Amazon plans to improve screen and font for Kindle Paperwhite

TechCrunch reported that Amazon intends to update its Paperwhite e-book reader for the spring 2014 release. The tech company plans to improve the screen resolution from 212 ppi to 300 ppi. The weight of the device will supposedly be cut down as well. Amazon also reportedly wants to improve the typography with a customized font, provide “squeezable” buttons for haptic feedback, and add ambient light sensors to improve auto brightness adjustment.

Google updates Google+ social network app for iOS

Google tweaked its Google+ app a bit and added full-quality photo backup support for iOS 7 and changed the design in the notification tray. The app also allows you to share your location and find where your friends are. You can also translate comments and posts inline. Google also did the customary bug fixes and performance improvements to the social network app.

Instagram will reportedly add messaging to its service

Instagram is rumoured to be adding messaging to its photo and video-sharing app before the year ends. Gigaom said the Facebook service might also be planning to add group messaging into the mix. We’ll be on the lookout for the new version of Instagram scheduled to come out next month.

Vine adds new language support to app

Vine added support for about 21 other languages. The six-second video sharing app from Twitter added Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Finnish, French, Dutch, Danish, Korean, Norwegian, Malay, Italian, German, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Indonesian, Russian, Swedish, Turkish, Thai, and Spanish for Android and iOS apps. Polish and Filipino is now also supported on the Android app.

According to TechCrunch, Vine recently added editing features that allow users to remove previous clips and save drafts.