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Facebook Pages Manager for iOS sees soft launch, stats junkies rejoice

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If you’re pining for another way to keep tabs on your Facebook pages while out and about, you’re in luck — that is, if you live in Australia, New Zealand or Ireland. Stealthily launched yesterday for iOS, Facebook’s Page Manager app lets administrators keep an eye on page-specific notifications and Page Insight (read: number of likes, shares, views, et cetera) in addition to the normal management fare already available in Facebook’s official app. . . . → Read More: Facebook Pages Manager for iOS sees soft launch, stats junkies rejoice

Nielsen: Americans have 28 percent more mobile apps in 2012, look down on the web with disdain

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It’s not hard to see that Americans love their mobile apps , and Nielsen can now tell us by how much. . . . → Read More: Nielsen: Americans have 28 percent more mobile apps in 2012, look down on the web with disdain

How Many Daily Downloads Does It Take To Reach The Top Of The App Store? [Updated]

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It’s hard to underestimate how important ranking in Apple’s top 25 in the iTunes store is for mobile app developers. After all, the top 25 is probably the single most important app discovery mechanism for most iOS users. But how many downloads does it take to rank in the top 25? . . . → Read More: How Many Daily Downloads Does It Take To Reach The Top Of The App Store? [Updated]

iPhone waltzes into top spot of US phone satisfaction index, small carriers trump the giants

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We know almost too well how smartphones perform in US market share; what we don’t usually see is how happy customers are once the shrink wrap’s off. Going by a newly-expanded American Customer Satisfaction Index, it’s the iPhone that most scratches the itch at a score of 83. Despite having just been added, Apple was noticeably ahead of a three-way tie between HTC, LG and Nokia at 75 . . . → Read More: iPhone waltzes into top spot of US phone satisfaction index, small carriers trump the giants

ESPN Radio app gets a refresh, now properly outfitted for the iPad

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If you’re needing to keep Mike & Mike an arm’s length away at all times, ESPN has refreshed its Radio app to help with just that. Now optimized to the iPad in addition to the iPhone and iPod touch, the software allows you to sort your listening habits by sports, teams and athletes that you follow . . . → Read More: ESPN Radio app gets a refresh, now properly outfitted for the iPad

Facebook redesigns mobile site and apps, takes a tip (or two) from Instagram

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Maybe it was inspired by the other app’s most recent update, or perhaps by Zuck’s newly-minted commitment to mobile applications. Regardless, Facebook’s redesigned its iPhone / iPod and Android apps along with its pocket-sized site, clearly taking some design tips from none other than its fresh acquisition , Instagram. As you can see in the image above, the news feed is now showing one large post rather than the usual two or three (at least on the iPhone / iPod variant), this mainly due to pictures now being up to 3X larger than before . . . → Read More: Facebook redesigns mobile site and apps, takes a tip (or two) from Instagram

Report: Apple dumping Google for own Maps app in iOS 6

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Granted, Apple and Google aren’t quite the bosom buddies they once were, but how far is Cupertino going to free itself from the Android-maker? Well, Apple’s picked up a number of mapmakers and is now reportedly getting ready to unveil a Google map competitor for iOS. 9to5Mac is reporting that the mapping solution will be in-place for the next major version of the mobile operating system, combining technologies gathered with the acquisition of Placebase, C3 Technologies and Poly9 . . . → Read More: Report: Apple dumping Google for own Maps app in iOS 6

Report: Apple dumping Google for own Maps app in iOS 6 (update)

Granted, Apple and Google aren’t quite the bosom buddies they once were, but how far is Cupertino going to free itself from the Android-maker? Well, Apple’s picked up a number of mapmakers and is now reportedly getting ready to unveil a Google map competitor for iOS. 9to5Mac is reporting that the mapping solution will be in-place for the next major version of the mobile operating system, combining technologies gathered with the acquisition of Placebase, C3 Technologies and Poly9 . . . → Read More: Report: Apple dumping Google for own Maps app in iOS 6 (update)

iOS 5.1 untethered jailbreak gets a video demo, not yet ready to meet the public

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Moving along a similar path to his previous untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.0 , hacker pod2g has followed up announcements of an untethered jailbreak for the iPhone 4 and iPad 3 running iOS 5.1 with a quick demo video (embedded after the break) as evidence. The video shows a jailbroken iPad 3 that manages to stay that way even after a reboot, the key difference from the current tethered hack already available . There’s still no word on when the community at large may get a crack at the software, although tweets mention “stabilizing the payload” before taking a crack at the recently released iOS 5.1.1, and that the new Apple TV may not be able to come along for the ride . . . → Read More: iOS 5.1 untethered jailbreak gets a video demo, not yet ready to meet the public

Telefónica launches Tu Me app: brings free VoIP calling and messaging to the iPhone

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We don’t understand exactly what European big-hitter Telef . . . → Read More: Telefónica launches Tu Me app: brings free VoIP calling and messaging to the iPhone

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