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Tumblr loves GIFs. So now it's making it even easier to create and post GIFs....

Apple's Live Photos have largely been stuck inside the iPhone 6S's camera roll since the day the phone launched, but they're slowly turning into something you can actually share. That's happening in one important way today thanks to Tumblr, which is among the first apps — and is certainly the first major app — to update with support for Live Photos....

The next time you go to post a photo on Tumblr, you may find a bunch of GIFs ready and waiting to be posted instead. Tumblr is updating its iOS app today with a new feature that lets it turn photo bursts and videos into GIFs. It works really well, automatically detecting GIFable moments in your camera roll and presenting them right alongside your other images, nearly ready to post. If you have a long video or burst, Tumblr will ask you to trim the GIF down to about three seconds. You can also choose to...

Tumblr is releasing a big update to its iOS app today, bringing with it a new icon, a notification widget, and the ability to do a bunch of new things on mobile. With the update to Tumblr version 4.0 today, the app now allows users to start new secondary blogs, where previously they'd have to go online. Tumblr is also making it easier to post videos into a blog: rather than needing an embed code, you can just drop the link to a video and Tumblr will figure out how to post it. This apparently works for...

Tumblr this morning has begun to roll out a sizable update to its iOS application with the release of Tumblr 4.0. The new application, which also now appears under a revamped app icon, includes a number of features that previously have been available only on the desktop, like the ability to create secondary blogs on the fly or submit to submission blogs, for example. Meanwhile, other…

Tumblr today introduced a change to its service that will encourage users to purchase or fund products and campaigns on other websites, including Etsy’s online marketplace and Kickstarter, for example. With an update to its mobile application for iOS, posts that link to those sites as well as DoSomething.org will now automatically be given buttons that let others “Buy,…

Yahoo has put of lot of effort and investment in 2013 towards improving its mobile business -- significant updates to old apps; over a dozen (out of a total of 28) mobile-related acquisitions to pick up talent, technology and products; and even tests for what Yahoo might like like to focus on next. But even as it has managed to grow its mobile audience this year, Yahoo is exiting 2013 on a…

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Tumblr, the Yahoo-owned blogging platform, has given its iOS app a redesign to bring it in line with the style of Apple’s new iOS 7 platform, while adding new features....

Tumblr urged users to download an important update for its iOS apps on Tuesday, after a "security vulnerability" put passwords at risk. "We have just released a very important security update for our iPhone and iPad apps addressing an issue that allowed passwords to be compromised in certain circumstances," Derek Gottfrid, the blogging platform's vice-president of product, said in a blog post.

Yahoo-owned Tumblr on Tuesday released a security update for its iPhone and iPad apps to resolve an issue that in some cases would allow user passwords to be compromised.

Users of Tumblr’s iOS are advised to immediately install a new security update and change their passwords, says the company, following the discovery of a security vulnerability. (Passwords could be "sniffed" — intercepted on local networks — in some versions of the app.) A company representative told The Verge that "earlier today, Tumblr was notified of a security vulnerability introduced in our iOS app," and immediately acted to close it and notify affected users. iOS 7 will bring automatic app...

Yahoo-owned Tumblr has rolled out a “very important” security fix for its iOS app for the iPhone and iPad in response to a flaw identified within the service....

Yahoo updated two of its iOS titles on Tuesday, with Mail getting support for multiple accounts, while the recently acquired Tumblr received powerful new search enhancements.

Tumblr has revamped its Android app and cranked up social discovery for iOS in the first updates that its mobile apps have gotten since the company was acquired by Yahoo in a $1.1 billion deal that closed last month....

Yahoo on Monday announced it has reached a $1.1 billion agreement to buy Tumblr, the popular microblogging platform with a strong presence on Apple's iOS.

The jury may still be out on whether GIF is pronounced with a hard G or a soft G. But here's one thing that's certain: the popular GIF-sharing app GifBoom has just gotten its biggest update yet. What exactly makes this update the biggest yet for GifBoom? For starters, you can now add voice and music backgrounds to your GIFs. A new step in the GIF-posting process has been added, and this lets you choose between recording your voice or selecting some music to attach to your GIF.

Tumblr is shedding its identity as a desktop-only blogging platform and expanding its mobile presence this month at a breakneck pace....

Hot on the heels of its first Windows Phone app, Tumblr has updated its iOS application with a number of new social and usability features. Recognizing that users like to expand their posts beyond Tumblr, the company has enabled the Twitter and Facebook sharing feature embedded with iOS, but also allows posts to be linked to third-party apps like Tweetbot. The update comes just days after the company launched its first-ever mobile ads in its iOS and Android apps....

Tumblr’s official iOS app has been updated today with a number of new sharing features, in addition to Instapaper and Pocket integration, that let you “do more than just reblog when you find something you love.” The update also makes some improvements to the photo viewer and the way the app displays GIF images.

