Category: Software (Apple)
We all use apps on our phones, some more than others, some install huge games that take several GB of space, some install dozens of Social Network apps, some install bafflingly pointless apps like fart apps or soundboards. It really is a personal thing it’s your phone and …
Google Now. Love it or hate it, it’s a very clever do-hickey. Up until now it’s been firmly sat in the Android camp, but now it’s coming to iPhone too. Google Now, for those that aren’t aware, pops up some helpful cards that you’ll be needing throughout the …
I’m a big fan of Cut The Rope, and noticed yesterday that a new version is out, called ‘Time Travel’. This edition sees the awesome Om Nom travel though time (see what they did there?) meeting ancestors and gulping down yet more candy. Perhaops they’ll be a ‘Cut The …
Whilst browsing around eBay I found a number of listings for “spy software” designed to snoop on the phone use of friends, relatives, colleagues or people you don’t like very much. After becoming intrigued I stumbled across StealthGenie, which is charged in monthly installments. The spy software is …
Sorting your daily dose of news into small, bite-sized chunks can be a bit of a pain at times. You either download an app, go through the mobile version of the newspaper website or heck – you could even buy one of those “paper versions” 😉 The people …
Watch out, I’m gonna go for a slash. A forward slash that is, because this is Hang w/ – a new app which lets you stream live video and , get this, you get paid for your broadcast. Yeah, I know, mental. They’ve got a nice promotional video …
I’m trying to work out how many of you already know about this app. Whether you use it or not, it’s certainly proved popular. It’s four years since the app arrived and there’s now more than six million people using it. Grindr has grabbed 2.5 million extra users …
I love Google Currents I don’t know why but I prefer it to Flipboard, now Google Currents got itself an interesting update today with support for editions that contain audio. It looks like you’ll now be able to play audio from within the application itself, complete with a …
Mailbox, the iPhone app designed to ease the pain of trying to clear your inbox on a daily basis, has gained a lot of attention since its launch, helped no doubt by the waiting list system the team have used to manage the rollout, allowing the app to …
Trains. I love them. If you want to be nosey and have a look at what people are up to, they’re brilliant. Over the course of the last few weeks I’ve been on quite a few, including a few trips to London and my own local city – …
We live in a well connected world these days where you can instantly draw upon the the great search engine in sky for the answer to any question, watch videos of Shetland Ponies moonwalking and other such delights that the Internet can bring. Now while this is all …
Do you like photography? Do you like fiddling with every last setting and changing how your photos look? Can you not often get to a laptop or tablet? Are you looking for an app to do detailed editing on the move? If you answered yes to all of …
Infinity Blade, the multi award winning iOS action RPG, is Apple’s App of the Week this week. That means you can pick it up for the grand total of zero pence. The first iOS game to use the Unreal Engine 3, Infinity Blade was widely used in Apple’s …
Oh Apple.. Quality control seems to be slipping at the Californian giant these days. After Vodafone warning users not to update to iOS 6.1 , we now have a potential security issue in iOS 6.1.1 Below is the video demonstrating the glitch, in Spanish, but it’s fairly easy to …
Sure, I could’ve used some professional software to demo this but heck – where’s the fun in that eh? 🙂 Today I took a look at Mobile Device Manager, a free service which tracks, locates, secures and manages your mobile device or devices. I’ve spoken about it before, …
Today, a group of iOS hackers calling themselves the Evad3rs has released a usable jailbreak for the iPhone 5. It also works on any other iOS device capable of running iOS 6.0 or 6.1, with the exception of the Apple TV (3rd generation). This release has completely overloaded …
iOS 6.1 has today been made available as an OTA download and through iTunes. The update (some of which is not applicable to UK users) contains the following changes: LTE support for more carriers (complete list of supported carriers at www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/) Purchase Cinema tickets through Fandango with Siri …
LifeKraze have extended their application offering to Android today, along with a substantial update to their pre-existing iOS app. But, before we go any further – what is LifeKraze, you may ask? LifeKraze is a social network designed so that you can share your accomplishments (like going for …
Based on the answers of 3,400 developers across Europe, North America and Asia, the “Developer Economics” report offers some insights into what developers are after and what’s proving successful. Android and iOS are still the big hitters, with 72% of respondents developing for Android (up 4% from the …
Watching TV on the go has got a whole lot easier over the last few months. Many of you will have tried BBC iPlayer, ITV Player and Sky Go to name just a few. The latter though will be getting an extra boost thanks to a new service …
