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Today’s the big day! It’s June 6, 2012. Exactly six months ago from today, Google chairman and former CEO Eric Schmidt made a wild prediction saying that six months in the future, developers would prefer creating Android apps over iOS development. Well, here we are. “Ultimately, application vendors are driven by volume, and volume is…
Windows Phone Marketplace has reached an important milestone, surpassing 100,000 app submissions from 23,825 different publishers. Microsoft reached this important milestone faster than Google (Android Market / Google Play), but slower than Apple (AppStore). At the moment I’m writing this, some 313 apps are added every day, with 26,493 being added in the last three…
Mobile social discovery app WhosHere is expanding to reach even more users. Yup, Android users can now join the party and connect safely via text and VOIP calls with like-minded people nearby. Unlike some other mobile dating and social discovery apps, WhosHere works without requiring you to make your personal information public — in order…
Pocket God got another update, this time introducing the Deadly Dance Club, where the island’s hapless inhabitants can unwind after a long day of perpetual death. In the episode called Dance Dance Execution you can drag one of the many decorative balloons from the ceiling to a Pygmy and let him inhale the giddy gasses…
When Motorola launched the Android powered RAZR last year it had an extremely impressive piece of software onboard called “Smart Actions”. It let you “program” your phone to do things at certain times or at certain locations. For example, say you’re about to go to bed. With Smart Actions you can tell your RAZR to…
The Dark Knight Rises app is now available for those of you owning a Nokia-branded Windows Phone device. Available as a free download, it also comes pre-loaded with the new Nokia Lumia 900 Batman-themed phone, offering cool content for the fans of the Caped Crusader. Aside from the movie’s official trailer, wallpapers and some other…
Banjo, the mobile app that gives you “social super-powers,” updated its iOS client, making it easier to use, while also including some user-suggested improvements. First you’ll notice that photos now play a more prominent role in both your Community Feed (previously known as Community List) and Friends Feed, occupying a larger chunk of the screen.…
Waterkeeper Alliance, which is a network of 200 water protection groups worldwide, launched a new app to help beach goers, swimmers and surfers find that perfect stretch of sand and water. Available as a free download for iOS and Android devices, the application not only lets you easily locate the closest and cleanest beach, but…
In its latest report, Distimo is looking at the cross app store publishing, showing that most successful apps are available on multiple platforms and app stores. Here are the highlights: The average daily download volume among the top 100 most popular free applications in the United States is 4 million, while the average daily volumes…
National Geographic Traveler is out with a new iPad app, this time taking users on a journey through the foodways of Montreal. “A Taste of Montreal” is free to download and it features what NatGeo calls five “mouth-watering sections” including: A Table – which spotlights 15 of the more than 5,500 restaurants in the city…