Remember when the Apple App Store and Android Market (as it was called back in the day) would compete back and forth over the number of apps offered in each store? Now, with Microsoft turning to universal apps that can be used on phones, tablets and PCs, the app count…
Essential free Apple iPhone apps (2015 edition)
The Apple iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus are out and if you’ve already bought one of the new iPhones, one question pops up immediately: what are the most essential free iPhone apps that you can download to make the best of it? After years of try and fail, we’ve…
85 legitimate iPhone apps that were infected with malware in the big App Store hack
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Apple fans have been criticizing Android for years, fighting back against “walled garden” claims by suggesting that Android’s open nature makes it far more susceptible to hacks and malware. This is indeed often the case, but if you thinkApple’s closed iOS…
Best live streaming radio apps for your iPhone and Android
In this eyeball-centric times, listening to live radio is not only a breath of fresh air, but it also lets you follow your favorite local stations on the road wherever you are in the country (or the world), thanks to a little thing called livestreaming over the Internets. Have your…
These are the 85 iOS apps affected by the XcodeGhost malware
Over the weekend, we told you about the malicious version of XcodeGhost that spread malware to 39 App Store apps. A rogue version of Xcode was downloaded from Baidu by iOS/OX S developers that should have picked up the latest version of it directly from Apple. Now, the number of…
Best new Android and iPhone apps of the week (September 15th – September 21st)
Another week has passed, and another heap of apps has been uploaded to the App Store and Play Store. For those who wish to try new apps on a regular basis, sifting through all of the new ones may be a daunting task. But fear not – we’re here to…
AC editors’ apps of the week: Voxer, Huedini, Untappd and more
Our weekly app picks It’s Appday Sunday and that means we’re back with more of our favorites to share. Every week we bring a handful of great apps to the table and share them with everyone. Sometimes they are new apps, sometimes old standards, but every time they are apps…
Malware discovered on 39 apps in the Apple App Store
A malware that infects iOS apps through a malicious version of Apple’s Xcode, has resulted in the discovery of at least 39 infected apps in the Apple App Store. Among the apps affected is the extremely popular Chinese messaging app WeChat, and ride-sharing app Didi Chuxing. The latter is the…
Tim Cook talks removing stock apps, Siri privacy and more
Apparently, Tim Cook likes to drop in on Apple Stores unannounced while traveling, and during one of those trips he gave an interview to talk about new Apple products like the iPad Pro, features like the always-listening Siri, and older user inconveniences in iOS. One of those minor annoyances that…
What’s new on the App Store: Paper on the iPhone, Star Wars: Uprising, and fashion apps
Each week, the App Store highlights some of the best new and updated apps. This week, Paper heads to the iPhone, a new Star Wars adventure emerges, and check out apps for fashion. We start this week in apps with a major update to creativity favorite Paper, which is now…