The Apple Beat: One Year Later - Grading the iPhone 6

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The one-year old iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus still look and feel like best in class devices (never mind that new ones are a month away). The iPhone 6 Plus is a particularly strong device and personally one I keep returning to, specially for work.

In the ongoing chess match that is the smartphone industry, Apple’s move towards larger iPhones last year, seemed like a come from behind move. The industry, which originally ridiculed the larger phablet sizes, seemed to have fallen head over heels with larger devices led by Samsung’s Note line, which was by far the device to beat in the premium large smartphone line.

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Photoflow for Mac is the Instagram desktop client you didn't know you needed

A heavy user of Instagram? If you're on your Mac, you might want to check out Photoflow. The app will cost you $5.79 but if you're a heavy user, that might be worth it. You get features like multiple account and stream support; wide search tools like being able to browse hashtags, locations, trends, etc.; desktop notifications for likes, comments, and new photos; mice and trackpad gesture support; and the ability to enlarge photos and videos by opening them or expanding the window. The app needs you to be running OS X Yosemite though. And no, it won't let you upload photos. No third-party Instagram client allows for that. 

Source: Lifehacker | Download: Mac App Store ($5.79) 

Microsoft to shutter OneDrive Groups by October 16th

 

It's time to start looking into other collaboration tools if you've been using OneDrive Groups. Microsoft plans to close this feature on October 16th. So all the files shared with you won't be available to you past that date if you don't save it to your personal OneDrive account. It would seem Microsoft has started to limit users' access to the feature as you can't create new Groups or add people to your Groups. You can only work with what you have now. 

Source: PCWorld 

Google Maps may soon show your food snaps

Google is currently testing out a new feature for Maps that will let you share your foodie photos on the mapping service. The feature will supposedly be make it easy for you to attach photos with just two taps. Not only will this help you back to eating but it's going to be a quicker way for you to share your restaurant reviews with Google. Higher-level Map Maker guides are the only one who can test it out at the moment. If it's successful with them, we should all be seeing this soon. 

Source: Engadget