App Store

This week's free app pick of the week from Apple is Rovio's original hit that started it all, Angry Birds. iTunes in North America won't update until later this afternoon announcing it, but it has been confirmed by BlogdoiPhone, as the game is showing as the app pick in the Brazilian App Store. To coincide...

Chipotle has updated its mobile ordering app for iOS with iPhone 5 screen support and official iOS 6 support. The app also received a new design to make it easier to navigate. More importantly, the update brings mobile ordering to Canada, along with locations in the UK and Paris. What's New in Version 3.0 The...

Apple asked the US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers to dismiss the lawsuit filed by seven consumers accusing the company of having a monopoly over apps available for download on the iPhone, Bloomberg reports. (more…)

The latest game in the Real Racing franchise, Real Racing 3, is the first to use a freemium model, which is awesome. This is a high quality racing sim that you never have to spend money on. Real Racing 3 is beautiful. The tracks, but especially the cars look photorealistic. There are 46 cars from...

Earlier today Apple updated its iBooks app to officially launch the iBookstore in Japan. Now the company has officially announced the launch of the iBookstore via the following press release. Japanese customers can now access premier titles from publishers like Kodansha, KADOKAWA, Bungeishunju, Gakken and Gentosha. The iBookstore also features upcoming authors such as Shyotaro...

The latest Starbucks App Pick of the Week is Doodle Truck 2, which retails for $0.99: Everyone’s favorite trucking series rolls back into the App Store! Day or night, rain or shine, real truckers are always ready to truck, so pick up your load and deliver the goods! Just remember to buckle up, because it’s...

So you are a developer with a great idea, a laptop and some money, and you want to optimize your app to function well on the majority (let's say 80%) of the connected mobile devices currently in use. How many different models you need to support? 156, Flurry's recent study reveals. (more…)

The Starbucks Canada iPhone app was updated yesterday with an easier way see your available rewards, store directions via Apple Maps, improved brightness and some bug fixes. With its integration into Passbook last October, paying for coffee has never been easier with your iPhone. Currently there's a Starbucks promotion where you can get $5 free...

Fongo Inc. has today announced the launch of Discount Phone app for iOS and Android, in collaboration with Discount Car & Truck Rentals, the largest Canadian-owned car and truck rental company. The free mobile app is targeted at cutting costs for travellers by offering unlimited free mobile calling and texting to landline and mobile phones in Canada. Discount Phone makes...

Google Maps for iOS has received its first major update. The new features include the ability to search your Google contacts if you're signed in, plus there is now the ability to search for local places by tapping on tabs (restaurants, coffee, bars, attractions). You can also now choose between Kilometres or Miles for your...

With both Apple and Google offering more than 700,000 apps in their respective storefronts, the app market is booming. Customers are estimated to be spending, on average, roughly two hours a day in the company of mobile apps, which pushes up the global revenue of app stores by 62%, reaching the $25 billion mark, according...

Twitter has announced today TweetDeck for iPhone (and Android/AIR versions) will be discontinued in early May to concentrate development on modern, web-based versions of TweetDeck: To continue to offer a great product that addresses your unique needs, we’re going to focus our development efforts on our modern, web-based versions of TweetDeck. To that end, we...