Tag: IOS

Infinity Blade all out of bubble-gum, and still kicking ass

Infinity Blade was easily the first major title from a big publisher that clearly demonstrated the power of gaming on iOS devices. Up until its...
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Thunderbolt may be on its way to iOS, says Apple patent

The United States Patent and Trademark Office published three new Apple patents relating to Thunderbolt today. While there is substantial worry over what Apple’s patents...
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The truth about iOS multitasking: not multitasking at all?

Are you confused about Apple’s multitasking functionality in iOS? You’re probably not alone. A lot of people, myself included, have made a lot of assumptions...
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iOS makes up over half of mobile web traffic

Boom! NetMarketShare is reporting that for the month of December 2011, iOS kept its number one spot for amount of mobile web traffic with a...
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Holiday results are in, Apple iOS usage 12x higher, we think

Application analytic company Localytics, a company that provides real-time insights into app usage, is reporting that this holiday season saw mobile usage for both iOS...
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Smartphone cameras vs. point-and-shoots by the numbers

Smartphone cameras now account for 27 percent of all photos and video taken. This is up from 17 percent last year, a near 59 percent...
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Mega Man X remastered for the iPhone

Pew! Pew! Mega Man X, the SNES classic, has been reworked, and it is now available for your iPhone and iPod touch for $4.99 USD....
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App Store returns to full functioning on iOS 3.1.3 devices, problem was a bug, now fixed

Well, look who’s back. It turns out that the problem wasn’t you — it was Apple. The recent App Store update that caused havoc with devices...
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First Gen iPhones and iPod touches can no longer download apps directly

No apps for you, old timer! According to Apple Discussions, an App Store update on the 16th has left iOS devices running iOS 3.1.3 unable...
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Netflix 2.0 for the iPad is available now

Santa came a little bit early for Netflix customers with iPads. Not only do we all get an updated user interface, but the folks in...
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Twitter 4.0 for iPhone released

Twitter has just dropped a new update for the iPhone, which is a complete redesign of the app. Twitter 4.0 for iPhone uses a new...
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OnLive finally gracing iOS users with its cloud gaming presence. Or should we say presents?

When OnLive first started showing videos of console class games being played from the cloud there were a lot of naysayers. People couldn’t get a...
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iBooks update allows distraction-free reading

Early this morning, Apple updated its iBooks app for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad to version 1.5. Straight from the source, here is what the...
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Flipboard for iPhone is available now

Huzzah! The ever-popular Flipboard has been updated to version 1.7, and with that comes a feature that has been in high demand since launch: an iPhone...
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Turns out, Apple is willing to license certain iOS technologies

You can take that to the bank patent office! Apparently, IBM and Nokia have licensed Apple’s “Scrollback” patent. You know, that patent that gives users...
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Apple acknowledges Carrier IQ in iOS, says it’s going bye bye soon

So it’s official. Apple has confirmed the existence of Carrier IQ on older versions of iOS. In a statement released earlier today, the acknowledgement came...
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No shortcuts for you in iOS 5.1

A while back, it was discovered that saving specific URLs as bookmarks on your home screen can provide shortcuts to specific aspects of the iOS...
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Infinity Blade II hits the App Store, and it is gorgeous

Good news, gamers! Infinity Blade II is now out in the iOS App Store, and it looks *very* pretty. In fact, it’s hard to believe...
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