Frontback to shut down service by September 15th

Selfie apps have proliferated throughout the years as people continue to take more and more of their self-portraits. But that doesn’t mean the industry is sustainable for all players. Selfie-plus-rear-photo service Frontback’s recent announcement is proof enough. The app is shutting down come September 15. The app was able to attract two million users but weren’t able to keep the engaged with their service. It’ll start winding down on August 15^th and Android and iOS users have that time to download their photos. After the September deadline, the photos on their servers will be deleted. During the winding down period, the iOS app will still function as a camera app without the feeds or social interaction, while the Android version will be removed from the Play Store.

Source: Frontback | Via: Engadget

YouTube simplifies navigation menu on Android app

There were 17 different places you go navigate with the previous version of the YouTube app. Now, that’s down to three with the latest update for the Android app. YouTube also included some new creating and editing tools. You can now trim footage, add music, and tint images with filters. The upload button is easier to spot as well. The mobile version of the site also gets this refresh as well. iOS users should expect to see the changes soon.

Source: YouTube | Via: Greenbot | Download: Google Play Store (Free)

iOS users get easy-to-use Pin button for Pinterest

Web and Android users have been able to easily pin images they like onto their boards for a while. Finally, iOS users are getting a taste of that to with the new version of Pinterest for iOS. All iOS users need to do to activate the new Pin button is head to the browser and navigate to the More option. From there, you just need to flip the Pinterest option on. The next time you go the Share option in the browser, you’ll be able to see the Pinterest icon there and this’ll help you pin items straight to your wall.

Source: Pinterest | Via: The Next Web | Download: Apple App Store (Free)

OnePlus 2 makes appearance on video a day before launch

Maverick smartphone maker OnePlus is getting ready to launch its super-hyped follow-up to the popular but all too scarce OnePlus One tomorrow. The video above from Eason Qin (YouTube) shows the rather familiar look and feel of the OnePlus One but wait! Is that a home button below? Looks like it. This confirms the additions of a fingerprint reader for mobile payments and improved access control which will be one of the OnePlus two's highlighted features (the others being VR feature, a Snapdragon 810 processor plus a USB Type-C connector.

Anyone who wants to follow along in the proceedings tomorrow, or reserve a OnePlus 2 smarphone, needs to do so using an app which promises a VR version of the event (with or without a Google Cardboard rig). 

Source: Eason Qin