Apple buys new company

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In what has been regarded by many, I believe, in the digital industry as a rather strange move, it appears Apple has bought a new company called Chomp.  What’s interesting about this particular buy is the company is an application search specialist.  It’s also a start-up business. Interestingly, although the new acquisition is a fairly [...]

Apple Mac users warned over Trojan

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Apple has always prided itself (some say rather arrogantly prided itself) on being savvy where security is concerned.  What’s more, many analysts have been comparing Google Apps’ security with Apple’s and found the former wanting. Well, if Apple Mac users believed their gadgets were untouchable there is a rude awakening on its way.  It seems [...]

Can Android apps close the gap on Apple’s iOS apps?

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That’s a question exercising the minds of a number of commentators at the moment.  The question I believe revolves around the idea that Android users are less likely to pay for their Google Apps than iPhone or iPad users. It is also a reason why app developers tend to prefer making products for Apple’s gadgets [...]

Insufficient safeguards for children in place

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The American Federal Trade Commission (FTC), an independent Quango has suggested in a recent report, I believe, that companies such as Apple and Google are not doing enough to protect children. The organisation apparently examined 3,800 Google Apps and 8,000 Apple software apps designed for children, and found that in almost every case there was [...]

Remodel your house with an app

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BuildApp is one of a number of new applications being launched that can help remodel or improve your home. An application for Android, it creates a 3D model of your home that can then help you in your redesign ambitions.  It does this by taking images of the walls and then recreating a virtual room [...]

Is Apple winning the app war?

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Apple and Google have been effectively at each other’s throats over recent months with Apple trying to target Google over what the former perceives as the latter’s theft of patented technology. Unfortunately for Apple, targeting Google directly is a bit difficult simply because the global business has a tight relationship with manufacturers such as HTC [...]

Free App Of The Day

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Amazon held a free app of the day last Saturday. If you didn’t know about it, like me, then you are out of luck – particularly if you like games such as Trial Xtreme 2 Winter. That said, I’m not sure if this free offer was applicable those who live in the UK. If it [...]

US Quango Drops BlackBerry

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In a disappointing move for RIM, the US National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has decided to switch to the Apple iPhone and drop the BlackBerry. This I find very surprising because I believe the NOAA has used the BlackBerry for many years. It seems that the reason for the surprise move is economic and [...]

Is Android The Only Company With App Store Problems?

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The last 12 months or so have been a torrid time for Android’s app store. Many Google apps have found themselves infected with malicious software. These programs are designed to do many things from destabilising the application or more likely attacking an individual’s smartphone or tablet, extracting personal data in the process. Google has been [...]

Android Multimedia Apps – Some of the Best for Apple’s AirPlay

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Until the day finally arrives when using Google apps to listen to music and so on is no longer the norm, and I don’t think that day is far off, there are a number that I believe are very good. As such, I thought I would give you the low-down on a few. Ironically, while [...]