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Nook devices to get in-app purchasing soon

, Mar 27th 2013 Discuss [0]

Barnes & Noble subsidiary Nook Media LLC, which is a leading retailer of digital media and educational products, has announced a new feature is coming soon to the Nook line of tablets and digital readers. The devices will soon be getting in-app purchasing options thanks to a partnership with a mobile payment provider called Fortumo. The new feature will allow app and game developers to sell premium digital content to millions of customers via the Nook Store. Read The Full Story

Microsoft to roll out Mail, Calendar and People app updates tomorrow

, Mar 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft has announced that it will roll out updates for People, Calendar, and Mail in the Windows Store tomorrow, promising "big improvements" in terms of both new features and improvements to current features. The updates are touted as making it easier to organize and manage accounts and the apps across both the work and personal life spectrums, and to do so in a way that is seamless and unobtrusive. Read The Full Story

Digg details its plan to build Google Reader replacement

, Mar 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

Earlier this month, Digg announced plans to build a replacement to Google Reader after the search giant revealed plans to shut down the service on July 1. Many people were excited for Digg, but were they really going to come through with an alternative? It turns out the company is pretty serious about it and has revealed further plans for its Google Reader replacement. Read The Full Story

Evernote for Android updates, 1 year premium service free for Deutsche Telekom users

, Mar 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

Big news on the Evernote front today. The popular note-taking app received a hefty update on Android, and the company also announced a partnership with European wireless carrier Deutsche Telekom that would see all of the carrier's customers eligible for one year of Evernote Premium for free, which is a 40-euro value (approximately $52). Read The Full Story

Speedtest.net for iOS updates with all-new design

, Mar 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

When it comes to all of the interesting apps that do one thing well, Speedtest.net is one of the best out there, and we sometimes use it to test out new LTE markets for hands-on sessions and reviews. The app gives you both your download and upload speeds either over WiFi or a data connection, and it received a big update today for iOS users. It comes with an all-new design, as well as iPhone 5 support, and a few new features. Read The Full Story

Apple Podcasts app updated with iCloud, custom stations, and playlists

, Mar 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

Apple hasn't given a lot of attention to its Podcasts app recently. Of course, it hasn't been very popular amongst the podcast-listening crowd, especially when there are great options like Downcast competing against it. However, Apple has updated its Podcasts app with several new features, including custom stations, playlists, and iCloud integration. Read The Full Story

BlackBerry World app store reaches 100,000 apps

, Mar 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

The BlackBerry Z10 and Q10 are getting ready for their full launch later this month, but in order to have a great mobile platform, you have to have an ample selection of apps to choose from. Luckily, BlackBerry is making strides in its BlackBerry World app store, where there are now 100,000 BlackBerry 10 apps available for download. Read The Full Story

Google Keep official, web and Android apps available now

, Mar 20th 2013 Discuss [0]

It looks like that the leaked preview of Google Keep that we were treated with a couple of days ago is now official. Google announced Google Keep today, and it comes in the form of a web app tied to Google Drive, as well as an Android app that's available now in the Google Play store. Google Keep is the search giant's answer to Evernote and other note-taking apps out in the wild. Read The Full Story

ABC reportedly working on live-streaming mobile app

, Mar 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

It seems that networks are finally coming around to the idea of bringing their live content to mobile devices. It's said that US television network ABC is currently working on a mobile app that will be able to live stream broadcasts over WiFi or a data connection as long as users have a cable or satellite subscription. Read The Full Story

Friskies Hackathon offers big money for cat game developers

, Mar 18th 2013 Discuss [0]

If you're a cat person, you'll think this is great and if you aren't, you'll probably think this is really weird. Purina Friskies cat food has issued a challenge for game developers to create the next great game for cats. Seriously, Purina is looking for developers to build game apps specifically aimed at cats. Read The Full Story

Creator of RSS says he won’t miss Google Reader

, Mar 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

When Google announced that it plans on shutting down Google Reader, many users were outraged. Many people took to blogs and Twitter to voice their opinions, and many users started petitions to change Google's mind. Everyone hopes that with enough people showing their disapproval towards Google's decisions, Google may change its decision. One person (probably many actually), has stated that he doesn't understand what the big deal is. Read The Full Story

Dropbox acquires recently-launched email app Mailbox

, Mar 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

In what may be considered as a surprise move, popular cloud-storage service Dropbox has acquired recently-launched Mailbox. The new email app that launched around a month ago to hordes of curious users is now in the hands of Dropbox. Both Mailbox and Dropbox announced the acquisition on their respective blogs. Read The Full Story
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