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• Don’t Look for App Updates or Bargains After Today
• China More Likely Source of iOS 6 Bump, Not Google Maps
• Snapguide leaps to the iPad and Makes How To Guide Visual Treats
• Verizon, T-Mobile, and Solavei Expanding 4G and LTE Coverage to More Areas Today
• Google Play Might Be Growing Faster, But Still Lags Behind Apple in Revenue Generated
• Thanks to Apple Maps, Siri’s Reliance on Google Reduced by Half
• How Safari got its name
• Rockmelt Social Browser Arrives on the iPhone
• Apple Removes AppShopper’s iOS App From the App Store
• IMDb’s iOS App Updated to Version 3.0 With an All-New Interface for the iPad

Don’t Look for App Updates or Bargains After Today Posted: 20 Dec 2012 04:02 PM PST I know we all love our app updates and app bargains—especially at this time of the year—but starting tonight through the 28th we’re not going to be seeing any changes from the App Store. Why? Holiday break folks. Continue reading →

China More Likely Source of iOS 6 Bump, Not Google Maps Posted: 20 Dec 2012 03:00 PM PST Anecdotally we’ve heard that people were holding off updating to iOS 6 because of the switch from Google to Apple Maps until Google came out with a replacement. Makes sense. I know a few people who were holding off for just that reason, so when iOS 6 adoption jumped 29% after Google Maps for iPhone came out, the correlation seemed plausible for causation. But maybe we were a little hasty. Continue reading →

Snapguide leaps to the iPad and Makes How To Guide Visual Treats Posted: 20 Dec 2012 02:23 PM PST The how to guide app Snapguide has made the leap to the iPad. Creating, sharing, and viewing how to guides on topics from crafts to cooking to tech just got a lot bigger…and cooler. Continue reading →

Verizon, T-Mobile, and Solavei Expanding 4G and LTE Coverage to More Areas Today Posted: 20 Dec 2012 12:56 PM PST Verizon, T-Mobile, and T-Mobile’s subsidiary Solavei are putting the pressure on AT&T with expansion and discounts to lure iPhone users to them. Continue reading →

Google Play Might Be Growing Faster, But Still Lags Behind Apple in Revenue Generated Posted: 20 Dec 2012 11:30 AM PST We know in the smartphone world, it’s the app economy that is really king. The leaders? Well Google and Apple of course. A new study is out today that shows that while Google Play is growing faster than the App Store, it isn’t making nearly as much money. Continue reading →

Thanks to Apple Maps, Siri’s Reliance on Google Reduced by Half Posted: 20 Dec 2012 10:45 AM PST Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster conducted a series of tests on Siri in iOS 6 as a follow-up to his earlier tests on the service in iOS 5, and found that its reliance on Google for responding to queries has reduced by half. Continue reading →

How Safari got its name Posted: 20 Dec 2012 10:15 AM PST Ever wonder how apps got their names? Sure some are obvious (iWork, Office, Word, Mail), others less so (Excel, PowerPoint). What about Safari? On the 10th anniversary of the project kicking off, former Apple engineer Don Melton spills the beans. Continue reading →

Rockmelt Social Browser Arrives on the iPhone Posted: 20 Dec 2012 09:50 AM PST Rockmelt is geared to be something like Flipboard that also wants to be a browser. It started out on the iPad in October and now has made its way to the iPhone. Verdict: Could be a good way to waste some time. Continue reading →

Apple Removes AppShopper’s iOS App From the App Store Posted: 20 Dec 2012 09:21 AM PST Popular App Store tracking website AppShopper's iOS app has been pulled from the App Store following a violation of the recently added rule that says developers shouldn't duplicate App Store functionality. Continue reading →

IMDb’s iOS App Updated to Version 3.0 With an All-New Interface for the iPad Posted: 20 Dec 2012 08:40 AM PST Popular movie and TV site IMDb has updated its iOS app to version 3.0 with an all-new interface for the iPad that displays more information about the latest movies and TV shows on the iPad's large screen. The update also adds a number of other features including personalized recommendations and improved navigation. Continue reading →

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