Apps

Google Play Books gets copy-paste and Single Sign-On support

Christian Zibreg ∙ September 16, 2013

With less than 48 hours until iOS 7 is let out of the cage, Apple's iOS developers have been tremendously busy updating their iPhone and iPad apps with iOS 7 compatibility. Needles to say, we're expecting a brand new and flattened version of the company's own iBooks app and its other downloadable iPhone and iPad programs, such as the free iLife/iWork suite. But those who get their electronic books from Google, however, should download the newly updated Play Books app.

Not only does it include handy support for copy and paste, there's the tremendously useful unified account sign-in feature which lets you skip typing altogether and instead log in with your Google Account real fast...

Twitter’s third major redesign to follow shortly after Wednesday’s iOS 7 launch

Christian Zibreg ∙ September 16, 2013

A lot of iPhone and iPad apps have been updated - or are receiving iOS 7 bug fixes and related updates - ahead of the software's general availability this Wednesday.

And while the micro-blogging service Twitter recently started embedding tweets right into its #music app (along with the ability to reply and re-tweet them), its plans for an iOS 7-focused update have been some time in the making but kept secret, until today.

According to people in the know and some deeply entrenched sources, Twitter is waiting until some time after iOS 7 is out to show off its brand new design, the third major revamp in Twitter's seven-year history...

Rockstar releases Grand Theft Auto V companion app ‘iFruit’

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 13, 2018

It's been a long time since I've been as excited about a game release as I am about Grand Theft Auto V. Set to go on sale at midnight tonight, the fifth installment in the popular GTA series looks impressive from every angle.

Ahead of tomorrow's launch, Rockstar has released a companion app today for GTA V called 'iFruit.' Available on both the iPad and iPhone, the app offers several useful features like the ability to customize in-game vehicles...

Good deal: 50% off Fantastical and Chatology Mac bundle

Cody Lee ∙ September 16, 2013

We're pretty big fans of Fantastical here at iDB. Flexibits' powerful, well-designed calendar and todo app has won us over on both the Mac and iPhone. So when we came across this software sale, we just had to pass it on.

The deal site Stack Social is offering what it calls a 'Flexibits Mini Mac Bundle' right now, and the promotion includes both Fantastical for Mac and Chatology for Mac at a significant discount. More details after the fold...

Google buys mobile sharing app Bump

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

In the early days of the App Store, Bump was a popular way to exchange photos, links and other items between iPhone owners, augmented by the fact that iOS to date doesn't support standard Bluetooth file sharing.

Six years later, we have AirDrop as the preferred method of beaming documents, images and just about anything between nearby iOS 7 device.

Be that as it may, if an Android-toting friend asks you politely to wirelessly transfer a photo you took with your iPhone - or a contact card or perhaps a location - over to his device, the cross-platform Bump app is still the best solution.

To all the fans of the software out there: I hope you won't mind that Google has now snapped up Bump Technologies and its namesake app for an undisclosed sum - the search monster's first acquisition since it paid $1 billion for Waze back in June...

CanOpener review: fine-tune the audio output of your iPhone’s headphones

Lory Gil ∙ Updated November 19, 2018

I am a huge music fan. If it is possible to have such a thing as eating, sleeping, and breathing music, I do it. I am also fairly picky about what my music sounds like. Unless I’ve got my iPhone connected to an external speaker, I tend to avoid using it to listen to music.

CanOpener is a processor app that allows you to tweak, adjust, and fine-tune your iPhone to offer the best possible quality of audio output through just about any type of headphone on the market…

Apps of the week: CanOpener, Heroes of Loot, Vert, and more…

Lory Gil ∙ Updated November 19, 2018

The weekend is finally here. I’m heading out to the Tahoe Mountains again for a weekend of campfires, beers, and relaxation. I know I’ll be using my favorite stargazing apps to scan the night sky, but I’ll probably be sans-technology otherwise.

If you are not lucky enough to be experiencing nature this weekend, you’ll probably need some new apps to keep you busy. Whether you are trying to fine-tune your music, read your favorite blogs, or loot some dungeons, we have a list of apps and games that have made the grade this week…

‘Asphalt 8: Airborne’ free for the weekend

Cody Lee ∙ Updated December 4, 2013

Great news gamers! Gameloft has made its recently-released 'Asphalt 8: Airborne' game free for a limited time. The developer made the announcement yesterday via its Twitter account, saying that the title would be free through the weekend.

Asphalt 8, which as the name suggests is the eighth installment in the popular racing series, made its debut just a few weeks ago in late August. The game features over 40 licensed cars, an extensive Career mode, and an all-new physics engine...

Giant Boulder of Death review: this game will bowl you over

Lory Gil ∙ Updated December 4, 2013

Fans of Robot Unicorn Attack 2 and Monsters Ate my Condo will be happy to know that the games’ creators are back with a destructive new game that is as bizarre as their other titles.

Giant Boulder of Death is an endless runner, or endless roller, if you will, that lets you run down Mounties, crash into Yetis, and destroy idyllic mountain towns…

TimeHive – class timetable will make your schedule easy to follow

Lory Gil ∙ Updated October 12, 2018

September marks the start of a new school year for most of the U.S. Whether you are headed to your freshman year in high school, or in your final semester of college, you probably have a daily class schedule that you need to organize.

TimeHive – class timetable is a productivity app that makes your class schedule easy to follow. Plus, you can add all of your syllabus information and keep track of lecture notes in one convenient app…

Rage Warriors for iOS: kill or be killed!

Lory Gil ∙ Updated March 15, 2018

You know what game I miss? Street Fighter IV. Well, I don’t really miss it because I can play it any time I want to on my iPhone. What I mean is, I miss the feeling of it being new. It was such an awesome fighting game.

Rage Warriors takes a page or two from Street Fighter. However, it features a completely different set of rules, characters, and final moves. This is not your parent’s fighting game…

New Infinity Blade III video posts ahead of next week’s release

Cody Lee ∙ Updated December 4, 2013

Chair has today posted a new video teasing its upcoming Infinity Blade III title, the third installment in the developer's popular hack-and-slash series. The game first debuted during Apple's iPhone event on Tuesday, where it demonstrated the power of the A7.

Today's clip is entitled 'Infinity Blade: Origins,' and it does a great job of summing up events in the first two games and introducing the third. In typical Infinity Blade-fashion, both graphics and audio of the video are top-notch—so it's definitely worth watching...