Apps that will make National Novel Writing Month smoother!

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On November 1, 2012

This time of the year is one I look forward to for ages, no not because it gets cold and snowy, but because November is the National Novel Writing Month, also known as NaNoWriMo. The Challenge runs exactly thirty days and is designed to give would-be writers the confidence and support needed to write a 50,000-word novel. In […]

Need for Speed:Most Wanted released for iOS

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On October 31, 2012

Since I love racing games and especially the Need for Speed series, this is a date I have been waiting for in a long time, yesterday Electronic Arts released its latest game in the popular series, Need For Speed: Most Wanted (US$6.99, universal). Along with the iOS version the game is also being released for various consoles. The […]

Apple Announces Management Changes: Scott Forstall and John Browett leaving Apple

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On October 30, 2012

Yesterday Apple announced that  there would be several big changes in the executive team. Probably the biggest changes are the immediate departure of retail chief John Browett and a 2013 exit for iOS chief Scott Forstall. Furthermore  Jony Ive, Bob Mansfield, Eddy Cue, and Craig Federighi will all be taking on increased responsibilities, these include the […]

750+ Pyconic Icons and 8 Web Fonts

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On October 29, 2012

Every single day, the Web gets bigger, and graphics get smaller! Thanks to the constant push of mobile devices and applications, consumers are bringing the internet with them everywhere they go. And as the devices get increasingly smaller, the need for clear, representative icons is bigger than ever. If you’re building some Web apps yourself, […]

GTA: Vice City headed to Android, iOS

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Rockstar Games has announced that they will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of the release of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on the PlayStation 2 (PS2) games console, with an anniversary edition for mobile devices. On Friday, Oct. 26,  Rockstar Games announced via its blog “In conjunction with the anniversary, we’re pleased to announce that we’ll be releasing […]

Facebook’s Mobile App Install Ads Are Now Available To Everyone

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On October 26, 2012

Earlier this week Facebook made their new mobile app install ads available to all developers. Initially  announced  beta in August as a new and effective way for mobile app developers to drive installs and increase app discovery. The biggest reason behind this was that so far many developers have used the ads in games on Facebook […]

Weekly News Roundup – 26 October 2012

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Once again the week is coming to an end and that means it’s time for a roundup of the past weeks news! Apple Increases European App Store Pricing, Changes Some Countries to Local Currencies – Apple has increased the amount of money charged for App Store pricing tiers for a number of countries across the European Union. […]

Hallowe’en 2012 [Infographic]

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On October 25, 2012

Came across an interesting infographic with Halloween facts and thought to share it with you. Check it out Courtesy of: CouponCodes4U

Roundup of everything Apple Announced at iPad Mini Event

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On October 24, 2012

Yesterday during the iPad Mini event Apple announced so many new products that it was hard to keep up. Yes the iPad Mini made the biggest splash but the other products are certain to make just as many ripples. Instead of posting 10 different posts we have decided to compile everything into one essential post. Here’s […]

What should mobile startups look for in accelerators?

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This is a guest post by Mikko Järvenpää of Speed Up Your Startup As I moved from the accelerator side back to the startup side, I wanted to combine my learnings with some research and distill that into a book to ensure that other founders could benefit as well. So was born Speed Up Your […]