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Google+ app updated with iPad support

by Mike Schramm (Jul 10th, 2012)

Not to be outdone by Twitter's big update today, Google has also updated its Google+ app, with support for the recent Google+ Events feature, full support for usage on the iPad, and the ability to start and join hangouts directly from the iOS interface. It's pretty snazzy -- if you're a Google+ ...

LinkedIn arrives on the iPad

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 26th, 2012)

Well, who could have seen that coming? LinkedIn has released version 5.0 of its iOS app and the big feature is that it now natively supports the iPad. LinkedIn is currently the world's third largest social media site with 150 million members in over 200 countries. On the iPad the LinkedIn app ...

Zynga acquires Draw Something dev OMGPOP for $200 million

by Mike Schramm (Mar 21st, 2012)

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how App Store fortunes are made. We've posted already about the almost overnight success of Draw Something, an app that has picked up over 30 million downloads and even beaten Zynga at its own game on Facebook. And because everyone knows that Zynga has plenty ...

Roamz iPhone app gets a facelift, new features in version 2.0

by Steven Sande (Mar 13th, 2012)

When it comes to location-based social networking apps, Roamz isn't exactly a name that may pop into your brain. But a new version of Roamz (free) could provide a boost to the fortunes of the iPhone app. Roamz works by giving users information about what's going on in their area in real time. The ...

Path 2.1 update adds Nike+, Music Match and a new filter

by Steven Sande (Mar 8th, 2012)

I've been a fan and user of social networking app Path (free) for some time, even after it it was disclosed that the company was uploading iPhone Contacts to their servers. The company has now released an update to the app, adding some features that might bring miffed former users back to the Path ...

Tweetbot wins TUAW Best of 2011 voting for best iPhone social networking app

by Steven Sande (Dec 24th, 2011)

The team at Tapbots is going to get an early Christmas present today -- their Twitter client Tweetbot (US$2.99) was voted the best iPhone social networking app by readers in our continuing TUAW Best of 2011 polling. The app, which launched in April of this year into a crowded Twitter client ...

TUAW Best of 2011: Vote for the best iPhone social networking app

by Steven Sande (Dec 21st, 2011)

The nominations are in, and the poll is ready to go! The TUAW Best of 2011 awards are all about you -- the readers -- and what you think is the cream of the crop of Apple or third-party products and software. To vote, select one entry from the top nominations made by readers. We'll be announcing ...

Best of 2011 nominations: iPhone social networking apps

by Steven Sande (Dec 17th, 2011)

During December and January, The Unofficial Apple Weblog is soliciting your nominations and votes for the best products for Mac, iPhone/iPod touch, and iPad. We'll start with nominations in a category, and then tally your votes for the top-nominated products a few days later. The winner in each ...

Google+ iPhone app updated with Hangout support

by Chris Rawson (Sep 23rd, 2011)

Google's iPhone app for its new social network Google+ has just received a hefty update. Key among the new features of the Google+ app is support for Hangouts, Google's answer to multiuser videoconferencing. Hangouts has seen a lot of use among the TUAW staff so far, and being able to use the ...

OpenFeint hires new CEO, Jason Citron leaves

by Mike Schramm (Sep 15th, 2011)

It's the end of an era for one of iOS' biggest ventures -- OpenFeint has hired a new CEO, Naoki Aoyagi, which means company founder Jason Citron is leaving the company to head elsewhere. OpenFeint, you'll remember, has its roots in an iPhone game called Aurora Feint, which Citron developed a ...

Google+ Mac "app" now available (Updated)

by Steven Sande (Aug 19th, 2011)

If you're one of the early adopters of Google+ and have been wishing for a native Mac app that you could use to check out your circles and swim the stream, you're in luck. A rudimentary Google+ app is now available for Mac, which bodes well for the future of standalone apps for the social media ...

LinkedIn overhauls its iPhone app

by Michael Grothaus (Aug 16th, 2011)

LinkedIn has updated its iPhone app today to version 4.0. It's actually more than an update -- it's a complete overhaul of the app. Version 4.0 features a totally new UI with quick and easy access to four areas of LinkedIn: your profile, account updates, your inbox, and groups. Tap on any one ...

Google+ iOS app now compatible with iPad

by Michael Grothaus (Aug 8th, 2011)

Last June when Google started rolling out its new Facebook challenger, Google+, it didn't take long for the company to release an iPhone app. However, that iPhone app couldn't run on an iPod touch or an iPad. That's been rectified now as today Google has updated the Google+ iOS app to bring ...

Google+ iPhone app hands-on

by Steven Sande (Jul 21st, 2011)

There's a lot to like about Google+, Google's new social network. For one, it's still on a limited-availability beta, so the spammers haven't caught up yet, and there are no Farmville/Mafia Wars applications for your "friends" to annoy you with. Just this last week, Google introduced the free ...

Trimit reads, simplifies, and condenses web content for social networks

by Erica Sadun (Jun 28th, 2011)

Trimit is a new app that promises to automatically summarize text. The idea is this: You enter a URL, trimit ingests the web page you pointed to, and then it spits back a condensed version at the length you specify. TUAW had a chance to take an early peek at this app, which is due to launch ...