By Jacob Kleinman |
Skype’s video messaging service, which launched in beta form in February, is now live for Android, iOS and PCs. Oddly, Microsoft’s own Windows Phone operating system was left out of the fold, though we imagine that will launch in the near future. The latest addition to…
By Brandon Russell |
Waking up in the morning is arguably one of the top three more despised facts of life. Unless you’re incredibly disciplined, chances are—like me—you hit snooze once or twice (or more) before actually heaving yourself out of bed. Like, ugh, it’s time to wake up.…
By Adriana Lee |
Apple made some smooth moves at the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco yesterday, and it wasn’t just by unveiling more powerful MacBook Airs, slick next-gen Mac Pros, cool OS X “Mavericks” features, or a totally reimagined iOS. That’s the sex appeal, the shine on top that makes…
By Todd Haselton |
Tim Cook just announced that Apple has sold 600 million iOS devices to date. That includes the iPhone, iPod touch units and the various iPad models. Cook also reiterated that JD Power has awarded iOS the top spot in customer satisfaction nine consecutive times and…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple CEO Tim Cook took the stage during WWDC 2013 and said that users have downloaded more than 50 billion apps from the iTunes App store to date. The store turns 5 years old next week. Cook also noted that there are 900,000 iOS apps…
By Brandon Russell |
One of the lesser known camera apps available, VSCO Cam, received a rather hefty update on Thursday, adding a great deal of new preset filters and a completely revamped interface. Compared to the previous $0.99 version, the new VSCO introduces a deeper experience that really…
By Todd Haselton |
Well, looks like T-Mobile UK made a big error this morning when it announced that BBM was launching on iOS and Android on June 27. As it turns out that’s not the case, and this time the source it BlackBerry. “While there have been reports…
By Todd Haselton |
BlackBerry Messenger will land on iOS and Android devices starting on June 27, according to a recent Tweet from T-Mobile UK. BlackBerry originally confirmed the popular chat service would land on the competing platforms during BlackBerry Live in early May. Right now, however, we don’t…
By Ron Duwell |
Square Enix finally has details on Deus Ex: The Fall, the long rumored sequel to Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Well, the game does officially exist, but not in the same form most were hoping for. Rather than a full blown sequel, Eidos Montreal has confirmed…
By Brandon Russell |
Jon R. is back with an all new show where he rants and raves on various topics in and out of the tech world. On this week’s episode, Jon rants about free-to-play games. App stores have introduced us to so many great games and apps.…
By Todd Haselton |
During BlackBerry Live the company announced that it will deliver the BBM experience to Android and iOS. It said some functions will be available at the launch but that others, probably BBM Video or screen share, will come at a later date. It might even…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Apple’s mantle as top smartphone OEM in the U.S. continued for at least three more months according to a recent report from comScore. The company’s latest survey reveals that while both Apple and Samsung gained market share, the Cupertino-based company was able to increase its…
By Jacob Kleinman |
A day after bringing its Android Gmail update, Google is bringing some of the same new features to iOS, including categories and improved notifications. The new Gmail update lets you sort your messages into a handful of different categories (Primary, Social, Promotions, Updates). Primary (important) emails will show…
By Brandon Russell |
Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a proof-of-concept charger that’s capable of installing malware on iOS devices. The tweaked bit of hardware invisibly installs the tweaked software without any jailbreaking necessary. Simply plugging an iOS device into the hacked charger is enough—a…
By Todd Haselton |
Whenever there’s a major developer conference the host company typically releases an application that makes it easy to get around, find meetings and more. Apple on Monday released its iOS application for WWDC 2013, which kicks off with Tim Cook’s keynote on June 10. The…
By Brandon Russell |
One of the more overlooked editing apps for iOS, VSCO Cam, is teasing a big update to its UI and software processing, claiming users will be able to achieve “results previously unattainable on an iPhone.” Bold words—VSCO is so confident in its new product that…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple’s iOS currently powers about 50 percent of all tablets but Android is poised to take the lion’s stake of the tablet market soon, ABI Research said in a recent report. “It’s inevitable that Android tablets will overtake iOS-powered slates, though we see no single…
By Brandon Russell |
The iOS jailbreaking community is one of the most unique and innovative spaces out there, often creating experiences we wish Apple would introduce themselves. Frankly, Apple should make Cydia part of its App Store by default to give users a freer iOS experience, but that’s…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Google released a new update for Google+ on iOS today, and it mostly focuses on improving the app’s photo editing tools. One new feature, Auto Enhance, touches up photos automatically at the tap of a button. Another, Auto Highlight, will choose the best picture out of…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Twitter released new updates for its official Android and iOS apps today that offer a number of new features to improve the social network’s mobile experience. It should also help the social network catch up with some of the more attractive third party app offerings.…
By Jacob Kleinman |
According to new smartphone usage data published by Experian, iPhone owners spend a whopping 55 percent more time using their phones than their Android owning counterparts. On average, Apple fans spend an hour and 15 minutes per day on their phones, while Google devotees spend just 49…
By Brandon Russell |
Keeping in the spirit of yesterday’s UEFA Champions League final, I thought Adidas’ new miCoach Smart Ball, which is capable of syncing with an iOS device, was perfect for Buffalo Gear. While companies are making footballs lighter, Adidas is making them smarter. It looks like…
By Brandon Russell |
Google’s new All Access subscription service is pretty great, but it’s currently confined to either the Web or Android devices. Unfortunate, but rather than sit around and sulk about its absence on iOS, developer James Clancey decided to create an app, gMusic, to access Google’s…
By Brandon Russell |
Drops First Aid, an app that provides helpful information for potential life-threatening situations, is one of those apps that should come standard on every smartphone. Think about it: the more people that know how to perform CPR, and provide general first aid, the better. We…
