Mobile App News: Android, iOS Application Updates

App downloads jumped by 60% over the Holidays

January 4, 2012

Christmas was a good week for all of us, but a great week for apps with analytics firm Flurry reporting a 60% leap in app downloads on the previous week.

Windows Store Details Announced

December 7, 2011

Microsoft's next operating system Windows 8 will have an app store.

Bitdefender Carrier IQ Finder

December 4, 2011

The deeply integrated Carrier IQ software for mobile devices has made the rounds lately.

Website or App, Which is Your Preference?

November 4, 2011

Over the last two years one of the biggest complaints I've had to make against tablet computers is that the Internet has simply not kept the same pace of change.

Opera Mini 6.5 Update Released For Various Mobile Devices

November 3, 2011

Opera Software, developers of the popular Opera web browser, have released Opera Mini 6.

How to Control Specific Programs for Different Users in Windows 7

August 18, 2011

When it comes to using a shared computer, there are important considerations to think about in terms of programs that users can access.

BBC Release Worldwide iPad iPlayer App

July 28, 2011

In one of the most eagerly awaited broadcasting moves of the year, the BBC have now released their iPlayer app for Apple's iPad.

5 Useful Internet Tools For Web Junkies

March 27, 2011

5 Useful Internet Tools looks at web applications that Internet users may find useful.

Opera Mobile 11, Opera Mini 6 Mobile Browsers Released

March 22, 2011

March seems to be the month of the big web browser releases.

Are Apps the New Websites?

March 13, 2011

I've written a lot about tablets over the last few months and indeed I now own a Windows 7 tablet myself, the ExoPC Slate.

Tablets, Where Do We Need to Be, and How Do We Get There?

March 11, 2011

The tablet market is exploding and growing exponentially, but it's still not reaching a critical mass with the general public not embracing them in the way they

Donation Coder New Apps For A New Year Event Results

January 10, 2011

Hi there ghacks readers!It's mouser from DonationCoder.

Windows Phone hits 3,000 apps + 1 unlocker

November 25, 2010

Two interesting Windows Phone stories have emerged today.

FB-Secure, Configure Facebook Application Rights During App Installation

October 12, 2010

Facebook applications can request rights to access user information during installation.

"One App to Rule Them All" move by Europe

September 22, 2010

A new European project, kick-started by 22 European companies and organisations aims to develop an application development environment that will work across all

Spoon Adds Browser Sandbox, To Desktop Apps Web Launcher

August 18, 2010

Spoon offers a web service for Windows users that allows them to run desktop applications directly in the web browser, without prior downloads or installations.

Facebook 'dislike' scam

August 16, 2010

Many users of the social networking site Facebook have long been asking for a dislike button and now it looks like they've got what they were asking for.

Apps For uTorrent Overview

July 25, 2010

A web based extensions framework has been integrated into developer versions of uTorrent some time ago, offering the prospect to extend the basic functionality

F-Secure Anti-Theft For Mobile

June 23, 2010

Update: F-Secure Anti-Theft is no longer available in its current form.

How To Delete Facebook Applications

April 23, 2010

I'm not a very active Facebook user.

Simple yet powerful task management with Todoist

January 17, 2010

Over the past years I've been using task managers on and off, but one I always come back to is Todoist.

Android Developer Challenge 2 Winners

December 1, 2009

Google's Android platform, which was once backed only by HTC has come a long way since then.

iPhone Apps: Magellan Sets Sail, Google Earth Updates, Ravensword Arrives And More

November 19, 2009

Get in on the latest in the iPhone app store, the hottest little place to be on earth if you truly believe that for every problem thereâ€™s an

iPhone Apps: Message In A Balloon, Knocking Over MMS And Premium Shazam

November 10, 2009

Today we have three new iPhone apps for you.

iPhone Update: Marvel Comics, Easy Time Lapse Video, Real Time Translation And more

October 30, 2009

Good news iPhone lovers and users in general, we finally have apps in the App Store that do things we have always wanted to do with the iPhone.

How To Make Free Calls From Your Computer With Google Voice

July 24, 2009

About three weeks ago, I finally got an invite for Google Voice, the new phone-managing service from Google that Iâ€™d been itching to try out

Computer Software

July 20, 2009

Have you ever wondered how and why your computer operates as it does? Why does it turn on and load the operating system? It is working because of the computer s

Remote PC Access, Android PC Remote Access Program

June 4, 2009

Google's Android operating system is still only available in one commercial device, the T-Mobile G1 cell phone.

Connect Bot SSH Client For Android Phone

February 7, 2009

I bought the T-Mobile G1 phone just a few days ago and have been browsing around Android Market, the phone's application market, quite a bit.

Google Android Application Store Browser

February 4, 2009

If you are considering getting a Google Android phone in the future - be it the only one available, the T-Mobile G1, or cell phones running the Android OS from

Download Free Apps for Your Phone at Phoload

December 2, 2008

For mobile phone owners, finding good applications to use can be tiresome.

Opera 9.5 Mobile Beta 2

October 21, 2008

The Opera development team seems to be doing their thing opposed to other browser developers who are more focused on the competition.

First Firefox Mobile Alpha Released

October 19, 2008

Mozilla released the first public alpha version of the upcoming Firefox Mobile version which is currently only available for OS2008 ("Maemo") software platforms

5 Must Have Google Android Applications

September 29, 2008

The first mobile phone that uses the Google Android operating system is just a few weeks away.

Application Monitor

September 8, 2008

It might sometimes be essential to make sure that a software program is running all the time.

Google Apps On The Desktop

August 30, 2008

GMDesk is an Adobe Air application that combines several of Google's high profile applications into an application that is accessible from the desktop.