Back in the fall, Apple gave developers an ultimatum: sandbox your applications, or see yourself out of the Mac App Store and sell your apps elsewhere. Originally, devs had until March 1st to make the change, which limits the resources apps can acces…
Posts Tagged ‘apps’
Apple: developers now have until June 1 to sandbox apps for the Mac App Store
February 22nd, 2012
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‘Select’ PS Vita apps hit the US PlayStation Store: Netflix, LiveTweet and Flickr (Update: video hands-on)
February 22nd, 2012
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Did you just brave the lines of a midnight launch party and snag yourself a PS Vita in the US? Good news ye early adopters, Sony’s PlayStation.Blog.US has just announced that select free apps will be available as part of today’s PlayStation Store upda…
How to Get a Refund from the App Store
February 20th, 2012
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There are something like a bazillion apps in the App Store. Do you know what that means? A lot of craptacular apps that should never be put on your iPhone. But sometimes you download an app not…
This Fake Pokemon App That Doesn’t Even Work Is the Dumbest Thing to Ever Happen to the App Store
February 20th, 2012
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A fake, completely unofficial and totally illegal port of Pokemon popped up on the App Store the other day and has been blazing through the App Store, even reaching the height of #2 in Top Paid…
Georgia Tech researchers turn an iPhone into a Braille writer with BrailleTouch app
February 19th, 2012
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It wasn’t all that long ago that we saw a student turn a tablet into a Braille writer, and now some researchers from Georgia Tech have done the same thing for smaller touchscreens, too. The Yellow Jackets produced a prototype app, called BrailleTouch,…
GuitarJack Model 2 review
February 18th, 2012
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As recovering amateur musicians, some of us still fancy well-made mobile recording gear from time to time. The ability to simultaneously record guitar and vocals using an iPhone 4S is what made the GuitarJack Model 2, in particular, catch our eye. We…
Canoodle with an iPhone, Control Everything, Throttle Evil Nerds and More
February 18th, 2012
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Weekend’s here. That means debasement and irresponsibility and, best of all, losing stuff. I’m planning on losing my phone this weekend. Haven’t decided where just yet, but that’s the fun of it…
Canoodle with an iPhone, Control Everything, Throttle Evil Nerds and More
February 18th, 2012
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Weekend’s here. That means debasement and irresponsibility and, best of all, losing stuff. I’m planning on losing my phone this weekend. Haven’t decided where just yet, but that’s the fun of it…
Apple readies $10,000 prize for 25 billionth app milestone
February 17th, 2012
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It keeps growing. More downloads, more hard-to-comprehend milestones. This time, Apple’s gearing up to hit its 25 billionth app download and it’s got another $10,000 prize for the lucky soul that claims that very app. The App Store doubled its downlo…
New Swype beta fulfills the Ice Cream Sandwich promise
February 17th, 2012
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It may be here a bit later than the 140-character box promised, but this fresh beta version of your favorite third-party keyboard app brings along a treat you’d been begging for. Swype’s latest gift to the early-adopting crowd brings along some much …
Any iPhone App Can Steal Your Contacts Now—Against Steve Jobs’ Will
February 15th, 2012
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Someone found out that Path—and most probably other apps—was stealing your contacts’ information from your iPhone and iPad without telling you about it. This happened because of P…
Microsoft guide explains how to submit apps to the Windows Store (video)
February 14th, 2012
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Microsoft is serious about Windows 8, and if you’re serious about submitting Metro-style apps then there’s now a healthily long and detailed blog post (at the source link) explaining how. The post suggests that Redmond’s app police are looking at a ro…
zAPPed board games hands-on
February 12th, 2012
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Alright, zAPPed is no GameChanger but, where Hasbro’s line of iOS-integrated board games falls short in the pun department, it shines in cleverness. The Game of Life launched just a couple of days ago with a special edition designed to be used with an…
NERF Lazer Tag hands-on
February 12th, 2012
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We just came from Hasbro’s off-site Toy Fair show room and, needless to say, we made them take us straight to the NERF Lazer Tag installation. The guns are still clearly in the early prototype stages and hand made — with plenty of hot glue and header…
Foursquare adds NFC support for Android 4.0, wants to touch base
February 11th, 2012
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We knew the folk at Foursquare had been trying NFC out for a while, and Symbian’s had it since November, but now tap check-ins are available for Android 4.0. Okay, so that means it’s pretty much limited to Galaxy Nexus owners at the minute, but the ch…
Vonage Mobile app allows free calls and texts worldwide to fellow Android and iOS users
February 8th, 2012
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Looking to save some coin on those international calls to your mates in Brussels? Vonage has just rolled out new Android and iOS apps that do just that. The Vonage Mobile app offers free talk and text for corresponding with fellow app users worldwide…
Microsoft’s OneNote Mobile takes up roost in the Android Market
February 8th, 2012
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Hot on the heels of its OneNote app for the iPhone, Microsoft has gone ahead and given the Android Market a similar nod of acceptance with the release of OneNote Mobile. Like the iOS version, the app is free to try — which allows tire kickers to crea…
Chrome Beta for Android hands-on (video)
February 7th, 2012
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So, Google is finally making the move we’ve been expecting for some time now and bringing Chrome to Android. Now, you’ll need a device running Ice Cream Sandwich to get the new mobile browser up and running but, thankfully, we happened to have a Galax…
Inside Instagram: How Slowing Its Roll Put the Little Startup in the Fast Lane
February 7th, 2012
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The must-have app on the iPhone is not iMessage. It’s not iTunes or Safari or even Find My iPhone. It’s Instagram, the photo-sharing app that once described itself as “quirky.” Cultish would b…
Hasbro reinvents Lazer Tag for the smartphone generation, lets you live out your Doom-fueled fantasies
February 7th, 2012
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Xappr and appBlaster are fine weaponizers for your smartphone, provided you don’t care to share your violent tendencies with your friends. Thankfully, Hasbro is bridging the gap between new-school AR shooter and that teenage classic — laser tag. The …
