App Update Roundup: GChat, 4th & Mayor, Forecast, Slacker Radio and Pictures Lab

Decorated weekend for developers every bit they've been pushing out update after update lately--see Flickr, Lindy Comics and Mixtapes. A few more have slipped past and nosotros figured we'd quickly run through 'em in case you were curious. Check out the video for a  fast run through of the apps in action.

• GChat hit v1.2, bringing it with it some bug fixes and more than importantly, contact picture support (for not-mobile contacts). The app looks a fiddling nicer now with photos of your contacts, especially when you pin them to the start screen. The app is gratis and open source, which is pretty awesome, though nosotros withal find IM+ more reliable for now. Catch it hither in the Market place.
• quaternary & Mayor jumped to v2.9 bringing with it rudimentary support for notifications--the structure is there just they're not working, still. A few other problems fixes on lath besides and while the app is yet non Mango-set up yet, it looks to be getting there. And information technology'southward all the same way faster than the official Foursquare app. Pick upward the update hither in the web Market.
• Forecast went to v2.0, getting a Mango brand-over. The app now supports double-side Live Tiles, multiple live tiles for locations and of form fast-app resume. In addition, the app has some new features and customizations that we really dig. The app is free (ad-supported) or $1.99 for no ads. Overall a solid update for a solid weather plan. Take hold of the update here in the web Marketplace.
• Slacker Radio is finally Mango-ready for the masses. Bringing with information technology background-sound support and fast-app resume, the popular music streaming service (and prissy alternative to Pandora) feels much more than native to Windows Phone now that it tin can run in the background. In addition, you tin can pin individual stations to your start screen for quick admission. Catch the update here in the web Marketplace.
• Finally Pictures Lab, like Thumba, has received a Mango update. Now at v3.0, the popular photograph editing app now supports straight-camera access, including touch-focus and gyroscope support for image stabilization. That custom camera app is also pinnable to the Start screen for quick access. In addition, you get fast-app switching, performance improvements and Pictures Hub integration returns. Take hold of the update here in the web Market.

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