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Anchor, a Twitter for Your Babbling, Goes Live on iOS

This new iOS app enters the podcasting space as a sort of Twitter for babble.
By Brady Dale
This particular trendy aesthetic cashes in on serene imagery to make escapist hits. (From left to right: Alto's Adventure, Monument Valley, TwoDots, Journey)

This Is the Golden Age of Indie Game Art

When I was about 13 years old, I was among the small army of white boys who wanted to be a game developer. So I taught myself C++ and started building simple game engines when I ran into a problem I’ve mostly avoided my whole life: I was a totally incapable artist.
By Jack Smith IV

Skip the Round-Ups: ‘Homescreen’ Will Tell You What Apps Everyone Is Really Using

You’ve probably been bombarded by dozens of year-end listicles and slideshows of 2014’s best apps, you head spinning from hundreds
By Jack Smith IV
TwoDots brings the same addictive gameplay, only with more a story than "make squares." (via Dots)

Cancel All Your Plans: The Team Behind 'Dots' Releases Sequel

By Jack Smith IV

Rumor Roundup: Kim Kardashian Shares Selfie Secrets and The Christmas Cats TV Elf Shouts Out Bill Gates

By Molly Mulshine
Not how this works! (Photo: Instagram)

Booting Up: Darth Vader Joins Instagram But His Selfie Technique Is Pretty Weird

By Jordan Valinsky

Rumor Roundup: Someone Spotted a Winklevoss on Tinder and Ugh, Look at (Not!) Dick Costolo’s Pants

By The Editors

Startup Rundown: Citymapper App Wins Big MTA Prize and Jackthreads and RebelMouse Apps Are Now On Android

By Sarah Jacoby

Six Months Later, Betaworks’ Weather Service Poncho Sees Clear Skies

By Jordan Valinsky
Get excited, Shanghai! (Photo: Flickr)

Booting Up: China’s Ban on Facebook and Twitter Might Be Lifted…in Shanghai

By Jordan Valinsky
Welcome to your new canoe. (Photo: YouTube)

Booting Up: Hold Tight, Twitter Just Redesigned Your Canoe

By Jordan Valinsky

Booting Up: Dots Finally Comes to Android

By Jordan Valinsky
Digg Reader. (Photo: Digg)

Digg Reader Will Start Rolling Out Next Week, Already Looks Nicer Than Google’s

By Jordan Valinsky
(Screenshot: Instagram)

Rumor Roundup: NYC Techies Hit the TV Circuit and Betaworks Has Its Own American Idol

By The Editors

The Internet Comes Full Circle: Giphy Launches Screensavers Made of Endless Looping GIFs

By Molly Mulshine

Connect the ‘Dots’: How Betaworks Made Your New Favorite App

By Jordan Valinsky

Down to the Wire: Digg Plans to Launch a Google Reader Replacement in June

By Kelly Faircloth

Betaworks Is Launching Something New This Week, But It’s Not the Reader Replacement

By Kelly Faircloth

Rumor Roundup: Zuck’s in Hawaii, While Kevin Systrom Looks So Maj Next to Rachel Zoe

By The Editors
Mr. Parker. (Photo: Flickr/Le Web)

Booting Up: Digg Owner Betaworks Acquires Instapaper

By Jordan Valinsky

Betaworks Launches Weather Service Because Let’s Face It, You’re No Meteorologist

By Kelly Faircloth
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Incubator Program for Digital Media? The New York Times Is on It

By Patrick Clark
(Photo: Branch)

Branch Emerges From Beta and Opens to the Public With a Slew of New Features

By Jessica Roy

Betaworks and Fictive Kin Team Up To Help with the Fun Part of Your To-Do List

By Kelly Faircloth
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