How Apple could beat Windows 8 at its own game
Microsoft’s vision for the future of computing — having one platform across multiple different device types — has always been intriguing. Where it’s slipped up, …
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New iOS tweak completely wrecks Snapchat’s entire reason for existing
Why has Snapchat become so popular? That’s easy: Because it gives people a way to send messages that will be automatically destroyed soon after recipients …
This iOS app promises to keep the naked Valentine’s Day videos you send from being shared
As Snapchat has grown more and more popular, it has increasingly become a target for hackers and developers looking to help users save messages that …
What in God’s name have you done, Flappy Bird?
The Flappy Bird saga may be the stupidest phenomenon the world has seen since Linsanity but it’s definitely a phenomenon nonetheless. App Annie points out that …
The 11 most hilariously bad autocorrect fails of 2014 so far (NSFW)
Smartphone software is constantly improving across the board with each new generation, but there’s one thing that we have always been able to rely on …
SwiftKey finally comes to iPhone and iPad, hidden in a new Note app
SwiftKey on Thursday announced its first ever iOS application, SwiftKey Note, which is available to iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users as a free download …
Developers can now port their Chrome Apps to iOS and Android
A few months ago, Google introduced a new subset of apps on the Chrome Web Store that are able function on the desktop without an …
Investigation blows the lid off iOS, Android app development scams
A highly detailed investigation from Android Police reveals part of what must be the purgatory of the app development universe, where shady development companies lure in …
Video: Here’s an early look at Apple’s iOS in the Car system in action
Last week, developer Steven Troughton-Smith released several screenshots of Apple’s upcoming iOS navigation software, iOS in the Car. Using iOS Simulator, Troughton-Smith has since put …
Apple exec: Merging iOS and OS X would be a ‘waste of energy’
In an interview with Macworld, Apple’s Phil Schiller, Bud Tribble and Craig Federighi said that the company has no intention to merge iOS and OS …
SwiftKey keyboard reportedly coming to iOS disguised as a Notes app
The popular SwiftKey keyboard app that’s available on Android devices may soon be available to iOS device users as well as a SwiftKey Note app. …
Video: Motorola makes it easier than ever to dump your iPhone for a Moto X
If the only thing holding you back from switching to Android is the inconvenience of having to start over on a new phone, Motorola has …
New screenshots show what iOS may look like in your car
As we’ve mentioned before, the next big battle between Apple and Google seems to be over which company will get to use its software to …
Google is developing a remote desktop app for iOS and Android devices
It looks like Google is planning to invade the iOS App Store once again in the near future. A recent post in the Chromium open …
Watch out, Google, Apple and Microsoft: ‘China Operating System’ is coming for you
Unhappy with the dominance of foreign mobile and desktop operating systems in its country, the Chinese government it backing a China Operating System (COS) that …
Messaging apps lead the charge as total app usage grew 115% in 2013
Apple revealed last week that it had raked in over $10 billion from App Store sales in 2013, a clear indicator that the market for …
Confide app sends self-destructing messages that can’t be saved in a screenshot
A new iOS messaging application will do for text messaging what Snapchat does for pictures – make them available only temporarily to the receiver, who …
Smartphone-controlled Sphero 2B robot launches at CES
When it launches this fall, the Sphero 2B will be a $100 smartphone accessory/toy/robot that will let users wirelessly control the device from inside an …
This is the one reason Android users are actually jealous of iOS users
Android users are a proud group and are typically not fond of admitting that they’re envious of iPhone users. However, there’s one area where even …
Getting dangerously close to your data cap? This site tells you which apps to avoid
Data caps. The mere mention of the phrase is enough to send shivers up the spine of any smartphone user. While there is a glimmer …
iPhone, iPad crush Android in Christmas Day online shopping war
After winning the Black Friday shopping war against Android, iPhones and iPads scored a similar “win” when it came to Christmas Day online shopping in …
Lyve aims to effortlessly organize and protect life’s moments
Lyve is a new company on the scene, but it’s one industry watchers will have heard about under a different name. Black Pearl Systems, now …
Android fragmentation vs. iOS fragmentation
Fragmentation. Few words have such an immediate and severe impact on Android enthusiasts. Meanwhile, iOS fans are completely unfazed by the word. Fragmentation has been …
How IFTTT automated (and archived) my digital life
Right around this time three years ago, a five-letter service was born. Like most startups, it took some time to simmer… to cultivate enough respect …
Yet another huge market Apple’s iPhone is dominating
An email management company revealed that 3 out of every 4 mobile devices activated by the small and medium business it tracks were iPhones or …
Apple patent hints that a future iPhone might have a curved display
Based on all the speculation, the next set of iOS devices could come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, but the latest Apple …
Forbes: Microsoft will overtake Apple in 3 years
What goes up must come down and on Wall Street, billions are made and lost betting on which direction companies are headed. Apple is the …
iOS share falls in November as Android enjoys biggest gain of 2013
The launches of Apple’s new iPad Air and Retina iPad mini weren’t enough to stop Android from making huge gains in November as the platform’s …
iPad and iPhone win Black Friday online shopping war against Android
IBM and Adobe have independently revealed that iOS has won the battle with Android when it comes to Black Friday online shopping from mobile devices in …
Automatic Link review: An elegant, data-driven way to track your rides
OBD-II. At a glance, you’re probably assuming that this is a little-known member of the Wu-Tang Clan who somehow escaped the 36 Chambers. Close, but …
