As part of the new iOS7 update, which is coming to iPhones this fall, Apple has updated the Camera app to make it more like Instagram.

The update brings the ability to shoot images in “square” format, as well as the ability to add vintage looking filters to images. The new format is appealing for Instagram users, because it means that you can shoot in the Instagram format without having to crop in on an image. You can jump between normal stills, video, panorama and square by swiping within the app. Like Instagram filters, the new Apple filters let you change the look and contrast of a photo and try them on for size before you hit apply. They work on both normal stills and square stills. Read more

Despicable Me: Minion Rush has joined the top free iPad apps list this week at No. 1, according to research from AppData. The game from Gameloft challenges players to dodge obstacles and impress their boss.

Below, we’ve listed the top free iPad apps of the week. The list links to Inside Network’s research about the individual apps, including historical charts, developer information and download information.

To support Mediabistro’s Media App Summit, we spotlight the top free apps every week–helping our readers discover, enjoy and analyze successful content. Read more

Oliver Pötzsch, the author of The Hangman’s Daughter series, has sold 1 million books through Amazon Publishing.

This includes the combined worldwide sales of print, audio and eBook editions of his three books: The Hangman’s Daughter, The Dark Monk, and The Beggar King. The news comes as the author is readying to release his fourth book in the series, The Poisoned Pilgrim, which comes out on July 16^th.

Here is more about Pötzsch’s work from the press release:

Originally published by Ullstein in Pötzsch’s native German, the Hangman’s Daughter series is acquired, translated into English, and published in digital editions by AmazonCrossing, Amazon Publishing’s imprint focused on acquiring exceptional works of world literature for translation. “The Hangman’s Daughter,” Pötzsch’s debut novel, became a #1 bestselling Kindle book. Trade paperback editions of the books are published by Mariner Books, a division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, in a licensing agreement with Amazon Publishing.

Microsoft has released a Microsoft Office iOS app for Office 365 subscribers. The app lets users access, view and edit Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint documents on their phone.

The app ensures that the documents don’t have any formatting issues and that things like charts, animations, and graphics are easy to view. Any edits that the user  makes or notes that the user adds won’t move around the formatting.

The app is optimized for the Microsoft blog:

Office Mobile has been optimized for the small screen of your phone so you can get the important things done quickly. For instance, the Slide Navigator allows you to page through PowerPoint presentations fast while Speaker Notes help you practice presentations on the go. When reviewing Word documents on your phone, the Resume Reading feature takes you to the exact point in the document where you left off on your computer so you never miss a beat.

Meredith Parents Network has introduced a new app for parents called the Mom+ app that is designed to breathe digital life into print magazines.

The free app, which was designed by Nellymoser for both  iOS and Android, integrates content from multiple titles under the network’s umbrella of publications. Readers of the print publications can scan pages of the June and July issues of Parents, American Baby, FamilyFun and Ser Padres magazines and the app will load bonus content. This includes photo galleries, videos, sweepstakes, and even links to purchase products that are featured on the pages. There are even special ads that readers can access through the app. App users can also use the app to share magazine content directly to Pinterest, Twitter, and Facebook. Read more

Need a last minute Father’s Day gift but don’t feel like hitting the stores? eBay Now can help if you happen to be located in San Francisco, San Jose or New York City.

The iOS app lets you shop at stores in the area and arrange delivery for the product the same day “in as little as an hour.” This includes products from chain stores including Urban Outfitters, Toys R Us, Macy’s, Walgreens, Home Depot, Target, as well as smaller local businesses. You can search the app for a product, browse through different offerings, retailers and prices. Then hit “Bring it” to have it delivered to you that day for $5. Read more

Packing school lunches can get repetitive. To help parents generate new ideas and add a little spice to their child’s brown bag, Familius has created an app called 52 School Lunches.

The cookbook app includes 52 different ways to “make lunch special.” It includes recipe suggestions with bright photos, ingredient lists and directions on making meals. The entries are varied and not your usual everyday PB&J. The idea is to help make lunches more fun for kids, and the recipes also include presentation instructions. Fruit salsa rollup anyone? Cupcake wrapper fruit tray? The recipes also include nutrition information to help parents create well-rounded meals.

The app is available for $1.99 on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon for Kindle Fire, and Barnes & Noble for Nook, and $2.99 for Windows Phone.

Looking to make your Android phone perform faster? It may be time to rid it of cached files. These temporary web pages, images and documents can add up as you use your phone to browse the web. Clearing them all can help enhance the performance of your phone. The App Cache Cleaner app can help you do this by wiping all of the cached files from your phone.

Check it out: “One Tap to clean all cached files for getting more available space. This tool can free a lot of storage memory for your phone. Free phone internal memory, Get more internal ROM storage. It is an app which is crucial to anyone who has memory management issues. Stop low memory warnings.fix low memory. fix your buggy android phone.If you running out of application storage, you now can get more available storage space by clearing apps created cache/data files.”

For other tools to help you clean up your Android devices, check out our list of 5 Memory Cleaner Apps for Android. (Via CNET).

“The average American misses out on $600 per year in credit card rewards,” reads the Glyph website. Glyph promises to help make sure that users don’t miss out on these benefits.

Using the Glyph iOS app, you can track the benefits from all of your rewards credit card programs and keep track of points and miles without having to carry around membership cards.

The app will tell you which purchases to make with which credit cards in order to get the most points. You can also use the app to map your spending habits and identify the best cards for you based on your spending behaviors. You can apply for these credit cards directly from the app, so it’s a good app if you are looking for a new loyalty program and you’d like to make the decision based on your personal spending habits.