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Vodafone Launches New App To Monitor Data Use

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2:30PM January 16, 2012 | Nick Broughall

In an attempt to make 2012 a much better year for its customers, Vodafone today has released the My Vodafone app for iOS and Android, offering the ability to closely monitor your data consumption and avoid getting stung by excess usage charges. More »


News

How Crafty Devs Are Defying Apple’s App Laws

5:30AM December 31, 2011 | Brian Barrett

Developing for iOS has its share of tradeoffs: you get to put up a stall in the busiest app bazaar in the world, but only if you jump through Apple’s many, many hoops. Or, as these clever underminers did, just find ways around them. More »


Software

The Mac App Store Tops 100 Million Downloads

1:15AM December 13, 2011 | Jamie Condliffe

Software

My Xbox Live iOS App Is Surprisingly Official

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2:00PM December 8, 2011 | Nick Broughall

Ever since Windows Phone 7 launched with Xbox Live integration, our hopes for an official Xbox Live app for iOS died a miserably lonely death. But it was all in vain, because Microsoft this morning snuck out an official iOS app for Xbox Live users. More »


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Developers Cubed: Two Lives Left

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1:00PM December 8, 2011 | Nick Broughall

Gizmodo’s Developers Cubed series offers a behind the scenes look into Australia’s up and coming dev scene. This week: We chat with Simeon Nasilowski from Two Lives Left about the power of code, the strength of the App Store review process and learning to fail. More »


Mobile

Magellan RoadMate Is Another iPhone Satnav App

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9:00AM December 8, 2011 | Nick Broughall

The GPS navigation segment on the App Store is a little crowded, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t get excited by new entrants. Longtime GPS stalwarts Magellan are entering the iPhone app space with the RoadMate app, which will hit the app store on Monday. More »


Entertainment

BBC iPlayer App Coming To iPhone

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3:00PM December 7, 2011 | Nick Broughall

The Aussie launch of the BBC iPlayer iPad app made many Gizmodo staffers exceptionally happy people earlier this year. Now they can relive their excitement with the imminent launch of the iPlayer iPhone app tomorrow. More »


Software

Apple Allows Then Kills iOS Subscription Gaming

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3:30PM November 24, 2011 | Alex Kidman

The interesting looking subscription gaming service for iOS brought to you by Big Fish Games? Apple has decided that it’s not allowed to run. More »


Software

iOS Security Flaw Allows Trusted Apps To Take Over Your iPhone

10:17AM November 8, 2011 | Roberto Baldwin

Apple’s pretty proud of its App Store approval system. Too bad security hacker Andy Miller found a code-signing flaw that allows good apps to go bad. Here’s how an app downloaded from the App Store could become a malware threat. More »


Gaming

Dear Apple, It’s About Time For A Game Store

6:45AM November 3, 2011 | Ouriel Ohayon

Appsfire knows a thing or two about the iOS apps ecosystem — they spend all day searching for them, after all. So our ears perked up when founder Ouriel Ohayon argues in favour of a dedicated games store for iOS devices. We’ll let him explain… More »