Tag Archives: Android

A REPIN IS WORTH A THOUSAND TWEETS

by Joshua Kimball Word nerds, step aside. In the world of emerging social media, right now it’s better to be seen and not read. This week, Instagram, the app that lets users easily filter and share photographs using their smartphones, finally opened to Android handsets, adding 1 million users within 24 hours (Slate, 4 April […]

HeyTell’s not-quite-a-phone-call communication is a hit

by Anna Otieno WHAT’S HAPPENING Consumers seeking succinct voice messaging are all agog over cross-platform mobile application HeyTell. The free iOS and Android app allows users to send and receive recorded voice messages faster than SMS. And just like regular text messages, conversations can be saved or deleted on the spot. HeyTell functions like a […]

Transcend goggles turn anyone into a multitasking maven

by Robert van Alstyne WHAT’S HAPPENING Recon Instruments’ line of Transcend future-forward ski goggles understands that sensory-stimulation-loving consumers won’t let a little thing like skiing down a mountainside stand in the way of their next text messaging session. The goggles’ built-in micro LCD display means that consumers need look no further than the front of […]

BK2SCL w/SCVNGR? OMG SO KEWL!

by Anna Otieno WHAT’S HAPPENING Who needs a campus tour when there’s a location-based gaming app to lead the way? SCVNGR, which transforms physical locations into task-challenge sites, has signed up 350 colleges and universities to build on its software and give prospective students a tech-torqued taste of campus life. Challenges can include checking-in at […]

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