Social network Path came under great scrutiny after it was discovered that the app would upload a user’s entire address book to Path’s servers. The worst part, for iOS users at least, was Path never let them know. After a public apology, Path worked diligently to remedy the issue and came up with a few enhancements to the way they handle user privacy. Today, Path has rolled out an update to both its Android and iOS apps reflecting the changes and assuring users that they take their privacy seriously (or at least now they do).
Amazon’s Wireless store has proved to be a great place for buying Android devices on the cheap. We often recommend their great deals, and today we have good news about the website. AmazonWireless is now dropping its beta-tag and is adding two new features that will be great for the customers. AmazonWireless will now feature price matching and will now give customers a Free Premium Apps bundle when a device is purchased.
How awesome is Instagram for Android? Well, just take a look at the photo above. Instagram may not be stable, but at least you’ll have hipster filters to make every random crash, well… hip! This photo, taken by reader Alan Liddell, is aptly named “functionality,” and shows that not every app launch goes off without a hitch and perhaps Instagram should have spent a little extra time in the dark room filtering its code for Android.
The moment all you hipster filter loving freaks have been waiting for is finally here. That’s right, Instagram has landed in the Google Play Store. This insanely popular social photography app has been exclusive to iOS up until now and has many amateur Android photographers giddy with excitement. Instagram is a fun, free, and easy way to share your photos and features:
Google Wallet has been dealt more blows than Rocky Balboa but it just won’t quit (even though some of its engineers will). Today, Google announced the acquisition of technology company TxVia and hopes their expertise will “accelerate innovation towards our full Google Wallet vision.” TxVia has worked with advanced processing technology for prepaid cards and emerging payments since 2008 and has supported the management of more than 100 million accounts. Google Wallet could use all the help it can get right now and I’m betting TxVia’s connections with major payment networks will come in handy.