Today, Tumblr launched a new version of its Android app. Its interface is the design you’re seeing in many apps lately, mostly made popular by Path. Yes, Tumblr has gone Holo with its UI. That aside, the app feels way more responsive, letting you scroll through all of the cat photos and emo shots of your pals. Its pull-down-to-refresh even got a snazzier animation. The brief note from the…

The official Tumblr app for iOS received a major overhaul back in November, delivering a completely redesigned dashboard, iPad support, and lots more. But the improvements aren’t about to stop there. Today sees the release of Tumblr 3.3, which adds a new camera, the ability to create photosets, and more.

Tumblr on Monday announced the release of an updated version of its iOS app with a slew of new features. You can download the update now directly from the Apple App Store (12.4MB)....

Tumblr on Monday rolled out a new version of its universal iOS app, bringing a number of new features to the microblogging service including photosets, a photo collection creation tool previously available only as a standalone app.

Tumblr has updated its iOS app today to roll in its recently-introduced Photoset feature into its primary app. Photosets were first released in a standalone app last fall, which allowed users to compile a collection of photographs, design a quick layout, and share the set with family and friends. The feature didn't require a Tumblr account, but now the microblogging service's iPhone app has Photosets built-in so you can easily post one of the collections to your blog. In addition to the new feature,...

Twitter-owned video sharing app Vine was updated early Wednesday, bringing in-app Twitter and Facebook sharing as well as an age rating for possible adult content.

iOS app developers are seemingly taking notice of the trouble picture-sharing app "500px" faced earlier in January, as App Store veteran Tumblr is now warning users of possible exposure to adult content with its latest update.

It's been a rough couple of weeks for iOS apps, with both 500px and Vine getting attention for allowing access to adult material. 500px was even pulled for a week before returning with a new 17+ rating — and now it appears the Tumblr iOS app has been updated with a mature rating as well....

This holiday season, you've plugged that very important hole in your life — the one between your smartphone and your computer. Whether it's the 9.7-inch iPad or the new 7.9-inch iPad mini, you're now in possession of a device that not only has a great screen and a fast processor, but one that gains you access into one of the best app stores on the planet. The iOS App Store has an incredible number of great apps and games, but the best ones can be hard to find among the huge selection. Of course you...

This week's roundup of new and updated apps features new ways to achieve a Zen-like state....

At long last, Tumblr has just pushed out an update to its iOS app which adds full compatibility with the iPad and iPad mini. Tumblr built for the big screen includes sleek sidebar navigation buttons, a new radial menu for composing posts, and of course "native" elements that make posts load a whole lot faster. Like its iPhone counterpart, the app is incredibly responsive and includes all the same bells and whistles, like being able to hold the reblog button for quick reblogs, and pinch and zoom to...

Now that Tumblr’s blackouts are behind it, the company is back to focusing on its product, particularly its mobile one. A growing channel that, by the way, recently helped propel the blogging platform over 20 billion monthly page views. While Tumblr updated its iOS app with the most recent in November to improve user experience, speed and engagement on the iPhone by making the app “native” — i.e.

Earlier this week we speculated that Tumblr was close to adding support for the iPad and, two days after introducing tablet support for Android, the iOS app has finally been updated to support the Apple tablet device....

This week’s roundup of iOS apps offers new ways to shop, track your life, and make new websites. Already this week we brought you news of the Angry Birds Star Wars game, word of updates to the Clear and FreshBooks apps, as well as the announcement that Microsoft Office may finally be available on iOS in 2013....

Yes folks, it has finally happened…popular quick-blogging service Tumblr has outed a significant update to its iOS app which sees the service go entirely native on the iPhone and iPod Touch (but not iPad)....

Tumblr, the micro-blogging service that allows everyone to be a creative publisher, has updated its iOS app to become faster and more engaging. Tumblr says it’s “completely native.” By “native”, the company means that the app feels faster and more integrated into your iOS experience. After a few minutes of playing with it, I can tell you that the company has backed up their claims in every…

Itching to get the most out of that new iPhone 5’s screen? While you can certainly run any iPhone app that’s currently available in the App Store on your iPhone 5, a few...

The new iPhone 5 and its bigger screen is here. And to take advantage of all 4-inches of that taller screen, you need apps that are updated, optimized and ready to look bigger and better than ever. We got 'em all listed for you right here....

While Tumblr has yet to release an iPad-specific app, it has just updated its iPhone and Android versions to build upon the significant improvements made earlier this year and reflect recent changes to their mobile browser design. Users can now sync the app with their contact list and Facebook to find their friends' blogs faster, track tags, and send Fan Mail, as well as use a new streamlined in-app notification system. Additional sharing options, fast reblogs, and the ability to sign up for an account...