Say that something is “foobared” (or rather, “Fubared”) and, well, it’s broken. However, if you take the foobar definition then it’s more likely to be used as a variable in a script. Now, deep in there somewhere was a fantastic introduction to this story but, sadly, I’ve lost …
You want online storage, you normally head to Dropbox. However, if you’re looking for more storage, you might want to check bitcasa.com. They provide “infinite” storage, yes – you heard right. Currently there’s no limits so you’re free to download the app (currently Android only, but an iPhone …
Apple announced today that their App Store has seen over 40 billion apps downloaded, with almost half of those downloads coming in 2012. In the month of December, there were over two billion downloads, a record-breaking month for Apple. In a press release Eddy Cue, senior vice president …
Puzzle games are a well-established mainstay of iOS apps, especially those which are easy to pick up and play for a quick blast. Hundreds, the latest app from Semi Secret Software, has arrived and is looking to join the ranks of must-have puzzlers. The premise of Hundreds is …
Putting together an iOS wishlist isn’t actually too easy. Year after year, Apple has slowly been filling in the little gaps, to the point where iOS is now a fairly mature offering. That said, there are still a few things I’d love to see from Apple come WWDC’s …
Following the back-lash from users, photo-tweaking-and-sharing site Instagram has now returned to their original terms and conditions. A blog post has been added which states…. The concerns we heard about from you the most focused on advertising, and what our changes might mean for you and your photos. …
After the runaway success of Cut the Rope, Russian developers Zeptolab have today released their latest game, Pudding Monsters. The game follows Cut the Rope’s style of cute graphics allied with addictive gameplay, and the familiar ascending difficulty curve. The basic premise of Pudding Monsters is to take a number …
Yesterday I wrote a piece about how Instagram was planning to sell off your wonderful photos to advertisers, paying you nothing in compensation. You can read that by going here. I’d like to issue a bit of an apology and tell you what has really happened. I wrote …
The popular photo sharing app Instagram has updated it’s Terms of Use to include a few lines that are rubbing quite a lot of it’s users the wrong way. To help us deliver interesting paid or sponsored content or promotions, you agree that a business may pay us …
Grokr, lauded as a ‘Google Now for iOS’, has been launched in the U.S. App Store. Feedback from the trial has been widely positive, so we’re anxious to see how it performs in real world tests. Hopefully it’ll show up in the UK app store. We’ll update you …
Apple has brought back Gifting to iTunes. This feature was removed with the release of iOS 6 and now, in time for Christmas they have brought it back. You can now buy that special someone the app they have been waiting for. You can gift it to more …
Update your official Twitter app today and you’ll find a host of new filters to make your photographs look a little less rubbish. After updating, just create a new tweet and insert and image. You then get the chance to crop, fix or add a filter. There’s nine …
One of our eagle-eyed readers (thanks, Daniel!) has spotted a signup page for Google Wallet – on Google UK, no less. The signup page, located at www.google.co.uk/wallet/, promises that the next version of Google Wallet is “coming soon”, presumably with UK support. This signup page is nothing new – the …
Games publisher Rockstar games this morning made available Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. If you are in to the Grand Theft Auto titles you won’t be let down by this one, bringing one of the most popular to iOS is a good move you can even play it …
Hot on the heels of the Gmail app being updated for iOS this afternoon, Google has also finally seen fit to update the YouTube app for the iPhone 5. They have also added iPad support and Airplay streaming which were 2 major features missing from the version …
Let me be blunt. The old GMail on iOS was horrid. It was slow, it only supported one account at a time and it wasn’t very pretty. Well Google has fixed all of those issues and many more with the 2.0 update released today. It’s still a web …
It’s 20 whole years since the first text message was sent and, despite data-enabled phones and always-on email, we’re still sending a huge amount of texts. Tech start-up “inZair” has just launched an app called ZMS. It’s completely free and available for both Android and iOS. The texting …
Look around you. If you see precious antiques and have a swimming pool in your extension, then you can probably tune out now. The rest of us are after deals and bargains right now, and an app called Shopitize is here to give you deals on your shopping. …
Early on September 19th we tried the new Apple Maps and found it to be pretty lacking. Apple later apologised and are now said to be booting out the manager responsible for the mapping mess. Richard Williamson is to be sacked and a new leadership team is to …
If you’re a fan of Google Maps and use it for getting around, the great news is that Google have now turned on the new indoor mapping feature. There’s dozens of locations now indoor enabled here in the UK. The indoor mapping project is being updated all the …
