Popular Windows app emulator Wine coming to Android
Great news for anyone who wants to bring more PC capabilities to their Android smartphone or tablet: The Next Web reports that popular Windows app …
Apps & Software
iOS 6.1 jailbreak set for release today
iOS users hoping to get a brand new jailbreak on Super Bowl Sunday were disappointed, but only for a day. After teasing a possible Super …
Experimental Microsoft software tries to predict catastrophic events by analyzing news headlines
At first glance, it may sound like the plot of Person of Interest, the CBS show about a genius billionaire who develops a software program …
Leaked documents suggest Android ‘Key Lime Pie’ will launch this spring
It’s been a while since we’ve had a major Android update but it looks as though we may not have to wait too much longer. …
iOS 6.1 adoption hit 22% in just three days
If there’s one big thing that Android users envy about iOS users, it’s the speed at which Apple (AAPL) fans get their devices updated. Per …
BlackBerry says it’s ‘in talks’ with Instagram and Netflix to make BlackBerry 10 apps
Say this for BlackBerry — they seem to know they have an app problem and they’re working hard trying to fix it. A BlackBerry spokesperson …
Microsoft Office 2013 set for January 29th debut
Microsoft (MSFT) on Monday confirmed it will launch Office 2013 on January 29th in New York after the company teased the date on its Twitter …
iOS 6.1 jailbreak may come as soon as this Sunday
The Super Bowl is coming this Sunday and what better way to celebrate it than by jailbreaking your iPhone 5’s newly downloaded iOS 6.1 update? …
Apple releases iOS 6.1 to iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users
After months of beta releases, Apple (AAPL) has released the final version of iOS 6.1 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users. According to 9to5Mac, …
Google dominates the mobile app market, has 5 of the top 6 apps in the U.S.
Wondering why Apple (AAPL) is sinking so much effort into building its own Maps application? Because it doesn’t want Google (GOOG) to gobble up all …
RIM offers Android developers up to $2,000 to port apps to BlackBerry 10 this weekend
RIM (RIMM) really wants Android developers to bring their apps over to BlackBerry 10, and it’s got the cash to prove it. Via AndroidGuys, it …
Paid apps are history
This week marked an important moment in the evolution of the iOS app market. As Pages just slipped out of the iPad top 10 highest grossing …
Apple looking for developer to help make Siri more ‘engaging, funny’
Apple (AAPL) is apparently looking to give Siri a personality boost. 9to5Mac has found a new Apple job posting looking for “a uniquely creative individual …
Amazon aims to break Apple’s grip on iOS music downloads
Amazon (AMZN) is tired of seeing iPhone users go to the iTunes store to download their favorite songs and has decided to revamp its mobile …
iOS app downloads could exceed 100 million per day within four years
It can’t be said enough: people really do love mobile apps. And according to new analysis published by Asymco’s Horace Dediu, Apple (AAPL) fans may …
Apple’s App Store has delivered 40 billion downloads, including nearly 20 billion in 2012
Yes, people really do love mobile apps. Apple (AAPL) on Monday announced that its App Store has delivered a total of 40 billion iOS app …
Jelly Bean adoption rate hits double digits as Gingerbread finally falls below 50%
It’s taken a while, but it looks as though Android 2.3 Gingerbread’s days as the dominant version of Android are numbered. The latest numbers from …
Windows 8 has problems, but it doesn’t deserve the dreaded Vista comparison
OK, so we all know that Windows 8 is a flawed operating system. In particular, the OS has rather awkward and counterintuitive controls for switching …
Ancient apps crush newbies on iPhone – 8 out of top-10 franchises are more than a year old
Many people still think the iPhone app market is a chaotic melee where hits are created and then vanish in an unpredictable way. In some …
750,000 Android apps invade OS X thanks to BlueStacks App Player
Earlier this year, BlueStacks App Player made headlines by allowing Android apps run on Microsoft’s (MSFT) Windows 8 platform. The company announced on Thursday its App Player …
Multi-window update comes to AT&T Galaxy Note II starting today
AT&T (T) has announced that a software update will begin rolling out to its Galaxy Note II beginning December 27th. The arrival of the new …
iOS apps see Christmas sales spike shrink in 2012
Distimo just released its statistics on Christmas Day app downloads and revenue growth… and the download spike is far smaller than it was last year. …
New alleged details of Microsoft’s Windows 8 successor emerge
Microsoft (MSFT) is rumored to be switching to an annual release for its operating system starting with “Windows Blue” in mid-2013. According to a PCBeta forum user who …
RIM’s biggest problem: It’s still scrambling to catch yesterday’s hottest mobile app
The moment I first realized that RIM (RIMM) was truly in enormous trouble was back in 2010 when I heard then co-CEO Jim Balsillie downplay the …
Google Maps causes huge spike in iOS 6 adoption
IPhone users welcomed Google Maps with open arms when it was finally released by Google (GOOG) late last week. The app quickly vaulted to the …
Apple releases iOS 6.0.2 to fix reported Wi-Fi issues
Apple (AAPL) has just released iOS 6.0.2 to fix a number of bugs on the operating system including one bug that reportedly affected Wi-Fi performance …
Consumer Reports lists all the reasons to avoid Windows 8 for now
Like a lot of people right now, you might be thinking about buying a new PC for the New Year. But according to Consumer Reports, …
$35 Raspberry Pi computer gets its own app store
DIY developers adore the $35 Raspberry Pi and huge communities have enabled the Linux-powered computer to do cool things like emulate Super Nintendo games and run …
How to launch Google Maps navigation using Siri without jailbreaking
Millions of iPhone users rejoiced last week as the highly anticipated Google Maps app launched for iOS and put an end to users’ reliance on Apple’s (AAPL) …
Apple releases iOS 6.1 beta 4 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
Good news, iOS developers — you have a shiny new beta to play with for iOS 6.1. 9to5Mac reports that Apple (AAPL) has released its …
