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IPHONE APPS

Apr 18, 2013

Yahoo Releases a Gorgeous Weather App for iPhone [Video]

Jason

As expected, Yahoo has released an all-new weather app for the iPhone. It's gorgeous. The key part of the app besides the weather of course, are photos from Flickr, which change based on

IPHONE APPS

Apr 18, 2013

Twitter releases #music app for iPhone [Updated]

Jason

There have been rumors that Twitter will launch a standalone music app for iOS. Those rumors were spot on as ABCNews reports that Twitter will be releasing the #Music app in the App Store later

APPLE TV

Apr 17, 2013

Rolomotion Converts Your Apple TV into a Wii-Like Gaming Console

Rounak Jain

Though Apple TV's sales have been picking up, Apple hasn't yet released an SDK for the platform to open it to third party developers. Instead, developers have been using the iOS SDK to

IPAD APPS

Apr 17, 2013

Time Warner Cable Brings Out-Of-Home Video On-Demand And Live TV Streaming to iPhone and iPad [Updated]

Jason

Time Warner Cable subscribers will finally be able to watch some video on demand and live TV channels on their iPhone and iPad while away from home. Subscribers will be able to stream content using

IPHONE APPS

Apr 16, 2013

Mailbox now Available to Everyone

Jason

Developers of Mailbox, the popular email management app for iPhone that was recently acquired by Dropbox have announced that they've removed the reservation system, which means you no longer need to wait in line

FACEBOOK

Apr 16, 2013

Facebook 6.0 Brings Chat Heads, Stickers To iPhone And iPad [Updated]

Jason

Do you want Facebook Home on your iPhone? Facebook will be releasing a new version of its iPhone and iPad app that will bring some of the iconic features such as Chat Heads to the

IOS APPS

Apr 14, 2013

Try Samsung Galaxy S4’s Smart Pause Feature Right on your iPhone

Rounak Jain

In its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, Samsung has added a bunch of eye-tracking features, one of which is "Smart Pause," a feature that Pauses a video when you look away from the

CYDIA

Apr 7, 2013

TouchPal Brings Free Swype-Like Keyboard To iPhone

Rounak Jain

Though Apple doesn’t let developers create alternatives to the stock keyboard on iOS, of late, we’ve seen developers working around this by creating standalone apps like Fleksy, just for a different keyboard. TouchPal

IOS APPS

Apr 3, 2013

Twitter 5.5 Brings Mobile App Deep-Linking, Support for New Types of Twitter Cards

Rounak Jain

Twitter today updated its iOS app to version 5.5, adding support for its newly announced card types, which let app developers deep-link their apps into tweets. These deep-links enable users to install

IOS APPS

Apr 3, 2013

SkyDrive 3.0 Finally Approved After Microsoft Complies With Apple’s In-App Subscription Policy

Rounak Jain

Back in December, Apple rejected Microsoft’s update to SkyDrive for iOS for letting users buy premium storage plans without going through Apple’s channels, and thus skirting Apple’s 30 percent cut. It looks

IOS APPS

Apr 3, 2013

Mosaic Lets you Use Multiple iPhones and iPads as One Big Screen

Rounak Jain

A new app by the name of Mosaic lets you connect multiple iOS devices together and turns then into one large display. This large display can then be used to view photos, videos and other

GOOGLE

Apr 2, 2013

Google Making it Very Hard to Find Direct Links to iOS apps in Search Results

Rounak Jain

Over the past few days, several people have noticed that direct links to iOS apps for relevant search queries aren’t surfacing in the first few results on Google’s search engine results page. While

IPAD APPS

Mar 27, 2013

Dark Sky Developers Launch Forecast.io, An Awesome Weather Web App

Rounak Jain

The developers of iOS weather app Dark Sky have launched a new web app called Forecast.io that not only presents detailed weather forecasts but also pushes the boundaries when it comes to what a

GMAIL

Mar 27, 2013

Gmail 2.1 Brings Swipe Gesture To Move Quickly Through Messages And More

Jason

If you use the native Gmail app instead of the Mail app for your Gmail or Google Apps account then download the new version that has just been released in the App Store. Here's

IOS APPS

Mar 27, 2013

Flipboard for iOS Updated to Version 2.0, Lets You Create Your Own Magazines

Rounak Jain

Popular social news reading app Flipboard got a major 2.0 update today bringing in a lot of new personalisation features, including the ability to create and share your own magazines, save or bookmark content

