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Around mid-April, Google released an app that lets users learn about various nonprofits and charitable organizations. The app known as One Today was previously available only for those who had received invites, and is now available today for the general public. The One Today app showcases a different non-profit daily and allows users to donate…
Pacific Rim is a science fiction film that hits theaters Friday, July 12th. It takes place in the 2020s when monsters called Kaiju rose through portals in the sea and began attacking our civilization. To defend ourselves, humans created giant robots called Jaegars. Together with a heroic former pilot and trainee, the team must defend…
Nokia has just revealed their new Lumia 1020 Windows Phone 8 smartphone, which touts a 41MP camera and ZEISS optics. Along with this news is the confirmation that Twitter’s popular video sharing app Vine will be coming to the Windows 8 platform, along with other social apps such as Flipboard and Path. Vine first appeared…
Get ready to make some CRAZY money, Android users! Crazy Taxi has finally peeled rubber onto the Google Play store. Out on iTunes 8 months ago, Sega took its time to port the mobile version of the game. But it’s worth the wait. Sega’s gonzo taxi cab classic will bring you right back to the…
Pirate Bay Co-founder Peter Sunde has announced his latest project, a secure messaging app for Android and iOS devices called Hemlis. Hemlis, which means secret in Swedish, is being developed with co-operation from Leif Hogberg and Linus Olsson and is striving to provide a messaging platform that will be secure not just to hackers, but to government…
Instagram is making another move to expand its content past the viewing barriers of its iOS and Android apps. Starting today, it’s introducing photo and video website embeds to put Instagram media on any website. When you visit a photo page on your desktop browser, a new button shows up on the right under the…
Let’s all give a warm “happy birthday” to the Apple App Store, which turns five years old today. The store officially opened on July 10, 2008 through an iOS software update, a few months after Steve Jobs gave it a proper unveiling at the iPhone SDK keynote address. It started out with a mere 500…
Google is making it easier than ever to save money at your favorite retailers by integrating Google Offers into the Google Maps for Android app. Users can now save favorite offers to their Google account, and use the Google Offers or Maps app to display the coupons to retailers. Users can also see offers by…
Another week is behind us and another batch of apps has been submitted to our mobile app site, Appscovery. Here are the titles worth checking out: Prot-On Keep control of your files wherever they are New Rebtel for iOS Features New Design to Help People Stay Closer to Their Loved Ones protoAnt – Task Collaboration…
Facebook for Android has been updated today, bringing with it a few bugfixes and some improvements to its Home software. Facebook for Android users can now share news feed stories in private messages, and Facebook Home users can now organize their apps with folders. Here’s what to expect from the new version: Share News Feed…