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"6 Apps You Don't Want To Miss 5/18/2013\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHangouts\n\nGoogle launched a stand-alone app for Google Hangouts this week.  Available for iOS and Android, the app allows you to have an ongoing hangout with a group of friends for a few days, months, or even a year. Within a Hangout friends can send text messages, photos, and can join together in a video chat.\nAll of the interactions in a Hangout -- no matter what form they\u2019re in -- stay in the same stream,  allowing you to get quick access to the entire conversation later.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHighlight\n\nHighlight added a number of custom high fives to its app this week. Previously, if you held your finger down on the high-five icon you could access several unique high-five options, such as \u201CChest Bump\u201D and \u201CHead Nod.\u201D Now certain users can take that a step further with custom high-five options.\nFacebook employees, for instance, can now \u201CPoke\u201D each other, and Google employees can \u201CGoogle\u201D each other. If your significant other is nearby, you can send him or her an \u201CAir Kiss,\u201D and if you\u2019re near a Facebook \"friend\" you can get a little more violent with your greeting, sending him or her a punch in the face.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGoogle Play All Access\nGoogle launched its own streaming music service this week.  Rivaling services such as Spotify and Pandora, Google Play All Access gives users the ability to stream tunes they want, without having to own them. The app has a radio function for discovering new music, and can incorporate tracks you already own into its interface, letting you mix your music collection with Google's.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAirbnb For Android\nAirbnb updated its Android app this week, adding a features that were already available in the iOS version of the app.  Now Airbnb hosts can pre-approve individuals to book stays at their homes, send requests and ask for information from potential guests -- all from an Android phone or tablet. The updated version of the app also adds support for improved calendar management for hosts.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStitcher Radio\nStitcher Radio has updated its iOS app with a new \u201CCar Mode\u201D that makes the app easier to control while driving. The simplified interface can be used in landscape and portrait mode, and can accessed by tapping the Stitcher logo at the top of any screen within the app.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPinterest\nPinterest updated its Android app this week. Now Android users can get push notifications when someone comments, likes, or re-pins one of your pins. The update also added support for search and the ability to mention friends in comments.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIt can be tough to keep up with all the new apps released every week. But you're in luck \u2014 Mashable takes care of that for you, creating a roundup each weekend of our favorite new and updated apps.\nThis week Google launched its own streaming music service, and another music service got a new mode designed specifically to be used while driving.\nAirbnb's Android app was updated with some new tools for hosts, and Highlight got a little more personal.\nCheck out the gallery above for a look at this week's highlights.\nStill looking for more? See last week's Apps You Don't Want to Miss for more great apps worth a look. \nThink we left one off the list? Let us know in the comments below about your own app highlights from this week.\nImage courtesy iStockphoto, scanrail"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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