Tweetbot 1.5 offers mute filters, direct message emails, more
Tweetbot, the powerful US$2.99 Twitter app from Tapbots, has been updated to version 1.5. The new version has added a number of features that are sure to please current users and entice other Twitter fans to give the app a try.
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iOS devs pay $50,000 for collecting children’s info in apps
The parent company of Broken Thumbs Apps—a prominent iOS app maker responsible for games like Zombie Duck Hunt, Truth or Dare, and Emily's Dress Up—has today settled with the Federal Trade Commission over i...
Start taking bets: September 7 fingered for fall Apple event
Japanese website Kodawarisan has officially made the first bet on Apple's usual fall media event, saying it will take place on Wednesday, September 7. Given that the annual event typically falls in the beginning of Sept...
iPod touch serves as "memory" for amnesiacs
For many of us, an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is a great way to stay organized and always know what you're doing. For a group of amnesia patients in Ontario, Canada, an iPod touch or other device literally acts as a memory substitute.
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Video App Demo: Submerged
Something tells me kids and college students are going to love this one. Submerged is not a "useful" app like your address book or even a Twitter app -- it is a toy, or novelty app. Submerged takes video from the iPhone and warps...
Five apps for the new Mom or Dad
Nothing compares to cradling your first newborn baby in your arms. It's a memorable moment you'll never forget. Though holding a newborn never grows tiring (trust me I know), there are other parts of parenting such as nursing and colic that can be a...
Turn your iPad into a mini-keyboard with ION’s Piano Apprentice
ION recently announced a new piano accessory for the iPad that will let you play and learn piano on a mini-keyboard. While piano-playing apps on the iPad are fun, they are not useful for instruction as the 9.7-inch display of the iPad is too sma...
ITC judge says Macs infringe on S3 patents, but it may not help HTC
More information about an ITC ruling that Apple infringed on two of S3 Graphics' patents has been released, revealing that Mac OS X—and not Apple's iOS devices—has been deemed infringing. That small, indirect vi...
Affinity Labs sues Apple over iPods, iPhone
Affinity Labs has sued both Apple and car audio maker AAMP over audio technology patents. Affinity accuses the companies of violating two U.S. patents, one for a "Content Delivery System and Method" and the other for a "Method for Managing Media."...
Video App Demo: InClass
An app for students, InClass aims to be a universal go-to app for high school and college kids. Featuring a calendar, assignments with classes attached, also viewable from the calendar, an in-app notetaking tool with built-in voice recorder, InClass may...
Troll sues Apple again: same patent, new devices
Personal Audio LLC, the patent holding firm that recently won an $8 million judgment against Apple over playlist implementation in the iPod, has filed a new lawsuit against Apple. The new patent suit addresses the same thing...
AirStash provides wireless, portable documents for iPhone and iPad
I've been using an AirStash (US$99.99) for about a week and have grown to like it very much. This tidy little device stores movies, music, documents and photos for portable, wireless sharing between iPhones and iPads. It allows you to stream those fi...
