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Ding Free ATM Locator App Launched by Canadian Credit Unions
If your financial institution is a credit union member, the Credit Union Central of Canada has officially announced the release of their ding free ATM locator iPhone app. The app allows users to find any credit union member ATM nationwide to ensure surcharge-free transaction. Belonging to a national ATM network means you can bank ding...
Apple Clamps Down on App Screenshots to Prevent Spam in the App Store
A popular tactic used by scammers to thwart Apple's App Store approval process was to submit an app, get approval, then swap the screenshots with those from a similar app. The process would result in tricking people into downloading what they thought were legitimate apps, but actually just fake garbage apps. According to this afternoon's...
Angry Birds Space “Pig Dipper” Update Coming Soon [VIDEO]
Rovio has announced Angry Birds Space will soon receive a "Pig Dipper" update which will feature 30 new galactic-aquatic levels: Pig Dipper will also introduce never-before-seen power-ups (be sure to check out the Pig Puffer!) along with extra power-up specific leaderboards. Excited? Then yell "I GOT MA RUBBER DUCKY!!!!" repeatedly in the mirror while you...
ESPN SportsCenter Feed – Delivers You Sports News In Real-Time [Review]
If you like keeping up to date with the latest news in sports, you should check out the ESPN Sports Center Feed (SC Feed). SC Feed combines all news, scores, audio, and video from ESPN, and delivers them to you in real-time. From the navigation bar, you can select to view all articles, just the...
Apps Generate About a Third of All iTunes Revenue
After Apple announced that the App Store has reached another milestone -- 40 billion downloads -- and that over 2 billion unique downloads were recorded in December alone, Horace Dediu of Asymco took a closer look at the iTunes economy and what the App Store and iTunes as a whole means in term of costs...
Waze Announces Total Userbase Hit 34 Million in 2012
Waze announced last night (the post has since randomly been taken down) it had hit a total user base of 34 million people using their app in 2012. Along with their announcement, the company stressed again their goal was to save every Wazer 5 minutes per day in commute times. They estimate Waze will be...
Apple Rejects Syrian Civil War iOS Game
Despite being an innovative and interactive exploration of the ongoing civil war in Syria, Apple rejected the iOS game called Endgame: Syria, according to io9 (via The Verge). (more…)
eBay for iOS Updated with New Listing Flow, Faster Checkout
eBay for iOS has been updated to version 2.7.0 which brings a new listing flow for selling, a faster checkout along with search enhancements and bug fixes and other various improvements. The What's New in Version 2.7.0 • New listing flow makes it faster and easier to sell - Category, pricing and shipping guidance -...
CamAround 360: Spins Your iPhone 5 Around to Shoot Video, Has Filters, [FREE]
Back in the last week of December we told you about Cycloramic, the neat app that spins your iPhone 5 around (on a flat shiny surface) using the vibrator motor to film video. Today, a very, very similar app has debuted called CamAround 360. It performs the same functions but also has filters to jazz...
Netflix Signs Deal to Stream Warner Bros. TV Dramas in the U.S.
Netflix has announced today it has signed an exclusive deal to stream Warner Bros. TV dramas in the U.S. The deal will make Netflix the exclusive home of prior seasons of shows from the 2012-2013 season, and customers can expect to see the following shows: Revolution (NBC), The Following (Fox) Longmire (A&E) Political Animals (USA)...
App Store Hits 40 Billion App Downloads; 20 Billion in 2012 Alone
iOS users surely love apps, and the most recent Apple press release just illustrates the fact in raw numbers. According to the Cupertino company, its customers have downloaded more than 40 billion apps, with half of them last year alone. (more…)
Apple’s 12 Days of Christmas Day 12: Gameloft’s Shark Dash
Apple's 12 Days of Christmas has reached its last and final day. Today's freebie is Gameloft's Shark Dash, a physics puzzle game with a fun theme. The game comes with 96 levels and four different environments, where you lead Sharkee through the bathtub world against evil ducks that have kidnapped his girlfriend. Reviews in iTunes...