According to a new report from CNET which cites sources “familiar with the ongoing negotiations,” Apple and Sony Music are working hard to finalize an agreement for Apple’s iRadio streaming service. Apparently, what’s giving Sony pause (pun intended) is the built-in song skip feature. Sony and Apple can’t seem to reach an agreement regarding how much…
1. iOS 7 concept iOS 7 is the thing I’m most looking forward to on Apple’s horizon – even more than the iPhone 5S. Having to wait until WWDC is tough, but looking at iOS 7 concepts is a great way to pass the time. This latest concept incorporates the “flat” design that Johny Ive is rumored to be embracing, but takes it one step further by offering the…
If you’ve been using the Bang With Friends app to tell your Facebook friends that you have a crush on them, you may want to find another way to hook up with them. As of today, “BWF Official” has been removed from the App Store by Apple. Colin Hodge, co-founder of Bang With Friends, recently stated that the app was removed by the Cupertino company for…
Recently, BlackBerry gave up the one thing that made its platform an enticing option: BBM. It finally announced that its popular messenger app would be making its way to Android and iOS. While it’s hard to see why it decided on this course of action at this time, it may still prove a popular app for socialites. But, if you were hoping to get some BBM…
CW Network is expanding its access for users that are not necessarily cable subscribers. CW currently has apps on Xbox and other mobile devices that allow users to stream full length episodes for free and without requriing a cable subscription. The only catch is the apps are ad-supported. The company has reached an agreement to bring its app to Apple…
As you will undoubtedly have heard and seen for yourself, Apple’s been running a 50 Billion App Countdown over the past couple of weeks. As with all major iTunes and App Store download milestones, there were prizes up for grabs for whoever downloaded that 50 billionth title. Today, Apple announced who it was and what he downloaded. The 50 billionth…
1. App Store hits 50 billion downloads Apple’s been counting down to the 50 billion download mark for a few weeks now, and it finally reached it. We don’t yet know who the lucky downloader is, but we probably will soon – he or she has won a $10,000 App Store gift card! Could you imagine winning 10 grand for downloading an app!? So awesome. 2. New Google…
According to Apple’s website, iOS customers have officially downloaded 5o billion applications! As of now, there’s no detail on what the 50 billionth app was or who downloaded it, but that person will receive a whopping $10,000 App Store gift card. Apple’s also giving each of the next 5o customers following the 5o billionth download a $500 App Store…
As you all know, Google is kicking off its annual I/O conference today, and has announced a whole host of exciting new products and services. However, few of them impact iOS users like ourselves. One which certainly does is the new cross-platform Hangouts service. Hnagouts will be launched as a native app for iOS, and will give Google+ users the…
Google has just announced a new game service that will be available to anyone regardless of platform. It will essentially allow games developers to start adding in real-time multiplayer, social features, achievements and leaderboards in to their games. Not only will it be available on Android, it’s going cross-platform, and will be available to iOS…
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