Not sure if an app is appropriate for your kid to use? Now you'll know for certain because Apple has added age ratings to descriptions to the App Store. Read More >>
Featured comment by Rieger.Dan:
"In Brazil the app store doesn't have any games, because there's a law here where you MUST have age ratings. And since rating all apps was kind of impo..." More »
Searching for flights can be frustrating. You go back over and over, tweaking your dates and destinations, trying to find the best fare. But a new voice-controlled app could help. Read More >>
There are a couple of new features in today's update for the Gmail iOS app. First off, you can now swipe right or left between messages. And second, when you select a message, it goes into edit mode, from which you can tap to file an email into a different folder. Not a huge update, but it adds a couple of useful organisational tools. [App Store via Google] Read More >>
Featured comment by coastwalker:
"Snobbery drives me to using only software interfaces that have no swipe interfaces - leave them to the plebs." More »
iPhones. iPads. Android. Windows Phone. We've updated all of our essential apps lists to include a few forgotten favourites, some long awaited arrivals and, as always, even more amazing apps. Check them out! Read More >>
Featured comment by EddyCJ:
"I find that the standard keyboard tends to cut short the path a little bit - the standard keyboard is perhaps a wee bit better at typing, but Swype is..." More »
YouTube's iOS app has been updated with a "send to TV" feature that lets you beam videos wirelessly to your television from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Read More >>
Featured comment by Oflife:
"Clever how manufacturers have got us to by multiple devices with the same functionality, rather than create a true low cost cloud client. Not for long..." More »
If you've been waiting the cold long year to get Photoshop on your iPhone or Android Phone, the wait is finally over. Photoshop Touch for iPhone and Android is now available for £3. Read More >>
Featured comment by Mr P:
"Notice how they are not showing the demo on an iPhone. Blatantly because the screen is too small. It must be a nightmare using it on one.
I have an..." More »
The iPhone comes with a bunch of apps you never use. Some of them are poorly implemented. Others are lacking important features. Fortunately, there's a whole world of developers offering some very viable third-party alternatives. Unfortunately you can't delete the apps your iPhone comes with, but here are some alternatives that will free you from their boring grips. Read More >>
No one likes being stranded in town at the end of a night out, which is why we're so happy that the Tube's going to start running until 2am. But that's not going to happen until 2015 -- so what's the best solution 'til then? Read More >>
While it may look great in the store, your new flat screen is going to need to be calibrated once you get it home to deliver the best viewing experience. While hardcore videophiles will want to invest in a professional service, this new calibration app from THX covers the basic adjustments that the rest of us actually use. Read More >>
One of features promised with the Facebook Messenger for iPhone update a few weeks ago was Voice-Over IP calling, so that you could use the app to call your friends over a mobile or Wi-Fi data connection instead of your plan's minutes. The feature is finally rolling out to phones in the US, with the UK hopefully to follow shortly. Read More >>
The Facebook Messenger application is getting an update for Android and iOS so that users can now send voice messages up to one-minute long to their friends. Just a few weeks after Facebook went after Snapchat with a clone app, it's modified Messenger to be a clone for Apple's iMessage. Read More >>
Third-party apps have started to become the best-in-class in iOS. This is good for third-party developers, users, and in the short-term, Apple. It gives third-parties, like Google, additional exposure and revenue. It provides better apps for users on iOS devices. And it helps sell more iOS devices for Apple. In the long-term, however, it may not work out so well for Apple. Read More >>
Featured comment by otaviokz:
"I guess you do make sense. I just don't think apple "don’t care that much what people do with it after the sale". I have this impression that, at le..." More »