Posted by Alexander Bader on Jul 2, 2011 Summer blockbuster season wouldn’t be complete without some Michael Bay-produced/directed ‘splosion-filled action fest. Furthermore, it just wouldn’t be a summer blockbuster without scads of licensed toys, backpacks, and video games. Electronic Arts is doing the honors here by bringing Transformers: Dark of the Moon to iOS platforms. While the game does its...

Posted by Alexander Bader on Jul 2, 2011 Both EA and Gameloft are putting some top notch apps on sale in celebration of the 4th of July holiday weekend. EA Mobile is offering 19 iPhone games for 99 cents each, and 26 iPad games for the same price. The iPhone lineup includes everything from ‘Scrabble’ and ‘Madden’ to ‘The Sims’ and ‘Transformers’, while iPad apps...

Posted by Alexander Bader on Jul 2, 2011 Google released ‘Swiffy’, a new tool which allows Flash developers to upload a SWF file to convert it to HTML5, just a couple days ago. Yesterday, a company called appMobi decided to go one step further with ‘appFlash’, a program that allows developers to convert Flash applications into native iOS apps. The idea behind appFlash is that you can first...

Posted by Alexander Bader on Jul 2, 2011 Tumblr has launched a major update to its iOS app that allows users to update their Tumblr blogs with all sorts of content on the go. The update supports the posting of photos, audio, video and text from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. Tumblr 2.0 sports a new user interface filled with improvements to the posting, editing, and browsing views. The update finally supports ...

Posted by Alexander Bader on Jul 1, 2011 Apple reportedly plans to increase the number of iPad 2 units they ship in the third quarter of 2011. More specifically, the company plans to move some 12-14 million units this Summer, according to DigiTimes. Compare these speculative numbers to the “weak” Q1 iPad sales numbers, when Apple shipped 4.69 million units. That number however, only included the first...

Posted by Alexander Bader on Jul 1, 2011 It was only a matter of time until an iOS application gave iPad 2 users a reason to use both their front and rear cameras. ‘Fring’ is the first app to bring group video chat to the iPad 2. Fring, one of Skype’s major competitors, offers free video chat over smartphones and tablets. Users can chat over Wi-Fi or 3G, if absolutely necessary. That feature alone...

Posted by Alexander Bader on Jul 1, 2011 The number of native iPad apps in the iTunes App Store has crossed the 100,000 barrier — meaning 25,000 iPad apps have launched in just 3 months since the 75,000 landmark was reached in late March. It’s easy to forget that the iPad has only been around for 14 months — making the 100,000 app milestone appear even more impressive. And the tablet market is...

Posted by Alexander Bader on Jul 1, 2011 In response to a ruling requiring Apple to alter its App Store rules, users in Taiwan now have a 7-day trial period for all software they download to their phone. Within a week of buying an application, Taiwanese users can choose to return it and receive a full refund. Apple’s rival, search giant Google, did not comply with the order that stemmed from Taiwan’s...