May
31
2011
31
2011
Apple updates iWork to add iPhone, iPod touch support
Apple announced on Tuesday that it has updated its iWork productivity suite for iOS with universal versions compatible with both the iPhone ...
May
25
2011
25
2011
Sen. Franken presses Apple, Google again over app store privacy
Senator Al Franken (D-MN) has once again sent a letter (PDF) to Apple and Google, this time asking for a followup on ...
May
20
2011
20
2011
Senator to Apple, Google: why are DUI checkpoint apps still available?
Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) took his allotted five minutes during Thursday's US Senate hearing on mobile privacy to lambaste Apple and Google for not ...
May
11
2011
11
2011
Apple quietly changes iAd policy for kid-targeted apps
iAd-supported versions of apps targeted at kids may soon disappear from the App Store, thanks to an apparent change in Apple's iAd policy. The ...
May
09
2011
09
2011
Condé Nast to roll out iPad subscriptions, starting with The New Yorker
iPad users will soon be able to subscribe to a number of Condé Nast magazines via Apple's in-app subscription system, starting with The New ...
May
02
2011
02
2011
Time, SI, Fortune subscribers finally get free iPad access
Time, Inc. has made an agreement with Apple that will give its subscribers access to magazine content on the iPad for "free" as part ...
Apr
26
2011
26
2011
Amazon responds to Apple: "app store" is generic, toss the suit
Amazon has responded to Apple's trademark suit over the term "App Store" by saying that Steve Jobs himself uses the term in a generic ...
Apr
21
2011
21
2011
Mobile phone users wary about privacy, says Nielsen
The majority of mobile app users—those who use mobile devices and have used an app in the last 30 days—are ...
Apr
16
2011
16
2011
Week in Apple: Final Cut Pro X, hacked AirPlay streams, and more
This week in Apple, we covered the down-low announcement of Final Cut Pro X, Thunderbolt support from video hardware makers, Time Warner's legal battle ...
Apr
15
2011
15
2011
Apple facing class-action lawsuit over kids’ in-app purchases
Garen Meguerian and a team of lawyers are taking Apple to task for "inducing" children to spend hundreds of dollars of their parents' money ...
Apr
11
2011
11
2011
Adobe connects tablets to Photoshop with new Photoshop Touch SDK
Adobe has released an SDK that allows developers to connect to, control, and share data with its flagship Photoshop image ...
Apr
11
2011
11
2011
Feature: Ars reviews GarageBand for iPad: a killer app for budding songwriters
When Apple announced the new iPad 2, it also announced two major new content creation apps for the platform: iMovie and GarageBand. iMovie is ...
Apr
09
2011
09
2011
Week in Apple: patent disputes, unauthorized accessory makers, and more
Our top Apple news from the last week included discussions about dropped calls on AT&T, calendar syncing on Outlook for Mac, and a possible ...
Apr
04
2011
04
2011
Pandora, other app makers subpoenaed over user data collection
A federal grand jury has opened an investigation into mobile apps and what kind of personal data they might transmit about users, Pandora has ...
Mar
31
2011
31
2011
Fox gearing up for fight with Time Warner over iPad TV streaming
Time Warner Cable has been facing a backlash from the TV industry ever since it rolled out its live-video-streaming iPad app earlier this month. ...
Mar
23
2011
23
2011
Senators: DUI checkpoint apps are "harmful to public safety"
DUI checkpoints are supposed to be a surprise, not something you can carefully plan your drinking-and-driving night around, according to four US Senators. Frank ...
Mar
22
2011
22
2011
Apple sues Amazon over "App Store" trademark
Apple is suing Amazon.com for trademark infringement and unfair competition over its use of the term "App Store." The complaint, filed in US District ...
Mar
16
2011
16
2011
Confirmed: some Web apps not seeing iOS 4.3 JavaScript speedup
The JavaScript performance improvements that accompany iOS 4.3—boosting raw performance as much as 2.5x—don't appear to carry over to in-app browsers or Web apps ...
