Shortly after Google introduced USB-C ports in its phones last fall, the number of off-brand cables soared on Amazon, as the market is wont to do. The problem was that a large number of these cables were faulty, and consumers had no way to tell until plugging a cable in and hoping it didn’t fry their device, which happened to a Google engineer named Benson Leung.
Leung began buying and testing various USB-C cables from Amazon, to make sure they could perform as well as a standard cable sold by Google. One reason behind the push to USB-C is its ability to transmit currents up to 3A, which can be 50-100% more electricity than older standards. Leung worked on two Pixel devices for Google and found that many cables found on Amazon, branded as Type-C, weren’t suited very well for charging a laptop.
Incidentally, in the midst of testing a USB-C cable sold by Surjtech on Amazon (which has since been removed), the cable fried his Chromebook Pixel and two testing devices. Analysis showed that the cables, advertised as SuperSpeed were missing, and a 10 kΩ resistor was used instead of the 56 kΩ resistor needed.
Now, Amazon updated its Electronics Policy to prohibit “any USB-C or USB Type C cable or adapter product that is not compliant with standard specifications issued by ‘USB Implementers Forum Inc.'”
Hopefully, this will help reduce the number of faulty or falsely advertised USB-C cables on Amazon. It’s up to crusaders like Benson and others to keep testing third-party cables, for the good of us all.
I’ve been using the new Samsung Galaxy S7 for about a week now. I’m nowhere near ready to write my review on the phone because I still have much to learn but I already know that at the end of the review period I’m going to box it up, send it back to Verizon, and never put my SIM card into one again.
That’s not to say that Samsung’s 2016 flagship isn’t a great phone; it is. In fact, after using it and playing with it’s curved-screen brethren last week I was prepared to create a Swappa listing for my Nexus 6P and go to my local T-Mobile store to shell out my hard-earned cash on a Galaxy S7 Edge. That thing is an absolute pleasure to hold in the hand.
But then I starting thinking about what I would be giving up by trading in my Nexus 6P for a shiny new Galaxy S7 Edge. Not only would I have to go through all of the headache of selling my Nexus but then I would have to shell out another ~$400 and would it really be worth the upgrade? Would it even be an upgrade at all?
More than likely, that would mean that I wouldn’t see Android N (I’m pulling for Nonpareils) until March of next year, despite the fact that Google’s next tasty treat will be available on Nexuses (probably) in August of this year. After that, who’s to say whether the Galaxy will ever see another major update. It’s not really a big deal as long as it works, but software updates are a value-add to me and that’s something I would be missing out on with Samsung’s offerings.
I could probably sell… still be about $300-400 short of a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge… What would that extra money get me? Samsung Pay and an objectively more attractive (yet, fragile) phone… a new host of issues that I’m not ready to deal with.
Touchwiz has taken broad leaps over the last few years with regards to cleaning up the lag and (particularly with this year’s phones) finally making a phone that will leave me without battery anxiety but there are still so many things that Samsung did to their UX that drive me absolutely batty.
That I need to click (only once) on a lockscreen notification and then unlock the phone in order to open into my desired application is just terrible. To clarify, you must single-tap on the desired application and then carefully engage the unlock mechanism without accidentally touching somewhere else (we’ll get to that) in order to have the phone open to that app. What’s worse is that it behaves differently when you have a trusted Bluetooth device. On a Nexus you just double tap on the desired application’s notification and it will bring up the unlocking prompt for you. If you are connected to a trusted Bluetooth device then it just goes.
The fact that there’s no discernable way to quickly (or at all) turn on Do Not Disturb for a pre-determined amount of time such as the next 2 hours while I’m in this movie or until my next alarm, annoys me every single time I want to use those features.
I’m neither for nor against having physical buttons on a phone; it honestly makes no difference to me. However, the ability to wake and unlock the phone simply by pressing my finger to the fingerprint scanner is invaluable and without compare. The fingerprint scanner on the Galaxy S7 is fine but I often find that I need to re-seat my finger to make it work, which is just wasting time. It also doesn’t use Nexus imprint, so there’s no guarantee that it will be compatible with apps that implement the Google API.
