Apple Updates Archive
24 Mar 2015
Nokia provides free mapping services app for Apple users
Nokia providNokia provides free mapping services app for Apple userses free mapping services app for Apple users Nokia says it has started providing mapping services for free download in Apple’s App Store, after a successful launch of the service on Android devices. The HERE offline maps, with navigation and search features covering more than 150
23 Mar 2015
IBrailler Notes, an app to help visually impaired type quickly on iPad
IBrailler Notes, an app to help visually impaired type quickly on iPad This new app can help blind people type quickly and efficiently on an iPad. Created by Stanford engineer Sohan Dharmaraja, the app — named IBrailler Notes — uses eight keys. What’s different about it is that the keys form around the fingertips when
23 Mar 2015
Revamped Apple TV will be unveiled at WWDC 2015
Revamped Apple TV will be unveiled at WWDC 2015 While Apple Watch is yet to hit store shelves, reports about a new Apple TV to be launched in June have started circulating on the web. According to Buzzfeed, the Cupertino Company will showcase its revamped Apple TV at the World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC)
23 Mar 2015
Facebook to bring third-party app support for its Messenger
Facebook to bring third-party app support for its Messenger At the F8 developer conference, Facebook plans to announce some big changes for its Messenger app. According to The Next Digit, the social network giant plans to bring about 20 changes to the Messenger in a bid to compete with the successful messaging apps like WeChat and
21 Mar 2015
i4software Fast Camera (for Windows Phone)
i4software Fast Camera (for Windows Phone) Windows Phones have some of the best cameras available on any smartphone, but one problem with them is the time it takes to shoot pictures. Fast Camera (99 cents) from i4software is intended to change all that. It not only lets you shoot in continuous and burst modes, but
21 Mar 2015
Oceans (for iPad)
Oceans (for iPad) Oceans (free) is a thorough and informative iPad app that examines the effect of human activities on the world’s oceans, and presents a plan of action to manage marine resources in ways so that people can continue to benefit from the oceans’ bounty while biodiversity is preserved. The Oceans app is a
21 Mar 2015
Facebook Stickered for Messenger (for iPhone)
Facebook Stickered for Messenger (for iPhone) Facebook Messenger is perennially among app store chart leaders, despite a glut of messaging app options. The big, creative, amusing stickers the app lets you send in messages may deserve some of the credit for this popularity, as they’re not available in more staid messaging apps like iMessage and
21 Mar 2015
Chrome 42 beta brings push notifications, app install banners and more for developers
Chrome 42 beta brings push notifications, app install banners and more for developers The web is quickly becoming as powerful as native apps and Chrome 42 beta brings a number of huge features for developers to Android devices. First, it brings a new “App Install Banner” that allows websites to show a prompt to users
21 Mar 2015
Apple Watch battery life: which type of user will you be?
Apple Watch battery life: which type of user will you be? Apple promised 18 hours of battery life with “typical usage” from the Apple Watch during yesterday’s launch event, but dig deeper on its site and you’ll find a breakdown of how the new device will fare in a variety of scenarios. In testing for
21 Mar 2015
Apple and Microsoft release patches to fix FREAK vulnerability
Apple and Microsoft release patches to fix FREAK vulnerability Apple and Microsoft have released patches to fix theFREAK security vulnerability found last week in Mac OS X, iOS and Windows operating systems. FREAK — short for Factoring attack on RSA-EXPORT Keys — allows hackers to decrypt HTTPS-protected Web traffic between browsers and millions of websites,