Category Archives: iOS
Guest Post: Five essential sports apps for the iPhone
by Tony Buchanan, a writer who occasionally works with Favourit
If you are a sports lover and own an Apple iPhone then there are various great apps which you surely cannot do without. These apps will keep you updated with all information you need. You can get alerts about upcoming events and get news about your favourite teams and much more. Though, of course, there are many sports app that you can download (click on the links). I’ve picked five of the best of them which are listed below. They are all free except for one (Curly’s). Continue reading
Yes you can play casino games on your mobile
GoMo discovers how through William Hill Casino
The Monaco Grand Prix is probably the most famous race in the Formula One (F1) motor racing calendar. And it’s this weekend [May 2013]. So GoMo News thought we continue our long tradition and try to place a bet from our mobile phone. This time we decided to pick William Hill which appears to offer the widest range of betting methods for mobile phones of any betting shop chain in the UK. In the process we discovered that it is actually possible to gamble real money on casino style games courtesy of William Hill Casino. Continue reading
After Summly Yahoo! to acquire Tumblr blogs
We’re still waiting for results of Summly acquistion
It appears that Yahoo! – best known for its search engine, is on the acquisition path again according to report coming out of the Wall Street Journal. Current CEO, Marissa Meyer, apparently will be given the go-ahead to purchase Tumblr – the NY based blog hosting site. GoMo News hopes it goes better than Yahoo!’s acquisition of Summly the smartphone app created by Brit, Nick D’Aloisio. It seems that only those residing in the USA can currently enjoy the benefits of Summly technology incorporated into Yahoo!’s mobile apps. Continue reading
Apple’s App Store marks historic 50 billionth download
Press release
May 16th 2013. Apple has announced that customers have downloaded over 50 billion apps1 from the revolutionary App Store. Customers are downloading more than 800 apps per second at a rate of over two billion apps per month on the App Store. The 50 billionth app was Say the Same Thing by Space Inch which was downloaded by Brandon Ashmore from Mentor, Ohio USA who received a $10,000 App Store gift card to commemorate this historic milestone. Continue reading
Google lets slip intention to support SMS in RTC offering
Google Hangouts’ Dori Storbeck reveals it in Google blog
It seems that Google’s Google’s G+ community manager of Hangouts and Chat, Dori Storbeck, accidentally let the cat out of the bag over Google’s intention to roll out support for SMS within Google Hangouts here. She was actually trying to publicise the release of an iOS client for Hangouts here. Storbeck describes the move as an upgrade to Google’s Real-Time Communication product. Asked about support for SMS, Dori replied, “Yes, SMS integration is coming soon – it is one of our most requested features!” However, the blog was later edited to say,” Oops! We actually have nothing to announce at this time. My apologies.” Still, JF Sullivan, CMO with Acision, still believes Google’s inevitable move into SMS will have major repercussions. Continue reading
Guest Post: Important points to keep in mind while you hire an iPhone apps developer
by Diyana Lobo, a blogger writing with ClickWorkForce
With Apple’s latest iOS, iPhone app development has achieved new heights in the mobile application development industry. Most tech savvy organisations and businesses are trying to associate themselves with iPhone apps development as the demand for these has gone much higher. It is the extreme popularity of this smart multimedia phone that allows iPhone application development companies to make a huge profit.
