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- Five for Friday: Instagram alternatives and companion apps
- U.S. Cellular discounts Samsung smartphones, intros new prepaid handsets
- Galaxy S III allegedly spied in the wilds
- Stickygram: magnets made from your Instagram masterpieces
| Five for Friday: Instagram alternatives and companion apps Posted: 13 Apr 2012 02:36 PM PDT
Say what you will about Facebook's purchase of Instagram this week and whether or not Big Blue is going to ruin its new acquisition. The fact is, it's already immensely popular for Android and people love to look at photos. Maybe it's because of clever filters, vignettes, and borders. Maybe it's because people just love to take pictures of sushi and cats. Whatever the case, these social network apps based around photos isn't going anywhere anytime soon. To that end, we've put together five apps that provide good alternatives to Instagram. What's more, some of these work well as companion apps, complement each other, and would not need to replace Instagram. While we recognize that there are a vast number of titles that we did not include or that it appears we have a partially completed list. On the contrary, these are just five apps that we've picked to get you going in the right direction. That's why we turn to you and ask that you add your titles to the comments below. This way other Android users can discover the stuff that we may overlook or omit. This week's topic: Instagram alternatives and companion appsEyeEm
Perhaps one of my favorite photo editing and sharing apps, EyeEm offers 14 filters and 12 border options. That's hardly the part that I enjoy most though, rather it's the fun way to follow tags and categories. If you dig pictures of breakfast, shoes, or sunsets then that's fine. EyeEm makes it very easy to do so! Another feature that I like is being able to put a "when" or a "where" to your picture, automatically tagging them in the process. Unlike Instagram, you don't have to upload your image to EyeEm in order to save it locally with your effects and borders. Whenever you're finished, it's simple to share to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Foursquare, and Flickr. FX Photo Editor
If I were to name the most comprehensive and feature rich camera app on my handset, it is easily FX Photo Editor. With more than 110 preset filters across 10 themes (Blur, Vintage, Grunge, Beauty, etc), it's very easy to give your photo that Polaroid or 80's VHS appearance. Digging deeper one finds the ability to manually adjust Histogram, B&W Curve, Colored Curve, and White Balance as well as overlay one of several textures. Should you find yourself opting to use the same filters to your photos, you can star them and access them as favorites much quicker. For those times when it doesn't matter how large or high-resolution your pictures are, FX Photo Editor provides an option to work smaller and with less memory. Our advice is to go with the paid version as it removes the ads and opens the door to every feature. BeFunky Photo Editor
We've warmed up to BeFunky over the last few weeks and have really come to appreciate how robust the free client is. Considering the developers offer a number of paid photo editing and sharing tools for Android phones and tablets, we're fans of the "lite" experience. Users can choose from more than 20 different effects, crop, resize, adjust hue, and more. One of the main reasons we've come to enjoy BeFunky is that it doesn't force us to share our pictures when we're all done. Unlike Instagram, we like that we can edit and enhance pictures and share them across Tumblr, Facebook, and other social networks...without listing them publicly on a BeFunky network. Be sure to check out some of the other apps offered by the developers as they are quite a bit of fun as well! Aviary Photo Editor (Plugin)
From the guys behind the cloud-based PhotoShop-esque tool, Aviary is quick to point out that this is more "plug-in" than "app". Specifically, you won't find it in your app drawer with everything else. Rather, the way to get to Aviary is to "share" your images from your phone or tablet. Once in the app, Aviary provides a number of free utilities including crop, rotate, teeth whitening, red eye removal and more. There's plenty here to satisfy most users however Aviary offers expansion packs to kick things up another notch. Want to add some stickers or apply a grunge or nostalgia feature? Grab them via in-app purchases at 99¢ each and access them from the same plug-in. Liveshare
Not so much an alternative to Instagram as a complimentary application, Liveshare is designed as a convenient way to share images. Headed to a conference or birthday party and want to collect all the images in one spot? Here's the app for that. Users can create public or private streams and manage them from phones and tablets everywhere. Invite your friends via email or SMS and watch in real time as images are shared across the group! Like any good sharing and social application, Liveshare provides commenting and sharing across Twitter, Facebook, and more! Okay, so what did miss? We know you've been using something to enhance or share photos with your Android smartphone or tablet. Which one is your favorite? Please leave a comment below with your picks! Five for Friday: Instagram alternatives and companion apps originally appeared on AndroidGuys. Get more AndroidGuys on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube! Listen to our newest podcast and download the official app. Shop for Android accessories, apps, and more!
