Posts Tagged ‘apps’

Airbnb shows us how Android apps are done

The latest Airbnb app shows that Android apps don’t have to be second-class citizens to iOS when it comes to visual appeal.
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Airbnb shows us how Android apps are done

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Flipboard vs interactive news apps

Which are better for tablets – news aggregators like Flipboard or media rich news apps such as CNET Reviews and The Daily?
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Twitter gives Android and iOS apps a total revamp

The new Twitter apps are designed to provide a cohesive experience and sport four tabs for Home, Connect, Discover, and Me

Twitter today unveiled new versions of its Android and iOS mobile apps that focus on providing users faster, simpler access to the Tweets and news they care most about. The new mobile apps also take a more personalized approach and make Twitter a much more visually-pleasing experience.

The updates are part of a larger effort by the social-networking giant to to make navigating the service a bit easier. The redesign also marks the first time Twitter has tried to bring disparate parts of its network together as a cohesive unit.

Like the redesigned website, the new mobile apps feature four tabs for Home, Connect, Discover, and Me. The Home tab gives users access to their timeline, while the Connect tab displays mentions and re-tweets.

The Discover tab, meanwhile, provides access to popular news stories and trends that are happening on Twitter in real-time. The Me tab lets users see their profile, as well as access Direct Messages they have received.

Overall, the redesigned look is currently available for the iPhone and Android versions of the application. A revamped iPad version is also purportedly in the works.

The updated apps for iPhone and Android can be downloaded today. For a better understanding of the Twitter redesign and where the company is going, take a look at the YouTube video Twitter posted below.

Source: MobileBurn

Image Credit: AndroidFC

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Spotify announces Spotify Platform, Spotify Apps

Spotify, the Swedish-based music streaming experts, will add music-based apps to further their products’ appeal

Spotify came all the way to New York City today to make a big announcement.

Not the fact that is has snared upwards of 2.5 million American using since bringing the service to the United States. And not the fact that there are now more than 10 million users worldwide.

CEO and founder Daniel Ek took the stage in Greenwich Village to announce something they’re calling Spotify Platform and Spotify apps – a series of applets within Spotify’s computer software which give third party developers the opportunity to build innovative, engaging music-based apps. 

The first generation of Spotify Apps features 16 partner apps, with 12 available from launch today Those partner/developers include Billboard, Fuse, The Guardian, Last.fm, Moodagent, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Songkick, Soundrop, TuneWiki and We Are Hunted, with Top10 and ShareMyPlaylists apps coming soon.

Think in terms of new ways to share your playlists as well as tapping-in to your friends lists as well as list from others. For instance, Rolling Stone showed how their new app allows you to see their editors’ lists of favorites – like “The Rolling Stone List of 100 Best Guitarists” – where you can read the list then click – and instantly hear any song on that list.

According to Ek: 
“Once you take a look, you’ll see why we believe this is truly the beginning of something game-changing for digital music. We think this will lead to integrations that keep Spotify beautiful and simple, but layer in great musical experiences designed to be social and fun. It’s what our users have been asking us for.”

For now, the new Spotify Platformands Apps will appear only on Spotify computer applications beginning in December. Ek said that as soon as it catches on he expects the Platform to be added to Spotify software for mobile devices too.

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