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Portfolio Pro for iPad is a solid entry-level portfolio app

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (May 4th, 2012)

We took a look at several portfolio apps a few months ago, but I'm always on the look out for new ones to try on the iPad. Gone are the days of trying to shrink large articles and projects down to an 8x11 piece of paper for a portfolio. With the new iPad, high-definition video has become more ...

Parallels Mobile updated for Retina display

by Steven Sande (May 2nd, 2012)

The Parallels Mobile app (US$4.99 intro price, regular price $19.99) received an update today that provides support for the Retina display on the new iPad. The update is free to all existing users of Parallels Mobile. Parallels Mobile is designed to allow remote operation of virtual machines ...

UK National Rail app available for iPhone

by Michael Grothaus (May 2nd, 2012)

National Rail has finally released an official iPhone app that allows users to access real-time information for all overground trains in England, Wales, and Scotland. National Rail Enquiries is more than just a journey scheduler, according to the company. The app allows users to track trains in ...

Dev survey: 59% of app devs not breaking even

by Mike Schramm (May 2nd, 2012)

A marketing firm named App Promo has released some data on a developer survey it took, asking over 100 developers about how they were doing with selling and marketing their apps. Of those developers asked, over 59% told App Promo that they weren't even breaking even on the App Store. And a full ...

Early iOS free-to-play title Eliminate shutting down this month

by Mike Schramm (May 2nd, 2012)

Here's a weird signpost for iOS gaming. Eliminate was one of the first big free-to-play titles on iOS: It was a core title for Ngmoco when first announced a few weeks after in-app purchases were allowed and helped pave the way to the current freemium-as-standard situation on Apple's App Store. ...

Inkling releases Frommer's travel guides for iPhone and iPad

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 1st, 2012)

Frommer's and Inkling have teamed up to bring the popular series of travel guides to the iPad and the iPhone, says a report in Paid Content. The interactive titles will feature retina-optimized photographs, interactive tours, maps, notebooks, and real-time weather. Users will also be able to ...

T.G.I. Friday's to let diners pay with their iPhones

by Steven Sande (Apr 27th, 2012)

In here, it's always Friday®, and you can always pay for your food and booze with your iPhone. Casual dining chain T.G.I. Friday's has announced that iPhone owners can now use a mobile payment option called Tabbedout to pay their bills. The option is part of a free mobile app called ...

Twitter iOS update adds improved discover, search, notifications

by Dave Caolo (Apr 27th, 2012)

Twitter for iPhone and iPad (free, universal) has been updated to version 4.2. This update introduces a number of changes, including an improved discover feature. Now, the app shows an activity feed displaying which of your tweets have been favorited or re-tweeted by other users. You'll find ...

Box releases new API, more OneCloud apps

by Mike Schramm (Apr 26th, 2012)

Cloud filesharing service Box has released a brand new version of its API, allowing iOS and Mac developers to make even easier use of Box in their apps. There several new features in the update, including Instant Mode, which lets developers instantly create and use Box accounts on behalf of ...

LinkedIn arrives on the iPad

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 26th, 2012)

Well, who could have seen that coming? LinkedIn has released version 5.0 of its iOS app and the big feature is that it now natively supports the iPad. LinkedIn is currently the world's third largest social media site with 150 million members in over 200 countries. On the iPad the LinkedIn app ...

SayHi Translate for iOS is like science fiction come true

by Mel Martin (Apr 25th, 2012)

I remember seeing universal translators on TV and in the science fiction stories I read in my youth. I didn't think it would ever happen, but science fiction is becoming fact. If you travel or are in regular need of translation, let me suggest you take a look at SayHi Translate, on sale for US ...

HackStore collects non-Mac App Store apps together

by Mike Schramm (Apr 25th, 2012)

The Cydia store serves up apps to those with jailbroken iOS devices, but what about Mac users who don't want to use Apple's Mac App Store? Now, they have HackStore, a free app put together by Andrey Fedotov. HackStore is a collection of non-Mac App Store releases like Filezilla, GIMP, and Plex. ...

Codea-created app arrives on the App Store

by Mike Schramm (Apr 25th, 2012)

I've been slowly wading into App Store development recently, and while I've found Apple to be extremely supportive developers on the Mac, it hasn't released any development tools for iOS ("Xcode for iPad" is one of those mythical creatures that developers will tell you they want only after a ...

Spotify says iPad app is 'in the works'

by Mike Schramm (Apr 18th, 2012)

Spotify held an event in New York this week to make a "special announcement," and unfortunately, it wasn't about anything having to do with the streaming music service's long awaited iPad app. It was, instead, about some deal that they're making with Coke, which will start off as some sort of ...

Google Play Books updated with new bookmarks, text selection

by Mike Schramm (Apr 17th, 2012)

Google's Google Play Books market isn't just for Android devices. There's also an iOS app available to read content purchased on that market, and it's just been updated with some new features. Bookmarks let you place a bookmark by touching the top right corner. You can also highlight and even ...