Apps News

Google Planning App Store

5th February 2010

Undisclosed sources at Google have revealed to the New York Times that Google is planning to set up their own online store, to sell business applications. More »

Twitter Geolocation Service Due For Launch

27th August 2009

So far it has been difficult to assess the geographic location from which a tweet originates, due to the unavailability of sophisticated apps required for the purpose. Twitter will soon launch a new feature to make this process simple. More »

Innovative Uses Of The iPhone – Cheating

20th February 2009

The latest misuse of technology to have been discovered seems to be an iPhone and iPod Touch application that allows blackjack players to count cards. More »

Now Start Developing New Applications

11th April 2008

Google has just launched a new applications development platform, called the Google App Engine. This new service makes it extremely simple for webmasters and content owners to create and run new internet applications. More »

Facebook Clamps Down On Sneaky Application Promotion

3rd January 2008

Starting from the 1st of January, Facebook will block links in Mini-Feed, Notifications, and Notification Emails which lead to the installation of another application. The announcement made on the Facebook Developers blog hopes to focus developers on user experience and engagement rather than deceiving users in an attempt to grow the popularity of their apps. More »

Google News App On Facebook Doesn’t Quite Cut It

22nd October 2007

Facebook Applications allow third-party programmers to create useful or entertaining little widgets that can be integrated into a person’s Facebook account. Google News has released a Facebook app that allows users to read news, post stories to their profile and share news with their friends. More »