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| U.S. Cellular discounts Samsung smartphones, intros new prepaid handsets Posted: 13 Apr 2012 01:23 PM PDT
Regional carrier U.S. Cellular pinged us today to advise that they are kicking a new promotion centered around its Samsung devices. For a limited time, customers can pick up the newly announced Galaxy S Aviator for $99.99 after $100 mail-in rebate in select markets covered with carrier's LTE network. Additional deals include the Galaxy S II for $179.99 (with $100 mail-in rebate) and the Samsung Mesmerize at only $49.99 (with instant savings). Oh, and don't forget that the Galaxy S II is now available in white! In addition to the Samsung promotion, U.S. Cellular is also adding new models to their prepaid lineup. Today sees the inclusion of such handsets as the HTC Hero S, Motorola Electrify and the Samsung Galaxy S II. As to when the Samsung deals will end remains unclear so we suggest hopping on them as soon as possible! U.S. Cellular discounts Samsung smartphones, intros new prepaid handsets originally appeared on AndroidGuys. Get more AndroidGuys on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube! Listen to our newest podcast and download the official app. Shop for Android accessories, apps, and more!
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| Galaxy S III allegedly spied in the wilds Posted: 13 Apr 2012 06:51 AM PDT
A photo of what is said to be the Samsung Galaxy S III has landed online, thanks to some who claims to be testing the device. Posted on a Polish blog just today, the picture seems to confirm two recent rumors that have circulated around the handset. Specifically, that the GSIII would feature a singular button below the display and also that the screen would allow for five columns of icons. Although blurred like crazy, we can see that the phone offers a large display size that eats up much of the real estate. At first blush, this matches up well with previous reports of a 4.8-inch HD display. We can also see that the smartphone is running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Unfortunately, the manner in which the Samsung branding is squeezed in somewhat askew doesn't do much to help the credibility of the photo. Nevertheless, we like what we're looking at here and would be happy to see more.
Some of you will point out how crooked the app draw appears and that it looks severely edited. We're going to go optimistic here and assume that whoever did the PhotoShopping simply used a polygon lasso around the drawer since the phone was not centered in frame. Then again... this doesn't look like a ceramic case to us, at least from the front. That's the problem with all of the Galaxy S III rumors - there are too many to count and they sometimes conflict with each other. So...poor PhotoShop job or your next phone? Via: BGR Galaxy S III allegedly spied in the wilds originally appeared on AndroidGuys. Get more AndroidGuys on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube! Listen to our newest podcast and download the official app. Shop for Android accessories, apps, and more!
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| Stickygram: magnets made from your Instagram masterpieces Posted: 13 Apr 2012 06:18 AM PDT
So you're a big fan of Instagram now, huh? How would you like to show off some of your favorite pictures in a more real-world, offline capacity? Check out StickyGram, a service that turns your images into magnets to slap on the fridge or filing cabinet. Magnets are sold in bundles of nine for only $14.99 and can be shipped to virtually every country around the globe. In honor of Instagram coming to Android, StickyGram has set up a promo code (HELLOANDROID) to save 15% off the total cost of your first order!
In other fun stuff, the guys at StickyGram put together a magnetic mosaic made with roughly 11000 magnets, and drove it around the city of London on the top of a black cab.
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