I was talking to some of the other folks when I was playing with the Galaxy S7 Edge last week and lamenting over the fact that I was sure there would be false touches on a screen that you can’t help but be touching if you’re holding the phone. The other people there assured me that wasn’t a problem and Matt Adams remarked in his review of the phone that it took some getting used to but I can’t stop accidentally touching things on the edge of the Galaxy S7 and it drives me insane.
I’m constantly accidentally dismissing notifications and hitting buttons in apps and I hate it. This isn’t something that I have to deal with on the Nexus. Admittedly, that probably wouldn’t be a problem if I slap a case on it, but half of the reason that I wanted the S7 Edge was because it’s such a beautiful phone that does really feel good in the hand. Once I put a case on it, it looks and feels just like every other iPhone and Xiaomi from here to China.
This is another pretty small thing, but Samsung chose to go for a Micro-USB again this year when every other OEM is switching over the USB Type-C and it’s superior everything. And for the sake of, what, making their new generation of phones compatible with the Gear VR? If the Galaxy S7 didn’t have wireless charging I would just cry myself to sleep every night.
I’m not going to pretend that the Nexus 6P is perfect. I honestly wish it were smaller and weren’t housing the angriest SoC that Qualcomm has ever birthed. The camera on the Galaxy S7 is clearly superior and Google Cardboard is no match for the Gear VR. But underneath it all is pure, unadulterated Android. For better or for worse, it is clean and without bloat and 9 times out of 10 blows away the competition when it comes to overall smoothness of the OS. And those front-facing stereo speakers! *swoons*
The point is, I paid $500 for the Nexus 6P six months ago and it has served me well in that time. I could probably get about $400 for it on Swappa and then I would still be about $300-400 short if I wanted to buy a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and what would that extra money get me? Samsung Pay and an objectively more attractive (yet, fragile) phone, but a new host of issues that I’m not ready to deal with. I’m not made of money. I put my pants on one leg at a time just like everyone else. If I were, I’d probably be swimming in a pool full of smartphones like Scrooge McDuck. But until then, I’ll stick with my Nexus.
Snapchat this week rolled out a new, noticeable update to its service which gives users an improved way of chatting with friends. Labelled as a 2.0 release, it is available for both Android and iOS.
You can start by sending a few chats, and when your friend shows up, start talking or video chatting instantly with one tap. Your friend can simply listen if you want to sing them a song, or watch if you have a new puppy to show them. If they aren’t there, you can quickly send an audio note to say what you mean. And sometimes, a sticker says it best 🙂
With the latest version, users can more easily switch between various methods of conversation, including text, audio, and video. Moreover, the app introduces an Auto-Advance function that instantly moves from one message, video, or audio to the next. Want to skip ahead? Simply swipe the screen.
As part of the update, Snapchat is refreshing its terms and conditions to make its privacy policy more clear.
We live in a social era. Everyone has accounts on the biggest social media sites, and we routinely connect with others and give away information for the whole world to see. But, how would you feel if someone else was posting on your accounts without knowing it? How would you feel if someone was taking a peek at your social media accounts while you sat your phone down?
Social Media Vault is here to keep all of our accounts protected.
Today we never log out of our apps and it’s unreasonable to think that when you hand your phone over to someone to check the weather that you’ll first need to go to the apps for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit and others to log out first. How inconvenient.
Setup is very, very simple. This app definitely makes it as easy as possible for you to get in and start setting up your social networks. When the app is launched, you’re taken to a screen that gives you a little run-down on all the big features of the app.
After you progress past that, you’re asked to choose either a pin, password or pattern. I’d really like to see fingerprint support here to add another layer of protection. Once you choose your code of choice, you’re taken into a list of all the social networks you can log in to. Some are quick and easy like Twitter and Facebook, others require a little more work. I’ve still yet to get Instagram working because I use my Facebook login. The app (or Instagram) doesn’t like me logging in from this internal browser.
Features
To understand the features of Social Media Vault, you need to understand what it is first. The creators didn’t spend thousands of hours creating an app that has a unique interface for each social media network like you’d find in their first party app. What they’ve done is incorporated a browser where you can log into the mobile site version of app your social media networks. This has some advantages, but some disadvantages too.
The first big advantage is the panic switch. The panic switch will allow you to set up a gesture to immediately lock the app and take you to either your web browser or the home screen. This is wonderful if you’re trying to keep your social media browsing on the DL. This feature will require you to pick up the premium pack for $2. The listing in the Play Store is a tad bit deceptive as it makes it seem like this is an included feature.
