All the stories tagged with apps
New York City receives a map app of its own
04/06/2012, Visiting New York City for the first time? If you are, New York City has recently partnered up with CityMaps to release an iOS map app that will help residents and tourists navigate the city with ease. Appropriately dubbed NYC [...]
Wikipedia’s mobile app drops Google Maps in favor of OpenStreetMaps
04/06/2012, If you are an iOS user and you’re looking to download or update the Wikipedia app for your device, you will be interested to learn that it looks like Wikipedia has decided to drop the use of Google Maps in [...]
Microsoft reassures developers of app compatibility with Windows Phone 8
04/06/2012, While it might have been a logical assumption that current Windows Phone apps will work with the upcoming Windows Phone 8 “Apollo” update, it would appear as though there are some developers and users who have some lingering doubts about [...]
Windows Phone Marketplace hits 80,000 apps
04/04/2012, As most of you guys are probably aware by now, there have been plenty of reviews for the Nokia Lumia 900 popping up all over the place. Well the good news is that if you like what you’ve seen and [...]
Instagram for Android hits 1 million downloads in one day
04/04/2012, It was only yesterday that Instagram for Android had been launched. We know that the app was highly-anticipated but just how highly-anticipated was it? Well if Instagram’s stats are to be believed, it has been reported that the photography app [...]
Autistic children get a voice thanks to iPad app developed by Purdue students
04/03/2012, Students at the Purdue University have developed an iPad app that aims to give autistic kids a voice. Dubbed SPEAKall!, the app basically allows for those with severe speech impediments to form sentences by dragging and dropping images or touching [...]
MultiTap brings T9 typing onto the iPhone
04/02/2012, Making the transition from feature phone to smartphone might prove to be a tricky affair for those who have been so used to typing on T9 keyboards. An app developer company by the name of Norway Distribution has decided to [...]
New iPad optimized Facebook app update on its way?
03/30/2012, So you’ve gotten yourself the new iPad, and one of the first few apps that you downloaded straight away was Facebook. Unfortunately while developers were busy trying to optimize their apps for the new iPad’s Retina display, it seems that [...]
Leaked screenshot suggests a Nokia TV app
03/30/2012, According to a screenshot leak, it looks like Nokia could be launching a new app for their Lumia devices called Nokia TV. According to the information surrounding the leak, the app is expected to debut in Finland and will allow [...]
Zite for Android launched
03/30/2012, When it comes to reading the news, iOS users have access to plenty of news curating apps, although some of the more popular ones include Flipboard and Zite. The good news for Android users is that it looks like Zite [...]
Hulu Plus launches on seven Android tablets
03/29/2012, Hulu Plus subscribers with Android tablets now have a reason to jump for joy – the premium online video streaming service is now available for certain Android tablets. In an official announcement today, Hulu mentioned that the Hulu Plus app [...]
Paper by FiftyThree app for iPad released
03/29/2012, Remember Microsoft’s Courier tablet that was killed off sometime last year? Well, some of the folks who were working on it decided to come up with an app that basically turns your iPad into a notebook. If you have a [...]
Google Maps 6.5 for Android released
03/28/2012, To celebrate its recent milestone of helping users navigate over 50 billion kilometers with turn-by-turn directions, Google has decided to upgrade its Maps app for Android devices with a fresh new look. Taking cues from the Android Ice Cream Sandwich [...]