I've said this already, but it's worth repeating here: Facebook's lack of
standalone video apps is bizarre.
There's no indication on if Facebook will roll Bonfire out further — back in July, sources had said Facebook was taking a close look at multiple
standalone video apps, including Talk.
Not exact matches
It has its
standalone livestreaming
app Periscope and its six - second -
video app Vine, and in October it launched its Moments tab.Moments brings together highlights of the day's news and trending topics, curating the best tweet — which often showcases
video.
The
standalone application has now become integrated into Twitter's own
app, and in its first year, Periscope saw over 200 million broadcasts created, with over 110 years of live
video watched daily.
Facebook has just announced its newest
standalone app called «Poke» which lets people send photos,
videos, pokes, or text Facebook messages to their friends that expire after a few seconds.
Their first
standalone app, You & Me lets couples share messages, customisable pictures, music and
videos.
However,
video - based content was already segmented into 3 to 5 - minute
standalone learning objects, making content easier to break down and consume with the help of an
app.
Or click HERE to view a
video of an UP book as a
standalone iPhone
app in action.
Jason Horn's Ninjasaur is a
standalone iOS
app that includes a short comic about a ninja dinosaur and a little
video game where you control the main character as he throws shuriken at his enemies.
For purposes of this Final Judgment, the term E-book does not include (1) an audio book, even if delivered and stored digitally; (2) a
standalone specialized software application or «
app» sold through an «app store» rather than through an e-book store (e.g., through Apple's «App Store» rather than through its «iBookstore» or «iTunes») and not designed to be executed or read by or through a dedicated E-book reading device; or (3) a media file containing an electronically formatted book for which most of the value to consumers is derived from audio or video content contained in the file that is not included in the print version of the bo
app» sold through an «
app store» rather than through an e-book store (e.g., through Apple's «App Store» rather than through its «iBookstore» or «iTunes») and not designed to be executed or read by or through a dedicated E-book reading device; or (3) a media file containing an electronically formatted book for which most of the value to consumers is derived from audio or video content contained in the file that is not included in the print version of the bo
app store» rather than through an e-book store (e.g., through Apple's «
App Store» rather than through its «iBookstore» or «iTunes») and not designed to be executed or read by or through a dedicated E-book reading device; or (3) a media file containing an electronically formatted book for which most of the value to consumers is derived from audio or video content contained in the file that is not included in the print version of the bo
App Store» rather than through its «iBookstore» or «iTunes») and not designed to be executed or read by or through a dedicated E-book reading device; or (3) a media file containing an electronically formatted book for which most of the value to consumers is derived from audio or
video content contained in the file that is not included in the print version of the book.
Asus hasn't ripped the standard camera
app out of the Fonepad, so you can take
standalone video and photos with the front camera, but as you'd expect photo quality is poor.
In addition, the peripherals (Joystick and Controller) will be available with the console and can be purchased
standalone as well in partnership with Power A and will let you play classic Atari
video games dubbed «Atari Vault» and new titles as alongside other
apps.
I'd expect Facebook to release either a
standalone video storytelling
app, or significantly improve the
video and rich media sharing tool in its main
app.
In July, The Verge learned that Facebook was testing a
standalone group
video chat
app called Bonfire.
This
standalone app is reportedly including ideas from Houseparty for the feature of a group
video chat.
Facebook's
video hub Watch, for example, just rolled out a test of group
video viewing, while Google offers a
standalone app called Uptime for watching YouTube
videos with friends.
Messenger has evolved a lot as a
standalone app; it has added things like payments, chat bots and
video calls.
Facebook described the
standalone app as an easier way for children to «safely
video chat and message with family and friends when they can't be together in person».
Facebook has been quietly testing a new
standalone group
video chat
app, called Bonfire, which allows up to eight friends to engage in conversation as well as use special effects, similar to those you
Icons for «Call» and «
Video Call» were discovered by TechCrunch within the Instagram and Instagram Direct
standalone app Application Packages (APKs).
In addition to our
standalone articles covering the latest news and rumors at MacRumors, this Quick Takes column provides a bite - sized recap of other headlines about Apple and its competitors on weekdays.Wednesday, March 28What Wasn't Announced at Apple's EventYesterday, we shared a
video recap of everything Apple announced at its education - themed event, including a new entry - level 9.7 - inch iPad, a new Schoolwork
app for classrooms, and other education - related software updates.Apple's invite made it very clear that the event would be focused on education announcements, but there were still quite a few hardware and software possibilities that had a slim chance of being — but ultimately weren't — mentioned: Lower - priced MacBook Air: KGI Securities analyst Ming - Chi Kuo said a
Icons for «Call» and «
Video Call» were recently discovered within the APKs of the Instagram and
standalone Direct
apps.
This means that users don't have to open up the
standalone Google Duo
app to place
video calls, as it's now the default service for that kind of functionality.
And given that these icons were found in the
standalone Instagram messaging
app, it looks as though we may be expecting audio and
video calling within the Instagram Direct system.
With the headset, Microsoft says, everything from gaming, through streaming media in
apps like Netflix, to productivity
apps, Skype
video calling, or even creating virtual 3D objects in the new HoloStudio
app - think Paint for the 21st century - are possible in a full
standalone wearable computer.
It still doesn't make any sense to me why Facebook would launch a
standalone group
video chat
app, but since it's in the early stages, it's quite early to rule it out.
That might save it from the lackluster traction that led to the shut downs of other
standalone Facebook
apps like newsreader Paper, Snapchat alternative Slingshot, news alert
app Notify, and
video profile
app Lifestage.
Facebook has been quietly testing a new
standalone group
video chat
app, called Bonfire, which allows up to eight friends to engage in conversation as well as use special effects, similar to those you'd find in
apps like Instagram and Snapchat.
Facebook is said to be building a new
standalone app that will enable users to have group
video chats with their friends.
Xbox Music and Xbox
Video as
standalone apps instead of the Music +
Video Hub (allowing more updates to be pushed)
Amazon's Fire TV and Apple's Apple TV are the obvious
standalone - box alternatives, and they're roughly the same size, too; far cheaper is a $ 35 Chromecast, which misses out on the fancy voice searching but supports the same Google Play access and, assuming you have the
app on your phone or tablet, can be used to «Cast» (aka stream)
video from your mobile device.