Posted by Alexander Bader on May 11, 2011 The question of how Playboy is going to beat official iOS App Store policies to appear in full on the iPad has been solved. While Steve Jobs hasn’t softened his stance on App Store pornography, Hugh Hefner’s developmental team has designed an optimised website so its content will work on the iPad. i.Playboy.com plans go live precisely one week from today, May 18....

Posted by Alexander Bader on May 11, 2011 While some larger publishers — such as TimeWarner – are able to negotiate exclusive deals with Apple regarding subscriptions, the company’s redesigned in-app purchase policy rules are forcing some developers out of business. The first to fall victim?  The studio behind ‘iFlow Reader’, BeamItDown Software. “We put our faith in...

Posted by John Madison on May 10, 2011 Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands – With PhotoStack for iPhone you can design your own personal wallpapers using your own pictures. Add as many of your own pictures and arrange them using simple multitouch gestures. No designer skills are needed to make your iPhone stand out of the millions of others out there. The result is a photo-collage like wallpaper with the high...

Posted by Alexander Bader on May 8, 2011 ‘Tweetdeck’ has undergone its first update since being acquired by Twitter for a reported $50 million.  While the update isn’t major in terms of usability or appearance, the latest version offers several performance tweaks and bug fixes. The most prevalent alteration?  ’Tweetdeck’ now supports uploading images via Twitpic and...

Posted by Alexander Bader on May 8, 2011 Phone data compression company Onavo has released its first iPhone app. The ‘Onavo’ iOS application debuted at The NextWeb Conference, where it won the “Best Mobile app” and “People’s Choice” awards. The intuitive app allows users to monitor their data usage, where and when they use it most, and how much data Onavo’s...

Posted by Alexander Bader on May 8, 2011 Playboy magazine will arrive on the iPad, entirely uncensored and comprehensive, in just under two weeks.  While Hefner had previously announced that the app would become available in March, his latest tweet notes otherwise: Playboy will be available on iPad, complete & uncensored, on May 18. Apple has let very little adult content onto the App Store despite ...

Posted by Alexander Bader on May 8, 2011 There are certain immutable facts of life in the world we all live in. One of these is that nerds tend to love comic books. Another is that nerds tend to love video games. Square Enix, the evil geniuses that they are, put two and two together and decided that nerds were spending entirely too much time on both activities separately. So in an effort to save nerds around the...

Posted by Alexander Bader on May 8, 2011 As with most Apple device launches, the iPad 2 has successfully drawn plenty of consumers from around the world.  The launch of the device in China on Friday resulted in thousands looking to snag one of the elusive devices. The white iPad 2 is the most popular in China according to Apple Insider.  Apple’s Beijing store faced a 10 AM line of nearly a thousand...