News
May 19, 2011
Twitter Increases 3rd-Pary App Transparency
Poster: Rich
Posted on May 19, 2011 at 12:05:49 PM
Twitter now makes it clear what information of yours that 3rd party apps are looking to access. Now there's more information for users to make a clearer decision as to which apps they want to use. Personally, I'm thrilled about it since it's never been clear before. Everyone should know exactly which information of theirs that they're giving up.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20064308-93.html#ixzz1MophjiwK
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Such third-party apps need your permission to access certain information about your account. But in an effort to be more sensitive to privacy concerns, Twitter is shining more light on exactly what these apps want from you.
Now when you first try to sign into a third-party app using your Twitter credentials, Twitter will display a detailed permissions screen that lists exactly what information the app is requesting.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20064308-93.html#ixzz1MophjiwK
May 12, 2011
Andoid Market Update Coming Soon
Poster: Rich
Posted on May 12, 2011 at 9:10:19 AM
The Android Market seriously needed a redesign. There's way too many applications without an effecient way of sifting through all of the crap. Unfortunately, having a relatively open market leads to a lot of garbage getting through. I don't like that Apple has an extensive review process that keeps everyone kissing their ass, but it's kept nonsense from crowding the AppStore.
http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal-tech/mobile-apps/229500075?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_ALL
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The Web-based version of the Android Market is receiving five new categories to help sort through applications: Top Apps, Editor's Choice, Top Developers, Related Apps, and Trending Apps. Each presents apps in a different way to make the discovery process more compelling and less annoying. Despite these improvements to the Web interface, the more important story is being told on Android devices directly.
Google announced a significant refresh to the Web interface of the Android Market on Wednesday and plans to push out an update to the Market on Android devices in the coming weeks. The goal of the update is to increase the visibility of the best applications and give developers (more) credit for their hard work.
http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal-tech/mobile-apps/229500075?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_ALL
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