Amazon Cloud Player Finally Launches On iPhone And iPod Touch [Updates]

It seems like forever since Amazon launched their Cloud Player, but now it is finally available on iOS devices. The Cloud Player app on iOS allows users to stream and download any music stored with Amazon to their device.

Just like Google and Apple’s Cloud based music service, you can buy songs through Amazon’s Cloud Player and upload an entire music library that was acquired elsewhere. Of course, you will need to have the space on your Amazon account to fit the music from your own library. You can purchase more space if you need it.

One feature that is conspicuously absent from the iOS version of Amazon Cloud Player is the ability to buy music. Apple takes 30% of all revenue generated through in-app purchases, so it seems Amazon would prefer that their music sales do not help line the pockets of Apple.

The player itself looks quite nice, and has all the features you would expect to see from an app trying to compete with iTunes and Google. You can listen to and create playlists, browse music by artist, album and genre and do everything else you would expect to do with a top-tier music player.

You can download the Amazon Cloud Player app from the iTunes App Store.

Source: TheNextWeb

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Facebook Camera Now Available For iPhone Photo Addicts [Updates]

After a turbulent week dealing with angry shareholders, the world’s largest social network has added an app called Facebook Camera to its mobile arsenal. Targeting iPhone users (but also iPod Touch and iPad compatible devices), Facebook Camera provides a photo-centric Facebook experience which includes batch uploads, image editing and a feed of recently uploaded photos from friends.
Users now can crop their photos down to size and apply one of 15 Instagram-style photo filters to their images before uploading, tagging friends and sharing. Facebook Camera also increases the maximum photo resolution to 2048×2048 pixels, which is a significant leap over the standard Facebook mobile app.

Using a simple interface, the app provides quick access to the Camera Roll at all times, and overlays a pop-up feed of latest photo posts from friends. Much like Facebook Messenger, the new app is designed to do one thing simply and effectively. The initial customer reactions on the App Store are generally positive.
Download: Facebook Camera @ App Store (iPhone, iPod Touch & iPad)
Have you tried Facebook Camera? What do you think of it? Add you thoughts and images below.
Source: Facebook

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Microsoft Launches So.cl, A ‘Social Search Experiment’ And Social Network [Updates]

Microsoft has just launched So.cl, their own version of a social network, but it is a little different from what you typically see from social networks. Generally, a social network is a place to share status updates, locations, photos and general information about what is going on with your life. Microsoft’s social spot is all about sharing web searches.
The idea behind so.cl is that sharing searches on the web will lead to interesting discussion and conversation with your friends about the things you find. Are you looking for information about the life of Doc Holliday? Well you may have a friend who is an expert on the matter and could offer some interesting ideas. This could lead to a valuable exchange of information. In theory, this could lead to more meaningful conversations than those about what you had for dinner or how some guy cut you off driving down the road.
When you share a search you can filter out results that are not up to par. So if you searched for Doc Holliday, and only three of the websites were worthwhile, you can cut out the others and only share the useful ones.

Like all social networks, users will have profiles and be able to follow other users. The obvious difference is the type of posts you follow. The general backbone of So.cl should feel familial to anyone who uses any other popular social network.
Users can sign up for this new service with a Windows Live ID or Facebook. If you sign in through Facebook, So.cl will show you any of your Facebook friends who are on the service so you can follow some people you already know.

Clearly, they are not trying to compete with Facebook, as they allow you to sign in through them, but could this be a service that actually takes off? Would you be interested in sharing the interesting things you find on the web with So.cl?
Source: Wired

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Angry Birds Friends Launches On Facebook [Updates]

Rovio has taken its hugely popular pig-popping game to the next social level by launching Angry Birds Friends on Facebook. Players can now compete against their Facebook friends in weekly tournaments, earning new trophies and power-ups as they play.
The game launches with four new levels already available, with more due to be added on a weekly basis. Competitions run from Monday to Sunday and players with the highest scores can earn gold, silver and bronze trophies which are saved to their accounts forever.
Players can also earn even more power-ups for every level they attempt in tournament mode, in addition to daily rewards for just playing the game. If you’re a dedicated pig-popper then you’ll undoubtedly love the chance to prove it to your friends, especially now that you can send challenges straight to your worthy adversaries.
Rovio’s Angry Birds franchise continues to expand on an almost monthly basis, with the recently announced Angry Birds: Heikki racing game launching next month. We’ll make sure we keep you posted!
Play: Angry Birds Friends @ Facebook
Have you played Angry Birds Friends? What do you think? Do you play Facebook games? Add your thoughts in the comments!
Source: Rovio

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