Apple polices the App Store pretty vigorously to keep out porn, piracy, and video game emulators, among other things. But every now and again something slips through the cracks. For instance, there’s now a Nintendo Gameboy Advance emulator available in the App Store for $1.99. But you’d never know that from the name or description […]
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Google Maps returns to iOS, this time as a third-party app
Apple has included a Maps application with every iOS device since the original iPhone. Up until recently the mapping capabilities were powered by Google Maps, but when Apple released iOS 6 this year, the company severed the relationship with Google Maps, instead building an in-house mapping system. That move’s been a bit controversial… with many […]
Gmail 2.0 brings multiple user accounts, new UI to iPhone, iPad
Maybe the second time’s a charm. Google released its first Gmail app for iOS over a year ago, but it was a bit buggy and short on features. While Google offered a few minor updates with support for things like push notifications, the Gmail app for iPhone and iPad continued to play second fiddle to the company’s […]
Apple releases iOS 6.0.1 for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
Apple has released a minor software update for iOS devices including the latest iPad, iPod touch, and iPhone models. For the most part iOS 6.0.1 is designed to fix bugs and improve security. You can download the update by visiting the Software Update section in the General Settings area on most recent iOS devices. But […]
iOS 6 tethered jailbreak now installs Cydia Store
The iPhone Dev Team has updated their tool for jailbreaking some phones and tablets running iOS 6. Redsn0w 0.9.15b1 now lets you install the Cydia Store for apps that only run on jailbroken devices. It also adds support for untethered jailbreaks on a handful of devices, and the ability to restore to older firmware that’s […]