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The Next Web reports that Google released an update to its Gmail app, guiding users towards the use of other apps by Google. Now when you receive an email with links to YouTube, Google Maps, and Chrome, the links will open up in the app instead of the mobile web browser. This new feature is optional and can be turned off in the in-app settings. The update also lets users sign out of a single account instead of all accounts at once.

Having access to live streams is now possible with the latest YouTube update. Users can quickly access new uploads from their subscriptions feed as well.

Please don't use the fact that this app is on your iPad to hold the tablet up and record your kid's play, that concert you're at (especially when you're sitting in front of me), or the birth of your child. Honestly, use the iPhone if you must take video. That said, it's pretty cool that the direct capture and upload to YouTube app is now on iPad and iPad mini.

What's New in Version 1.2
New for iPad and iPad mini. Film a video and instantly make it YouTube-ready with background music, auto color correction, and auto stabilization. You can upload your video to YouTube and share to Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ at the same time

While this isn't an issue until iOS6, when the YouTube app will no longer be part of Apple's mobile operating system, Google has just released a standalone YouTube app for the iPhone. An iPad version should be coming soon.

On one level, it’s just a new app. But YouTube’s mobile usage is large and growing – 1bn mobile views a day at the moment, with a big chunk of them coming from music videos. As Google and Apple’s fractured relationship continues to splinter, it matters to the music industry how YouTube is accessed on iOS devices.

Google today released an official YouTube app in preparation for the launch of iOS 6, which drops the Apple-made YouTube application. Apple and Google have had their issues lately and one fallout of that is that Apple will be dropping Google Maps and YouTube from iOS 6.

With all of the exciting things one can do and watch on an iOS device, who wouldn’t want to record it sometimes? Now users can do just that with the new, aptly named Display Recorder app from Bugun Software. Those interested should check it out soon though because it may not be around for much longer.

Display Recorder sees and hears everything happening onscreen and makes a H.264 mp4 file out of it. Orientation, video, and audio quality can be adjusted and the finished products are exported to Photo Library. Users can even upload their recordings directly to YouTube through the app. Best of all, there is no length limit.

Similar apps have been available on jailbroken iOS devices for a while now but Display Recorder requires no such hacking. However, because of the nature of its service, many believe that it may soon be pulled from the App Store. For now though, it is available for $1.99.

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With important news breaking all of the time across many different mediums, it seems like it is near impossible to stay on top of everything.  The information age brought about new media services like Twitter, Flickr, and of course YouTube, which can further add to the congestion of every news cycle.  But what if there were a way to tackle all of these information sources, plus many more, covering only content that was of interest to you?

Don't pinch yourself, because this miracle app has finally been born: ChannelCaster.  All users need to do is select a range of topics that are of interest, and the tool will do the rest, pulling in the breaking stories from numerous different information sources across the web.  Heck, you can even choose to publicly share your channel if you see fit, so the entire world can see what you think is pertinent.  This free app is well worth taking a look at.  It could very well revolutionize the way you consume media.

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The advent of smart televisions is great, but sometimes it can be a pain in the rear trying to fiddle with a browser on a device that wasn't really designed with such things in mind. Enter Clik, a new app which allows you to connect your smartphone to a television, computer or pretty much anything else with a screen and a browser. Then, you can browse YouTube and display anything you choose up on the big screen. Even better, the company is looking to lock in deals with developers to bring games and other content to the service, eventually making it a one-stop shop for your entertainment. You can even link multiple smartphones to the same screen so you and your friends can all set the playlist or, theoretically, play games together.

The process of getting Clik up and running is super-simple. All users need to do is download the app, head to the Clik website and scan the onscreen code. The service works on all the major cellphone carriers as well as via Wifi, so no matter your setup you're good to go. We can't wait to hear about all the fights that break out when friends and loved ones interrupt your hilarious cat video marathon with a RickRoll, because you know that's going to happen on a ridiculously regular basis.

A new challenger has entered the news aggregation realm, as Streamglider+ has officially launched and is taking aim at the likes of Flipboard. The app seeks to aggregate everything that's important to you, allowing you to mix in RSS feeds, YouTube channels, Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and more into one centralized app.

Streamglider+ boasts three different modes; lean-forward scrolls news and headlines across the screen, lean-back presents photos or news stories in a slideshow format and magazine mode presents fully stories just as they'd be found in a periodical, with no need to jump in and out of a browser. It's all very slick, and the pro version is currently free so there's really no reason not to check it out.

Of course the big question is can Streamglider+ dethrone the likes of Flipboard? It's a very cool app, but when you come late to the game into a space dominated by a rival what are your odds of success? We'll be interested to see how this slugfest plays out over the coming months.