It’s here folks, the highly anticipated Angry Birds update has hit the App Store. The Angry Birds have accepted their invitation to Apple’s Game Center, gotten a new golden egg sound board, new language support, improved memory management, new levels, and Retina quality graphics. Game Center support provides a marvelous 43 achievements to earn, totaling 540 points.
Amazon is taking on Google at its own game and is all set to launch an Android app store. A rival to Google Market, the Amazon store will allow you to pay for apps through Amazon’s checkout system, according to TechCrunch . Although the details of what an Android user would gain from getting apps from Amazon are sketchy, there’s no doubting that a competing store to the Android Market would make Google up its game, especially given that Market is not nearly as polished as the Apple App Store. Developer details What details have emerged are to do with how developers will be paid and how much they have to pay to make apps for the store
Version Release Control is a recently added feature in iTunes Connect that is presented when you submit updates for your apps currently on the App Store. This feature gives you the option to either automatically release an update once it’s approved by the App Review Team, or release it yourself through the Manage Your Applications module. If you select to release a version yourself, it will appear as Pending Developer Release once it has been approved and will remain in this state until you release it to the App Store. You will receive an email reminder to release a version of your app if it is in the Pending Developer Release state for longer than 30 days.
Ask.com , is about to release a new iPhone app that sounds pretty cool. According to a report on TechCrunch.com , the new app will allow users to ask a question and get answers, all by using the iPhone’s built-in microphone. The app, which should be released to the App Store in the coming weeks, will allow users to join the Ask.com social Q&A feature that is still in private beta right now
Two new Android-based handsets from Vodafone have been announced this week – the Vodafone 945 and 553. If you think that the 945 name sounds familiar, it is because it is the successor to the Vodafone 845 , which also brought Android 2.1 to those on a budget. The 945 has a 3.2in, 480 x 272 capacitive touchscreen (the 845 could only muster up a resistive screen) and it also comes equipped with a 5MP camera, GPS, Wi-Fi and that all-important FM radio.