Category: Android apps
APP OF THE DAY: Cut the Rope – Time Travel (iPhone, iPad, Android)
This week sees the return of the candy-loving Om Nom in the new Cut the Rope: Time Travel puzzle game for mobile devices. The sequel to 2010's Cut the Rope and 2011's Cut the Rope: Experiments, the latest in the…
Facebook in talks with Apple over Facebook Home for iPhone
Facebook have revealed that they are in talks with Apple to see whether their recently launched Facebook Home software could ever makes its way on to iOS devices. Launching last week on a range of Android handsets, Facebook Home acts…
Here's Mark Zuckerberg with a yelling goat in new Facebook Home ad
The Facebook Home marketing campaign is now in full swing, having launched officially on the Android Google Play Store for US social networking fans. And with the launch comes this new advert promoting the service, starring none other than Facebook…
OFT investigating free-to-play apps that pressure children into premium purchases
Freemium and free-to-play mobile and web apps are to be investigated by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) over concerns that players are unwittingly running up substantial costs with them. Looking specifically at the marketing approach to children that these…
Google Play Store purge sees 60,000 spam apps removed
Google have removed 60,000 spam apps from the Google Play store over the course of February, the company's largest ever app cull. Whereas Apple's App Store has strict guidelines as to what is suitable for its software marketplace, and an…
Facebook Home available for Android phones NOW thanks to leak
Facebook Home, the social networking giant's Android user interface takeover that was revealed last week, is set to be officially released on April 12 to the Google Play Store. But, if you're courageous, you can give it a try today!…
Google Play Android app store gift cards hit the UK
Remember those Google Play store gift cards we wrote about that looked set to land in the UK soon? Well they've now arrived. Available in shops and supermarkets including Tesco and Morrisons, they come in £10, £25, and £50 values….
Launch of Google's UK pre-paid Android Play gift cards looks imminent
The US has been enjoying pre-paid Android Play app store gift cards for some time now, but UK Android owners have only been given a whiff of a useless "redeem" page to date, with no actual gift cards to redeem…
Samsung Wallet app ready to take on Apple's Passbook
Samsung have announced the Samsung Wallet, a new app that looks set to rival Apple's Passbook when it comes to handling digital copies of tickets and coupons. Launching alongside an open API to the app, Wallet will allow users to…
Adobe Photoshop Touch app now optimised for iPhone, Android, iPod
Adobe's mobile Photoshop Touch app for iPad has been updated today, bringing with it new versions optimised for iPhone and Android handsets, as well as iPod Touch. Putting many of the desktop application's picture editing controls in the palm of…