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A Day In The Life Of Fernando Prats – An Incredibly Talented iPhone Photographer
Welcome to our very exciting new column on theappwhisperer.com. This section entitled ‘A day in the life of …’ and this is where we’ll be taking a look at some hugely influential, interesting and accomplished individuals in the mobile photography world. People that we think you will love to learn more about. This is our forty ninth installment of the series, you can read the others here if you have missed them so far. Fernando was born in Buenos Aires and has lived in Barcelona for the past ten years. He is the Creative Director of Estudi Prats and the author of countless short stories and poetry books. Fernando’s photographic…
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Flipboard – Now Available For Android Devices
Flipboard has become hugely popular on the iOS system and now it’s time for Android devices to enjoy this social magazine. By bringing together the world’s stories and life’s great moments, you can stay up to date with the things that matter most. Flip through the news from your Twitter timeline and of course don’t forget to add the most important site, theappwhisperer.com! This is a free app and you can download it here.
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Google+ Updated For iOS – New Update For Android Coming Soon
Google have updated their Google+ app for iOS and it’s a really beautiful looking update. Senior Vice President, Vic Gundotra, explains how the new iPhone app moves in the much needed direction of a ‘simpler, more beautiful Google’. ‘Full-bleed photos and videos are cool. But you know what’s really cool? Content so immersive it remakes your mobile device into a rich carousel of beloved memories and breaking news. That’s the Google+ experience we aspire to, and today’s release helps us get closer: Whether you post photos or articles or text, we’re making ‘em look gooood We’re adding crisper fonts, larger profile pics and a friendlier homescreen We’re making the stream…
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Google+ – Updated And Now Available In Android Marketplace
Google has snuck in an update to Google+ and it’s now available in the Android Maketplace. With an Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) UI look, bug fixes and even more translations, this update should fix many issues that users have reported with the app, including crashes. Click here to download or scan the QR code below. QR Code Google+ – Click Look Video
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Galaxy Nexus Officially Announced By Samsung And Google
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus spec looks absolutely awesome. It’s going to run the latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, with a 1.2GHz dual-core processor and 1GB RAM and only 8.94mm thick. There’s a gorgeous 4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED display (1280×720) with HSPA+ or 4G LTE connectivity, there’s also a 5MP camera with full HD video recording support, a 1.3MP front facing camera, dual band, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, full HD Playback support, 16 or 32GB internal memory, NFC and 1750mAh battery. The Nexus will be available worldwide in November 2012. In the UK Phones4U have announced today that they will be first UK independent retailer to carry the Galaxy Nexus. Quote…
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Photovine – What’s It All About? – Check Out This Explanation Video
Photovine is a community that’s about creating fun and unique collections of photos that Google, the developers, call Vines. In Photovine, vines connect you with people through the ideas and themes expressed in your photos. A vine is like a constantly growing family of photos connected through a common caption created by you, your friends, and people all over the world. Some examples of vines could be: "What Weekends Are Made Of", "Secret Stuffed Animal", "Party People" or "Love of My Life". As people add photos to vines, they tell their own stories about the moments, images, and ideas that define our lives in a way that’s social, creative, and…
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Google+ – New iPhone App
Google+ for mobile makes sharing the right things with the right people a lot simpler. Huddle lets you send super-fast messages to the people you care about most. And no matter where you are, the stream lets you stay in the loop about what your friends are sharing and where they’re checking in. This is a free app and you can download it here. Check out these awesome features below. Features * Circles let you share the right things with just the right people. * Stream is where you can get updates from your circles or see what people are saying about things nearby. * Huddle is super-fast group messaging…
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Total Video Guide To Google+
Social Times have put together a great video post explaining what everyone’s talking about – Google+. These videos are a combination of Google’s own how to videos with ‘outside sources’ videos thrown in the mix too. Check them out below… Rocketboom: Google+ NMA: Google Plus One Takes On Facebook The Google+ Project: A Quick Look The Google+ Circles The Google+ Hangouts The Google+ Huddle The Google+ Sparks The Google+ Instant Upload The Google+ Project: Explore Mobile The Google+ Project: Explore Settings
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Steve Jobs Photographed In Good Company, With Obama
Looks like the meeting at the Silicon Valley Summit, we reported on yesterday, see here, went rather well. Steve Jobs sat next to Obama with Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, on the other side. Who else can you spot in this shot? Eric Schmidt?, Larry Ellison? ‘It’s Not What You Know, But Who You Know’ Springs To Mind
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What Will Steve Jobs Say To Barack Obama At Today’s Meeting?
Steve Jobs last had a chat with President Barack Obama in October 2010 when they discussed ‘technology innovation and the US economy’ amongst other things. Life has moved on quite a bit since then, although the mythical white iPhone 4 still has not appeared, as many thought it would following the previous meeting. Gizmodo have even reported that Jobs only has 6 weeks left to live having reportedly been spotted at the Stanford Cancer Clinic in Palo Alto, Calif and looking ‘increasingly emaciated’, will they discuss his health and the future? Jobs won’t be alone with the president, Eric Schmidt, the present Chief Executive from Google will be there as…