Another great feature is what the creators call “Anti-Hack”. Anti-Hack simply takes a picture with the front facing camera when you enter the wrong password. I would have paid good money for this feature in my early 20s when my friends liked to “hack” my social media accounts and post dumb things.
If you want to entirely hide your networks from any snooping eyes, you can choose to hide the app icon altogether. This is a great way to remove the ability for prying eyes to guess your passcode or pin. All you need to do is open up the dialer and press *8800 and hit send and you’re back in your app to enter your passcode. Easy enough.
Concerns
Social Media Vault contains a “secure” browser. I honestly have no idea how secure this browser is. Do I have any indication that they’re recording what you search for and selling that data? Nope. Have companies done things like that before? Yep.
I would really hesitate to use this private browser for things that are actually private. Google has a pretty good private browsing mode baked right into Chrome that I feel much more comfortable using. Google knows all about me already anyway.
The ads are also a little in your face. Every time you resume the app, set up a new social network or switch to a different network, you’re greeted with a full-screen ad. They’re easy to dismiss, but they do get very annoying after a while. Add on a nagging rating screen and things can get frustrating fast.
Ad within the app
Conclusion
I think the idea behind Social Media Vault is a great one. We’re all striving for better control of our social media platforms and this is the next logical step; controlling who can see them on your phone. My problem is the idea is a little half-baked. You’re giving up a lot with an app like this, and the first thing that comes to mind is notifications. You’re never going to get a push notification if you only use this app for your social media. Some people will see that as a positive.
But, my big concern is privacy. This app is designed to give you privacy, but what are they doing with your browsing data? We may never actually know. Since this app is free to use almost every feature in it, are they making enough off the pro feature ($2) and ads to resist selling that information?
Robotic Guitarist is a fully featured tool in a mobile package that is perfect for guitar players looking to have something available for guitar practice on the go. The app provides tools such as a tuner, metronome, custom chords, a virtual guitar, and even sound effects.
At first glance, robotic guitarist seems a bit like a novelty app that you would use to make and record your own guitar tunes with. Upon further inspection, however, you begin to see that Robotic Guitarist is a very deep, feature rich tool.
Main Screen
Upon first opening the app, you will notice the lack of a tutorial. I was at first put off by this, but I was able to navigate my way around the app pretty easily. The main screen of Robotic Guitarist presents the neck of a virtual guitar. To the left of the strings are the letters of the various notes these strings represent. Touching any string will play the corresponding note. This feature can prove to be very useful if you are trying to tune your guitar and need to hear what specific notes sound like.
As mentioned before, Robotic Guitarist offers a great many features. These features include
A metronome
Tuner
Custom chords
Preset chords
Sound effects for the virtual guitar
Key and note changes
Most users will find the metronome and tuner to be very helpful. I had a lot of fun messing around with the sound effects that can be used with the virtual guitar. You could change things like reverb, echo, flanger, amp settings, and even instrument sounds. This was by far my favorite feature of this app but it felt a bit wasted without the ability to record anything I played in-app.
Conclusion
Robotic Guitarist is a quality app that is perfect for any guitar player out there looking for a portable solution for tuning and practicing. Although the app really needs a tutorial of some sort, I can’t find any major complaints. The sound effects seem a bit novel and pointless, but they were fun nonetheless. One upcoming feature to get excited about is the support for skins. Hopefully we’ll be able to make the app look like a Les Paul or Brian May’s Red Special.
You can find Robotic Guitarist on the Google Play Store at the link below.
Get your March Madness on by checking out the Live VR app by NCAA. Partnering with CBS, NCAA Corporate Champion, Capital One and Oculus, you’ll be able to experience live game coverage of the Final Four Semifinals with the Samsung Gear VR. The Live VR app is free in the Oculus store.
Live VR Game Features
Courtside view of the game
Virtual scoreboard with live stats
Game commentary by Jim Nantz, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery and Tracy Wolfson
Full tournament bracket available with video highlights from each game
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This year will mark the first time in the 78-year history that the Semifinals and National Championship will be aired on TBS. The Semifinals will be held on Saturday, April 2 starting at 3 PM EST. The National Championship will be held on Monday, April 4 starting at 7 PM EST. In addition to the TBS coverage, “Team Stream by Bleacher Report” will be shown on TNT and truTV.
