iPhone App Articles

Last month, an article on Flurry revealed that iOS and Android platforms have taken 8% of video gaming revenue from the hands of Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. Even more impressive is that the smartphone titans now account for just over a third of portable gaming revenue. The interesting fact about this statistic, is that the iOS and Android platform holders have very little internal investment in the gaming market. Each of the primary gaming platform holders...
After a few nights of regrets and “I wish I hadn’t sent that” thoughts, Samantha Deeter came up with the ultimate idea for an iPhone application: Textalyzer. She says it won’t let a drunken user send out text messages they later wish they hadn’t. “This is to prevent people from doing the ultimate no-no,” said Deeter, a Destin resident. “I was briefly single and would run around from time to time bar hopping after work and would always tell people...
New Yorkers can now carry their own taxi meters in their pockets. FairCabNYC, a new iPhone and Android application released by Appiction, lets users track their cab rides. The free app, which uses GPS, can also estimate how much a ride should cost in advance based on distance and traffic level, and automatically compiles records of every taxi ride’s cost and distance. “We felt like people in New York should not have to continue paying for information about taxicabs when they pay so...
Apple might be delaying the release of its next generation iPhone due to Verizon releasing their version of the iPhone. For the last 3 years, Apple has introduced their new iPhone at its Wordwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June of each year, but word on the street says they are going to wait until sometime this fall, 2011. Apple’s SVP of Marketing failed to mention new hardware developments when recently announcing the dates for the next Wordwide Developers Conference (WWDC). ...
Lamarr Houston and James Kirkendoll to attend Application showcase event at SXSW Austin, TX (03/07/2011) – On Monday, former Texas Longhorn and current Oakland Raider Lamarr Houston as well as former Longhorn receiver James Kirkendoll agreed to promote Austin-based software developer, Appiction. Both players will be signing autographs at the Appiction application showcase event at the SXSW Technology Trade Show on March 15th and March 16th inside the Austin Convention center. In addition...
Like a trail of bread crumbs, we've finally followed the rumors of Verizon iPhone to its inevitable conclusion. After months of speculation where everything from where Verizon's official Twitters were coming from, to domains that were being purchased became hints to the eventual release of a Verizon iPhone, the actual device has arrived. While changes to the phone's look and operation are minimal, and apps that run on an AT&T phone will run just as effectively on a Verizon phone...
Although Apple has managed to make the term "app" synonymous with mobile via campaign slogans like "there's an app for that," app is not a term strictly limited to smartphones, now more than ever with the opening of Apple's Mac App Store. This new addition to the Apple family, which launched January 6, opens a marketplace, similar to the iTunes app store, where consumers can purchase applications for their computer. Much like the iTunes app store, these applications...
The same technological gadgets that make our lives easier are also wreaking havoc on our joints and muscles, and the problem isn't just reserved to working adults. As children and teens are spending more time on video games, mobile devices and computers, they too are feeling the pain. These aches and weaknesses are part of a condition called Repetitive Stress Injury and a new app on iPhone and Android aims to help sufferers of all ages avoid this chronic condition.   The AcheBreak app...
The days of hapless tourists being ripped off by shady taxi drivers or New Yorkers being short on cash for a long cab ride are over. A new app for both iPhone and Android is taking the guess work out of New York cab rides and helping make trips around the city easier and cheaper. "Every time you step into a cab it's a gamble on what kind of cabbie you'll have and how much you'll spend. The Fair Cab NYC app puts the odds in your favor, and we've made it free because this is...