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Chinese website allows users to install pirated iOS apps without the need for jailbreaking
A Chinese website called 7659 is bypassing Apple’s App Store and allowing its users to install pirated apps for free, without the need for jailbreaking. How are they doing this? It’s actually kind of clever.
The website is using Apple’s bulk enterprise licensing to copy and distribute pirated paid apps [...]
Read More »Survey reveals users have a really low tolerance for apps, only 16% use a bad app more than once
Apps are ridiculously easy to download these days, all it takes are a couple of taps. They’re also extremely easy to get rid of. And according to data from a recent survey by Compuware, most users aren’t afraid to push that delete button when an app fails to impress.
The [...]
Read More »Mozilla will not develop Firefox for iOS because of Apple’s strict App Store restrictions
Firefox is on Windows. Firefox is on Android. Firefox is in Linux. Firefox is in Mac OS X. Firefox, however, has yet to be released on iOS (a function-limited non-browser Firefox app was available on iOS last year but was pulled later by Mozilla) and now never will be released [...]
Read More »Rovio makes original Angry Birds free for the first time on iOS
If you’ve never ever played Angry Birds, which might actually be pretty hard considering the fact it’s available on anything at this point, this might be your best chance. The original game is Apple’s App Store Free App of the Week!
Developer Rovio has also updated the game with 15 [...]
Read More »500px photo sharing app pulled from Apple App Store because of nude photos
Apple’s App Store review process has struck once again! The latest victim is 500px for iOS, a photo-sharing app not very different from the popular Instagram, which of course still remains on the store. The reason it got pulled? Because “it allowed users to search for nude photos in the [...]
Read More »Apple bans game about the Syrian conflict from the App Store
Apple sometimes gets a lot of flak for what they deem can and cannot be on their App Store. Sometimes it’s understandable and sometimes it’s just downright head-scratchingly baffling.The news of a game that deals with the current conflict in Syria getting banned might fall somewhere around the middle, I [...]
Read More »Should Apple be sued for anti-competitive behavior if Apple blocks Google Maps from Apple App Store? [Opinion]
After Apple dumped Google Maps from iOS 6 in favor of its homegrown and epically bad iOS Maps, Google started working on a standalone version of Google Maps for iOS. On Monday a rumor circled the blog-o-sphere that Google is working on a standalone Google Maps app for iOS that [...]
Read More »Apple lawsuit against Amazon for using “Appstore” hits a semi-brick wall
Last year Amazon revealed their Amazon Appstore for Android. Apple, who introduced the now-extremely-popular Apple App Store in 2008, didn’t (doesn’t) like Amazon using “Appstore” in the name of their… app store… so Apple did what it does second-best: sue.
Last year Apple brought two separate lawsuits against Amazon. The [...]
Read More »Does Google Play Store or Apple App Store have more apps? Both are tied at 700,000 (!)
Until now, Apple App Store has always had the lead on Android when it comes to apps (which include games and other apps). Sure some may question the quality of all those thousands of apps, but in pure numbers iOS has had the lead over Android. Due to Android’s explosive [...]
Read More »Want to get updates when a new app that fits your needs becomes available? Try AppAlerts [iPhone]
AppAlerts – Instant alerts for new app releases! sends you instant push notifications when a new app becomes available on the App Store that matches a keyword of your choice. When you enter the app, there are 3 tabs at the bottom, My Alerts, Popular Alerts, and Settings. Popular Alerts [...]
[iOS] Get 30 paid apps for free (August 29, 2012)! [Limited time offer]
There are many apps in the Apple App Store that drop their prices to free everyday. Finding only the best to download is the hard part. I searched through the many freebies and picked out the best apps for you to download. Hand picked and free for a limited time, [...]
Read More »[iOS] Get 45 paid apps for free (August 27, 2012)! [Limited time offer]
There are many apps in the Apple App Store that drop their prices to free everyday. Finding only the best to download is the hard part. I searched through the many freebies and picked out the best apps for you to download. Hand picked and free for a limited time, [...]
Read More »[iOS] Get over 30 paid apps for free (August 24, 2012)! [Limited time offer]
There are many apps in the Apple App Store that drop their prices to free everyday. Finding only the best to download is the hard part. I searched through the many freebies and picked out the best apps for you to download. Hand picked and free for a limited time, [...]
Read More »[iOS] Get over 25 paid apps for free (August 23, 2012)! [Limited time offer]
There are many apps in the Apple App Store that drop their prices to free everyday. Finding only the best to download is the hard part. I searched through the many freebies and picked out the best apps for you to download. Hand picked and free for a limited time, [...]
Read More »[iOS] Get over 15 paid apps for free (August 22, 2012)! [Limited time offer]
There are many apps in the Apple App Store that drop their prices to free everyday. Finding only the best to download is the hard part. I searched through the many freebies and picked out the best apps for you to download. Hand picked and free for a limited time, [...]
Read More »[iOS] Get over 15 paid apps for free (August 21, 2012)! [Limited time offer]
There are many apps in the Apple App Store that drop their prices to free everyday. Finding only the best to download is the hard part. I searched through the many freebies and picked out the best apps for you to download. Hand picked and free for a limited time, [...]
Read More »[iOS] Get over 20 paid apps for free (August 20, 2012)! [Limited time offer]
There are many apps in the Apple App Store that drop their prices to free everyday. Finding only the best to download is the hard part. I searched through the many freebies and picked out the best apps for you to download. Hand picked and free for a limited time, [...]
Read More »YouTube app is removed from iOS 6 by Apple
Google’s YouTube app has been a staple on the homescreens of iOS devices around the world. Not anymore. Continuing its anti-Google stride and following up on the removal of Google Maps from iOS 6, Apple has announced the YouTube app will no longer come preinstalled on devices running iOS 6; [...]
Russian hacks Apple, invents way to get paid iOS apps and content for free without jailbreak
Pirating apps on iOS is extremely easy if you jailbreak your device. Pirating apps on iOS is extremely difficult (near impossible) without jailbreak. Or is it? A Russian hacker has devised a way for users to attain premium iOS apps and content offered via Apple’s ‘in-app purchase’ without paying a [...]
Read More »Google announces Chrome and Google Drive for iPhone and iPad, available now
Today is the second day of Google I/O, the annual developer’s conference where Google announces new software and upgrades. Earlier this morning, Google announced that they would be releasing both Google Chrome and Google Drive for iOS later in the day. Let’s take a quick look at each of these [...]
Mozilla building ‘Junior’ browser for iOS
The past week has witnessed quite a number of revelations by some of the giants concerned with the computing world. With Apple revealing iOS 6, Microsoft revealing Surface Tablets, leakage of Xbox 720 and Kinect 2 details, and many more, Mozilla has just jumped into the fray with ‘Junior’, a [...]
Dropbox for iOS updated to 1.5, brings 3 GB additional free space and automatic uploads
The latest update to the Dropbox app for iOS (v1.5) brings some of the much awaited features to iOS users that Android users have already been enjoying with their Dropbox app. The application’s look and feel are also now similar to its Android version.
Automatic uploads is one of the [...]
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