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MyPermissions Wants Facebook Users To Start 2013 Safely With Cleaner, Android App

When you connect with a Facebook application, how often do you pay attention to the fine print of what information the app wants from your profile? MyPermissions has launched a tool that allows users to see what the app wants from your profile, and also lets users delete apps, straight from the MyPermissions Cleaner.

via: allfacebook.com

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MyPermissions Wants Facebook Users To Start 2013 Safely With Cleaner, Android App

When you connect with a Facebook application, how often do you pay attention to the fine print of what information the app wants from your profile? MyPermissions has launched a tool that allows users to see what the app wants from your profile, and also lets users delete apps, straight from the MyPermissions Cleaner.

via: allfacebook.com

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iOS-ingularity: How iPhones and Macs will meld in 2013

New hardware updates are inevitable, but could 2013 be the year Apple finally merges OS X and iOS into one unified operating system? Apple had a very unique 2012 adjusting to life after the passing of co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs. Though the company introduced a plethora of new devices, 2012 wasn’t all peachy releases for Apple.

via: www.digitaltrends.com

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Google’s Year in Local Search

At the beginning of the year, Google’s results page for {restaurants in seattle} looked like this: Note: the size of the map, the presence and colouration of the main column ad block and the use of the restaurant’s web page title in rendering the entity. In addition, the summary of reviews is derived from Google’s community.

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Google Maps for iOS is coming tonight, says AllThingsD

AllThingsD reports that Google plans to release Google Maps for iOS tonight. Google-powered maps were dropped by Apple as the official maps solution for the iPhone in June, after being offered on the company’s flagship smartphone since its release in 2007.

via: www.theverge.com

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Why You Might Not Want Facebook To Have A Copy Of Every Photo You Take With Your Smartphone

Image via TechCrunch Facebook is offering up a new frictionless sharing option: on Friday, the social networking giant announced “Photo Sync,” a feature that lets you automatically upload every photo you take with your smartphone. You don’t need to freak out. The feature is opt-in and the photos go into a private photo album that only you see.

via: www.forbes.com

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Facebook uses posters to push employees to switch to Android - CNET

Facebook uses posters to push employees to switch … Facebook uses posters to push employees to switch to Android The apparently aim of the campaign is to improve the Facebook experience on smartphone platform with the largest marketshare. Poster in Facebook headquarters encouraging employees to switch from iPhone to Android handsets.

via: news.cnet.com

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Appealing and accessible characters for your app

Creating a likeable character can be one of the most challenging aspects of building a game, like our “Boomie vs Pirates.” The characters in your app can be the biggest pull for the users to engage and re-engage. So much thought and research can go into development that it can become overwhelming.

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It’s Official: Facebook Apps Have A Share Button

Users asked for it, and Facebook has responded. The social network announced Thursday that the native applications for iOS and Android devices now include a share button. Both apps also got an upgrade Thursday, with emoticons coming to Apple and better photo tagging coming to Android. continued…

via: allfacebook.com

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