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Apple Stores will soon offer customers the ability to buy in-store items right from their iOS devices, MacRumors reports. Apple would release an update to the current Apple Store app with a new self-checkout option. Users currently in a store can make a purchase and charge it to their iTunes Store account with the help of…
The mobile app game goes through trends and it appears like the hottest thing going now is photo-sharing apps. So, I thought it would be fun to ask: how do you share your photos? Even though the mainstream mobile app space isn’t that old, we’ve already gone through waves in the industry. It started with…
Facebook for Windows Phone 7 just received an update that will allow the app to support Mango’s, or Windows Phone 7.5, new features. Now that Mango makes the WP7 experience feel a little more complete, it’s good to see apps like Facebook – a service most of us use with some frequency – updated to…
After crossing the 100,000 downloads mark in the AppStore, University of Phoenix decided to release a version of its mobile application for Android smartphones. Also available as a free download, it allows students to participate in online classroom discussion forums even when they’re off from their computers. For instance, users can: Draft and post to…
In an effort that seems designed to reach modern smartphone users, British Library is launching mobile apps for iOS and Android devices for the upcoming exhibition. Titled “Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination,” it shows illuminated manuscripts collected by the kings and queens of England between the 9th and 16th centuries. There are 58 of…
Mobile messaging app eBuddy is already one of the most popular applications in Nokia’s Ovi Store. However, that’s not enough, hence the Finnish company decided to give it an extra push, making eBuddy the “preferred messaging partner.” As a result, eBuddy will be released for all Nokia platforms (in case some of those are still…
Winamp has released a new version (1.2) of its Android app, which now allows Mac users to sync their songs with Android smartphones. To that end, the company also launched Winamp for Mac Sync in beta, enabling 1-click iTunes Sync, playback functionality, playlist creation and management, and wired/wireless sync support. In addition to the Mac…
Adobe recently announced that its latest photo creation Adobe Carousel is available in the iTunes and Mac app stores. This news comes weeks after the software giant announced its suite of Touch Apps. Adobe Carousel gives users a new way to enjoy their photos, making all of them available across Mac and iOS devices — so users can…
It’s no secret that Android’s growth would ultimately lead to big market share increases in multiple categories when compared to iOS. Android is pre-loaded on hundreds of phones and iOS is pre-loaded on just three: iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPhone 4S. In Q2, Android took another step in fulfilling the expectations we all had.…
On the heels of the recently updated iPhone app, GetGlue is giving the same treatment to the Android application and its mobile website. Yep, we’re talking about real-time conversations that allow you to connect with friends and fans in real-time around the shows you are watching. The official pitch goes like this (from GetGlue’s blog):…