News: Apps and Software
Tuesday, 26 Jul 2011
No More Buying of E-Books from iOS Apps
It's a dark day for e-book readers on the iPad, no longer can you buy e-books directly from within Apple's iOS apps.
Mozilla Making Mobile OS
Mozilla, the people behind the Firefox browser, is making its own mobile operating system called Boot to Gecko, or B2G.
Google Deleting "Questionable" Google Plus Accounts
Google has begun deleting user accounts on Google Plus with "questionable" profile names. According to Google's policies, Google Plus members are not allowed to use professional titles, pseudonyms or unusual characters in their user name.
Friday, 22 Jul 2011
Apple Sells 1 Million Lions in 1 Day
That's one quick cat; in its first day of release over one million Mac users have bought and downloaded the brand new Mac OS X Lion from the Apple App Store. According to Apple, that's a record for fastest selling OS in their history.
Thursday, 21 Jul 2011
Round-Up of Mac OS X Lion Reviews
Now that Apple's big cat is out of the bag, what are reviewers saying about Mac OS X Lion?
Synology Unveils DiskStation Manager 3.2 Beta
Synology announces the beta availability of the new NAS server OS, the DiskStation Manager 3.2.
Data-Based Calls and Messages Now Available on Android with Viber
Fancy making a call or sending a message to a friend using just your Wi-Fi or mobile data connection? Viber, the app that does just that for iOS users, is now available on Android too.
Wednesday, 20 Jul 2011
Games by PopCap Will Be Pre-loaded on the Xperia Mini / Mini Pro
PopCap games announces that it has signed a global agreement with Sony Ericsson to pre-load Games By PopCap on Sony Ericsson's Xperia Mini and Xperia Mini Pro.
Mac OS X Lion Available from Mac App Store on 20th July
During Apple's quarterly earning calls on 19th July, the company also mentioned that its updated Mac OS X Lion will be launched on the Mac App Store on 20th July.
Tuesday, 19 Jul 2011
Epson Updates Wireless Print App for iOS Users
Epson announces the Epson iPrint 2.0, which allows iOS users to print wirelessly on Epson printers with support for cloud services.