App Store

AllThingsD is attending Nokia's press event to announce their new cloud-based mapping service, "Here". Nokia confirmed it had acquired Earthmine, a California-based 3D mapping company, which will help them get more accurate maps. Nokia will be getting map data from a variety of sources and the Here service crowdsources data from users for real-time fixes. As...

A couple notable apps have been updated tonight to support the taller screen on the iPhone 5 alongside some performance updates.  eBay brings a new icon to reflect their new logo, bug fixes and better support for iOS 6: What's New in Version 2.6.3- iPhone 5 support (Tallboy)- Bug fixes and improved support for iOS...

Readdle has their app Printer Pro for iPhone as a free download today, as part of an App of the Day promotion. The app allows iOS users to print from your iPhone wireless to any Wi-Fi printer (or use the option to PDF print your files and images): Printer Pro is the application that lets...

Just last week a fake version of SBSettings, a popular jailbreak tweak, made its way into the App Store. Now, it appears another knock off version of a popular jailbreak tweak has snuck past Apple into the store again. This time it's a crafty fake of Intelliborn's IntelliScreenX, normally available for $9.99 via Cydia.  The...

For those looking for iTunes cards sales, look no further than your local 7-11. Their Facebook page reveals a current offer of $10 off $50 iTunes cards until November 15th, while quantities last.  By funding your iTunes account with these discounted cards, you ensure all your purchases get a nice 20% off. Let us know...

If you frequently travel into the United States (from Canada or Mexico), Best Time to Cross the Border may become the most valuable app on your iPhone. Using historical graphs (taking an average of the wait times for the past three months awhile analyzing historical trends) and real-time reporting (using iReport), this app can advise...

Another week and that means another free App of the Week pick from Apple. This time it's the action puzzle game ZOOKEEPER DX for the iPhone and iPad, regularly priced at $0.99. The game has over 10 million players worldwide and has reached the number one spot in Japan's App Store has gained further popularity...

Rovio launched Angry Birds Star Wars yesterday and already the game has become the top paid app in the U.S. and Canadian App Stores.  According to Rovio the new game broke previous records by hitting the top spot in the U.S. in only 2.5 hours, which is just insane: Angry Birds Star Wars made the...

If you're a fan of newsreader apps, this news will be sure to increase your pulse. The popular newsreader app Pulse has just released version 3.0 for both the Android and iOS platforms. With it comes a completely redesigned interface, and a slew of new features. Firstly, Pulse is now a "universal" app, meaning it...

Realmac Software formerly announced their iOS to do app, Clear, was set to hit the Mac App Store. That day has come and the Mac version of the app is now available at a 50% off launch day sale price of $6.99. The new version comes with iCloud support to keep your notes synced across...

This week's Starbucks App Pick of the Week is the holiday cookbook and party hosting guide Food52 (priced at $4.99 in the App Store). The app is a book made for the iPhone and iPad and includes over 127 recipes, 100 minutes of HD video tutorials, 800 photos of step by step slideshows, a massive...

(screenshot of last year's iTunes Connect email) Apple notified developers this morning of its iTunes Connect holiday period, set to take place December 21-28, as noted by MacStories: iTunes Connect will be temporarily shut down from Friday, December 21, 2012 to Friday, December 28, 2012, for the winter holidays. [...] Additionally, the following will be...