Version 3.5 of Instagram for iOS was released today and includes a major new feature that highlights Photos of You. When people upload images to Instagram, these images can now include tags for people that appear in the photo. All users today will see a new section on their profile named Photos of … [Read more...]
Instagram Reverts to Old ToS, Releases Update With New Filter

After the immense public backlash surrounding Instagram's overhauled ToS — especially with regards to using your content for advertising — the company has reverted back to its original legal language. And, as if to assuage the angry crowd, the app has pushed out a new update with the new filter … [Read more...]
Twitter Gets Its Own Photo Filters [update: now available]

The last week or so has seen Twitter and Instagram head to war, with Instagram killing the support for having its photos show up in-line for Twitter users. Yesterday also saw the popular photography app get a new interface, with an updated fiter — and Twitter returned fire by announcing its own … [Read more...]
Instagram Updates With Overhauled Camera Interface, New Filter

Instagram 3.2 has just been released, and there are some substantial changes in the newest version of the app. Chief among them is a new camera interface, but there's also the new monochrome filter "Willow", better tilt shift support, and FourSquare integration, for people who like that sort of … [Read more...]
Instagram Security Flaw Could Allow Account Theft
Instagram is arguably one of the most widely used third-party iPhone apps, and a security researcher has just exposed a flaw that could leave your account vulnerable to takeover. It appears as though the app doesn't encrypt all of its information, instead sending some data over plain text. This … [Read more...]
Instagram Updates For iPhone 5, Kills Live Filters

Instagram has just been updated to take advantage of iOS 6 and the iPhone 5 and its new, big screen. And while that's all well and good, it turns out it's missing what was once a headline feature: live filters. Instagram has made only a tiny mention of this on the help center, saying: As of the … [Read more...]
Instagram Facebook Deal Goes Through
The Facebook buyout of Instagram that was first announced in April has now finally gone through, leading to celebratory blogposts from both sites. While short on details, it sounds like much of what goes on will be business as usual. The Instagram team described it as: … [Read more...]
Instagram Hits Version 3.0, Gets UI Tweaks, Photo Maps, More

Super-popular photography app Instagram has just hit version 3.0, and as with any big number change, there are a raft of updates. The big changes are the new introduction of photo maps, some UI tweaks, and an overhauled photo upload screen. Thankfully, there's a video showing off just how to use the … [Read more...]
Instagram Gets Overhauled Web View

Instagram has always had a relatively light web presence. While you can see images online, the social side of things has been sadly lacking — which lead to the rise in alternative viewers like Webstagram. Now, Instagram has gone and overhauled the web side of things, and while it's better, it's … [Read more...]
Facebook Just Bought Instagram For $1 Billion [u]

Facebook has just announced that it will acquire super-popular photography app/social network Instagram for a stunning $1 billion in shares and cash. Interestingly, rather than merging Instagram totally with Facebook, Zuckerberg stated he plans for the service to remain semi-independent: … [Read more...]
