Apps

Adobe Photoshop Touch for iPad makes reappearance in App Store

Saturday night, Adobe launched its new Photoshop Touch for iPad app into the App Store in Australia , New Zealand and more, but quickly pulled the app shortly after. We assume someone pulled the trigger a little early.

Tonight, Photoshop Touch for iPad has made a reappearance in the App Store, priced at the same $9.99. As a refresher, Photoshop Touch looks like the perfect photo editor on the iPad...

Is Facebook reading your text messages? [update: no]

Adding to the recent privacy scare that has been taking place among iOS apps, London-based newspaper Sunday Times is reporting that popular social network Facebook has read users' text messages.

In the report, Sunday Times says that when Facebook was gearing up to launch their new Messenger app, they "admitted" to reading text messages. Facebook's Messenger app plays a similar role to texting, letting you quickly fire off messages to your Facebook friends. It's not known if the issue still continues, but is scary nonetheless...

Android apps found to be more expensive than iOS apps

For those of you who might be under the impression that apps available on the iTunes App Store are more expensive than Android apps, research firm Canalys is out with a new study that proves otherwise.

Canalys found that on average, Android apps cost 2.5 times more than iPhone apps...

OnLive Desktop brings Flash to your iPad

In January, OnLive introduced a new app called OnLive Desktop, which brings a full version of Windows 7 and Home Office to the iPad for free. OnLive Desktop beams the full version of Windows 7 to the iPad from their gigabit connected servers, and actually works quite well.

Tonight, the OnLive crew has announced a new premium version of the app, called OnLive Desktop Plus, that brings Adobe's Flash technology to the iPad...

Air Force cancels purchase of 2,861 iPads because of a communist app

A couple weeks ago, we reported that the US Air Force was looking into buying a substantial amount of iPads in order to get rid of all of the paper and charts in their cargo planes, replacing the pilot manuals with electronic versions of the documents.

The deal actually fell through, as NextGov reports the Air Force cancelled its request for bids for 2,861 iPads because of one single application developed in Russia...

Skype for iOS updated with new interface and bug fixes

Skype is one of the best tools to communicate with friends, family, and colleagues. It allows you to easily send messages and call people for free. Skype's iOS app also makes it even easier to communicate on the go.

Today, the Skype crew has released a welcomed update for their iOS app, that includes a new interface and a slew of bug fixes, in version 3.7:

Fake Pokemon Yellow launches in App Store, rises to top of the charts

It's a dream come true for any Nintendo fanatic: Pokemon landing on the iTunes App Store. Looking on the App Store's top-charts might make you believe the day has finally come, but hold tight before pressing that purchase button. It's a fake.

An app called Pokemon Yellow priced at $0.99 appeared on the App Store over the weekend, quickly rising to number three on the top-paid charts. However, buyers quickly realized that the app wouldn't even go past the title screen, or launch in some cases...

Stunt Car Racer, the iPhone-controlled car

Sure, the iPhone is great for work and all, but what we really love it for is to have fun. With the amount of games and accessories that are found for the iPhone, it's an easy thing to spend plenty of money on. We really love the ones that take it to the extreme.

From the maker of iHelicopter is a new iPhone controlled car called the Stunt Car Racer. It uses the iPhone's accelerometer to control the car.

Check it out in action:

Apple posts guide to help new developers start creating apps

For those who have never dove into building iOS apps, it can be quite a difficult experience when first starting out. Apple has strict rules about what apps can and can't do that can be easily broken. Luckily, Apple is pretty good about giving assistance to new developers.

To help new developers move onto the iOS platform, Apple has posted a stylish guide titled "Start Developing iOS Apps Today", introducing them to what it takes to build an iOS app...

March Madness launching on iOS March 7th for $3.99

Every college basketball fan's favorite time of the year is coming up, also known as March Madness. For those of you out of the loop, March Madness is the division I tournament for NCAA basketball, where college basketball's best teams duke it out to become the champion.

Like last year, there will be a March Madness app available to watch every game played. March Madness for iOS will be available March 7th, for only $3.99...

Apple pushing developers to finish apps in time for iPad 3 announcement?

Over the past two days, we have learned a great deal about the rumored iPad 3. We've learned the device is to sport a similar design to the iPad 2, while at the same time having a Retina display, larger battery, and possibility of a dual-core processor, rather than quad-core. We also learned today that the iPad 3 will most likely be announced the first week of March, and will ship shortly after.

The Next Web is out with a new report saying that Apple is pushing key developers to finishing apps. Apple is pushing these developers to finish, so they can show off their apps either at the iPad 3 announcement or in iPad 3 advertisements, says the report...

Shoot Videos and Take Photos at the Same Time with QuickPix

Have you ever shot a video on your iPhone then uploaded it to your computer just so you could grab a few screenshots from the video? Well, it's now safe to say there's an app for that, and it is called QuickPix.

QuickPix allows you to snap photos while capturing video. The photos are sent directly to your camera roll for easy access. But that's not all...