Apple polices the App Store pretty vigorously to keep out porn, piracy, and video game emulators, among other things. But every now and again something slips through the cracks. For instance, there’s now a Nintendo Gameboy Advance emulator available in the App Store for $1.99. But you’d never know that from the name or description […]

Gameboy Advance emulator for iOS sneaks into the App Store (as a baby names app) is a post from: mobiputing

Apollo is the default music player in CyanogenMod 10, a custom version of Android 4.1 which is available for dozens of phones and tablets. But now you can download and install Apollo on any device running Android 2.3 or later, whether you’re using CyanogenMod or not. Two versions are now available from the Google Play […]

CyanogenMod’s Apollo Music Player available from Google Play Store is a post from: mobiputing

GPS provider TomTom now offers a navigation app for Android smartphones. It offers detailed, turn-by-turn driving directions and pretty much lets you use your phone as a full-fledged GPS device. At $38 for the US version, it’s kind of expensive for a mobile app. But that’s a lot less money than you’d pay for a dedicated GPS […]

TomTom Navigation app for Android arrives, doesn’t yet support HD displays is a post from: mobiputing

The Final Fantasy series of video games pretty much defined the fantasy role-playing video game genre starting with the first Final Fantasy game for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987. Over the years the series has produced some of the best stories, game play, and graphics for Nintendo and Sony video game consoles, and there […]

Square Enix releases Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy III for Android is a post from: mobiputing

Google has acquired QuickOffice, a company that makes a very popular suite of mobile office apps for Android, iOS, and other platforms including webOS. It’s not clear what the acquisition means for the future of QuickOffice on platforms other than Google, but I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for big updates for the company’s webOS […]

Google buys QuickOffice, maybe Google Docs for Android will become useful is a post from: mobiputing

Air Display is an iOS app that lets you use an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad as a secondary display for a Mac. This week the developer added support for the new iPad’s Retina display, which means that you can use Apple’s new tablet as a 2048 x 1536 pixel Mac screen. You’ll need OS […]

Air Display uses iPad Retina display as a second screen for your PC is a post from: mobiputing

Apple added limited support for multitasking to its mobile devices way back with the launch of iOS 4.0. But if you’re not a fan of switching between apps by opening a dock and swiping between icons, there’s another way. CardSwitcher is an app for jailbroken iOS devices that lets you view actual previews of currently […]

CardSwitcher 2.0 brings webOS style app switching to iOS 5 is a post from: mobiputing

Sparrow is a popular email client for Mac computers. Now the company has launched an iOS version which supports any email service using IMAP including Gmail, iCloud, Yahoo, and others. You can sign into multiple accounts and view all of your messages in a unified inbox. Gmail users will be able to access labels, and […]

Sparrow launches email app for iOS (without push notifications) is a post from: mobiputing

Apple is bringing iPhoto to the iPad. That’s right, for some reason Apple already offered a $4.99 version if iMovie which let you edit videos on the iPad, but the company is just now getting around to releasing a photo editing app. The iOS version of iPhoto supports digital effects and editing. There’s also a […]

Apple introduces iPhoto for iPad is a post from: mobiputing

The camera app that comes with Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich includes the ability to take panoramic photos. It also has a simple, attractive user interface. . Now you can have those same features on a phone or tablet running Android 2.2 or later thanks to an app called Camera ICS+. There’s a free, […]

Camera ICS+ brings panoramic photos to Android 2.2 and up is a post from: mobiputing

Avid is one of the big names in audio and video production software. The company offers professional media editing software for prices as high as $2499, and the Avid Studio home movie-making suite runs $170. But now the company is launching a $5 version designed for the Apple iPad. Avid Studio for iPad is optimized […]

Avid Studio video editor hits the iPad, looks a lot like iMovie is a post from: mobiputing

Game developer Gameloft is running a massive sale for the next week. Starting this morning at 10:00AM Pacific, all of the company’s games availabel from the Android Market will be available for 99 cents. The sale runs through 10:00AM PST on January 5th, 2012. Some of Gameloft’s titles are always just under a buck, but […]

All Gameloft games in the Android Market are 99 cents through 1/5/2012 is a post from: mobiputing

Zephyr is a utility for jailbroken iPhone and iPod touch devices running iOS 5 and later. The app currently adds support for two new gestures: You can swipe up from the bottom of the screen to reveal the multitasking app switcher without touching the home button. You can swipe from the left or right edge […]

Zephyr adds new multitasking gestures to jailbroken iOS devices is a post from: mobiputing

Every day dozens of new games are released for mobile phones and tablets — but every now and again you don’t want a new game. What you want is to relive a truly great classic game that you first played on a Playstation or computer. Recently two of those classic games found their way to iOS […]

Classic games Grand Theft Auto III, Sonic CD come to iOS, Android is a post from: mobiputing

Chrono Trigger has arrived for the iPhone and iPod Touch, bringing one of the most popular epic role playing games to iOS. The game was originally released for the Super Nintendo in 1995. The iOS version features optimized graphics for the Retina display and touch controls. For example, in a battle, you can employ a the […]

Legendary RPG Chrono Trigger now available for iOS is a post from: mobiputing

Apple’s GarageBand app for iOS lets users create and edit music on a mobile device. When the app launched last year it was an iPad exclusive. But now Apple has released a major update which allows GarageBand to run on an iPhone or iPod touch as well. You can use the app to tap out […]

GarageBand app now jams on iPhone, iPod touch too is a post from: mobiputing

Sling Media has released a new tablet-friendly version of their Android app which allows Slingbox owners to stream live or recorded TV over the internet. Like the smartphone app, the new version of SlingPlayer for tablets costs $29.99, which makes it rather expensive for an Android app… but rather cheap for a portable TV. The […]

SlingPlayer app for Android tablets now available (for $30) is a post from: mobiputing

While you may not find many in the Android Market these days, there’s no shortage of video game console emulators for Google Android. These apps let you play classic GameBoy, Nintendo, or even Playstation games on your phone — assuming you have the video game ROMs, which I’ll just go ahead and assume you obtained […]

N64oid 2.4 turns your phone into a multi-player Nintendo 64 console is a post from: mobiputing

Research in Motion has launched a new subscription-based music service called BBM Music. The good news is that at $5 per month it’s one of the cheapest music subscription services available for any mobile device, and there’s a strong social element that allows you to hear the songs your friends are listening to. The bad […]

RIM launches BBM Music: $5 per month social music service is a post from: mobiputing

HTC uses a new lock screen on the HTC Flyer Tablet and HTC Sensation 4G smartphone. There’s a ring at the bottom for the screen that you can pull to unlock your device — but there are also four icons for apps that you can launch by dragging them into that same ring. This lets you launch […]

Agile lock clones the HTC Sense 3.0 lock screen is a post from: mobiputing