The ingredients for the ultimate app-making dream team

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For people looking at the mobile industry from the outside, it might seem like creating an app only requires coding skills. However, those who live and breathe mobile on a daily basis, know that it takes SO much more than that. Mobile is a thriving and competitive industry that, in order for an app to “get its head above water” and compete with the big players, absolutely takes a village. After years of experience in the mobile marketing arena, I have noticed that while many companies out there understand the importance of a strong mobile team, very few are able…

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PayPal’s new chip card reader accepts Apple and Android Pay

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PayPal Here – the company’s Square-like transaction system – now accepts chip cards and NFC payments in the US. The company today announced a new card reader with support for Apple Pay and Android Pay in the US, in addition to old-school magnetic swipes.   We knew it was coming; PayPal announced the new reader way back in March, but it’s only now being made available in the US. Unlike the previous reader – which plugged into your device’s headphone jack – this one pairs with your mobile device via Bluetooth. It also has a small LCD display to guide you…

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Basil for iPhone makes organizing recipes sleek and simple

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Basil, the once iPad-only recipe organizing app, has received a significant update that’s brings it to the iPhone, as well as adding some new features. I’ve been using Basil since 2012 on my iPad, but there was no option to sync across devices, I never used it as my main recipe manager, sticking to Yummly instead. However, when I saw it had been made available on iPhone, I decided to ditch Yummly for a few days and use it as my primary recipe app. Costing $4.99 to download, I was hopeful it had retained some of the iPad features and…

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Ola mobile taxi app releases its API to popular brands and developers

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In an effort to capture some 100 million users over the next two years, Ola, the mobile transportation app based in India, announced it’s opening up its API to other mobile applications and third-party developers. This paves the way for integrations on services like ride availability, estimation, booking and tracking. The integration has already begun as Samsung, MakeMyTrip, InMobi and Helpchat demoed their apps at Ola’s first API Hackathon. The company says that additional mobile apps and brands are also working with Ola’s API. The APIs are expected to broaden over time, allowing for integrations across Ola Money, Ola Store and other newer categories…

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Hipstamatic launches massive upgrade to its iOS photo app just in time for the iPhone 6s

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Despite the domination of Instagram over the formerly square instant camera landscape, Hipstamatic — the original retro shooter — has maintained a core of loyal followers. Today, and not coincidentally timed to coincide with the arrival of the iPhone 6s, Hipstamatic is releasing a completely overhauled version of the app. Hipstamatic 300 is specially made to leverage the 12-megapixel images shot from the new phones and supports full resolution for all of its effects. The app also takes advantage of new 3D Touch features in iOS 9 to let you quickly edit your last photo or access your favorite effects from the home screen. Classic mode…

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GIF for Mac makes all the GIFs easy to reach from your menu bar

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GIFs are quickly becoming the lingua franca of just about every emotion. That’s why everywhere you look — from email to chat room to social media — there’s something silly moving around that makes you giggle. Yet, even when it appears that you have all the GIFs, there’s just never enough GIFs. Riffsy, makers of the GIF Keyboard for iOS, gets it and has now expanded to the Mac desktop with GIF for Mac, an app that hangs off of your main menu for easy GIFfing. While the app resides, like all others, in your Applications folder, launching it places it with easy reach…

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YouTube reportedly launching new subscription service next month

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It’s been a long time coming, but it seems YouTube may finally be prepping to offer a subscription service next month. According to Recode, the company sent out an email to content owners yesterday, informing them that they have to agree to a new set of terms by October 22, or their videos will no longer be available. It’s not particularly vague about what changes are happening either, indicating an upcoming ad-free service: To give fans more choice we will be launching a new ads-free version of YouTube, available to fans for a monthly fee. This service will create a new…

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Facebook turns Notes into a blogging platform with revamped interface

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When was the last time you wrote a note on Facebook? It’s probably been a while, but the company wants to change that. Today Facebook is rolling out its first update to Notes in a long time, essentially turning it into a blogging platform akin to Medium. You can now add a cover photo as a featured image, for instance, as well as add photos and captions, and format your text with headers, quotes or bullet. I use Facebook on a daily basis and I haven’t seen a note written in years. Chances are the new interface will help popularize…

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Crystal will let advertisers jump its adblocker for a price: Good business or short-sighted?

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When adblocking became available for iOS devices with the release of iOS 9, people flocked to the newly released blockers in a bid to speed up Web browsing and cut down on intrusive ads. Ads on the desktop are bad enough, but ads on mobile are often awful. When Marco Arment pulled his app Peace from the store after just two days, Crystal quickly surged in popularity to fill the top spot. As of right now, it’s the best-selling adblocker on the store. However, yesterday it emerged that not only is the company making money from each 99c download, it’s also…

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