Quest Visual "Word Lens" goes free after Google acquisition

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On May 26, 2014

It hasn’t been long since Google acquired Quest Visual and their Word Lens app, and now the app has gone free on the App Store. The Word Lens app translates any text between different languages in an instance, while that may not sound very novel the interesting thing is this app can translate words from […]

The best World Cup merchandise

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On May 25, 2014

It’s hard to believe it’s been four years since the streets were kept awake at all hours by the 2010 World Cup vuvuzelas. It’s that time again and the World Cup merchandise is out in force for another time – while it may not be as noisy, here’s a collection of some of the best […]

Weekly Mobile News Roundup – 23 May 2014

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On May 23, 2014

 Once again the week is coming to an end and that means it’s time for a roundup of the past weeks news! Scanbot goes free for 24 hours – Our favorite iPhone scanner app, Scanbot, can now be downloaded free of charge for a limited time. The PDF creator and annotator is optimized for the […]

Golf app makes Apple's App of the Week

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On May 22, 2014

If you are a golfer then this will be of particular interest to you. Apple has named Fun Golf GPS 3D its App of the Week. As every week this means the app will become free for a week, a huge saving considering the app normally costs $20. The app can be downloaded here. From […]

30 Amazing iOS 7 UI Kits – Part Two

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On May 20, 2014

When iOS7 was first released there was a lot of arguing about the new flatter design, while most people loved it there were just as many who hated it and swore they would never upgrade to iOS7. The design changes were made by Jony Ive who by many is regarded as a design genius. In […]

Atari releases Haunted House app for iPhone and iPad

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On May 19, 2014

Atari has released Haunted House for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The spooky, eye-popping fan-favorite is free-to-play and available for download in the App Store The game was created by Kung Fu Factory, the guys who were also in charge of the popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rooftop Run.  “Entering the endless runner app, players are instantly […]

Weekly Mobile News Roundup – 16 May 2014

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On May 16, 2014

 Once again the week is coming to an end and that means it’s time for a roundup of the past weeks news! Apple Just Put Its App Design Bible On iBooks For Free – Apple’s iOS Human Interface Guidelines, a set of tips and rules for designers that was previously only available through the developer portal, is […]

30 Amazing iOS 7 UI Kits – Part One

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On May 15, 2014

When iOS7 was first released there was a lot of arguing about the new flatter design, while most people loved it there were just as many who hated it and swore they would never upgrade to iOS7. The design changes were made by Jony Ive who by many is regarded as a design genius. In […]

Nintendo request GBA4iOS, Game Boy emulator, be removed from web

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On May 14, 2014

The team behind the HUGELY popular GBA4iOS has been forced to remove their emulator from the web after Nintendo filed a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown request, this according to a tweet from creator Riley Testut.  He states that while the app will continue to function on iOS devices new downloads will be stopped as well as […]

How can you make your app even better?

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On May 13, 2014

There are a lot of apps on the app store – there are literally over one million apps on the app store, and that number only goes up every day. There are not, however, one million unique app ideas on the app store. There are probably thousands of to-do and task manager apps alone – […]