Tag Archives: Apps

Google Play game services coming to iOS: Cross-platform cloud saving, real-time multiplayer and leaderboards

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…

BBC iPlayer app updated with better quality video on 3G/4G

BBC iPlayer is one of the most popular apps for TV catchup here in the UK, and the application has just received a welcome update. Version 2.0.5 now features high quality video playback over a cellular connection. The free app was updated just a short while ago. From the App Store: “What’s New in Version 2.0.5 The updates keep coming… -…

Hang w/: Real-time broadcasting from one phone to many [Review]

If you’re a fan of broadcasting tools like Google+ Hangouts and Ustream, you might want to give Hang w/ a try. Developed by MEDL Mobile, Hang w/ is a social networking app that lets you virtually “hang with” people using real-time video. Instead of recording a video and waiting for it to upload, this app sends real-time video from your mobile device to…

Job listings: new iWork for iOS and OS X coming soon

If Apple’s new job listings are to be believed, a new version of iWork is coming for iOS and OS X. Apple’s website currently has eight job listings related to a new version of iWork, and many deal with quality of the product, meaning that the Cupertino company could be close to testing an early version of iWork. According to one of the…

Facebook, 1Password receive major updates

Two incredibly popular iOS applications, Facebook and 1Password, both received pretty major updates today. 1Password, the popular password storage application, was updated to 4.2. Among the new features, 1Password now offers the ability to share items via Messages, search for passwords using a URL, and the usual amount of bug fixes. The app is available…

What’s the best email client for iPhone and iPad? Mailbox, Evomail, Mail Pilot, Incredimail and Triage compared

Since Apple started allowing third party clients for email management on the App Store we’ve seen a flood of arrivals. Early on Sparrow took the world by storm, but since then there’s been a few more notable clients which in some ways out perform everyone’s favorite client. And that’s forgetting Google and Yahoo! both released iOS apps for their email…