Tag: Apps
Facebook in talks with Apple over Facebook Home for iPhone
Facebook have revealed that they are in talks with Apple to see whether their recently launched Facebook Home software could ever makes its way on to iOS devices. Launching last week on a range of Android handsets, Facebook Home acts…
OFT investigating free-to-play apps that pressure children into premium purchases
Freemium and free-to-play mobile and web apps are to be investigated by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) over concerns that players are unwittingly running up substantial costs with them. Looking specifically at the marketing approach to children that these…
Google Play Store purge sees 60,000 spam apps removed
Google have removed 60,000 spam apps from the Google Play store over the course of February, the company's largest ever app cull. Whereas Apple's App Store has strict guidelines as to what is suitable for its software marketplace, and an…
BBC iPlayer *finally* coming to Windows Phone 8 and 7.5
The BBC iPlayer app will soon be available to Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 7.5 users. The app will act as shortcut application available through the Windows Phone Store, making iPlayer available as a Live Tile, wrapping both the…
23% of people wouldn't feel happy without apps, says new survey
Apps have permeated into so many different aspects of our lives that it's hard to remember a time without them. From checking maps on our phones to chatting with pals through IM clients, they now aid us through some of…
Amazon Cloud Player update brings improved iPad support
Amazon have updated the Amazon Cloud Player app, bringing new iPad and iPad Mini optimised features to the version for Apple tablets. Better accomodating the extra space afforded to Apple's tablet devices, the app allows users to access music stored…
Samsung Wallet app ready to take on Apple's Passbook
Samsung have announced the Samsung Wallet, a new app that looks set to rival Apple's Passbook when it comes to handling digital copies of tickets and coupons. Launching alongside an open API to the app, Wallet will allow users to…
Tamagotchi pets to return as iPhone and Android apps
Blimey, it's turning into THE week for digital pet revivals, isn't it? Not only did yesterday we bring you a hands-on with VTech's new KidiPet range, but now we also bring you news that the one-and-only original digipet range, the…
YouTube Capture for iPhone now supports 1080p uploads
See that hilarious video of your cat with its head stuck in a treat box that you posted online yesterday using the YouTube Capture iOS app? Remember how you could only push it to YouTube in lowly 720p resolution? If…
Twitter's Vine officially launches: 6-second video sharing for iPhone
Vine, the Twitter video sharing app for iPhone teased earlier today, is now available to download. Vine allows users to create six-second videos, either from a single clip or as a montage of short clips, which are then shared to…
