Once seen as a ‘console killer,’ Apple’s App Store now overrun with gaming garbage
When critics and analysts discuss the death of console gaming, they often hold up the iPhone as the culprit. Mobile gaming is destined to replace …
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This is why Apple might never need to release a cheap iPhone
Analysts and pundits have claimed that Apple simply needs to release new low-priced iPhones to better compete for smartphone market share, but the company is still choosing …
Video: Meet the iPhone game that’s guaranteed to give you seizures
Have you ever dropped copious amounts of LSD and then gone on a roller coaster all while sitting on top of a paint shaker? If …
Customers may want iPhone, but end up buying Android instead
A new study reveals that Apple is still the most coveted brand in emerging markets, even though not all potential customers can afford its products …
This app will tell you when you’ll finally be able to fall asleep
A new application plans to help out with all those restless nights when falling asleep seems to be next to impossible, provided that your sleep …
Your next iPhone may provide assistance when you need it the most
A future iPhone feature may offer handset owners added security features for real life-threatening events including emergency situations and accidents, AppleInsider reports, as detailed in …
BGR for iPhone and iPad updated for iOS 7
We were one of the first big tech news brands with an iOS app, but we’ve been one of the last to update it with …
Whatever you do, don’t download this app
If there’s one app in Apple’s iOS App Store that might be called the worst, most evil, horrifyingly sinister app on the planet, it might …
Your iOS and Android games could soon run on Xbox Live
Game Center on iOS has always been a bit of a let down. As a bare bones social network to keep track of your friends …
History repeats: Samsung helps kill iPad’s tablet dominance
For a long time, the iPad ruled as the tablet market’s unquestioned champion as many Android-based tablets — anyone remember the Motorola Xoom? — failed …
Video: This credit card-sized battery can ‘hypercharge’ your smartphone
LinearFlux on Thursday launched its Indiegogo funding campaign for a very interesting external battery charger project for mobile devices – the LithiumCard, “the world’s only …
Video: A smarter keyboard is finally ready for the iPhone (updated)
After an Android keyboard app sort-of launched on iOS devices – SwiftKey’s keyboard tech is only available inside a special Note app – another Android …
You can ruin someone’s Valentine’s Day with just one iPhone app
T.S. Eliot once wrote that “April is the cruelest month” but one iOS app developer is trying its hardest to make sure that February is …
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, …
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 …
