What You Need to Know About New iOS7 Features
iOS7 is Apple’s latest and greatest operating system for the iPhone and iPad. Debuted at WWDC 2013, the platform was the greatest leap in the software’s history since being released on the original iPhone back in 2007. The design of iOS7 bears little resemblance to past versions and has numerous new features specifically made […]
Could the Apple iPhone Dominate India?
Apple is aggressively positioning their top selling products into a market of 1.2 billion people. But will the kitchen sink strategy work in this burgeoning nation of over 1 billion people? The tech giant apparently has been offering the Indian public special payment plans and cashback incentives in their ruthless pursuit to boost iPhone sales […]
Apple Expected to Open iOS7 Functionality to Developers
Tim Cook revealed that Apple will likely be opening up much of the highly anticipated iOS7 software to 3rd party developers. The Apple CEO hinted during his interview at the All Things D conference that iPhone and iPad app developers can expect to gain deeper access to the core operating systems behind the mobile devices. […]
On-demand Ride-sharing Service Lyft Disrupting Taxi Industry
On-demand ride-sharing service Lyft is lifting off with a huge $60 million VC investment. Seeking to disrupt the traditional taxi cab industry, Lyft uses their mobile app to turn average commuters into a city-wide transport service. The investment comes after the company announced impressive growth figures with 30,000 rides given a week. According to TechCrunch, […]
Burstly Rolling Out Sweet New App Testing Tools
Burstly, the owner of the app testing platform “TestFlight” is rolling out a new suite of developer tools to the public. According to TechCrunch, the products TestFlight, FlightPath, and now SkyRocket represent a full cycle of support covering the entire development process, from beta testing straight through analytics for shipped software, and on to monetization […]
Department Of Defense Approves IOS6
A report earlier this month indicated that the U.S Department of Defense was preparing to approve Apple devices running IOS6 for us on military networks. It’s now been confirmed that the department has issued official authorization for IOS6 allowing Apple products to be used more freely on their networks. The reported stated that out of more than 600,000 mobile devices used by the Defense […]
Amazon Gives Away Millions In Coins To Lure Kindle Users
The celebrate the launch of its new coins Amazon is giving away “tens of millions of dollars” of the virtual currency. The hand out is going Kindle Fire users as part of its latest bid to lure IOS and Android users to the platform. The retail giant launched its new currency with the promotion that will see all Kindle Fire owners gifted […]
Home Monitoring And Control: Nest Acquires MyEnergy
The arena remote home monitoring and control is gaining momentum and that might well be accelerated by the acquistion of MyEnery by Nest. Originally called Earth, MyEnergy launched its online dashboard in 2009 as one of the first energy monitoring solutions. They provide users with information on how much electricity, water, and natural gas they use and how much they spend on these. “Giving our customers […]
More Apple Crack Downs On Discovery Apps
A few weeks ago we reported how discovery App AppGratis had its app removed from the Apple App store then its push messages stop to its 12 million users. This looks like it’s part of a much bigger crackdown confirmed by PocketGamer.biz after Apple began rejecting apps that feature tools for “filtering, bookmarking, searching, or sharing recommendations.” We’ve been contacted by one […]
“Path” Shows How to Piss Off Your App’s Users
Could you ever imagine having an app installed on your iPhone that follows your every move, gets jealous, and stalks you when you break up? Well then meet “Path”, perhaps the creepiest social networking app in the iTunes App Store. According to an investigative report issued by The Verge, “[Path] has been getting some heat […]