Dice With Buddies Review If as they say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then the people over at Zynga must be very flattered indeed and must be doing something right. The latest company to be inspired by the success of Zynga’s ‘…with Friends’ series is Stofle Designs with their version of Yahtzee called ‘Dice with Buddies’. Despite the … Read More
IM+ Pro for iPhone and iPad Down to 99c
IM+ Pro the all in one universal messaging app for your iPhone and iPad has had a 90% price drop and can now be picked up for just 99 cents! The app allows you to sign in to all your favorite chat clients including Google Chat, Yahoo, Aim, Twitter and Facebook to name but a few and what’s even better … Read More
Apple’s iOS 5 to Bring ‘iMessage’ to iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
During Apple’s WWDC 2011 keynote event Scott Forstall announced that iOS 5 brings 1500 new APIs for developers and more than 200 new features for users. However, only 10 were highlighted during the keynote presentation. iOS 5 finally brings “notification center” to iOS devices which allows users to manage all notifications by swiping downwards on the status bar. iMessage, the … Read More
iOS 5 To Feature New Notification System and Widgets?
Apple has been long rumored to be working on a better notification system for iOS. We’ve reported on various rumors and reports which suggest that the next major software update, iOS 5, will indeed revamp current notifications. Push notifications introduced as a part of iPhone OS 3.0 turned out to be a great way to maintain persistent IP connection to … Read More
iPhone developers updating their apps, now iOS 4 ready
During WWDC 2010 Steve Jobs announced the availability of the GM candidate of iOS 4 for iPhone developers and they have been busy testing and optimizing their apps for the latest version of iPhone and iPod touch software. iOS 4 will bring Multitasking which has been one of the most anticipated features for the iPhone and iPod touch. Apple is implementing Multitasking support … Read More
Push South Africa for iPhone. World Cup Notifications for free (Review)
Push South Africa [rating: 3.5/5] As one would expect there are a plethora of apps being released in time for for the start of the World Cup in just a few days time and while some of the world cup apps are paid this application is free! As the title would suggest the focus of Push South Africa is to … Read More
The “Freemium” Game sales model? Lipstick on the same old pig?
When I first sat down to write this article I was a little lost initially as to how to attack it. You see I am not convinced that the “Freemium” model is actually the “next big thing” that the blog-o-sphere is hyping it up to be. Certainly a large number of apps are being shifted under that banner. But then … Read More
Skype 1.3 for iPhone Pushes Minor Enhancements But No Notifications
If you frequently check for app updates in the App Store then you would have probably noticed that one of the most popular apps in the social networking category called Skype was updated to version 1.3 The fact that almost everyone uses applications like facebook and skype has made push notification a highly anticipated feature and it certainly makes the … Read More