Four Major Headaches Apple Fixed Shows It’s Listening To Complaints For Once

When Tim Cook took to the stage at WWDC this week you could tell something was different. Usually the keynote is dedicated to showcasing all the front-end, user-centric features of the next iOS and OS X, with the new developer tools taking a backseat at private labs during the week. But this time Cook revealed that a full third of the keynote would be dedicated to showcasing the greatest features of the iOS 8 SDK–something Cook boasted was the “biggest release since the launch of the App Store.”

It turns out that wasn’t just hyperbole. As WWDC winds to a close here are what developers told us are four of the massive changes to the iOS SDK that will make coding for it better than ever. What’s most surprising? In an uncharacteristically sympathetic way for Apple, they seem correspond to the most prevalent developer complaints. Read more

CNET’s Rick Broida published a terrific review of the Spotliter app:

Spotliter app adds real-time effects to your iOS videos
Like an Instagram for video, Spotliter Video offers a variety of very cool filters you can apply while you shoot.

With the arrival of iOS 7, iPhone and iPad users received a smattering of Instagram-style visual-effect filters for snapping photos. But they can’t be used when shooting video.

Enter Spotliter Video, a free app that provides a choice of distinctive filters for video recording. It is, quite simply, like Instagram for video, though without the integrated sharing options. Read more

Videos and Photos made extraordinary by your touch. Spotliter is a new iPhone camera app which offers unique Touch Effects. Touch Effects enable you to tap, slide or pinch your fingers on the camera screen to “spotlite” or add an effect to a specific area of your photo or video.

Spotliter v1.0 launched to universally positive reviews, including these from CNET, Cult of Mac, The Indian Express and VideoMaker.

You can download Spotliter from the iTunes App Store or go to www.spotliter.com for more details.