March Madness Live will also be available as a 2D, 180-degree live stream on the desktop for the Final Four Semifinals and National Championship game, with 360-degree highlights posted to the NCAA March Madness Facebook page. For more information, visit the NCAA March Madness website.
We recently posted our in-depth review of the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and I definitely came away impressed by the device. Even though it has some serious drawbacks (TouchWiz), the device itself is absolutely wonderful. Every time a co-worker or friend picked up the phone, they remarked how cool the curved display of the phone is.
And it definitely is. Until you actually want to do more than just look at it.
The actions you can perform with the curved display are frankly just redundant. There’s nothing you couldn’t do in a tap or two so it isn’t saving you time. You also have to remember what you have set up since it isn’t visible like home screen icons and learn you have to learn new mechanic to get to these shortcuts.
There are currently two different types of screens that Samsung offers exclusively with the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: Edge Panels and Edge Feeds (we’re going to ignore the gimmicky Edge lighting since no-one in their right mind lays their phone flat on the screen).
Edge Panels is probably the one you’ve seen the most of. When the screen is on, you can swipe in from the right to display one of the several panels that have icons or sports scores. These icons can be app shortcuts, contact, stock scores, a compass, the weather forecast or more. Four come turned on by default, Apps Edge, Tasks Edge, People Edge, and Yahoo News.
Apps edge in theory sounds great. This lets you “access your most frequently used apps quickly via the Edge screen.” This is a redundant feature done in a more confusing way. We have launchers. In fact, you can download a third-party launcher if you don’t like the one that comes on your phone. With these launchers, you place apps on your home screen, you tap them, an app opens. Why would I want to hide them and have to remember the icons I’ve placed in there?
Tasks edge offers a little more functionality but still has fatal flaws. The main idea behind Tasks edge is that you can set shortcuts to perform certain actions, rather than just opening an app. Samsung gives you four examples to get you started: Create contact, Take a selfie, Timer, Create event/task.
There is room for six more options to be added, but when you hit the plus icon to add another you’re greeted with a paltry list of actions you probably would never use anyway. I don’t know of anyone who needs an icon to invite people to your live broadcast using Samsung’s streaming feature. Does anyone actually use Samsung’s live streaming feature anyway? Again, there is a lot of redundant functionality here that could better be accomplished with Google Now voice commands. It’s much more convenient to start a time through Google Now than Tasks edge.
By default, People edge is going to be populated by your favorites (if you have any) from your Google contacts. With a swipe and a tap you’re taken to a screen with three icons, call text, or email. Aesthetically, this may be the most pleasing option of the bunch. I love the blurry background with the contact photo and options display up front and center. It’s a great effect. But is it more convenient than opening my SMS app or dialer and hitting the favorites tab? Is it more convenient than telling Google Now to call my wife? Nope.
Yahoo News delivers three headlines with a headline picture. If you actually wanted to know what was going on in the world, you’d already have an app or a favorite news website on your phone that gave you better and more headlines.
Edge feeds are a bit of a different animal. These feeds turn on when the screen is off and display only on the curved part of the screen. These are a generally black background and white text layout that display things like stock scores, fitness info, sports scores, headlines and missed calls and texts.
To activate Edge feeds you must swipe along the curved edge, as opposed to swiping across is for Edge panels. It’s a weird mechanic that I never really enjoyed. I suppose these are good for a quick check every once in a while, but I still feel like they don’t offer a better way of getting this information than we already have.
I’m not going to continue bashing on Samsung here. I think you get the point. This phone is absolutely beautiful in large part due to the curved edge, but I think that’s where the value ends. Samsung offers nothing in software to make my life any easier by using it. In fact, when I did try to use these features I just got frustrated and quit using them after a while. There are will be some people who swear by these features and call me crazy, but I can’t see the point in them right now.
It’s always difficult to keep up with the things you need to do. Worst of all, to-do apps used to work only on one device, so whatever you did on your phone wouldn’t sync with your computer or tablet. Things have gotten better, and services like Todoist and Any.do have made everything easier. However, you can have everything setup and absolutely no motivation. EpicWin tries to get around this by introducing role-playing game (RPG) elements, such as experience, loot, and leveling up, to your traditional to-do list app. If you are not encouraged to do your tasks by using this app, then nothing will do.
