Google bans face recognition apps for Glass + MORE

One of my favorite little gadgets is the Olloclip 3-in-One Photo Lens for my iPhone 4. The tiny device slips right onto the corner of any iPhone 4 or 4s, and offers a fisheye, macro or wide-angle lens that transforms my iPhone’s workaday optics into a versatile, pro-image-capturing wonder. However, I had two major problems with it: 1) It can’t fit over an iPhone case and 2) the original clip does not fit snugly on a the slimmer iPhone 5 I’d been testing…

GitHub is currently battling through a “major service outage” that appears to have been caused by its database server. At time of writing, the site itself is down (hello unicorn!), while the service’s status page shows that the API is also “experiencing problems”.
Update: Github…

Google announced via a post on the Project Glass Google+ account last night that it would not be approving any face recognition apps for Glass, at least not immediately.
There goes my great plan to use Glass to help me remember people I’m supposed to know.
Privacy has been a significant issue for detractors of Google Glass, who point out that people wearing the camera-carrying devices can take a picture with just a wink anytime, anywhere … including in restrooms and locker rooms…

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This week on Sprout Insights we tackled guides for Facebook, Twitter, and to help you better reach your customers with the social media tools that make a difference.
Check out our articles below to find out more about each one and how they can help you with your social media goals. And check in every day to Sprout Insights for more how to guides and breaking social media news…

Crowdstar, the social and mobile gaming company that has built several fashion-focused titles, just picked up another $12 million from existing investors to bring two products to market later this year.
As you might expect, both are mobile and Crowdstar CEO Jeffrey Tseng says the company now has a renewed focus on tablets…