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Darkroom for iOS is the advanced photo app you’ve always wanted

Feb13
by on February 13, 2015 at 1:53 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Darkroom, a new photo app for iOS which was released today, hopes to bring some pro-level tools to the iPhone and absolutely delivers. Photo apps are my jam. I love photo apps. I’ve been testing Darkroom for a few months and have finally found the perfect photo editing app. Darkroom is just like Apple’s official Photos app for iPhone; it allows you to edit photos, but not take them. It also doesn’t require you to manually add photos to the library every time you take them. While Darkroom offers a bunch of filters, just like VSCO Cam or even Apple’s…

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Slack is rapidly turning the business messaging space on its head

Feb12
by on February 12, 2015 at 11:27 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Opinion

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Today, Slack announced some staggering numbers to mark its first birthday. The company launched to the world on February 12 2014 and in that time it’s grown to over 500,000 daily active users. It’s a pretty impressive number for a company that’s been publicly available for a single year. These numbers are more impressive when you learn that Slack is currently a team of 103 people and the company has facilitated 300 million messages in that time. Slack’s huge growth isn’t just impressive because of the size of the numbers, but in particular just how enthusiastically businesses around the world have…

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Hands on: Affinity Photo throws down the gauntlet to Photoshop, at least on the Mac

Feb12
by on February 12, 2015 at 10:45 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

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Over the past couple of years, there has emerged a veritable Replace Photoshop movement among artists and photographers, featuring image editors like Pixelmator, Acorn, Aperture and even Adobe’s own Lightroom. But the context was always qualified: It was primarily for people who used Photoshop but didn’t really have to — those who didn’t need its vast reservoir of capabilities or have to adhere to strict publishing standards. Photoshop is the standard and for creative pros in the publishing industry, so whatever rebellion was afoot went nowhere fast. Serif is looking to change that with Affinity Photo, its new app that debuted in beta…

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Apple is highlighting games without in-app purchases in the App Store

Feb12
by on February 12, 2015 at 9:10 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Freemium games are bittersweet. Sure, you get to start playing for free, but if you want to do well at all or gain extra features, chances are you’ll have to spend money on upgrades or extras. That can be annoying, and it seems Apple thinks so too; MacStories spotted a new game category that highlights “Pay Once & Play” content. Basically, these are games that come without any extra purchases or DLC, just like the good old days. It’s a welcome move; while DLC can add longevity to a title, excessively incorporating it can also be deceptive to users who expect…

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