You’ll start seeing the RPG elements right from the start. When launching the app, it will ask you to choose among five built-in characters: Dwarf, Warrior Priestess, Skelly, Warrior and Treeman Berzerker (seriously). There’s no way of making your own character, but at least you can name it however you like. I personally chose the Warrior Priestess and named it Lara (you know Lara Croft, right?).
After configuring your character, the app will show you its main screen populated with some default tasks. It’s a great way to get you started right away while showing how the app works and what you need to do.
Features
Let’s remember that EpicWin was originally introduced on iOS, and, after a successful launch, it was ported to Android. This is reflected in EpicWin’s bottom tab bar. Even though iOS encourages developers to use this element, it really feels out of place in Android.
The top part of the screen is reserved for displaying your name and a button to create a new task. The rest of the screen shows a list of your tasks, sectioned by date. In case you have overdue tasks, they will all appear under the same category to make their completion easier.
To create a new task, tap the previously mentioned button at the top, or tap the + icon that appears beside the date. Here you will be able to choose the date of your task, the hour to remind you and the description.
To the right, you’ll find a circle with the legend Epicness. This can be used to rank the difficulty of your task. If your task is as easy as buying a pencil, you can safely lower this score to 50 by dragging inside the circle towards the center. If you want to increase the epicness of your task (up to 300), drag inside the circle towards the edges. This number will reflect on the score you get when completing said task.
Also, in this screen you’ll be able to categorize your task under five different categories: Strength, Stamina, Intellect, Social and Spirit. Finally, you can schedule a task to repeat itself. The app gives you the option to repeat a task in multiple intervals, ranging from daily to once a month.
EpicWin shows you all tasks grouped by date.
When completing the task, you’ll need to hold the badge that shows you the difficulty level, and the game will show a nice little animation that simulates your character fighting the task until it falls defeated. Just like Digimon absorb their enemy’s data to improve its powers, your character absorbs the task and increases his/her stats depending on the category you chose. You’ll sometimes also get loot after completing your duties. It’s an entertaining mechanic and makes the whole concept a little more believable.
Want to skim through your completed deeds? There’s a tab for that, and it’s call Beaten. This section will display your completed tasks since the beginning of your quest, sorted by date. Also, when touching one, you’ll get an option at the top that says “Do it again,” which lets you create a new task based on the one you selected.
As in all RPGs, you have a profile page where you can check out your stats, your avatar and your current level. It will also show how many experience points you need to level up. There’s another tab called Loot, in which your character simulates some sort of travel across wastelands. Here you can check the items you’ve received throughout your journey. There’s dozens of items to be found in your voyages.
Success!You’d better level up your warrior, for the night is dark and full of terrors.
Finally, there’s an options tab where you can turn on or off special effects and background music, change your avatar name, delete all completed tasks, a manual, information about the developers, configure a weekday reminder, and data backups. They’re local, though, so don’t get your hopes up. There’s no integration with online services yet, and EpicWin doesn’t provide its own.
Graphics-wise, the game tries to maintain a rustic appearance, with different tones of brown used throughout the app. There’s no fancy elements, just to-the-point components. As previously said, the bottom bar is not in line with how interfaces are done in Android. The avatars look good, though, and the animation when completing a task is fun to watch. Likewise, background music and special sound effects are appropriate, but nothing to write home about.
Conclusion
EpicWin’s take on a to-do list app is interesting. By incorporating RPG elements to the formula, it hopes people will do more and have fun while at it. There’s no in-app purchases to make or pro versions to buy, which means you’ll find some ads while using it. Even though I feel like Habitica is more robust right now, it can be overwhelming for newcomers. If you have difficulties in completing certain tasks, and you like games (who doesn’t?), then this app may be for you.
Portable power is something almost all of us need. Some can get through a full day without needing to recharge their devices, but there are many of us power users who need more. Fortunately there is an almost endless supply of portable power packs to fulfill our power needs.
I have been using the incredibly thin 5100mAh EnerPlex Jumpr Slate battery for the past month and have fallen in love with its ultra portability.
