Don’t believe that there are no free iPhone games. The iPhone has a large number of fun and exclusive games avaialble for free. On top of all the free apps, Apple is launching a new free app promotion to deliver a free iPhone app or free iPad app every week. Developers also offer limited time [...]
In a blog post to developers, Google announced that the Android platform now supports in-app subscription, which will allow developers to more easily monetize additional content and services to users. This would allow developers to continue to build and expand existing apps and automatically charge users for new features. Google says that developers can set [...]
If George Carlin wants to keep pace with Apple, he needs to update his list of Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television to include jailbreak. In addition to voiding the warranty of anyone who performs an iPhone 4S jailbreak, the company considers Jailbreak a dirty word in iTunes. A search for Jailbreak in the [...]
It looks like Sprint’s and Google’s partnership–which so far has graced areas such as Google Voice and Google Wallet–is about to expand carrier billing. Previously, Now Network subscribers were able to only charge the purchases of apps to their Sprint phone bills, but an expanded agreement between Sprint and Google will now allow consumers to [...]
Apple pulled one of the most useful utilities for the iPhone from the App Store. The Bluetooth OnOff app makes it easy to turn Bluetooth on and off without having to dig around your iPhone’s settings. I love being able to tap one icon on my home screen to turn on my Bluetooth so I [...]
Windows Phone owners had an unexpected surprise this weekend as Microsoft-owned VoIP service Skype released its app to users. The app, which was previously in beta, could now be downloaded officially from Windows Phone Marketplace on Windows Phone handsets, such as the Nokia Lumia 900 and the HTC Titan II. Some new features on the [...]
With over a quarter billion iTunes accounts, many of those with credit card information associated with Apple IDs, Apple is taking even more precautionary measures to increase security. Now, when a users opens iTunes from their computers or logs into iTunes or the App Store on their iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad device, they are [...]
With news of another non-Google experience device coming later in the year to leverage Google’s own Android source code but use a different store and ecosystem, will developers continue developing for Google’s own Android platform in the future. We had reported earlier that Skyhook CEO Ted Morgan claims that a phone from a major tech [...]
Overnight, many owners of Samsung phones noticed that there was a new app pushed and delivered to their devices without requiring any action from them. The app in question is a Russian email application called МТС Мобильная Почта (MTS Mobile Mail). Curiously, though other developers have taken a look at the MTS Mobile Mail app and [...]
Children’s books hold a special place in many kids’ and parents’ hearts, but even the best of them can grate on your nerves after reading them hundreds of times. Many classic picture books, such as Goodnight Moon, are available in narrated video format, but playing videos for kids at bedtime isn’t always the best choice. [...]
Sky Gamblers: Air Supremacy, the flight-sim game that Namco showed off at the new iPad event is now available in the App Store. While Namco showed it working on the new iPad, it will work on any iOS device that supports iOS 5. To get the most out of the game, Namco says you’ll need a [...]
The title sounds harsh, especially coming from a long time Windows Mobile MVP, but it’s true. Some people care, but it’s misguided. The Windows Mobile Marketplace was thrown together after seeing how well a consolidated marketplace like the iTunes App Store did. For years, Windows Mobile did fine without a consolidated market. There were some 3rd party [...]
Even if you don’t want the new iPad you should be thanking Apple for it if you have an iPhone or iPad WiFi + 3G. Because of the new iPad the limit Apple raised the 3G download limit by 30MB. Now iPhone and iPad users can download files up to 50MB over 3G. New iPad users [...]
Ahead of Apple’s scheduled media event today, the Cupertino, California iOS-maker has updated the way the App Store is displayed on the iPad tablets. The event is slated to bring new hardware refreshes for both the iPad tablet as well as Apple’s set-top box in the form of Apple TV. On the App Store on [...]
There are now several ways to get the Google Play Store download–to replace the Android Market icon on your Android smartphone, tablet, or phablet–ahead of the update that is slowly being pushed out by Google. We’re hearing that Google is rolling out the update to its Nexus series devices first–including the latest Galaxy Nexus–and then [...]
Google has increased the size of apps in Android Market from a paltry 50 MB to a huge 4 GB. The move arrives days ahead of Apple’s iPad 3 or iPad HD announcement, which is speculated to arrive with an improved processor supporting better graphics for better gaming performance. In the past, games or apps [...]
This weekend the App Store finally hit 25 billion downloads, which Apple proudly announced on their front page. To celebrate the milestone the company promised to give a $10,000 iTunes gift card to the person who actually made the 25 billionth purchase. Today they released the details. Chinese Apple user Chunli Fu, of Qingdao, China [...]
This weekend the App Store finally hit 25 billion downloads, which Apple proudly announced on their front page. To celebrate the milestone the company promised to give a $10,000 iTunes gift card to the person who actually made the 25 billionth purchase. Today they released the details. Chinese Apple user Chunli Fu, of Qingdao, China [...]
Apple is closing in on 25 billion downloaded apps with a total of more than 500,000 apps in the App Store, but there are still some problems in the iOS App Store. The biggest problem? Discovery. However, it seems Apple will be attempting to fix that problem with its acquisition of Chomp. Chomp is a [...]
Apple’s App Store is close to another milestone and the company has unfurled a new counter to mark the occasion. If you head over to Apple’s website, you’ll be greeted with a counter that is counting down to the 25 billion apps downloaded mark. Yes, 25 billion. Right now, the counter sits at a little [...]
Apple has changed the way we buy apps on our smartphones with the app store, a centralized location of apps that are easily searchable. Last year, Apple brought the app store experience to the Mac with the launch of the Mac App Store. This brings the number of app stores owned by Apple to two, which is [...]
