Many looking forward to a redesign of iOS have moved to jailbreaking to satisfy their desire for some redesigning. A new app, called Badger, has redesigned the way the operating system handles notification badges on app icons, and it is beautiful. The new tweak allows users to swipe on an icon, which will then bring up a box with unread…
Pinterest has been hard at work partnering with different companies to implement a set of new features that are sure to excite users of the social network. Last week we also saw a large Pinterest app update that finally brought push notifications among other features, but this one brings something very different: pricing, availability, ingredients and…
Tumblr has today confirmed that it will be joining Yahoo. As you well know, Yahoo has really being going places of late, purchasing startups and more well-established companies left and right. In 2013 alone it has purchased Snip.it, Alike, Jybe, Summly, Astrid, GoPollGo, MileWise and Loki Studios. Now, following rumors that began circulating last week,…
iOS game developer Gameloft has today made two of its big name titles, Gangster Rio and N.O.V.A. 3 free for a limited time on the App Store. The two titles normally retail at $4.99 and $6.99 respectively, so these are some pretty cool savings. In Gangster Rio: City of Saints, players take on 60 missions in 5 3D environments in a Grand Theft Auto-esque…
An update to the Pebble smartwatch has today enabled two-way communication between the device and smartphone apps. Following the massive success of the device on Kickstarter, Pebble is trying to encourage developers to create “watchapps”, which can both send and receive data from smartphone apps. Such a feature would greatly increase the capabilities…
eBay’s iPhone app has today received a UI overall, bringing a completely new look to the app. Version 3.0.0 brings a new interface, which is now much simpler to use, however there are some tweaks to the apps core features too. The app has an improved bidding feature to make bidding near the end of auctions more effective There are also larger photo…
Yesterday, Apple blazed through its 50 billion download mark on its iOS App Store, whilst Google announced 48 billion downloads on the same day. Benedict Evans has posted an interesting article examining Apple and Android’s app download figures in order to determine the average app download figure per iOS user, a figure that I don’t believe has really…
This week will culminate in a frightfully embarrassing aspect of European culture, the Eurovision song contest. Eurovision is infamous for bringing together all that is cheesy and awful about music, however, as a Brit, I may be slightly bitter over the fact that our own acts never seem to do very well. If you’re a fan of Eurovision, or you have designs…
A new version of the iOS DirecTV app brings users voice recognition. Version 2.5.0 of the streaming app allows users to control the app with their voice, searching for programs and films using a title, channel, keyword, actor, time frame and genre, in a similar format to Siri. The new TV mode allows users to display their search dialogues and…
Rovio has today released a teaser trailer for its brand new iOS title, published under its new talented developer initiative, Rovio Stars. Rovio Starts is designed to bring “the best new games from talented and innovative developers”, helping to boost the profile of 3rd party developers and their titles. Rovio’s first release under the new label will…
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