Foursquare Swarm spinoff puts focus on friends
The king of check-in apps tarnishes its once-coveted Mayor crown with a new app, Google promotes Glass as a travel companion, and Flappy Bird vows to fly again.
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Watch this: Foursquare Swarm spinoff puts focus on friends
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- Get social with Swarm, Foursquare's new spin-off app for meeting up with nearby friends. But say goodbye to the days of bragging about being "Mayor" - now you only compete with friends for the title, not strangers.
- Now that anyone can buy Google Glass, learn about how Foursquare and other travel-themed apps work on Glass.
- Flap-tap your way through the pipes once again when the quirky Flappy Bird game relaunches in August.
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