APP STORE

Mar 26, 2013

How To Disable In-App Purchases on iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch

Jason

After listening to the horror stories due to the in-app purchase feature, I thought it was high time I wrote a tutorial that shows parents how to disable the feature before giving a child

GOOGLE

Mar 25, 2013

Google Rolls Out Major Update for Google+ For iOS, Adds Snapseed’s Photo Editing Features

Jason

Google has just released a major update for its Google+ app for iPhone and iPad. Google has added some of Snapseed's functionality such as photo filters, basic image editing etc, a new profile design,

FACEBOOK

Mar 25, 2013

Facebook Enables VoIP Calling in Messenger App For UK, Australian Users

Jason

Pocket-lint reports that Facebook has quietly enabled the VoIP feature in the standalone Messenger app for iOS users in the UK earlier today. Facebook had launched the VoIP feature for U.S. and Canadian

APP STORE

Mar 22, 2013

Apple To Reject Apps That Don’t Support iPhone 5/Retina Display, Use UDIDs From May 1

Jason

Apple has just informed app developers that it won't be accepting iPhone apps that don't support iPhone 5's taller display and apps that don't support Retina display after May 1. It

APPLE NEWS

Mar 21, 2013

Eric Schmidt Says You’ll Have To Ask Apple About Google Now For iPhone

Jason

Last week a promotional video of Google Now leaked online, which sparked off speculations that Google's Siri competitor could be coming to the iPhone and iPad anytime soon. Google Now is expected to be

IOS APPS

Mar 20, 2013

Walmart Expands iPhone Self-Checkout System to Over 200 Stores

Rounak Jain

Following a successful trial run of its "Scan and Go" iPhone self checkout system in select stores, Walmart is expanding the program to over 200 retails stores, up from the current 70 outlets. The expansion

EMULATORS

Mar 19, 2013

App With Hidden Game Boy Advance Emulator Sneaks Into the App Store [Update: Removed]

Jason

If you want to play Game Boy Advance games on your iOS device without jailbreaking it, then act quickly. The developer has managed to sneak the Game Boy Advance emulator in the App Store by

FACEBOOK

Mar 18, 2013

Facebook 5.6 For iOS Brings Improvements to Group Messaging

Jason

Facebook has just rolled out a minor update for its iOS app. Facebook 5.6 brings improvements to group messaging and ability to change the cover photo. Here's what new in Facebook 5.6

IPHONE APPS

Mar 18, 2013

WhatsApp Switching to Subscription Model for New iOS Users Later This Year

Rounak Jain

Popular cross-platform messaging app WhatsApp will soon start charging new iOS users an annual subscription fee, similar to how it earns revenue on other platforms like Android. Presently, WhatsApp is a paid app on

DROPBOX

Mar 15, 2013

Dropbox Buys Popular Email Management App Mailbox

Jason

Mailbox, the popular email management app for iPhone has just been acquired by Dropbox. Mailbox allows you to manage your emails with an intuitive touch-friendly interface. Founders Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi announced the

4G IPHONE

Mar 14, 2013

China Mobile Makes $7 Billion Push Towards 4G LTE, Still no Progress in Talks with Apple

Rounak Jain

China Mobile — the world's largest wireless carrier — is making a big bet on 4G LTE, with a planned investment of nearly $7 billion to build infrastructure towards this goal. The 4G network would be

CHROME

Mar 13, 2013

Google Chrome App Updated To Fix Crashing Issue On Jailbroken iOS Devices

Jason

Last week, Google released an update for Chrome app (version: 25.0.1364.86) for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch that makes it easier to search and share content. Unfortunately, it didn't work on

IOS APPS

Mar 11, 2013

App Lets you Hide Stock iOS Apps and Disable iAds Without Jailbreaking [Update: Removed]

Rounak Jain

A new free app on the App Store, by the name of "HiddenApps," lets you hide stock iOS apps and disable iAds entirely without the need for a jailbreak. While we don't know how

APP STORE

Mar 9, 2013

Apple Finally Serving App Store Content Over HTTPS To Fix Vulnerabilities

Jason

Last July, Elie Bursztein, security researcher at Google had reported a number of vulnerabilities to Apple after he discovered that it was serving content on the App Store app over HTTP. Bursztein now reports that

IPAD APPS

Mar 8, 2013

Skype 4.6 For iPhone And iPad Brings New Calling Experience

Jason

Skype has released a major update for its app for the iPhone and iPad last night. It comes with some new features and improvements such as an all-new calling experience. Here's what's