500px helps you keep track of your stats with Insights for iPhone

500px is helping photographers who want to keep track of their statistics with a new iPhone companion app called 500px Insights. It allows you to see a map of your geotagged photos as well as find out your most-used categories and tags. You’ll also be able to see when your account is active and popular, latest notifications, and how many actions happen to your account on a daily basis.

You can also view certain stats about other users, including most viewed, commented, favorite, liked, and highest rated photos. You’ll even be able to find out what the most popular cameras used are, where the photos are taken, and the like. The app has been optimized for iPhone 5 and runs on iOS 7.

Source: The Next Web

Facebook to require you to download Messenger for mobile chats

In the coming days, you will no longer be able to chat using the main Facebook app. Facebook is asking you to spare more space on your smartphones and tablets for its Messenger app.  The company claims using Messenger would be a faster experience for mobile users. They said that people reply about 20 percent faster when using a separate app. The Messenger app also lets you make free calls over Wi-Fi, whether domestic or international calls. If you’re still not too keen to download another app for Facebook use, you can still access your messages on the Web browser. But if that’s fine with you and you still don’t have Messenger, it is available on Android, iOS, and Windows Phone.

Source: iDownloadBlog

LG develops ‘Puppy Pop’ game for QuickCircle case

Can’t be bothered to open your phone for a quick game? LG has developed a game called Puppy Pop that you can play through its QuickCircle case for the G3. It is basically a matching game that needs you to match as many puppy heads as you can before you run out of time. Yes, it won’t go against the more complicated mobile games you play but it could be a good diversion for those too lazy to open their phones.

Hilton to replace hotel room keys with smartphone-enabled locks

International mega hotel chain Hilton is looking to automate its check-in process by phasing out hotel room keys. Hilton plans to make its 4,200 properties smartphone-ready by 2016 with a US$550 million plan. They want to replace keys with smartphone-enabled locks that will be opened by codes sent to a guest’s smartphone. This method will also bypass the need for guests to head to the front desk to check-in. Just imagine how convenient this would be once it is up and running.

Source: Gizmodo