iPhone App Store

IOS APPS

Nov 23, 2012

Roundup Of iPhone, iPod touch and iPad App Thanksgiving-Black Friday Sales [Updated x3]

Rounak Jain

Lots of developers have put their iOS apps up on sale for the Thanksgiving and Black Friday weekend. We have some of the best deals we've found below. iPhone and iPod touch PDF Expert $

APP STORE

Nov 19, 2012

App Store Crosses Major Milestone—More Than One Million Apps Approved

Jason

Apple's App Store has crossed another major milestone today according to folks at App Store discovery company Appsfire. According to Appsfire, Apple has now approved more than 1 million apps in the App Store

ANGRY BIRDS

Nov 8, 2012

Angry Birds Star Wars For iPhone, iPad And Mac Now Available

Jason

Angry Birds Star Wars – latest installment of the Angry Birds - Rovio’s hugely popular game has just hit the iOS App Store and Mac App Store. Here’s a brief description of the game: A

IPAD APPS

Nov 7, 2012

Microsoft’s Xbox SmartGlass Comes To The iPhone, iPad

Jason

Microsoft has released a new version of the My Xbox Live app to add support for the impressive SmartGlass feature, which was showcased at E3 2012. Along with the new features, the app also gets

APP STORE

Nov 5, 2012

Apple’s Share of App Downloads Dips Below 30% for the First Time

Tris Hussey

There might be hundreds of thousands of apps in the App Store, but with all the Android devices out there, Apple's share of worldwide app downloads has dipped below 30% for the first time

APPLE NEWS

Nov 2, 2012

Apple Decides To Remove Emoji Apps From The App Store

Jason

Back in 2008, Apple added native support for Emoji icons in iPhone Firmware 2.2, which was available only to iPhone users on Japan’s SoftBank network. But that didn't stop hackers from figuring

APPLE NEWS

Nov 1, 2012

iTunes Store Now Accepting Donations to American Red Cross For Superstorm Sandy Relief

Jason

Apple has just launched a new webpage on iTunes, which makes it easy for users to donate money to the American Red Cross towards relief efforts in the wake of this week's devastating Superstorm

APPLE NEWS

Oct 26, 2012

Apple Increases App Store Prices In Europe

Jason

In case you haven't noticed yet, Apple has increased the App Store pricing tiers in a number of European countries. The prices of apps in the App Store have been increased by 10 cents,

APPLE NEWS

Sep 28, 2012

Apple Launches New Featured Category For Alternative Map Apps In App Store

Jason

In his open letter to customer published earlier today, Apple's CEO Tim Cook apologized for iOS 6 Maps app and also recommended customers to try alternative mapping apps available in the App Store or

APPLE NEWS

Aug 31, 2012

iOS 6’s App Store Gets Chomp-Inspired Search Results Layout And More

Jason

9to5Mac reports that Apple has rolled out some changes to iOS 6's App Store, including an all-new search results layout. 9to5Mac has noticed the following changes: The most visible change is in the

IPHONE APP STORE

Aug 19, 2012

Walmart Offering $100 iTunes Gift Card For $80 (Email Delivery)

Jason

Walmart is offering the $100 iTunes gift card for $80. iTunes gift card can be used to buy iOS apps, music, movies, iBooks and Mac apps from App Store, iTunes Store, App Store, iBookstore and

IOS 6, 6.0.1, 6.0.2

Jul 23, 2012

iOS 6 Won’t Prompt You To Re-enter Password to Download Free Apps

Rounak Jain

iOS 6 beta 3, seeded to developers last week, drops the requirement for re-entering your iTunes password when downloading a free app from the App Store. In earlier versions of the beta, Apple lifted

APPLE NEWS

Jul 16, 2012

Apple Takes Steps To Block In-App Purchase Hack

Rounak Jain

The last week saw Apple's in-app purchasing system being compromised by a Russian hacker named Alexey Borodin, who used a man in the middle attack to bypass Apple's servers and enable free

IOS APPS

Jul 13, 2012

Apple Adds ‘Food And Drink’ Category To App Store

Rounak Jain

Taking a cue from the huge number of food and drinks related apps available on the App Store, Apple has now added a dedicated 'Food & Drink' category to the store, aiding in easier discovery

IPAD APPS

Jul 12, 2012

Tiny Wings 2.0 For iPhone And iPad Hits The App Store

Jason

The highly anticipated sequel to Tiny Wings has just hit the App Store. Tiny Wings 2.0 for iPhone and Tiny Wings HD 2.0 for iPad comes with a number of new features such

