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The first time I opened Summly, I thought Nick D’Aloisio, the developer, was trying to put Windows 8 on my iPhone. That aside, Summly is beautiful, and a great way to find and read news. Summly is a unique news app, instead of showing you full news articles Summly uses an algorithm to generate a...

The most successful thing Microsoft has done in a very long time revolves around their signature gaming console, and that experience is about to be extended to iOS devices by transforming your mobile phone or tablet into "a second screen that intelligently interacts with your Xbox 360 to elevate your entertainment experience." (more…)

EA has released some data on their hit game, The Simpsons: Tapped Out. The game was released in February of this year, pulled due to 'server issues' in March, then re-released in mid-August. It's a pretty awesome port of the hit TV show interpretation to iOS and I can see why it would be popular....

Rovio is set to release its much anticipated Angry Birds Star Wars game on November 8th and this morning has posted its official gameplay trailer to YouTube. Check it out below: The company has also released other teasers from before, such as ones including Star Wars characters such Luke & Leia, Hans Solo and Chewie,...

Facebook has release its 5.1 update to its iOS app to include an easier way to chat with friends and a better way to share multiple photos: What's New in Version 5.1Now it's easier to chat with your friends and share multiple photos.• Swipe left anywhere in the app to quickly see who's available and...

The fight for privacy and data protection is fierce in the mobile market, and unfortunately for Android the results aren't looking good. Being the most popular mobile OS on a global scale attracts malware, which, according to F-Secure's latest mobile threat report, has spiked during the third calendar quarter. (more…)

Back in January of last year Sony had their iPhone app rejected by Apple as the latter changed its policy regarding in-app purchases. Now it looks like Sony has released their standalone Reader app, which according to The Digital Reader was promised more than two years ago by the company. Here's the iTunes description: Never...

Instagram users on all platforms: we have great news for you! To make photo sharing easier, Instagram profiles are about to hit the Web! (more…)

We're slightly delayed on this, but Apple's app Pick of the Week (from last Thursday) is the game Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor. Here's the description to whet your appetite:  You are a spider. One afternoon, you discover an abandoned mansion. Where is the family who lived here? What happened, and why did they...

A new report by Guardian claims that Google employees that are working on the dedicated Google Maps app for iOS, are suspecting that Apple will not approve it in the App Store (via CNET). However, if Apple does reject the Google Maps app on grounds that it is by a competitor, approval of other maps apps currently...

Apple's Podcasts iOS app has been updated with a couple improvements and some bug fixes. The most notable one is the immediate prompt when opening the app to ask if you want to turn on Auto-Downloads for your existing podcast subscriptions, as seen below: Full change log below: What's New in Version 1.1.2Podcasts 1.1.2 includes...

It was about a year ago that we saw the last big update to Evernote for our iOS-based mobile devices, so it is very exciting that we can now expect big changes for the app along with the huge refresh for other platforms. (more…)