Have you ever wondered how some of the Apps in the Top Free iPhone Apps made it there? I know I’ve certainly wondered who was downloading all these oddball apps, at least to the point that they have ended up in the top 25 Top Free iPhone Apps list. Some of these apps deserve a spot [...]
While Google and Apple have opted out of the industry-standard ESRB rating systems for game titles on the respective Android Market and App Store applications storefronts, Microsoft had opted in and now we’re beginning to see ESRB ratings being displayed alongside some game titles in Windows Phone Marketplace. So far, Angry Birds and MathZia Free bear [...]
Last week I helped a non-tech savvy friend of mine get started with his 1st Apple product. He got an iPad for Christmas and couldn’t get it activated. He had a multitude of problems where iTunes wasn’t seeing the iPad when he connected it. We got his iPad activated and updated to the most current [...]
In a period of less than a month, Microsoft is growing its Windows Phone Marketplace app store for its mobile phone platform by 20 percent. Adding 10,000 apps in the period, Windows Phone Marketplace now boasts 60,000 apps, up from the 50,000 apps announced just prior to the end of 2011. The company says that [...]
After having released an iPad streaming app in March, Time Warner Cable is now allowing its subscribers and iPhone users to stream to their iOS smartphone and iPod Touch PMP. There are still a few restrictions for streaming, however, as you still must be on your home WiFi network–no 3G streaming is allowed yet–and the [...]
If you’re like me you’d really rather not brave the last-minute shoppers this weekend as the Christmas buying frenzy reaches a peak. I love this time of year, but I hate what it does to people as they push through crowds on their way to get last-minute gifts for their family, and friends. That’s why [...]
A recent update to the iOS operating system on December 16th has rendered iPhones and iPod Touch devices running on iOS 3.1.3 or older unable to directly download and update apps on their devices. Users of these iOS devices on older software can update and download new apps from iTunes on their computers and then [...]
Developers hoping to either submit new iOS apps or revised versions of currently available apps on Apple’s iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad platform are rushing their efforts for the review process before Apple shuts down for 8 days for the holidays. Developers hoping to submit an iOS hit that’s the hopeful equivalent to the next [...]
In Microsoft’s latest publicity campaign for Windows Phone, the software giant is offering a free smartphone to Android owners who have been affected by malware on Google’s platform. The latest promotion follows recent reports that Google recently removed 22 titles from Android Market that contained malicious code. In a twitter post, Microsoft asks Android users [...]
In a press release today, Apple announced that its iOS App Store has gone over the 500,000 app mark, a figure that Google’s Android Market hit back in October of this year. It also announced that its dedicated Mac App Store has seen over 100 million downloads since launch. Apple confirmed that the Mac App [...]
Like Rovio with its Angry Birds franchise, Fruit Ninja is expanding its collection with a Puss in Boots partnership. The new Fruit Ninja: Puss in Boots will be coming to Amazon Appstore for Android, a third-party Android app store, on Monday and Amazon will be running the title as part of its daily free app [...]
Announced in New York City six weeks ago, Amazon’s debut Google Android tablet is the company’s first foray into the tablet market, and the Internet giant made a splash with an innovative UI, attractive price that undercuts competitors, and a breadth of content thanks to a diverse ecosystem that takes aim squarely at Apple’s iPad. [...]
Google is now starting to push out a new version of Android Market, the company’s own app store for Android handsets, that brings with it a number of enhancements that should be welcomed by many users. The new version of Android Market takes it to version nmber 3.3.11 and adds settings for automatically updating all [...]
College students (and curious minds) who own an iPad are in lucky today as Encyclopaedia Britannica has announced that it has released the iPad version of its popular Encyclopaedia Britannica application onto Apple’s iOS App Store. For those that don’t like spending money on software, there is a free version of the application which will [...]
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Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE Review: A Worthy Successor to the Original (Video)
When Sprint had debuted the original WiMax-capable HTC EVO 4G nearly two years ago, it was an instant hit on the Now network. Not only was the HTC EVO 4G the first 4G smartphone in the world taking advantage of Sprint’s then speedy WiMax network, but it brought some new features and pizzazz to the [...]
Last year Toshiba waded into the Android tablet market with the Thrive, a 10.1-inch slate that served as the company’s response to what they deemed missing in the then current crop. Thus, it had several full-size ports, a rugged-ish exterior, and a thick chassis to accommodate both. Though a decent tablet, the Thrive didn’t generate [...]
Samsung Shows That It Is a Software Company
As exciting as it has been to talk, postulate, and speculate about the Galaxy S III’s hardware and specs before the third-generation Galaxy flagship smartphone was announced on May 3rd in London, once the device was announced one thing became apparent: Samsung is now a software company. That doesn’t mean that Samsung is shying away [...]
Autumn Dynasty Review: A Great RTS for the iPad
With its large touchscreen, the iPad seems like the perfect platform for Real Time Strategy games, and Autumn Dynasty proves it, mostly. Autumn Dynasty is an RTS iPad game with art that looks like tradition Chinese painting. The story involves quelling a rebellion while solving a mystery of shady noblemen. The story though, just serves [...]
Griffin GuitarConnect Pro Review: Record Your Jams with Ease
The Griffin GuitarConnect Pro interfaces with your Guitar and your iPad or iPhone so you can record your music easily using apps like Apple’s GarageBand. My son Daniel, who’s learning to play guitar, helped me test it out and he loved it. When he gets as good as Jimi Hendrix, I’m sure he’ll steal my [...]
Google Search App iPhone and iPad Update Looks Beautiful (Video)
Google just delivered a beautiful update to the company’s Google Search app for the iPhone and iPad The Google Search app for iPhone and iPad replaced Safari as my browser of choice, earning a spot in the iPhone and iPad dock. It’s faster and offers a beautiful new full screen image search which looks awesome on the [...]