Tumblr has updated its iOS and Android apps to bring a raft of new features which makes content creation and sharing easier, while the discovery process has also been aided…

Tumblr has long had an iOS app, and it's was OK. But now it's totally retooled it, adding a bunch of new features focused around making Tumblr easier to use on your mobile device. Long story short, you'll probably be reposting cat GIFs from your iPhone more often. It lets you add stuff to your Tumblr blogs, stay on top of your feed, and search the site. You don't even have to have an internet connection, because it now works in offline mode. The update has also added support for Spotify and high-res...

Tumblr for iPhone has gotten an update, with Version 3.0 of the app now available on the App Store. Announced last week at a F.ounders event, the upd…

Ah, there’s nothing like the sweet smell of highly-anticipated app updates in the morning. As CEO David Karp promised at last week’s F.ounders conference, the new version of Tumblr’s iOS app has now arrived. And it’s a doozy. (I mean that in a very good way). The app is completely redesigned, a lot faster, and offers a ton of new features ranging from Spotify support to gesture-based shortcuts. The first thing you’ll notice, of course, upon logging in, is a radically different new post screen. While the...

Tumblr has released version 3.0 of its app for iPhone, bringing it more in line with the excellent Android update we saw a couple of months ago. The interface has been reshuffled with gestures, larger icons, and a new photo viewer, and the app is apparently a lot faster. Meanwhile, the long list of new features includes Spotify integration, offline functionality, tag searching, high-res images, and more. It definitely looks to be an all-around improvement to the iPhone blogging experience, but there's...

Tumblr has introduced version 3.0.0 of its iOS app which features a raft of changes included a revamped dashboard, support for high-resolution images and Spotify, a new image viewer and…

Speaking at a F.ounders event Friday Tumblr CEO David Karp announced that the company will be releasing an updated iOS app next week. While Tumblr cur…

TapNav: It's a GPS app that cleverly uses Augmented Reality to show you which direction the road is going to go. Once you fire open the app, you'll see what's literally in front of you IRL (it uses a live feed from the camera like other AR apps) and a series of "AR" discs that paint the direction you should be going. So not only do you know which way to turn, you won't get lost as long as you follow the blue disc road. $3 Play Dead: Play Dead is an app that fakes like your iPhone is dead with a loop of...

The end of the month is here, and that means it's time to do a little housekeeping on our list of the absolute best iPhone apps. Who will be inducted? Who will unceremoniously get the boot? Flare: It's a video recorder app that records in High Dynamic Range. Which means it allows for a greater range of luminance between the lightest and darkest areas of an image to bring a more detailed look at the world. HDR videos take the stunning unreality of HDR photos to a whole 'nother level Tumblr 2.0: Tumblr's...

I remember when I first downloaded the first official Tumblr app. It was clunky, slow, and didn't show what I wanted it to. I promptly gave up on it. Version 2.0, on the other hand, is actually something I'd use. Somewhere in between a tweet and a soul revealing blog post, there's a tumblr. And there's mill-ee-ons of them. The iPhone app used to suck but now it's been graced with a brand new interface that makes it brainless to use (not that everyone who has a Tumblr is brainless!). I'm not kidding, I'...

While the 00′s were ripe with great technological brawn, it’s clear the 10′s are about beauty. Aesthetics are essential for success, and that’s a core truth for an app like…

Tumblr is out with version 2.0 of its iPhone app, and it has completely overhauled the interface, making it much easier to post from multiple blogs. Tumblr announced the...

If you are part of the Tumblr Nation, and a growing number of you are, then you will want to download Tumblr’s new iPhone app, redesigned from the ground up with a new interface. It loads up your Tumblr Dashboard stream, but the post button brings up six simple icons for each post type: text, photo, link, quote, audio, and video.And then, of course, you can post photos or videos right from your phone. New features include support for multiple Tumblogs, landscape editing, replying to messages, and savin...

There's an ocean of apps out there. Whether you just got your iPhone and are feeling adrift or you're a salty old dog seeing what you might've missed, here are the absolutely essential apps. Twitter: Twitter thankfully didn't make too many changes when they gobbled up the already-great Tweetie 2 from Atebits—same clean interface, same Tweet swiping, and the same it-feels-so-good pull to refresh mechanism. Free. Facebook: The new, panel-based interface takes a little getting used to, but once you're...

After Tumblr acquired Tumblerette and the iPhone app got renamed simply "Tumblr" (catchy, eh?), the hip New Yorkers have updated it to version 1.2, with native reblogging, more photo-posting options, and even support for iOS4 multitasking. Those thoughtful guys. A few bugs have been exterminated here and there, but the main thing is really the native reblogging, where you can pay dues to your friends' Tumblr-posts. Twitter support is now a given (if you want to annoy friends with updates, that is), and...

We're Tumblr fans here at Mashable. That's why we're super excited by today's news that Tumblr now has their own official native iPhone app and it's completely free. The...