This week’s must-have games roundup begins with a wonderful new building game called Middle Manager of Justice, in which you take charge of Justice Corp., a team of superheroes that are on a mission to save the city’s inhabitants. We also have Monsters, Inc. Run, a new running platform game from Disney; Sport Interactive’s latest Football Manager Handheld title, and more.
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This Week’s Must-Have iOS Games: Middle Manager of Justice, Monsters, Inc. Run, Football Manager & More 2
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Facebook’s Newest App Riff Lets Friends Add Clips To Collaborative Videos 2
April 1st at 8:43pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsYou could start the next Harlem Shake-style crowdsourced video phenomenon with Facebook’s new app Riff, out today worldwide in 15 languages on iOS and Android.Shoot a video of up to 20 seconds in Riff, give it a title that instructs others what they should add to it like “Make A Funny Face” or “Birthday Wishes For Johnny” or “Adventures Of Mr. Banana”.
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Shazam 7 arrives just in time for iOS 7, now lets you mention friends when sharing to Facebook 0
September 18th at 5:28pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsWe all knew iOS 7 was arriving today, and with that news we always brace ourselves for a slew of app updates designed specifically for Apple’s latest mobile OS. Some also seize the moment and roll out a slew of new features at the same time. Shazam has done just that....
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Rockmelt Applies “Design For The Thumb” Philosophy To Port Its iPad Web Browser To iPhone 2
December 20th at 8:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsCan you do it with one thumb or not?” That’s how Rockmelt co-founder Tim Howes tells me his startup decided what needed to change as it translated its iPad web browser app to the smaller iPhone screen. You’ll still scroll through reams of stories from your favorite sites instead of hunting them down. But you won’t have to reach for the back button thanks to new gestures like swipe-left-to-close.
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Betaworks’ Latest Homescreen Update Looks To Fix App Discovery 1
April 8th at 9:23pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsThe App Store is broken. Even though the number of apps and developers and downloads goes up each year, the browsing experience for the consumer has remained largely the same, meaning that the vast majority of apps go entirely undiscovered. This could explain why Facebook’s ad revenue from mobile apps is up more than 50 percent as of last year. Betaworks’ Homescreen app (and…
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Google Wallet launches on the iPhone 1
September 19th at 7:29pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsGoogle Wallet is getting a much wider audience today as it debuts on iOS. The app allows users to store credit, gift, and loyalty cards, transfer money to others, and theoretically ditch most plastic in their wallet — everything we've seen on the existing Android app. Google Wallet dropped its long-standing NFC requirement just days ago, allowing it to open up to nearly all Android phones, where it had previously been limited those with the right hardware. Expanding next to the iPhone, which hasn't...
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Real Racing 2 HD to offer console-style gaming with iOS 5, AirPlay & Apple TV 0
June 8th at 9:06am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsDeveloper Firemint announced on Wednesday that its popular Real Racing 2 HD game will take advantage of wireless AirPlay Mirroring functionality with iOS 5 and the iPad 2, allowing a console-style gaming experience when streamed to the Apple TV that's similar to the Wii U unveiled by Nintendo this week.
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Baseball app GameChanger brings major league scorekeeping to little league games 0
April 16th at 2:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsWith real-time game updates from amateur leagues, GameChanger helps players track their progressâand allows parents to follow along when they miss their kid's game.
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7 Apps You Don't Want To Miss 1
September 23rd at 4:45am / Mashable / 0 opinionsIt can be tough to keep up with all the new apps released every week. But you're in luck -- Mashable takes care of that for you, creating a roundup each weekend of our favorite new and updated apps. This week, Apple released iOS 7, which brought a new look to some of our favorite software downloads, as well as some great new features added to a few others.
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How The Portland Trail Blazers Went Mobile 4
December 24th at 4:03am / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsIt’s almost 2013 and you’d think that at this point every NBA team has probably had its own official mobile app for a few years now, but that’s not exactly the case. The Portland Trail Blazers, for example, just launched their own official mobile app for iOS in late November. Earlier this month, I sat down with Dan Harbison, the team’s senior director of Interactive Media, to talk about how the…
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23 Apple Watch apps that want to change the way you travel 0
April 23rd at 12:45pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsMajor airlines, hotels, general booking sites, travel guide companies and transit apps have already announced functionaility for the Apple Watch.
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Instagram for iOS 7: You call that a redesign? 1
September 26th at 1:42am / Macworld / 0 opinionsLook at Instagram. Now look at me. Now look at the App Store’s iOS 7 updates. Now me. Now look at Instagram again. Notice anything different? Sure you do. Look harder, maybe?...
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Blekko Launches Izik, A Tablet-Optimized Search App 0
January 4th at 8:23pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsSearch startup Blekko is launching a new app today called Izik (pronounced “Isaac”), which it says has been designed specifically for the search experience on tablets. CEO Rich Skrenta said Izik is an attempt to recapture “that same tingly feeling” that people had when they first used Google more than a decade ago and realized that this was a new, improved search experience. That doesn’t…
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Amazon Brings HD And Cellular Streaming To The iOS Instant Video App 1
April 30th at 5:23pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsAmazon has answered a long-standing request with an update to Amazon Instant Video that delivers streaming of HD resolution content, and allows streaming over cellular connections, rather than just Wi-Fi. The new 3.0 update also lets you beam the Amazon Instant Video library of movie and TV shows to your Apple TV via AirPlay in HD.Basically, this means you finally have the full control over…
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Video Claims to Offer First Look at Secretive $25 Million App Clinkle 0
September 30th at 10:26pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsClinkle, a mobile payment startup, has generated plenty of buzz for its app in recent months thanks to a massive $25 million funding round from prominent investors and its decision not to reveal the app to the general public. Now, one anonymous Tumblr account called Clinkler has posted a video which claims to show the app in action.
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Deko: These iPhone Wallpapers Didn’t Come From a Gallery 2
January 16th at 3:50am / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsA photo of your dog? A generic picture of a sunset? Get the hell out of here. The wallpaper of your iOS device can be much more beautiful, and the reason is a wonderful little app called Deko....
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Early word on ResearchKit apps: So far, a success 2
May 8th at 7:22pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsResearchKit apps started strong and continue to keep patients coming back, two months after the novelty has worn off.
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CBS brings its full-episode streaming app to Android and Windows 8, says BB10 app is coming this year 1
October 4th at 8:08pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsCBS has brought its TV streaming app to Android and Windows 8, offering full episodes of network shows such as The Big Bang Theory, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and How I Met Your Mother, to viewers in the US....
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Apple Pulls 500px’s Mobile Apps From The App Store, Claiming It’s Too Easy To Search For Nude Photos 4
January 22nd at 11:43pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsToronto photo-sharing startup 500px is reporting today that both of its applications, 500px for iOS and its recent acquisition ISO500, have been pulled from the Apple App Store due to concerns about nude photos. Combined, the app have over 1 million downloads, 500px COO Evgeny Tchebotarev tells us. The flagship application has just under a million downloads, while ISO500 has a little over…
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5 can't miss apps: Yallo, WifiMapper, 'Dead Eyes' and more 1
May 17th at 5:05am / Mashable / 0 opinionsThis week's list includes a zombie-themed puzzle game, an app to help you find free Wi-Fi hotspots and a new encrypted messaging app from BitTorrent.