{"id":57406,"date":"2013-12-13T17:00:12","date_gmt":"2013-12-13T15:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=57406"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:58:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:58:32","slug":"the-softonic-minute-facebook-instagram-spotify-and-angry-birds-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-softonic-minute-facebook-instagram-spotify-and-angry-birds-go\/","title":{"rendered":"The Softonic Minute: Facebook, Instagram, Spotify and Angry Birds Go!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Facebook<\/strong> gives you your year in review, <strong>Instagram<\/strong> launches <strong>Instagram Direct<\/strong>, <strong>Spotify<\/strong> goes free for all mobile devices, and <strong>Angry Birds Go!<\/strong> is released for iPhone and Android. Check out this week&#8217;s hottest software news on The Softonic Minute.<br \/>\n<!-- Start of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<div>\nDefault player\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\nBy use of this code snippet, I agree to the Brightcove Publisher T and C \nfound at https:\/\/accounts.brightcove.com\/en\/terms-and-conditions\/. \n--><\/p>\n<p><object><\/object><\/p>\n<p><!-- \nThis script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soon\nas the line is read by the browser. If you wish to have the player instantiated only after\nthe rest of the HTML is processed and the page load is complete, remove the line.\n--><br \/>\nbrightcove.createExperiences();<\/p>\n<p><!-- End of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"Spotify goes free on all devices\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/spotify-goes-free-for-all-devices\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spotify goes free on all devices<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The online music streaming service is finally offering free streaming from mobile phones and tablets. The downside: commercial breaks and random shuffle. The bright side: you can now access Spotify&#8217;s entire music catalog on your mobile device for free. <strong>Download Spotify<\/strong> for <a title=\"Download Spotify for Android\" href=\"http:\/\/spotify-mobile.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android<\/a>, <a title=\"Download Spotify for iPhone\" href=\"http:\/\/spotify-mobile-iphone.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iOS<\/a> and <a title=\"Download Spotify for Windows Phone\" href=\"http:\/\/spotify-mobile.en.softonic.com\/windows-phone-7\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows Phone<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"Angry Birds Go! out now on Android, iOS and Windows Phone\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/angry-birds-go-out-now-on-android-ios-and-windows-phone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Angry Birds Go! out now on Android, iOS and Windows Phone<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Angry Birds Go! is now available for iOS, Android and Windows Phone (in beta). Angry Birds Go! is the latest installment in the massively popular Angry Birds series, but with a twist. Angry Birds Go! is a racing game, and is about as close as you can get to having Mario Kart on your mobile. The game is free, although there are some pretty pervasive in-app purchases that slightly take away from gameplay. <strong>Download Angry Birds Go!<\/strong> for <a title=\"Download Angry Birds GO! for Android\" href=\"http:\/\/angry-birds-go.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android<\/a>, <a title=\"Download Angry Birds GO! for iOS\" href=\"http:\/\/angry-birds-go.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iOS<\/a>, and\u00a0<a title=\"Download Angry Birds GO! for Windows Phone\" href=\"http:\/\/angry-birds-go.en.softonic.com\/windows-phone-7\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows Phone<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"Check out your worldwide and personal Facebook Year in Review\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/check-out-your-worldwide-and-personal-facebook-year-in-review\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Check out your worldwide and personal Facebook Year in Review<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The new feature from Facebook lets you see the most talked about topics in different countries around the world. It does the same with your own profile so that you can see the highlights of yours and your friends\u2019 years, as seen through Facebook posts.<\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"Instagram Direct launched. Send photos and videos direct to friends.\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/instagram-direct-launched-send-photos-and-videos-direct-to-friends\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram Direct launched, lets you send photos and videos to friends<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The new feature lets you send photos directly to other users, up to 15 people at one time. You can start a conversation with photos that uses a \u2018check\u2019 system for sent and received messages similar to WhatsApp. Instagram Direct is currently available for Android and iPhone. <strong>Download Instagram<\/strong> for <a title=\"Download Instagram for Android\" href=\"http:\/\/instagram.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android<\/a> and <a title=\"Download Instagram for iPhone\" href=\"http:\/\/instagram.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iOS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Check out all of our <a title=\"The Softonic Minute\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/t\/softonic-minute\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">past Softonic Minutes here<\/a>!<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook gives you your year in review, Instagram launches Instagram Direct, Spotify goes free for all mobile devices, and Angry Birds Go! is released for iPhone and Android. 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