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Wayfare brings penpals into the age of mobile and social media

Sep26
by on September 26, 2014 at 3:12 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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I’ll admit it. I have a soft spot for technology that helps make the world a smaller place. So the prospect of testing out Wayfare, a sort of Tinder for penpals 2.0, was something that was always going to catch my attention. The Tinder reference helps make sense of the app on a basic level, but it is misleading. That’s because it conjures up ideas that the app is some kind of global dating experience. It isn’t. Instead, Wayfare aims to broaden your horizons with a peak into another person’s life in a different part of the world. In fact, Jiho Kang,…

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Apple unleashes iOS 8.0.2 to fix yesterday’s iOS 8.0.1 fiasco

Sep26
by on September 26, 2014 at 12:10 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Maybe we won’t be as quick to update this time. Apple is rolling out iOS 8.0.2 to iOS device. You can update now or wait. After yesterday, it might be better to wait. Just in case. Apple says the update will fix the issue brought on by the iOS 8.0.1 update yesterday that killed cell service and TouchID. To update your device head to Settings>General>Software Update. Besides fixing yesterday’s update, here is what Apple says iOS 8.0.2 will do: Fixes an issue in iOS 8.0.1 that impacted cellular network connectivity and Touch ID on iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Fixes…

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Apple invites media inside its top-secret device testing lab

Sep25
by on September 25, 2014 at 10:43 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, Insider

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Apple just opened the door ever so slightly into its world of design and testing hoping to squelch bendgate. The same thing happened with Antennagate. After talking with the media about the iPhone 4’s antenna flaw, the company took select media on a tour of its antenna design lab. Today, it invited media inside its device testing facility. The Verge reports that Apple tested about 15,000 iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus phones to find ways to break them before customers do. This includes a “sit test” which simulates what happens when someone sits down with an iPhone in their pocket. Apple…

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Looksee’s quasi-anonymous social photo experience is quite satisfying

Sep25
by on September 25, 2014 at 10:34 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Product Updates

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Social networking photo apps typically bring together people who know each other to view, comment on, and like each other’s creations, but some variations on the theme emphasize artistic collaboration among strangers. Looksee, from Quebec Drive, takes an altogether different and hybrid approach. The idea behind this app, which has been completely overhauled and upgraded for iOS 8, is that your vision — not your words or face or job or education — speaks for you, and facilitates communication on a totally anonymous visual plane. You’re not “friends” or “followers” in the Facebook, Twitter or Instagram sense, nor are you collaborators in…

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Everything you need to know about Ello, the latest trendy social network

Sep25
by on September 25, 2014 at 7:46 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, Insider, Social Media

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You’ve probably seen it pop up in your Facebook feed. Or maybe someone on Twitter linked to their account. The entire internet is alive with talk of Ello, the anti-Facebook social network. An anti-Facebook sounds pretty cool right? But what exactly does that mean? And is it worth your time and effort to start using yet another social network. Remember when we all thought Path was going to be the next big thing? Let me break it down for you. No Ads and No Data Mining “Ello is a simple, beautiful, and ad-free social network created by a small group of artists and…

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