With today’s updates to its flagship iPad and iPhone apps, The New York Times is adapting to a world of always-on but slower-than-you’d-like data networks. The new versions, just approved by Apple and in the App Store, feature two key improvements. First, it turns on automatic downloading of all the Times’ content overnight as you sleep — meaning you’ll be able to avoid the frustrating experience of launching the app only to have it spend precious seconds fetching the latest news from Times servers. (The previous version updated some top stories overnight, but not the full paper’s worth of content.) And second, it lets you save a little bandwidth (a concern these days) by declaring entire sections uninteresting. Never read the Times’ Fashion & Style ... Continue reading →

screenshots via FacebookFacebook Camera is designed to highlight photos and image sharing.Facebook on Thursday announced a new application called Facebook Camera for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch, which is intended to make it easier to take pictures and share them on Facebook.Dirk Stoop, a Facebook product manager for photos, said that the application was much faster than the current Facebook app for Apple’s iOS, and that it puts photos are the center of the experience.“We can basically show you more photos on the app, so we can make a more immersive experience around your photos,” Mr. Stoop said. “On the side of publishing these photos, Facebook Camera lets you upload much higher resolution photos at up to 2,048 by 2,048 pixels wide.” The standard ... Continue reading →

New York Summer Guide We f*cking love summer. So much so that we spent the last two months putting together the ultimate multimedia guide to help you get the most out of our few fleeting months of balmy weather. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Immaculate Infatuation’s Guide To Killing It This Summer – a 65 page Multi-Touch Book, optimized for the new iPad’s stunning Retina Display. There’s a PDF version too for those of you without an iPad, or who are holding out for something optimized for the Blackberry Playbook. Good luck with that. Inside you’ll find a handful of new restaurants that we’re excited about, some of the best outdoor dining in town, and a bunch of places we frequent for a drink or ... Continue reading →

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