In order to develop and release applications through the App Store or Mac App Store, devs must be subscribed to Apple's Developer program, which costs $99 per year in the United States. In the United Kingdom, the price has long been set at £60 per annum, which, at current exchange, is slightly cheaper than Stateside developers. However, Apple has hiked the price for some nations within the European Union, and while Brits looking to join the party will now have to pony up £79, the yearly premium has risen in Germany from €80 to €99.
The Pirate Bay is down right now, but a new launch date for its return may have been revealed by the site itself, and it can happen way sooner than you think. More details can be found right here.
Samsung has announced that its 2015 Smart TV lineup will be powered by the company's own Tizen OS. The new open-source platform from the Korean electronics giant is set to change the way TVs handle not just the devices around them, but the data it receives. More on this after the jump.
Having brought you a host of app deals through Thanksgiving, Christmas and the new year, we're back with another stack of paid apps gone free to kick off 2015. There are eight in total, worth a combined $12, and if you've splurged much of your cash on gifts and such over the festive period, here's a chance to make some savings without the usual cost.
The Xperia Z3 smartphone from Sony has a Bendgate issue of its own and it's exactly like the one found on the iPhone 6 Plus. More on the Z3 and its design flaw right after the jump!
Smartphones have evolved dramatically over the last five years to become a necessity in our day-to-day existence, but what happens if you're the forgetful type who happens to misplace belongings quite a lot? An iPhone is just another piece of mobile equipment, therefore making it small enough to be misplaced with relative ease. Thankfully, if this has ever happened to you there is now a solution in the form of a new jailbreak tweak called Clap.
Apple Pay is still very much in its infancy but those that are able to take advantage of it have universally good things to report. It seems that being able to pay for things easily and while on the go isn’t just a good idea when you’re buying goods and services though, because the city of New York is reportedly considering adding Apple Pay to its existing ways of paying for parking tickets.
Here's how you can convert a YouTube video into a GIF animation in a few simple steps. More details can be found right here after the jump.
This New Year's Eve, we have rounded up a handful of paid iOS apps that have gone free. Head on after the jump and check out what awaits for your iPhone and iPad.
Apple is facing yet another class action lawsuit and this time it's regarding the amount of storage space iOS 8 occupies when installed on an iPhone or iPad.
















