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Instagram tests letting you add a friend to live stream

by Chaim Gartenberg

An eight-year-old reviews a codeable Parrot drone

by Benicio Quinones

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The best apps download superpowers to your smartphone. The Verge covers the new and noteworthy Android apps, iPhone apps, and games, highlighting great design, impressive utility, and novel features. If it belongs on your phone, you’ll find it on The Verge.

Foursquare’s redesigned Swarm app is a journal for capturing your travels

by Nick Statt
25 comments / new

Facebook shuts down Lifestage, its teen-focused Snapchat clone

by Chaim Gartenberg
3 comments / new

Anchor can now transform podcasts into shareable videos

by Jacob Kastrenakes
3 comments / new

A teenage girl has created a 3D-printed lens and app that can detect eye disease

by Thuy Ong
8 comments / new

Venmo adds QR codes to easily find friends

by Chaim Gartenberg

Like Snapchat, but for money

YouTube adds an in-app messaging feature for sharing and chatting about videos

by Natt Garun
7 comments / new

Apple launches official Instagram account to show off iPhone photographers' work

by Ashley Carman
5 comments / new

Kik has become ‘the defacto app’ for child predators, according to an investigative report

by Andrew Liptak
4 comments / new

YouTube Music now lets you save songs, albums, and playlists for offline listening

by Dani Deahl
2 comments / new

LinkedIn’s latest millennial bait is a Tinder-style mentorship service

by Nick Statt
11 comments / new

iTranslate’s new app gets us one step closer to simple, real-time translation

by Sean O'Kane
11 comments / new

Crashy Android apps will get downranked in the Google Play Store

by Dieter Bohn
8 comments / new

Uber is making its trucking app work more like Apple Music

by Sean O'Kane
1 comment / new

Treble.fm is a new social networking app for musicians who want to collaborate

by Dani Deahl
3 comments / new

Facebook will show fewer links to slow-loading websites

by Chaim Gartenberg
4 comments / new

Newton Mail app now organizes your inbox for you

by Dan Seifert
11 comments / new

Lyft and Amtrak now let passengers book rides to and from the train station

by Nick Statt
1 comment / new

Gett disappears from US app stores in the most confusing merger possible with Juno

by Dani Deahl

“You couldn't have made this merger more difficult, could you?”

VSCO’s stylish filters can now be applied to videos

by Jacob Kastrenakes
13 comments / new

Giphy is reportedly about to begin testing sponsored GIFs

by Dani Deahl
2 comments / new

Niantic is delaying some of its European events after Chicago’s disastrous Pokémon Go Fest

by Andrew Liptak
5 comments / new

How to plan a vacation

by Natt Garun
9 comments / new

Airbnb will now let users leave reviews even if they don’t complete their entire stay

by Dani Deahl

More than 1 billion people are now using WhatsApp every day

by Dani Deahl
17 comments / new

GoPro’s new QuikStories feature can automatically transfer and edit your footage in the background

by Sean O'Kane
1 comment / new

Airbnb teams up with the NAACP to fight racism on its platform

by Nick Statt
13 comments / new

Google will stop showing search results as you type because it makes no sense on mobile

by Nick Statt
30 comments / new

Waze arrives on Android Auto

by Dieter Bohn
41 comments / new

EasilyDo Mail gets Gmail-like smart replies and a new name

by Chaim Gartenberg
8 comments / new

Niantic CEO blames cellular data congestion for Pokémon Go Fest issues

by Nick Statt
25 comments / new

Facebook Live now supports 4K streaming for 360-degree video

by Nick Statt

You can also watch 4K streams in virtual reality

Microsoft Paint is getting killed off in the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

by Chaim Gartenberg
52 comments / new

How to use a password manager (and why you really should)

If I could offer you one tip for the future, password managers would be it.

by James Vincent
71 comments / new

Community and fandom ruled Pokémon Go Fest amid devastating technical problems

by Dani Deahl
3 comments / new

Pokémon Go gives festival attendees a free Lugia after connectivity issues plagued the event

by Natt Garun
1 comment / new

Strava's Premium service will pay for smartphones that break in cycling accidents

by Chaim Gartenberg

Hulu’s redesigned app and live TV service are now available on Amazon Fire TV

by Chaim Gartenberg
14 comments / new

Google brings Motion Stills to Android, where it’s all motion and no stills

by Jacob Kastrenakes
20 comments / new

Google Play Music now works with Apple’s CarPlay

by Chris Welch
13 comments / new
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