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Imagine fishing from your boat in the middle of a lake, then when you feel a tug on the line, you reel in your catch, and pull your fish into the air. However, instead of reaching for your net to catch the fish, you grab your shotgun or Uzi, and turn it into a rain...

Who still uses instant messaging? There are some all-in-one apps out there that support multiple services, but for those that only want to use Google Talk, SHAPE (the makers of IM+) has launched Chat for GTalk today, available for the iPhone and iPad. There's no sign up required to use this app--just use your Google...

Facebook has released an update to its iOS app to allow iPhone users to change their cover photos right from the app. Other updates include the addition of fewer taps to start a group message. You now just tap contact names to select them and once you start typing the group chat will be created....

CEO of popular cross-platform messaging app WhatsApp has said that the company is planning to introduce a yearly subscription service to its iOS app later this year, where new users would pay annually to keep using the app, TechCrunch is reporting. He added that a one-off download fee will be removed from the iOS version, bringing...

Loren Brichter, the creator of Tweetie and more recently Letterpress, has been profiled in the Wall Street Journal. Brichter is well-known for being an influential developer, as he has created features used widely in numerous apps, such as the popular "pull-to-refresh". The article emphasizes the appeal of Brichter is his willingness to help other developers...

Duke Nukem 2 fans, get ready for April. Interceptor Entertainment and 3D Realms has announced the epic side-scrolling action game will launch on iOS in April to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the game. The game will be $1.99 and support the iPhone and iPad, include 32 levels from the original game, but with upgraded artwork...

TheScore Mobile has been updated today to include complete coverage of the 2013 NCAA March Madness College Basketball tournament. The update includes a new March Madness bracket view for the tournament, which allows users to scroll and pinch and zoom for views. Also, push alerts are now available for "Final Scores" for the end of...

EA has announced some impressive stats for Real Racing 3, its latest racing game based on a controversial freemium business model (read our review here). In less than one week, the successor surpassed the combined downloads of Real Racing and Real Racing 2, and is currently the number one free app in 90 countries worldwide....

Here's some big news for Friday--Dropbox has announced it has acquired email startup Mailbox: Today we’re really excited to welcome the Mailbox team to Dropbox. Like many of you, when we discovered Mailbox we fell in love—it was simple, delightful, and beautifully engineered. Many have promised to help us with our overflowing inboxes, but the...

Tubetime is a new all-in-one TV guide and remote app for iOS users, launched earlier this week in Canada. Users have the option of purchasing a reasonably-priced $9.95 CDN dongle to turn your iPhone or iPad into a remote for your TV, PVR and other electronics. Features: • Easily search, browse and personalize your TV guide...

This week's free Starbucks App Pick of the Week is Wikiweb, known as a 'delightful' and beautifulWikipedia reader for the iPhone and iPad, regularly priced at $2.99. The app makes reading article from Wikipedia easier as it visualizes connections and also helps you discover new unexpected articles via the interface. Looks like a pretty neat...

Google Reader will die on July 1st, so the race is on to become the best replacement. Earlier we told you how Feedly and Flipboard can help you save and import your existing Reader feeds. It's clear people still love Google Reader dearly because Feedly has announced its iOS app is now the top free...