Apple sold over 5 million iPhone 5 units in the first three days of its release. While this is of course a great news for Apple, it is also turning out to be equally good for the app developers who are attributing the bump in their daily app downloads to the iPhone 5, Forbes is reporting. The...
Back in July, Sparrow team announced its acquisition by Google saying that they do not plan to release any future updates for the Sparrow iOS and Mac apps. Despite the early statement, the much-loved email client will soon be getting an iPhone 5 compatibility update, according to Sparrow founder Dom Leca (via TNW). Sparrow team tagged the iOS and Mac...
Apple has released iOS 6 to the general public today alongside a major OS X Mountain Lion update and now, the official Podcasts app for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad has also received an update to support the latest iOS release. The standalone Podcasts app was released in June this year and enables iOS users...
Google has today released the much awaited update to its Google Drive iOS app that now allows users to edit their documents on the go. Users can now create new documents, edit existing documents and format text in addition to creating new folders, move files into folders and upload photos & videos, all from within the Google Drive app....
Two popular social media apps for iOS have recently received minor updates in the iTunes App Store. One is Instagram and the other is the official Twitter client. No new features have been added to either of them, however some bug fixes and stability issues have been addressed. The Twitter iOS app gets an improved pull...
Budget Car Rental, one of the world's best-known car rental brands with more than 3,000 locations in 120 countries, has launched its official app in the iTunes App Store today that allows users to make, view, modify or cancel reservations for car rentals at Budget neighborhood and airport locations throughout the United States and Canada (via WSJ...
A few days back, we reported that iOS developers were informed by Apple about the App Store getting a new “Food & Drink” category and it seems that the change has now gone live in the iTunes App Store. Apps like A Taste of Montreal, Urbanspoon, Starbucks, Epicurious, Allrecipes.com etc. are all listed in this category. The...
Ever wish you owned an exotic supercar? Now you can with XLR8! Pronounced as "accelerate", XLR8 is a super cool iOS app from 2XL Games that makes your car sound like an exotic supercar as you drive (via FSM). The universal app for iPhone / iPod touch and iPad uses your device's GPS and accelerometer to track your...
Readability, the famous text reflow service, is once again looking to release a universal iOS app after having declared it will never develop for iOS when Apple pulled its app from the App Store. For those who've never heard of Readability before, the service allows reformatting of any webpage that you’re viewing into a pleasantly readable experience...
With the new Postmedia iOS apps, Canadians can now access local, national, international and entertainment news right from their iPads, iPhones and iPod touches. Postmedia Network, the parent company of Postmedia News, also announced the launch of a new Dose.ca app for the iPhone and iPod touch. These apps will bring users the latest in entertainment and...
We all use apps on our iDevices and on our Mac computers, but something that many of us may not know (I sure didn't!) was that these icons hold deep and dark secrets! It is without a doubt that Apple makes great products, which includes the icons for their various applications. This week, Electricpig has...
Every year at the World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) Apple announces winners for the Apple Design Awards (ADA) which this year is based solely on apps for the iPhone OS...err...I mean iOS. These awards recognize developers that come up with innovate and quality apps that can be used on any iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad....
