Last November, I switched from an iPhone 4 to the Galaxy Note 2. I hate to say it, but the iPhone just doesn’t keep up with my needs anymore. It’s disappointing, but after years of waiting for Apple to bring new innovations to iOS, Google and its partners are slowly edging past Apple to meet consumer needs – and I’m moving with them.
Instagram is making headlines after their new TOS caused many to be concerned about uploading photos to the service. Follow the update, a vocal minority of users have deleted their accounts and others are considering doing the same. While Instagram falls from grace, Flickr stands ready to catch any user looking for a better alternative.
Twitter and Instagram are in a heated battle thanks Instagram’s new owner, Facebook. After Facebook acquired Instagram, Twitter blocked Instagram’s access to their Find a Friend API. Instagram fired back and removed support for Twitter cards, a neat way of displaying photos and images on Twitter. That explains why you don’t see Instagram images in Twitter anymore.
Both services have released updates to their mobile apps that put them in direct competition for your photos. Who will win your image?
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There’s also a nice review posted on The Verge. Once an untethered jailbreak for iOS 6 is released, I might upgrade my iPhone 4. Until then, I’ll be enjoying Google Maps on one of these Android devices.
The Twitter app battleground has been relatively quiet thanks in part to API changes made by Twitter that’s affecting Twitter developers (and those to come). That’s not stopping long-time contender Twitterrific [iTunes] from breathing new life into their old app. Can this old bird learn new tricks? Keep reading to find out!