If you cast your minds back to the month of June, you may remember the news of Google's decision to acquire the powerful mobile productivity suite Quickoffice for an undisclosed fee. All told, things have been pretty quiet since then, but today, Google has made Quickoffice for iPad free to Apps for Business customers. In addition, the search giant also stated that free Android and iPhone versions would be coming soon, which although promising, all but wipes out any possibility of Quickoffice hitting the comparatively less-used BlackBerry and Windows Phone platforms.
Electronic Arts and Gameloft are big developers in the gaming industry, and as veterans of many a great title, many of us look forward to the holiday period in the hope that the company will deliver another wave of great savings on some of its best. That has once more proven to be the case, as most of EA's and Gameloft's best titles are now free or down to just $0.99. Details - and a list of those games available on the cheap - can be found after the break.
Fruit Ninja by Halfbrick is one of the most popular casual gaming titles available on any mobile platforms. The simple concept of the game involves slashing various items of fruit with large samurai swords, and as you progress through the game, you can unlock new blades while also gathering the achievements. Today, Halfbrick has delivered a significant update for those iOS users whom like their fruit sliced in half, including support for the larger display of the iPhone 5, and a bunch of new in-game goodies and achievements.
Viber, the extremely popular VoIP application is used by countless iOS users around the world to make calls, start instant message conversations and generally keep in touch with the people that matter most to them directly from the palm of their hands. Version 2.3.0 of Viber is live in the App Store now, and features a number of notable improvements that makes using the app a whole lot more fun and social.
Official YouTube Capture App For iPhone Released, Lets You Instantly Record And Upload Videos Online
Google is sitting at the top of the iOS app download charts, thanks to their recent release of the much anticipated Google Maps for iOS app, but that hasn't stopped them from pulling another software based rabbit out of their hat with the release of a dedicated video recording app. YouTube Capture has only just landed on the App Store in the Photo & Video category, and looks set to appease those iPhone and iPod touch users who have longed for a professional way to shoot and touch up video recordings before immediately uploading to YouTube.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was one of the most eagerly-anticipated releases this holiday for iOS, and with good reason. The tenth anniversary re-release of the iconic original title was teased on numerous occasion by Rockstar, and when it finally made an appearance on December 6th, I - like many Vice City fans - excitedly went over to the App Store and parted with the cash. Unfortunately, unlike the remake of GTA III last year, the launch has left many users noting of numerous bugs, and so instead of spending the past ten days celebrating the landmark launch, Rockstar has been working hard to iron out the lingering bugs. Today, version 1.1 of Vice City has been released to the App Store, and as per the changelog, most of the problems should now have been solved.
Smartphones provide for us a plethora of functions, and increasingly, we're utilizing them for the purpose of taking photos and shooting video clips. Now there's certainly not a shortage of image-editing utilities available over at the App Store for those on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, but when it comes to video, the selection is decidedly less rich. If you've been looking for a way to spice up your boring video clips, Strum for iOS might just be of interest for you, since it quickly turns 15-second video clips into fun music videos.
Cydia is constantly being updated with new packages and enhancements that change the way how iOS devices operate, but it's always nice to see a new tweak land in the store that actually enhances the iOS software. The Speaking Keyboard package is one of those that pretty much does exactly what it says in the title, by bringing text-to-speech functionality directly to the keyboard on the device. The package requires iOS 5 or above and integrates with the built-in keyboard to bring audible letters, words and sentences as the user presses the keys.
Passwords are great mechanisms in protecting our private, sensitive data against the prying eye. However, with most entities setting different prerequisites - some want a capital letter, symbol or at least 8 characters, while other aren't so fussy - we end up with several passwords or codes inscribed on our minds. From a security point of view, having different passwords for different e-mail addresses, bank logins and sites is a great thing, since it means if somebody compromises one account, they won't necessarily manage to infiltrate others. However, remembering them all can be a pain in the backside, but with 1Password for iOS, Android, Windows and OS X, you can keep all of them stored securely, for whenever you need them.
In this Digital Age, we're somewhat spoilt for choice when it comes to finding new music. Not only are there countless download and streaming services available at our fingertips, but most of them also point us in the direction of other artists and songs we'd perhaps like, based on our listening habits. Last.fm is considered by many as the go-to service for the discovery of new music, and although several scrobbling apps have been released by third parties as well as Last.fm itself, todays App Store debut of Scrobbler for iOS presents an app truly worthy of the popular service.
