App Stores

Adobe Photoshop for mobile Android edition launched

Adobe Photoshop.com Mobile for iPhone app has come to the Android platform the company has announced.

Following on from the launch of the iPhone app in the US in October, the company has rolled out the "Free" app on the Google OS.

The Android application...

Microsoft outlines latest app plans for Marketplace

Microsoft has outlined further plans for its latest version of Windows Mobile application store on Tuesday.

In a blog post, the company has confirmed that it will be opening up its Marketplace app store for submissions on the 27 July in countries including...

Nokia Ovi Store launch to be bigger than the App Store's

Nokia's as-yet-unconfirmed-when launch of its answer to the App Store - the Ovi Store - is to be the biggest such launch of its kind, according to Forbes.

Niklas Savander, Nokia's executive vice president of services, says the Ovi Store will debut with a "catalog...

iDonkeyKong iPhone game launches

Mobile phone game "iDonkeyKong" has launched for the iPhone and iPod touch, created by developer VeryGames.

A clone of Nintendo's classic platformer Donkey Kong, it's not official, and as the Pocket-Gamer blog points out, will likely be yanked very soon.

Radio Times launches iPhone app

The Radio Times has announced its TV and radio listings are now available via an application on the Apple App Store.

The app for iPhone and iPod touch users will allow browsing of Radio Times' listings including 7 day's worth of TV and radio programme information...

Most popular iPhone app revealed

comScore has revealed what it states is the iPhone application with the "largest installed base among applications downloaded from the Apple App Store".

It seems that the most popular iPhone app crown goes to Tapulous' "Tap Tap Revenge" with 32% of Apple app...

Babelgum updates mobile video app and launches in US

Independent web TV service Babelgum has released a new version of its mobile video application in the UK and Italy, and launched it for the first time across the pond in the US as well.

Babelgum mobile was first launched in December last year and saw success...

Apple reveals iPhone 3.0 software with 100 new features

At a press event in the US, Apple has unveiled its iPhone 3.0 OS software with over 1,000 new API functions.

Highlights include the long-awaited ability to cut, copy and paste, MMS messaging, A2DP Bluetooth, peer to peer Bluetooth hook-up, subscription-based...

National Rail Enquiries offers iPhone app

National Rail Enquiries is offering an application for iPhone owners that will offer them train times, and more, on their handsets.

As well as the travel information you'd find on the National Rail Enquiries site, the app uses the iPhone's built-in GPS to make...

Tweetie 1.3 gets App Store approval

Apple has finally approved an application it had mistakenly initially rejected for displaying "offensive language".

Twitter tool Tweetie's 1.3 update had been refused by Apple's App Store approval team as its Twitter trend search view - created from Twitter...

iPhone apps see high drop-off rate

Despite the App Store achieving fantastically high numbers of downloads - 500 million at the last count - it seems most of the widgets purchased don't have any kind of longevity.

Only 30% of people who buy an iPhone application are still using it the day after...

iPhone iGirl app gives us the creeps

So we've seen some weird apps for the iPhone, and some useless ones, but the new iGirl app frankly just gives us the creeps.

With the rather ominous tagline "She obeys", the iGirl app will set you back just 59p and provide you with your own "virtual girl friend"...

9-year-old writes iPhone app

A 9-year-old from Singapore has written an application for the iPhone and iPod touch.

Lim Ding Wen's painting program called "Doodle Kids", has been downloaded over 4000 times from the App Store in 2 weeks.

"Doodle Kids", that was apparently written...

App-cracking "Crackulous" available

A piece of software has been released that strips copy protection from iPhone applications, meaning they can be distributed and shared.

Described as "instantaneous app-cracking", the application, "Crackulous" is said to be the easiest solution yet for pirating...

Apple planning $20 iPhone games

It seems Apple is getting more serious about pushing the iPhone as a gaming platform, if recent rumours are to be believed.

The company is said to be planning a "premium" games section in its App Store that will see games introduced at the $19.99 price point....

Apple approves wobbling boobs app for iPhone

Apple has approved the "Wobble" app for the iPhone, notable as it shows how much more relaxed the company is becoming towards official iPhone applications.

Following the news that Apple is now allowing third-party browsers for the handset, as well as apps such...

Facebook for iPhone gets 2.1 update

Facebook for iPhone got an update earlier this month that sees the app released as version 2.1.

The changes for the updated version are mainly bug fixes with fewer crashes promised.

In addition, timestamps are now correct for all timezones, long...

App Store hits 500 million downloads

Apple has announced that over 500 million apps have been downloaded from the App Store, only a month on from revealing that the figure had hit 300 million.

The news - proudly displayed on the Apple.com homepage - is a major milestone for a service that only...

Apple approves third party web browsers for iPhone

It seems Apple has begun approving third party web browsing applications for the iPhone platform.

MacRumours reports that a number of new apps have begun appearing over the last 24 hours.

Apple has been criticised in the past for its approach...

Apple Keynote Remote iPhone app launches

Apple's Keynote Remote application, announced as part of a wider iWork 09 refresh during the Apple keynote speech at Macworld in San Fran, is now available to buy in the UK.

With Keynote Remote, users can control their Keynote slide presentation on their computer...

Apple relaxes App Store rules

Back in September we brought you the news that Apple had rejected a "pull my finger" fart joke iPhone application from the App Store.

Well, good news for those with the toilet-humour funny bone, as it seems the company has u-turned on its decision to turn...

Apple ad reveals iPhone apps hit 300 million milestone

It's been revealed that the App Store has reached the rather impressive 300 million downloads milestone.

The statistic was unveiled in an Apple advert that ran in the New York Times and the Wall St. Journal last week.

The ad - about solving life's...

EMI signs artists up for iPhone game app

EMI Music has signed up a number of its artists to feature in a new version of a popular iPhone game.

The developers behind Tap Tap Revenge, the most popular free download from the App Store in 2008, have come up with a new paid-for sequel in Tap Tap Dance.

Apple lists top ten App Store apps

Apple has revealed the top downloads for its iTunes App Store, both for paid-for and for free applications for the iPhone and iPod touch.

The most popular paid-for application is Koi Pond, which turns your iPhone into a virtual fish pond, complete with virtual...

Apple slashes App Store prices too

As well as the Black Friday inspired reductions on its hardware and software, Apple has implemented price cuts on the App Store for the iPhone and iPod touch.

Hundreds of apps have had their prices slashed for the next 24 hours with many now priced at 59p,...