But if the website fails to be compatible with the OS and the platform of the iPhone, it will not be able to display properly on the screen. Continue reading
BlackBerry opens up BBM to Android & iOS
No mention of WP8 version, though
In a typical if-you-cant-beat-em-join-em approach, BlackBerry has just announced plans to make its IMS facility BlackBerry Messenger BBM available to iOS and Android users. That is, of course, if Apple and Google allow BlackBerry to upload the apps to their resxpecitive app stores. There’s no mention of a Windows Phone 8 (WP8) client, of course. One UK publication described BBM as the “rioters’ texting toool” because BBM proved to be the IMS of choice amongst London rioters. Other observers take the view that WhatsApp is likely to have the most to lose. However, GoMo News believes that it’s the mobile operators who are most in danger as a universal BBM could seriously dent their SMS revenues. Continue reading
Guest Post: Must-have iOS golf apps for passionate players
by Roxana Scott, a blogger & golfbox.com.au fan
iPhones and iPads have levelled the virtual play-field when it comes to golf. Every professional player will tell you that there are certain apps that you cannot live without. These ingenious tools have been helping passionate players improve their game and develop their skills ever since they were first released. Here are my favourite iOS golf tools that you should try at least once. Continue reading
Listen to music, TV, video in the smallest room
Someone has taken mobile in loo usage research seriously
Over the years we’ve run numerous stories reporting the heavy use of mobile phones in the loo [bathroom/toilet]. When BT carried out trials of mobile TV, it tried to bury the fact that watching in the loo was a popular pastime. Here’s a couple of good examples of loo usage … ‘Another survey finds Brits answer phone in the loo‘ plus ‘11% of iOS fans search for apps on loo‘. Now it seems that a company called Atech Flash has treated all these stats seriously and produced a set of Bluetooth speakers specifically designed to work in the loo. The product is known as the iCarta 2 and –get this – it incorporates a toilet tissue holder so that it can be easily installed in your bathroom/toilet. Continue reading
AppGyver helps to put HTML5 apps on Steroids
Rating: AppGyver claims Toolbelt will narrow gap twixt HTML5 & native apps
When Adobe acquired Nitobi, there were high hopes for the rapid development of PhoneGap-based apps. Just like the current situation over Adobe’s lack of interest in continuing Flash for mobile, things haven’t improved much for PhoneGap lovers after Adobe’s acquisition. Until now, perhaps? A San Francisco based startup app company, AppGyver, hopes to outsmart the Adobe powerhouse with the release of its own offering in this sector – Toolbelt. This SDK toolkit is currently in private beta but should be open to the public by June [2013]. Continue reading
In-app fleecing threatens m-commerce
Rating: Stop fleecing youngsters with in-app purchases says OFT
The practice of raising money from games old ‘free’ through in-app purchasing has come under close scrutiny from the UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT). Whilst consumers pay nothing to download and install the app, the makers generate funds by charging for extras through in-app purchasing. This practice of ‘in-app fleecing’ is particularly deplored when incorporated into games aimed at the young - especially for the Apple iPad tablet. The OFT found that Single purchases of virtual currency typically range from a few pence to £70 or more.As part of its investigation, the OFT is asking for information from key players in the sector, including games developers and games hosting services, as well as consumer and parenting groups. Continue reading
Smartphone infections seriously underestimated Lacoon reveals
Rating: Actually more Apple rather than Android devices involved
Popular views of the threat from malicious infections are way out if MDM (mobile device management) specialist, Lacoon Mobile Security is to be believed. One erroneous perception, according to Lacoon, is that Apple devices poses a lesser threat than Android ones. Plus the level of infection seem staggeringly high. The company the conducted a study in partnership with global mobile network providers. It discovered that approximately one in 1,000 smartphones has mRAT (Mobile Remote Access Trojan ) spyware installed. Plus 52 per cent of infected devices were attributed to iOS and 35 per cent to Android-based mobile devices. Given that many BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) roll-outs involve devices numbers in three figures, this means the danger is very high indeed. Continue reading
Plane finding AR app not banned in the USA after all
Rating: Our investigation reveals WP7 version the most expensive
There’s nothing like a little adverse publicity to aid your app sales, is there? Well, British software house Pinkfroot seems to have befitted from it in our case. The rumour going around was that its Plane Finder AR app had been banned in the USA. Chiefly because it could allegedly be used as a terrorist tool to shoot down aircraft. Actually, that suggestion was made back in 2010 and the app is very much available in the iTunes App Store now. To prove the point our investigator actually bought a copy of the app. What an effective sales tool that rumour was. Continue reading
Apple may have to pull Pokerstars iOS app
Rating: Aussie report does features a Mr Xenophon. Hmmm
We’re pretty sure that this story isn’t intended as a joke but on April 1st it is hard to tell. Anyway, according to reports which first surfaced in the Canberra Times, an iOS poker app may be illegal in Australia. Called PokerStars, it appears to let players to bet real money. Its existence has angered one Australian senator, Richard di Natale, who is quoted as saying that Apple has “an obligation to take down apps that are against Australian law.” He also claimed that people in Australia are not allowed to lawfully play online poker under the Interactive Gambling Act. Continue reading
Hey, you get off of my iCloud
Rating: GoMo reader not too happy with male mail feature
The first must-have accessory for any keen iPhone user, it seems, is a personal computer. Have you ever tried to active an iPhone without one? Anyway, the second disadvantage to not possessing some kind of PC or Mac is personal data backup. One GoMo News reader has discovered this to his cost since he is in the habit of frequently losing his handset or dropping it into a sink (loo), etc. Which is a pain because he kept on losing all of his contacts and email. No problems, we told him. Just make sure you set up the iCloud on your smartphone next time you use it. Except we hadn’t realised just how useless the iCloud Mail feature is. Continue reading
