It's a story that's been told before, but it seems that Android developers aren't getting much love, with a new report suggesting that they are making only a fraction of what their iOS competitors are raking in.
The reason that Android apps are less profitable than App Store apps? Oddly enough, piracy...
Accessories are one of the things that make the iPhone such a pleasure to use. Knowing millions upon millions of users have the exact same handset means accessory manufacturers are more than happy to come up with little toys and tools that work with the iPhone, something that isn't a trivial feat in the world of Android.
Jawbone is one accessory manufacturer that has taken the iPhone to heart, and their latest invention is a real doozy...
Google is ending Slide, the company behind the new social photography app called Photovine, according to reports.
The search giant intends to pull the rug from under all Slide applications, both Android and iOS, with Photovine being the most prominent on the App Store.
Google picked up Slide just over a year ago for $200 million, and its leader Max Levchin will leave the company as part of the move...
Does you iPhone currently hold some photos that you would rather others not be able to see? Perhaps you've been secretly taking photos of prototype Apple products and don't want new CEO Tim Cook to see them when you're showing off your holiday pics?
Safety Photo+ for the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch might be just what you're looking for, as it allows the password protection of all your photographs, right on your iDevice...
If you've been looking for a good panaroma app for your iDevice, you've probably seen 360 Panorama. There are a lot of panorama apps on the App Store (free and paid), but 360 Panorama is by far the best.
Today, we have some good news. The 360 Panorama app has gone free. Previously $0.99, the app going free makes the it now available to everyone.
You've likely already heard of Cablevision's Optimum app for the iPad. The software garnered a lot of attention when it first launched, allowing Cablevision customers to stream their entire channel lineups to their tablets.
A few days ago, the company released the popular cable-client for the iPhone and iPod touch, with the addition of a major feature. Not only can you watch live TV on your iDevice, you can now control the content on the big screen as well...
Mark Zuckerberg and company just released a standalone iOS app — the first since the original Facebook app — for Facebook's messaging service. For those wondering where this is coming from, the company acquired a messaging start-up firm earlier this year named Beluga.
It appears that Facebook is beginning to get serious about the messaging platform its CEO unveiled last Fall. Facebook Messenger will allow you to send and keep track of Facebook messages and group messages in real time...
Google's Chrome web-based app store received a new entry this week, and believe it or not, it does have a link to the world of iOS.
The newly released appMobi is a web app designed to help developers to code HTML 5 web apps, but it also packs a sucker punch that we didn't see coming. If after writing your HTML 5 app, you decide you'd like to submit it as a native iOS app to Apple's App Store, then appMobi will let you do that, too...
A lot of folks jailbreak their iDevices to add functionality to iOS. Maybe they do it to download SBSettings to access toggles quicker, or to install Xpander to save time typing. For the most part, though, people tend to jailbreak for productive reasons.
But Cydia also has a lot of non-productive apps. Not just games, but entertainment-type apps that are more likely to be used in a round of "look what my phone can do," rather than actually used. Now that I've preempted what category this one falls into, here's iWindows...
Apple's iPhone isn't just the most advanced smartphone on the market, it's also a crime fighting super machine, thanks to a new app and accessory.
MORIS, which stands for Mobile Offender Recognition and Information System, promises to combine state of the art iris recognition with good old fashioned facial recognition, with the aim of making the identification of individuals a quick and easy process...
Apple is taking fitness to a whole new level. The folks over at Patently Apple have come across a new patent Apple filed back in October of 2009.
The patent for a Fitness Center app that Apple seems to have been working on for a while now was published today by the U.S Patent & Trademark Office. The Fitness Center app includes various capabilities such as social networking features, giving users the ability to find a workout buddy. The app also seems to include Nike integration, illustrating a list with "The Nike Club Training Club Class."
Apple continues their "If You Don't Have an iPhone" marketing campaign with the latest ad focusing on Apple's iOS online multiplayer social gaming network, Game Center.
The 30 second commercial opens up by showcasing the huge library of games available in the App Store, such as Infinity Blade, and then shows the capabilities of Game Center, including friends requests, starting a multiplayer game through matchmaking, tracking achievements, and comparing high scores on a leader board.