LAS VEGAS -- If you struggle with editing videos, then an app called Magisto might be just what you're looking for. Available for iOS and Android as well as on the web, the app takes your videos and edits them automatically, creating high-quality movies you can then turn around and share with friends or family, or upload to the web to share with the masses.
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Magisto App Uses Artificial Intelligence to Automatically Edit Videos 0
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YouTube for iOS Gets Send to TV Support 2
February 28th at 10:48pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsGoogle has today updated the YouTube app for iOS with its ‘send to TV’ functionality. This enables the app to send video out on an automatic connectionto TVs that support the open protocol. This update also allows you to send YouTube videos to Xbox and PS3 consoles, but they have to be manually paired....
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500px Is Back in the App Store After All the Porn Bullshit 0
January 29th at 5:25pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsHoly crap, boobs! Apple last week excommunicated 500px, a photo-sharing app, from the App Store because apparently it made it too easy for people to find nudie pics. Looks like it's been cleansed and baptized, though, because Apple has welcomed 500px back into the fold....
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Kicksend Opens Home Delivery Service for Photos 0
May 1st at 8:28pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsKicksend has announced it’s opening up its Home Delivery service to the US public, following a trial beta period....
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You Can Now Create Interactive Photos Using ThingLink For iOS 1
May 28th at 8:48pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsWe knew mobile was going to be a huge focus for ThingLink, the Finnish startup that enables individuals and brands to easily enrich images with sound, video, links, text and whatnot, and share them with the world....
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Instagram update with 15 second video support now available on iOS, Android coming today 0
June 20th at 10:08pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsInstagram for iOS has just been updated with support for video. Android users are not yet seeing the update, but it is expected to arrive shortly. iPhone owners can download the updated app here....
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Clipper for iOS: Splice Together Mini-Movies in a Matter of Seconds 1
July 16th at 2:10am / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsS One of the great things about Vine and now Instagram, too, is the ability to stop filming and pick up right where you left off. It has the effect of producing more dynamic, interesting clips than you would otherwise. But that's the problem—your're stuck to clips. With Clipper, though, you can get that very same result without the time constraints....
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Is VSCO Cam the next Instagram? 0
August 7th at 9:49pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsOnce upon a time, Instagram was a vibrant community of mobile photographers taking consistently great photos. The app’s meticulously crafted filters could make anything look good, it seemed. Years later, all of your friends and maybe even your parents use Instagram, which means it’s filled with photos of not-so-pretty things like oversaturated cloudscapes, blurry selfies, and group photos washed out by an iPhone flash. Seeing the same shade of Sutro or Kelvin grading the hundredth photo in a row has...
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Six tips from Apple on how to create better app icons 1
August 21st at 7:08pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsThis is a guest post by Martin LeBlanc, the founder of IconFinder, a search engine for icons. You can follow him on twitter here...
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How Different Your Favorite Apps Look in iOS 7 (Updating) 1
September 18th at 9:50pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsAll that chatter about the death of skeuomorphism and the rise of flat design, iOS 7 is finally here. It's got a new look, which means your apps do, too. We're compiling all of your favorite apps in both their old and updated forms so you can see exactly what's changed and what's pretty much the same. Keep checking back; we'll be updating throughout the day....
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Snap and save: Flickr for iOS gains auto-upload feature 0
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This Chinese photo app, which went viral worldwide, is now available in English 2
November 14th at 6:08pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsLast month, we wrote about this Chinese photo app that strangely went viral, holding lofty rankings in main app stores in Western markets, despite almost all the users being unable to understand the instructions....
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20 social apps that got us talking in 2013 5
December 23rd at 12:08am / The Next Web / 0 opinionsAs we wind down the year, The Next Web compiled a list of some of the social apps that have made some significant moves in 2013. How did we qualify what a social app was? In our mind, it was a service that had a core functionality that enabled users to interact and engage with other people, either online or offline....
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VLC for iOS gets Google Drive downloads, Dropbox streaming in update 5
January 21st at 4:31am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsPopular multimedia content viewer VLC on Monday received a substantial update with a new-for-iOS 7 UI, an improved library and hooks into Google Drive and Dropbox.
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Photojournalism App The Wider Image Now Viewable On Apple TV 0
March 13th at 2:44pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsAward-winning Reuters photojournalism app The Wider Image has just been updated to version 3.0. Originally arriving on iOS platforms in October 2012, The Wider Image lets users explore the world through captivating visual stories from award-winning Reuters photojournalists. In addition…
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Moju Is Instagram For Moments In Motion 2
May 13th at 11:03am / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsAs our phones become more camera than phone, it only makes sense that innovators would try to take on the very 20th-century concept of the "photograph." We've thus far seen a slew of apps using tech unique to our mobile devices, utilizing video and sound recording, sensors, GPS and the phone's accelerometer to transform how users create and share images.
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Study Finds Teens Using Facebook More 1
June 25th at 12:03am / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsIn quite the turnaround, it seems Facebook is gaining popularity with young users again.Forrester Research surveyed 4,517 teens, between the ages of 12 and 17, about social media usage and nearly half said that they were using Facebook more than a year ago.
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Camera+ adds improvements & teases iOS 8 update, Flappy Bird follow-up announced 2
August 18th at 11:51pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsPopular iOS photography app Camera+ was updated on Monday with a handful of improvements, with bigger things promised to come with iOS 8 this fall. In addition, the creator of the "Flappy Bird" sensation has revealed his latest title, set to arrive on iPhone this week.
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Adobe Looks to Bridge Gap Between Mobile and Desktop 0
October 6th at 5:25pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsAdobe is trying to make it easier for creators to transition between mobile and desktop.
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Art+Tech: Sunday MASS art dance party taps Mac apps for 3D projection mapping 1
December 15th at 1:51am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsSan Francisco artist Elliott C. Nathan has been collaborating with visual effects designers and DJs to host an ongoing Sunday Mass dance party throughout 2014. Behind the art, there's a series of Mac and mobile iOS apps working to enhance visuals and organize the event.
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Enlight aims to be a Swiss Army knife for mobile photo editing 2
March 12th at 4:05pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsEven with Instagram filters we can still screw up photos we take on our mobile phones. Maybe it's too dark or horizontal rather than vertical. Or perhaps you just want to augment your photo with some text or a superimposed image. You can do all those...
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Snapchat Tries To Jumpstart Discover By Letting You Send Clips To Friends 0
May 5th at 5:43pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsSnapchat’s Discover feature feels like the awkward guy in a nice suit at a casual party. Discover’s professionally made content from CNN, Comedy Central, Food Network, and others is too polished to be naturally bolted onto the app. But Snapchat’s not giving up on Discover despite reports that viewership is down 30% to 50% since its launch in January.Today Snapchat is…
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5 can't-miss apps: SayWhat, Accelerator, 'Kosmo' and more 2
July 12th at 7:45am / Mashable / 1 opinionsThis week's list includes Microsoft's latest experiment, an app that helps you read faster, a visual storytelling app and more.
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Instagram steps out of the box, allows posts in landscape and portrait orientation 0
August 27th at 9:42pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsGoodbye, awkwardly cropped square photos!
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Instagram releases new app for mini video loops 0
October 22nd at 5:49pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsInstagram has launched a new video app called Boomerang, which will produce GIF-style clips at the click of a button. Boomerang takes a one-second burst of five photos to create a mini video loop which can be shared to the main Instagram app and Facebook. Boomerang doesn't require users to be logged in, or to even have an Instagram account, according to TechCrunch. The controls are simplistic, one shutter button when you open the app, and another screen to share the looping video you've just created....