space is already pretty crowded...

Instatweet Brings Fast Tweeting to iOS 5

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated February 19, 2018

If there's one thing we all love, it's Twitter. There's just something about those short little bursts of wisdom that compels us all.

If you're an iPhone user, you're certainly not short on choice when it comes to Twitter apps for your beloved phone, so you don't need another one, right? Well, if it offers something a little different, you just might.

Instatweet does just that by giving users a fast way to send out tweets in iOS 5...

“Our Pad” Brings Multiple Account Logins to the iPad

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated March 17, 2019

If there is one negative aspect of Apple's iPad, it's the distinct lack of any form of user management.

For a device that Apple sells as a real computer, and one that the whole family can enjoy, it's almost a travesty that Apple never thought to add any system for managing more than one user. What if you want to have all of your Gmail, Facebook, and Twitter accounts signed in 24/7, but your wife or husband also wants to use the iPad? Currently, the only way to manage such a situation is for people to sign in and out of various accounts constantly.

"Our Pad" for iPad aims to fix that particular issue, and for the current price of free, it's got to be worth a shot...

Facebook Messenger Now Available Everywhere

Sébastien Page ∙ October 19, 2011

Facebook Messenger has quickly become one of my favorite apps for the iPhone. Before Apple released iOS 5 and iMessage to the public, Facebook Messenger was my client of choice to communicate with my friends scattered around the world.

The problem was that most of my friends overseas couldn't use the application. It seems that this is not an issue anymore, as Facebook has brought support for 12 additional languages, and is releasing the app in many more countries...

iOS 5 Gives Twitter a Boost as New Signups Skyrocket

Oliver Haslam ∙ October 18, 2011

In an interview with Mashable's Ben Parr, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo shared some interesting statistics. He said that iOS 5 has caused a massive spike in signups for the social network.

According to Costolo, signups via iOS have tripled since iOS 5 was made available to iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users last Wednesday. Add in the hugely successful iPhone 4S launch on Friday, and you have a lot of people plugging their Twitter credentials right into iOS...

Apple Releases Find My Friends Social Network for iOS 5 [Video]

Alex Heath ∙ October 12, 2011

As noted by MacStories, Apple just released the Find My Friends social network for iOS 5. Find My Friends was introduced at Apple's "Let's Talk iPhone" last week.

Find My Friends runs on iCloud and enables users to share their location with friends while also seeing the location of other friends. The app integrates with the Maps and Contacts app in iOS 5.

Facebook for iPad Now Available

Alex Heath ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

Facebook has finally decided to release its official iPad app in the App Store. After months and months of waiting, the social networking giant decided to pull the trigger and release its iPad app.

Facebook for iPad was leaked a couple months ago, and jailbreakers were able to keep the iPad version running as long as the app wasn't updated. The real version is finally out...

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