Neowin News Feed for: App store

Baidu PC Faster 3.4.0.5 Beta

Razvan Mihai Asmanow Serea — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:25:39 +0100

Speed up your computer and keep it running at peak performance with Baidu PC Faster, a comprehensive set of easy-to-use PC tools designed to help you clean, protect, and optimize your system. Read more...

GoPro Remote App goes live in Windows Phone store

Ben Buffone — Tue, 14 May 2013 09:16:01 +0100

GoPro, makers of wearable action cameras, have released their first app for Windows Phone, allowing you to control your HD HERO3 or HD HERO2 via your Windows Phone 8 device. Read more...

Baidu PC Faster 3.2.0.18 Beta

Razvan Mihai Asmanow Serea — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:48:06 +0100

Google Now available on iOS

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:39:27 +0100

Google's predictive searching service, Now, is finally available on iOS. It comes in the form of an update to the Google Search app and users will need to opt-in for the service to work. Read more...

Vine, Twitter's video app, soon coming to Android

Ben Buffone — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:53:32 +0100

Vine co-founder Dom Hofmann has confirmed that an Android version of the wildly-popular video sharing app will be on the way "soon." By releasing later on Android, will the company see benefits? Read more...

Apple bans digital comic due to gay sex images [Update]

Andrew Stevenson — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:00:03 +0100

While it's not uncommon for Apple to ban certain content from the App Store, it has banned the latest instalment in the popular SAGA comic series for its inclusion of images depicting gay sex. Read more...

Baidu PC Faster 3.2.0.9 Beta

Razvan Mihai Asmanow Serea — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:12:35 +0100

D'oh-nuts: 8-year-old spends $1460 on virtual snacks in Simpsons iPad game

Andy Weir — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:10:00 +0000

In the latest example of kids spending enormous sums on in-app purchases, an eight-year-old boy from the UK spent £980 ($1460) on buying virtual doughnuts in an iPad game based on The Simpsons. Read more...

After 6 months, Apple finally patches App Store vulnerability

Max Slater-Robins — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:19:13 +0000

Apple has plugged a gap in their App Store security, 6 months after a Google security researcher alerted them to the problem which could allow hackers access to sensitive information. Read more...

Adobe taking 10% of developers earnings on iOS games published using Director 12

Max Slater-Robins — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:31:17 +0000

Adobe has been found to take a 10% cut from iOS apps made in it's Director 12 software, above Apple's 30% cut. Read more...

Apple has paid out a total of $8 billion to developers

Max Slater-Robins — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:43:48 +0000

Developers received a handout of $8 billion, up from $6.5 billion three months ago which netted Apple around $3.5 billion in revenue and continues to show that iOS is a profitable platform for devs. Read more...

Apple yanks 500px off of App Store due to "pornography"

Christopher White — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:15:49 +0000

Without warning, Apple removed the popular photo-sharing app, 500px, from the App Store. Why? Because users could potentially search for pictures of naked people. Read more...

The pursuit of 'appyness: Which apps do Windows 8 + Windows Phone 8 need most?

Andy Weir — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:21:52 +0000

Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 haven't yet got all the apps that rival platforms enjoy - but which apps would you most like to see on Microsoft-powered devices? Join in the discussion and let us know. Read more...

Apple iOS App Store exceeds 40 billion downloads, J.J. Abrams is pleased

John Callaham — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:47:10 +0000

Apple has announced that its iOS App Store has exceeded 40 billion downloads, with nearly have that number coming just in 2012. Developers have been paid $7 billion from their app store creations. Read more...

Apple Store employees getting free apps for Christmas?

Tyler Holman — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:36:20 +0000

Sources who attended Apple's quarterly meeting say that the company is planning to roll out a new perks program to retail employees, giving them free access to some of the most popular paid iOS apps. Read more...

Google: 700,000 applications are available for Android

Jake Durasamy — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:17:38 +0000

The Android platform has been doing so well in the smartphone and tablet industry, that Google, much like Apple, has now surpassed the 700,000 application count for its platform. Read more...

2/3rds of iOS apps are undownloaded 'zombie apps'

Tyler Holman — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 07:38:59 +0100

A new German analytics firm says that 2/3rds of apps on the iOS App Store are 'zombie apps' which have never been downloaded, hidden by the sprawl and undiscoverable by the community. Read more...

Apple fixes App Store bug that was crashing apps

John Callaham — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:38:03 +0100

Apple has now fixed a problem with both its iOS and Mac app stores that was causing some apps to crash after they were updated. The problem was caused by a DRM bug. Read more...

Fake Word app appears on iOS App Store

Tyler Holman — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 03:46:56 +0100

A fake 'Microsoft Word 2012' app has appeared on the iOS App Store, selling for $9.99 and promising to 'All features of the MAC version on your device.' The problem? It doesn't, of course. Read more...

Amazon Cloud music player debuts in App Store

Nathan Tsui — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 03:26:49 +0100

After a long wait, Amazon's Cloud Player music app has finally debuted for iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches, allowing users to easily stream their digital music collections straight from the cloud. Read more...