Design and usage
What makes the EnerPlex Jumpr Slate 5k different from the rest is its ultra slim build with the integrated micro USB cable. Most battery packs are usually pretty chunky, and also come with USB ports that are designed to plug any compatible charging cable into their port/ports.
EnerPlex opted to integrate a micro USB cable into the side of the rubberized battery, which makes it much more functional than its counterparts. The battery future proofs itself by offering a normal sized USB output plug where you can plug in your USB type A to USB C cable for devices like the Nexus 6P or 5X. Or if you have an iPhone you can plug in your lightning charging cable as well. Since I have the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, the built-in micro USB cable suits me just perfectly.
At 5100mAh, the EnerPlex Jumpr has enough power to charge my Galaxy S7 edge (3600mAh) 1.5 times which is enough to get me two to three days away from a wall outlet. This battery is perfect for weekend camping trips where a wall outlet is not an option. It’s also enough power to get me through full day trips or all day meetings where I may not necessarily need to bring along a massive battery. There are batteries that offer four to five times the EnerPlex Jumpr Slate’s capacity, but carrying an extra pound of lithium power is not something I want to do most of the time unless I absolutely need to. While portable batteries with 20000mAh of power are great, they usually serve their purpose when I have multiple devices that need recharging, or when I may not see a wall outlet for longer than four days.
The Jumpr Slate is extremely thin at 7.5mm which is the same thickness as the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge. That’s really thin and very nice to have. It’s longer and wider than the S7 edge, but isn’t much bigger than the LG V10. The Jumpr Slate is pocketable if you have large pant pockets, or it fits quite well in laptop bags and purses. It also has holes in the sides for day planners, but seriously, who uses those things anymore? I know there are many people on the road like sales reps who do use folders for taking notes and this battery is perfect for you. It’s also perfect for students who use binders for school. And the battery is just right with its extremely thin build for people who want the perfect power to size ratio.
I call it the Goldilocks of batteries. It’s just right.
Specs
Product Dimensions:
170.0mm(6.69″)/95.0mm(3.74″)/7.5mm(0.3″)
Battery Capacity:5,100 mAh
Battery Type:Lithium-Polymer
Recharge By:Micro-USB
Input:Micro USB
Output:USB Port/Tethered Micro-USB
Power Output:1A/2.4A
Warranty:1 Year
Summary
The EnerPlex Jumpr Slate 5k isn’t the cheapest portable battery with a $54.99 MSRP, but it is one of the thinnest and most portable you can find. It offers a great size to weight ratio, and with the built in micro USB cable, it is one of my favorite batteries I have used to date. While batteries are a dime a dozen, the EnerPlex Jumpr Slate 5k is the Goldilocks of batteries where it isn’t too big, chunky, or too small – it is just right.
Earlier this month Amazon surprised us with the news that it was expanding its Amazon Echo line with the Amazon Tap and Amazon Dot. The Amazon Echo is an intelligent, internet connected, and voice controlled speaker that is one of Amazon’s most successful homegrown tech products to date. As of right now, the $179.99 Echo is backordered until April 6th, and has been on sale since last year.
On Thursday, March 31st, Amazon is releasing its second voice enabled speaker to the masses – the Amazon Tap. Priced at $129.99, the Tap differentiates itself from the Echo by offering portability. The Echo needs to be plugged into an electrical socket due to the multiple microphones that are always listening for voice commands which continually drain power. The Tap on the other hand comes with a built-in battery, with up to nine hours of music playback. Instead of always listening, you “tap” the voice control button on the Amazon Tap to access the wide variety of commands. A short list of things the the Tap can do:
Create a to-do or shopping list in an iOS or Android Alexa App
Ask Domino’s to deliver pizza
Stream music
Provide weather reports
Ask for the latest news
The Amazon Tap also offers Dolby digital sound with 360 degree sound output. The Amazon Echo was one of the best tech items from 2015 and is something you most likely cannot appreciate until you try it in person. I have been using my Echo since early 2015 and is one item I will not give up. My Amazon Tap is set to be delivered on March 31st, and I highly recommend you get your order in now if you haven’t already.
Setup is very, very simple. This app definitely makes it as easy as possible for you to get in and start setting up your social networks. When the app is launched, you’re taken to a screen that gives you a little run-down on all the big features of the app.
