Dead on the Vine
Vine is shutting down today — save your clips while you can
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The day of reckoning has finally arrived: now is your last chance to download your Vine clips before the service as we know it shuts down.
Vine
Bye Bye Bye
January 17 will spell the end for Vine as we know it
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We’ve known it was coming for a while, but Vine has announced that it will officially be shutting down on January 17.
Rotting on the Vine
Twitter plans to shut down Vine in the coming months
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Twitter has announced that it will discontinue the Vine mobile apps, essentially killing the service, in the coming months.
Longer videos
Twitter videos can be 140 seconds long
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Twitter is now allowing anyone to upload longer videos to their accounts. The new video length limit is 140 seconds, compared to the older limit of 30 seconds. Twitter's sister app Vine is beta testing a way to upload videos up to 140 seconds as well.
Incoming!
Vine launches new Windows 10 app for PCs, tablets
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Popular social video service Vine has launched a new version of its app for Windows 10 PCs and tablets.
Time to update
Five popular Windows Phone apps need updates
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Microsoft has been trying to get more developers to release their apps for the Windows Phone platform, but there's also a problem with major app creators and publishers that don't bother to update them with new features or improvements for months. In a couple of cases, the apps haven't been updated for nearly a year. Microsoft recently revealed a new Developer's Code of Conduct for...
GIF Chat arrives at Windows Phone Store, send self-destructing animated GIFs to friends
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Combine animated GIFs with text messaging in GIF Chat. The app is from Pinger, the creators of the popular free texting and calling app, Textfree. Quickly record videos, add captions and swap them privately with your friends. It’s like putting Snapchat and Vine together in one app. The app has been available on Android and iOS, but has just been released for Windows Phone 8. Head past...
App update roundup: Vine, Angry Birds Go! And ProShot all get a morning polish
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Although Facebook Beta received yet-another-update this morning, here are a few others that have just come in as well. These are some of the bigger titles that many of you are using, so they should pique some interest. So far at 11 AM ET, we have new updates for the official Vine app, Angry Birds Go! and the popular photography app Pro Shot. Read on to see what’s new! Vine 1.1...
Microsoft says Windows Phone has hit 'critical mass' with latest app push
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Has Windows Phone finally come of age? Microsoft emphatically says 'yes' With today’s announcement that Instagram has arrived for Windows Phone along with Waze (Mint and Xbox Video are still “coming soon”), Windows Phone as an operating system has finally reached a significant turning point. At least according to Microsoft. We recently sat down with Todd Brix, General Manager, Windows...
Vine, Nokia Refocus, Sleeve Music and more are your app highlights of the week
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The calm before the storm. That’s the best way to describe this past week in terms of apps and news for Windows Phone. We had a few big ones come, like Vine, but overall it was a pretty normal week for new apps coming, apps getting updated, and betas. Nonetheless, let’s look back at the highlights from this past week. New Vine – Probably the biggest new app this past week, Vine is...
6 reasons why 6sec is better than official Vine app for Windows Phone
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We have 6 reasons why third-party application, 6sec, is better than the official Vine app for Windows Phone. 6sec has been around since July while the official app just came out on Tuesday. Both have the essential features of viewing and uploading Vine videos, but 6sec comes out on top right now. We have a video comparing these two apps, so go watch it after the break. #1 Cool...
Hands on with the official Vine app for Windows Phone
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It’s finally here. Silently announced back in July and mentioned again at Nokia World, the official Vine app is now available at the Windows Phone store. We’ve been using third-party apps like 6sec and Viner for a while now, but it feels great to finally have the official app at the store. We go hands-on with the new app to show you how it looks on Windows Phone. Head past the break...
Vine for Windows Phone is now available for download
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Updated 11:30 AM ET: The Official Vine app is now live in the Store. Link below. Vine has today announced on the official blog that their Windows Phone app will be released today. Fans of the service have been left with little choice but rely on third-party solutions (6sec and Viner to name a few) while Vine looked at developing an official app for Microsoft's mobile platform. We...
Redeeming Xbox codes has never been so easy – or so freaking awesome!
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Xbox Live’s Major Nelson posted a video on Vine, showcasing the Xbox One’s ability to easily input and redeem codes. The process is simple: give a voice command, scan a QR code, and start gaming. How long does the entire process take, you ask? As the spirit of Vine would hint – six seconds. We have seen a lot of cool video demos of Xbox One, but somehow this simple six second Vine is...
Vine client 6sec updated with beautiful new Live tiles
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Rudy Huyn, the machine is at it again. The best Vine client for Windows Phone has picked up an update. 6sec launched on Windows Phone in early June and quickly climbed the charts for social apps on Windows Phone. Let’s check out what’s new in 6sec. The last update for 6sec came out about a month ago. The big feature that came with that update was the ability to support multiple user...
Unofficial Vine client 6Sec gets updated; now supports multiple accounts
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Popular third-party Vine app for Windows Phone, 6Sec has been updated to version 1.4. Rudy Huyn is a well-known name when it comes to the Windows Phone store, with numerous solid apps available for consumers to take advantage of. So what's new in the latest release? We're looking at the ability to create and manage multiple accounts on the app. Have more than one Vine account? No...
6sec updated for Windows Phone 8, brings NFC sharing, ability to reply to comments and more
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On Windows Phone we don’t really have a wide selection of apps to pick from if we want to get our Vine. So in our little ecosystem, 6sec is by far the best option at the moment. Rudy Huyn is the developer behind 6sec and has just released a new update. Let’s see what’s new. Head to the Windows Phone Store and you’ll see 6sec sitting pretty at version 1.3. What’s new in this latest...
Rudy Huyn going after Instagram, working on new app for Windows Phone
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Rudy Huyn is not planning to stop making apps for Windows Phone, which include 6Sec (Vine) as now we've got word that the esteemed developer is looking at Instagram. Consumers are still struggling to get by with third party alternatives and now we're going to be having yet another solution published to the store. Here's a quick tweet from Huyn: Tonight: hack instagram API Saturday...
Let the Vine creation begin: 6Sec, the unofficial Vine app for Windows Phone 8, is now available
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We’ve been reporting on 6Sec, the new Vine app from developer extraordinaire Rudy Huyn (Wikipedia, Fuse, TVShow) for a few weeks now, detailing some of the progress of the app. Then earlier this morning, we told you it was set for public release after many hard hours of beta testing by nearly a thousand users. While an official Vine app was announced last week for Windows Phone, from...
Unofficial Windows Phone Vine app, 6Sec launching today at 9pm GMT
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We've followed the development of 6Sec, an unofficial Vine app for Windows Phone, for some time. Being part of the beta program has also enabled us to bring to you the latest features that have been implemented, prior to the app being published to the store. Rudy Huyn, the developer behind 6Sec, has now tweeted that the app will be going live later today at 7pm GMT (or 19:00 for us 24-...