Apple Launches 8 GB iPhone 5c in 16 New European Countries [Updated]

Wednesday April 16, 2014 2:22 am PDT by
Following a brief maintenance period worldwide, Apple's Online Stores in the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Sweden, Poland, and the Czech Republic are now selling the 8 GB iPhone 5c. The device was spotted in these online stores by 9to5Mac. The 8 GB version of the phone was launched last month in a few of Apple's Online Stores alongside the relaunched 16 GB iPad 4. Apple revealed in a stateme...

Compliance Monitor Says Relationship With Apple Has 'Significantly Improved'

Monday April 14, 2014 6:59 pm PDT by
In his first report to US District Judge Denise Cote, external compliance monitor Michael Bromwich says that his relationship with Apple has "significantly improved" since Apple was ordered to hire him to ensure the company complies with antitrust requirements in the wake of the e-book antitrust case, reports the Wall Street Journal. After the Second Circuit panel issued its decision in early...

T-Mobile Ending All Overage Charges, Challenging Rivals to Follow

Monday April 14, 2014 8:56 am PDT by
T-Mobile is kicking off a new campaign targeting overage fees as part of its ongoing Uncarrier initiative that aims to disrupt the wireless industry in the U.S. Starting in May, the U.S. carrier is eliminating overage charges for all its customers regardless of their cellular plan. The wireless carrier also challenges its competitors to do the same. With this move, T-Mobile is abolishing...

Microsoft's 'Age of Empires: World Domination' to Launch on iOS This Summer

Monday April 14, 2014 3:01 am PDT by
Microsoft and Japanese gaming firm KLab Inc. have revealed Age of Empires: World Domination, the first title based on the popular PC strategy franchise for iOS devices. The game features a revamped real-time battle system optimized for mobile devices, as players choose between the Celts, Vikings, Franks, or Huns to build the ultimate army for use in online multiplayer combat. The game's...

'Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff' Launches for iPhone and iPad

Thursday April 10, 2014 5:00 am PDT by
TinyCo and FOX have released their new free-to-play iOS game based on the popular TV show Family Guy. The game, called Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff, has gameplay similar to EA's freemium The Simpsons: Tapped Out, released in 2012. In the Family Guy game, the town of Quahog has been trashed by a fight between Peter Griffin and Ernie the Giant Chicken, and gamers must help Peter rebuild the...

Delivery Status Touch Updated with Revamped Background Notifications, Various Bug Fixes

Thursday April 10, 2014 2:11 am PDT by
Junecloud has updated its popular delivery notification app Delivery Status touch to version 5.1, bringing a revamped notification system, a large number of fixes, support for new features, and more. The app now includes a revamped background notification system that informs users of packages in transit more frequently and makes non-essential updates less frequent, with badges now...

'PayPal Here' for iOS Updated with Revamped User Interface, Dynamic Search

Tuesday April 8, 2014 3:41 am PDT by
PayPal today updated its point-of-sale solution app PayPal Here, bringing a refreshed interface and a variety of features. The app now includes a dynamic search tool that allows users to search for specific items and charges, a streamlined custom inventory entry system, and the ability to swipe cards at any moment during the order process. The update also includes enhanced cart views and...

Apple Bringing More Chip Development In House

Monday April 7, 2014 10:15 pm PDT by
Apple is planning on creating an R&D team to develop baseband chips, which are used to control a device's radio functions like modulation, signal generation and more, for future iPhones in-house, according to a new report from DigiTimes. The baseband chip is separate from the A7 processor, which Apple already designs with an in-house team. Apple reportedly plans to form a R&D team to develop...

American Express Offers $5 off a $5 iTunes/App Store Purchase

Monday April 7, 2014 4:26 pm PDT by
American Express is offering a $5 statement credit to users who spend $5 on the iTunes and App Stores by April 30th. The rebate, part of AMEX's "Offers for You" promotion, requires that users opt-in to the offer on the American Express website, and then spend at least $5 on iTunes by the end of the month.AMEX cardholders need to ensure that their card is set up as the default billing method...