APPLE NEWS

Jul 6, 2012

App Store Issue is Crashing Newly Installed And Updated Apps [Update: Issue Fixed]

Jason

If you've downloaded or updated an app from the App Store in the last 24 hours and it's crashing when you try to launch it, then you're not alone. According to Macro

APPLE NEWS

Jul 5, 2012

Apple Removes Malicious Spam App From The App Store

Jason

Few hours back, Russian security firm Kaspersky Lab reported that they've discovered a malware app called Find and Call in the Apple's App Store and Google Play, which uploads users' contacts to the

IOS APPS

Jul 2, 2012

Apps From The Forums: ComicBooth 3, Dish.fm, Snap Clap, Save The Farm, iMediaShare

Rounak Jain

We'll be regularly picking apps posted on our App Announcement forum board, and featuring it here. This week, we have a mix of photography apps, games, food apps and media streamers. So if you'

IOS APPS

Jul 1, 2012

Apple Tweaks App Store Search Algorithm Again

Rounak Jain

TechCrunch follows up its last week's report regarding App Store search with a new one, that suggests that Apple has changed the search algorithm again, this time with a larger emphasis on keywords and

IOS APPS

Jun 30, 2012

Get Color Splash Pro for Mac Free This Weekend!

Tris Hussey

You’re going to have to act fast to get this one. MacPhun (the folks behind Snapheal and FX Photo Studio Pro) have a special deal that kicks off today and ends Sunday. If you

GOOGLE

Jun 29, 2012

What’s Google’s Real Play?

Tris Hussey

It’s a big day for Google. We’ve got Chrome and Drive for iOS hitting the app store. Chrome is solid, works well, and I’ll probably use it a lot—well except for

IPHONE APP STORE

Jun 24, 2012

Apple Tweaking App Store Search Algorithm, Possibly Using Chomp’s Technology

Rounak Jain

TechCrunch's Anthony Ha reports on a change in Apple's App Store search algorithms that seems to have come into effect sometime this month. Apple, as you might remember, acquired app discovery startup Chomp

APPLE NEWS

Jun 22, 2012

Apple Rolls Out App Store in 32 New Countries

Jason

Apple's CEO Tim Cook had announced at WWDC 2012 that the App Store will be available in 32 more countries in June. As promised, Apple sent out an email to developers of iOS and

CYDIA

Jun 16, 2012

Bogus Cydia App Hits the App Store – Avoid It! [Updated]

Jason

If you come across a new app called Cydia in the App Store, please DON'T install it, as it doesn't allow you install jailbreak apps and tweaks on your iPhone, iPad or iPod

IOS 6, 6.0.1, 6.0.2

Jun 12, 2012

Apple Revamps iTunes And App Store Apps in iOS 6

Jason

Apple showcased 10 major iOS 6 features such as the new Maps app, Facebook Integration, Improvements to Siri etc. at the WWDC 2012 Keynote yesterday. But ever since Apple seeded the beta version of iOS

IOS APPS

Jun 8, 2012

Facebook Launches App Center; Makes it Easier to Discover Social Apps For iOS And Android

Rounak Jain

Facebook has announced the launch of App Center, an app recommendation portal that takes advantage of Facebook's social graph in delivering suggestions to users. The App Center features native iOS and Android apps, as

APPLE RUMORS

Jun 2, 2012

iOS 6 to Get Redesigned iTunes Store, App Store And iBookstore

Jason

As we get closer to the WWDC 2012 Keynote, where Apple is widely expected to give us a preview of iOS 6, more details about the upcoming major iOS software update seems to be leaking

IOS APPS

May 25, 2012

Apple Adds Free App Of The Week And Editors’ Choice Sections to App Store

Rounak Jain

Apple has introduced a few changes to the Mac and iOS App Stores. They've added two new sections titled "Free App of the Week" and "Editors' choice" to the App Store to help users

IOS APPS

May 25, 2012

Apple Removes Airfoil Speakers Touch From The App Store

Rounak Jain

Rogue Amoeba's Airfoil Speakers Touch, an audio receiver app for iOS devices, has been yanked from the App Store just a few weeks after its third version, with AirPlay receiving capabilities, was approved. The

GOOGLE

May 15, 2012

Will Google Release Chrome Browser For iPhone And iPad?

Rounak Jain

Back when Google finally released Chrome browser for Android, Sundar Pichai, Google's SVP of Chrome, didn't flat out deny the possibility of Chrome coming to iOS. Macquarie analyst Ben Schacte claims that Google'