Mar
10
2011
10
2011
iOS 4.3 makes it harder for kids to go nuts with in-app purchases
A tweak delivered via the iOS 4.3 update is designed to prevent kids from inadvertently racking up huge in-app purchase bills to their parents' ...
Feb
26
2011
26
2011
Week in Apple: Verizon iPhone shootout, Thunderbolt makes its debut
Ahhh, sweet release. After so many weeks of rumors, we all needed it. Not only did Apple finally release new MacBook Pros this week, ...
Feb
23
2011
23
2011
FTC says it will look into Apple’s marketing of in-app purchases to kids
The Federal Trade Commission will investigate Apple's marketing of iOS games with in-app purchases to children. The decision comes after a wave of complaints ...
Feb
19
2011
19
2011
Week in Apple: iPhone symbols, how do they work!?
The top Apple news was all over the map this last week. Apple announced its new (controversial) subscription system for the iOS App Store, ...
Feb
18
2011
18
2011
FTC, DoJ in "preliminary" investigation of Apple subscriptions
The US Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission have begun looking into Apple's new iOS subscription plan, according to sources speaking to the Wall ...
Feb
16
2011
16
2011
Some publishers relieved, others irate over Apple subscription plan
It has now been one full day since Apple announced its new subscription "offerings" to third-party developers, along with a new set of rules, ...
Feb
15
2011
15
2011
Apple: if we get you subscribers, we deserve a cut
It has been almost two weeks since The Daily made its debut on the iPad, but Apple has finally announced its in-app subscription terms ...
Feb
13
2011
13
2011
iOS developers making leap to the Mac, thanks to Mac App Store
The Mac App Store is, by most accounts, off to a good start. But not all entrenched Mac developers are ...
Feb
03
2011
03
2011
Apple slow to respond to counterfeit app on Mac App Store
Shady developers stealing assets from other developers and selling them on the iOS App Store isn't a new phenomenon. But ...
Feb
01
2011
01
2011
Apple responds: we want a cut of Amazon, Sony e-book sales
Apple has responded to the furor over its supposed App Store policy changes that many believe could affect the popular Kindle, Nook, and Sony ...
Feb
01
2011
01
2011
Change in Apple policy has e-book fans worried about their apps
The Kindle app—and other e-book apps like it—may disappear from the App Store if the latest buzz about Apple's policies ...
Jan
26
2011
26
2011
Hands-on: Photoshop Express for iOS tweaks UI, doesn’t add much
Adobe has updated its Photoshop Express app for iOS to version 1.5, finally adding support for Retina displays and iOS ...
Jan
13
2011
13
2011
Scared of the dark: a look at the audio game Papa Sangre
With touchscreens and motion controls, we're seeing a steady stream of incredibly creative and inventive games. Even still, an experience that almost entirely consists ...
Jan
10
2011
10
2011
VLC for iOS vanishes 2 months after eruption of GPL dispute
It's official: the iOS version of VLC has been yanked from the App Store. Though Apple didn't offer any reasons for its removal, the ...
Jan
05
2011
05
2011
Amazon details pricing, approval process for Android app portal
Android developers: start your engines. Again. Amazon has opened a beta of its new Appstore Developer Portal in order to allow developers to begin ...
Dec
28
2010
28
2010
Ars Staff picks: our favorite 10 iOS apps of 2010
Apple recently published its lists of top free and paid iPhone apps of 2010, spurring discussion across the Internet as to whether the apps ...
Dec
17
2010
17
2010
Realtime translator Word Lens imperfect, has cool possibilities
It's a traveler's nightmare: being in a foreign country surrounded by signs in another language and nothing but a guidebook to help you. If ...
The Protomen - Rock Music and Mega Man Combined.
An Irrelevant Take on the Zombie Goodness of the Walking Dead
Halloween Fear Fest - Mega Shark VS Giant Octopus
Amnesia: The Dark Descent will induce heart problems.
Redline - 7 Years in the making and damn, it looks good.