Sony on Tuesday announced the arrival of a series of popular apps including Hulu Plus and Redbox Instant by Verizon to its handheld console PlayStation Vita. A post on the PlayStation Blog…
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Microsoft confirms Windows Phone 8.1 as the official name
Microsoft has confirmed Windows Phone 8.1 to be the official name of the next OS update, through the “Works with” or the compatibility section in the Windows Phone app store website. Earlier…
Google, Apple reject games with word ‘Flappy’
Apple and Google have started to reject submissions with the word ‘Flappy’ in the name on IP infringement grounds – a move to stop the flow of plethora of Flappy Bird clones…
Chromecast to get Rdio, Beats Music apps
Chromecast will soon get more apps including the likes of Rdio and Beats Music as both companies have announced through Twitter that they are currently developing their Chromecast-compatible apps that will stream…
Chromecast SDK no more a preview; available to all developers
The Google Chromecast Software Development Kit (SDK) is now available to all app developers enabling them to create their own applications for the streaming media stick. Cast SDK will allow developers to…
Intel has a PC app store dubbed AppUp, but its closing down!
Intel has decided to pull back its AppUp store owing to a shift in the market and consumer needs. The chip maker’s AppUp store for PC apps, which was unveiled in January…
Path launched for Windows Phone 8 in beta
Private social networking app Path has been launched in beta for Windows Phone 8. “Windows Phone 8 has been our most requested platform. We’re excited to welcome Windows Phone 8 users into…
Liposuction app pulled from Apple App Store, Google Play Store following Twitter campaign
An online Twitter campaign against a newly released plastic surgery app has led to the removal of the app from both Apple and Google Play stores. The free app, called “Plastic Surgery…
New facial recognition app NameTag raises privacy concerns
FacialNetwork.com has created a Google Glass app called NameTag capable of automatically scanning strangers using facial recognition technology and then matching them to publicly-available online profiles. The app that claims to connect…
Apple App Store revenue: $1 billion in December, $10 billion in 2013
Apple managed to clock in a whopping $10 billion in sales for App Store in 2013 with $1 billion in December alone, the company has announced. Apple revealed some of the biggest…
Nokia freezes Symbian and MeeGo app updates, new submissions
Nokia has officially suspended Symbian, MeeGo app updates and new submissions thereby shutting off the ability of developers to make changes to their existing apps or publish new ones on the Nokia…
Google to pull Bump and Flock file-sharing apps on January 31
Google has announced that it will pull Bump and Flock sharing apps on January 31 and both the apps will stop working starting that day. Google acquired Bump back in September and…
Microsoft updates One Note for Android, adds multi-window support
Microsoft has updated its One Note app for Android allowing users to ‘add anything from anywhere’. Microsoft has added new hooks into its One Note for Android app that allows it to…
Most downloaded apps of 2013
Candy Crush, Snapchat and Vine were among the most downloaded apps last year on both Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Though the apps were in familiar territories of social networking,…
Nokia points finger at iOS 7 as it removes Here Maps from App Store
Nokia has removed Here Maps from Apple App Store just over a year after its debut claiming that the new iOS 7 operating system harms user experience. Nokia hasn’t detailed how iOS…