Whether you need to install an antivirus application on your Android device or not can be hotly debated. Some believe there is no need for … Read more…
Google has been fairly generous when it comes to giving its users the applications they want to use even if they’re on Apple’s iOS platform. … Read more…
Microsoft translator is a newly launched app from the software giant that is boasting support for 50 different languages. Microsoft looks to want to take … Read more…
The mobile operating system wars have been raging for years now with Apple and Google being the two top dogs scrapping it out almost constantly. … Read more…
There’s nothing better than a free app because, well, because it’s free! But often times, the free apps just aren’t as good as some paid … Read more…
Probably one of the greatest rock and roll songs of all time, “La Bamba” by Ritchie Valens is catchy and fun to sing. But let’s … Read more…
Google has decided that it would be better for both the mobile web and for users to retire their app download interstitials for Google+ when … Read more…
Most of the time we hear about Google acquisitions in a pretty timely manner but the acquisition of Agawi took place a full year ago. … Read more…
Microsoft kicked off one of their biggest weeks of the year with their Build Developers Conference and CEO Satya Nadella, in his 24th year of … Read more…
The lines between Android and Chrome OS are blurring even more with the release of the ARC Welder extension that lets you run Android Apps in … Read more…
As we’ve discussed here on Techaeris in the past, one of the downfalls of using a Windows phone device is the lack of apps, as well … Read more…
After announcing a few weeks ago that Microsoft apps would come preinstalled on the new Samsung S6 and S6 Edge, Microsoft has expanded their partnership with … Read more…
Appfigures.com has published a new report showing that the Google Play Store has now passed the Apple App Store in the nuymber of apps available. Google’s … Read more…
The Google+ iOS app for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus has finally updated to support the higher resolution Retina screens. It took some time for … Read more…
Twitter tracking your smartphone app downloads? Yes indeed, that is what the company is saying they are going to start doing in their latest app … Read more…
So you’ve made the jump to Android from the iPhone and its closed user interface and software and you’re probably a little confused. Android customization … Read more…
About a week ago we reported that Google had disconnected the Disconnect app from the Google Playstore because it felt they violated Google Playstore TOS. … Read more…
Welcome to Week 4 of Appetizers! This regular installment of delicious mobile applications will showcase some of the staff’s favorites each week. Jason Bouwmeester, Editor … Read more…
Technology, especially security, is a learning experience and a never ending horizon that we must adapt to daily. Just when you think you’re chugging along … Read more…
It wasn’t even a concern for Apple when designing the initial iPhone, but mobile applications can make or break a handset – or even an entire … Read more…
Welcome to Week 3 of Appetizers! This regular installment of delicious mobile applications will showcase some of the staff’s favorites each week. Greg Morris, Writer … Read more…
Welcome to Week 2 of Appetizers! This regular installment of delicious mobile applications will showcase some of the staff’s favorites each week. Alex Hernandez, Editor … Read more…
Welcome to Week 1 of Appetizers! This regular installment of delicious applications will showcase some of the staff’s favorites each week. Blake Mitchell, Writer Phonto – Android … Read more…
Just ahead of Adobe’s Creative Cloud press conference this afternoon, Adobe has announced that it is entering the hardware scene with a new product called Ink … Read more…
Reuters is reporting that Blackberry will be entering a deal with Amazon, Inc. to begin offering 240,000 Android apps through the Amazon App Store on newer Blackberry devices. This is supposed to happen soon after Blackberry performs an upgrade to its operating system later this fall. But is this enough to pull Blackberry out of the grave?
SwiftKey, the Android replacement keyboard (that could soon come to iOS) is dropping it’s $3.99 price tag to FREE, permanently. You heard it! SwiftKey will now be a free app in the Google Play Store and on top of that there’s a ton of new features and customization in the latest update. Not only that but current SwiftKey users who previously paid for the app will be able to download a “Premier Pack” of 10 themes valued at $4.99 for free. This means you’re pretty much getting your money back from your original purchase.
Springpad, an iOS and Android app much like Evernote has shut down and is giving users until June 25th to export their data or migrate it over to Evernote. The company says it cannot continue to be a self-sustaining business because funding is just not there. It’s sad to see competition die off like this but it’s the reality of the business world. Not every company will remain standing, there will be a select few left hopefully enough to leave the consumer some good choice. Read Springpad’s full announcement below.
Last week ComiXology, a digital comic books distribution platform, made some changes in the way they do business. They uploaded a new app to the Apple App Store to replace the app that they have had up for some time. The changes that were made were not minimal. They stripped out the in app purchase (IAP) system that they had been using and put in a cloud syncing option so that users could log in to the Comixology.com website to make purchases and then sync them to the app. Unsurprisingly, some people were upset.
