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No more in-app updates for Facebook via Google Play

Facebook's recent trend of sending out updates via its app have been curbed thanks to a change in the Google Play Developer Program Policy. Described as Dangerous Products (i.e. nasties such as viruses, and spyware), apps must conform to the following guideline: An app downloaded from Google Play may not modify, replace or update its own APK binary code using any method other than Google Play's update mechanism.Put simply, if downloaded form Google, all future updates must also come form Read more [...]

Scope grows ads and a subscription model

Scope has grown up just a little bit with their new version. And grown some ads too. Unlike competitors who offer a one time fee to remove advertising, Social Scope employs the subscription model which appears to be getting all the more common. $9.99 per year to go ad free is a significant step up from the 69p app while most Social apps themselves tend to cost a couple of pounds. Is this move an indication that apps such these are no longer sustainable by charging pennies? Maybe, but what concerns Read more [...]

Falcon Pro’s £87 price tag is attributable to Twitter’s greed

You may be aware that popular Twitter app Falcon Pro has taken ap rice hike over the last few days. This is not because the developers now think they are top of the heap, but conversely to prevent people buying the app and finding it unusable.  The controversy surrounds Twitter’s imposed 100,000 user limit to any client and because Twitter wants to make money. The advertising revenues of selling hash tags and implementing hash campaigns for TV shows seem to be bringing in some money into Read more [...]

SwiftKey 4 Flows

Fans of SwiftKey’s Android keyboard alternative are in for a treat. After a lengthy beta test period, SwiftKey version 4 now features their new Flow capability. Combining the best from the prediction engine that made SwiftKey such a strong option, there is now a Swype-esque functionality. Simply dragging your finger over the letters engages the prediction engine, and if the prediction matches, all you need do is remove your finger from the screen to select it. Incorporating the spacebar into Read more [...]

The Times app updated with live news

The Times app is evolving it seems, with the newspaper giant addressing concerns that it is impossible to get up to the second live news without jumping to a browser to get on their website. The solution? A Live News tab on the home page. Simple. The app is a significant jump in terms of functionality when compared to the first version but it is still not perfect. For starters the app could be consistently smoother in operation and more responsive, something recent Nexus offer subscribers must be Read more [...]

Flipboard gets tablet version on Android

One of the perennial excuses given by iOS fans is that the software ecosystem on Android is terrible and that iPad does it all better. One such app was Flipboard which was an exclusive until this summer when Samsung used it at the Galaxy S III launch. Unfortunately this featured a smartphone only view, forcing tablet owners down the vertical flip way of life. But today all that changes with the release of the tablet version. The two modes can be switched according to your taste but most importantly Read more [...]