Apple Expands iPhone Trade-In Program to Germany

Monday April 7, 2014 12:31 am PDT by
After expanding to France and Canada last month, Apple’s iPhone trade-in program is now available in Apple Retail Stores throughout Germany, reports Apfelpage.de [Google Translation]. The launch of the program was spotted through the Apple Store app. The program allows customers to trade in an older iPhone model and receive a gift card worth up to €230, which may be used towards the...

Sprint Offers Up To $650 For New Framily Subscribers

Friday April 4, 2014 10:16 am PDT by
Sprint on Friday announced a new credit incentive to encourage customers to switch to the carrier, offering new Sprint Framily subscribers up to $650 in trade-in and early termination fee credits."At Sprint, we believe in 'Happy Connecting' through the value of a Sprint Framily Plan," said Jeff Hallock, Sprint chief marketing officer. "We are seeing great momentum with the Sprint Framily plan,...

iPhone 5s Demand Wanes in China, While Interest in iPhone 6 Accelerates

Friday April 4, 2014 6:23 am PDT by
Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Brian White is touring China and reports to investors that demand for the iPhone 5s in the Asian country is disappointing, while interest in Chinese brands like Xiaomi is on the rise. This cool sentiment towards the iPhone may change when an iPhone 6 model with a larger screen arrives later this year. Interest in a large-screened iPhone model among Chinese vendors...

Nest Stops Selling 'Protect' Smoke Detectors Over Safety Concerns

Thursday April 3, 2014 2:43 pm PDT by
Nest CEO Tony Fadell today published an open letter on the Nest.com blog announcing that effective immediately, the company is going to temporarily cease selling its multi-sensor iPhone-connected Nest Protect: Smoke + Carbon Monoxide alarm, which was first introduced in October. According to Fadell, a recent laboratory test revealed that Nest Wave, a feature that enables the device's alarm to...

'FTL: Faster Than Light' Now Available for iPad with New Content

Thursday April 3, 2014 12:43 am PDT by
Developer Subset Games today released its popular real-time strategy game FTL: Faster Than Light on the iPad, coming roughly a year after the title was released on Mac, PC, and Linux to much acclaim. The game puts the player in the commanding role of a ship aligned with the Galactic Federation, tasked with getting vital data back to its headquarters. However, rebel ships are persistent in...

'Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff' Coming to iPhone and iPad April 10

Wednesday April 2, 2014 10:42 pm PDT by
At a launch event in Los Angeles tonight, Fox and development house TinyCo officially revealed that its upcoming title Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff is set to launch a week from now. First revealed last month, the game is centered around the town of Quahog, with gamers helping Peter Griffin and the rest of the town’s residents rebuild their city after a destructive fight between Peter and Ernie ...

'Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft' for iPad Now Available in New Zealand, Australia, and Canada

Wednesday April 2, 2014 3:39 pm PDT by
Blizzard Entertainment's digital card trading game Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft for iPad soft-launched today in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, after launching for Mac in March. The free-to-play collectible card game is set in the Warcraft universe, allowing players to compete with Magic the Gathering-style decks in one-on-one fights via Battle.net or against the computer. The iPad...

Jailbreak Tweak Auxo 2 Brings Unified Control Center, Gesture-Based Multitasking to iOS

Wednesday April 2, 2014 2:53 pm PDT by
Auxo 2, the followup to 2012’s popular jailbreak tweak Auxo, is now available in the Cydia Store. The product of developers @Sentry_NC and QusicS, the new tweak includes a number of features including a unified view for the Control Center and app switcher, a Quick Switcher for moving between apps using gestures, a hot corners feature that allows access to apps by touching the corners of an iOS...

SITU Smart Food Scale Connects to iPad to Relay Nutritional Information

Wednesday April 2, 2014 9:48 am PDT by
Newly released on Kickstarter, the SITU is a food scale with a built-in Bluetooth chip that enables it to communicate with an iPad. When a food item, such as fruits, vegetables, or even chips, is placed on the scale, it weighs the food and then relays the nutritional information to the iPad via the SITU companion app. Designed to allow people to monitor their calorie intake and other...