
Netflix rolled out the next major release of its iOS app, introducing a new auto-play feature for TV shows. While currently restricted to the iPad users, the new feature brings the software in line with the functionality of the current web and TV app. At the end of a TV episode Netflix will minimize the [...]

The iPad version of Corel’s Pinnacle Studio has undergone a major update that introduces a brand new speed control. Tapping on the speed button will allow users to adjust the speed of any video clip, while pinch gestures can be used to actively speed up or slow down playback. Users can also add a freeze [...]

Two major TV networks, ESPN and Fox, have updated their iOS apps to support steaming to AT&T U-verse subscribers. WatchESPN provides access to live feeds of ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, and ESPNU, but only for people who already subscribe to ESPN packages from specific providers. Aside from AT&T, these include Bright House Networks, Charter, Comcast, Cox, [...]

Google today added its Google Now service to the Google Search application for the iPhone and iPad. In order to use Google Now, iOS device owners will need to download and install the newest version of Google Search. Users can then sign into their Google account and activate Google Now, which offers personalized information, such [...]

Does Swype have its sights set on expanding its territory to other platforms? It turns out that there’s a chance we could one day see Swype on iOS , at least according to VP Aaron Sheedy. Sheedy recently participated in a Q&A session on Reddit, where the topic of Apple licensing Swype technology was broached. [...]

Netflix has updated its free iOS app to version 4.0 with various improvements in episode selection, audio and subtitle selection and various bug fixes. The iPad gets a new episode chooser to make finding specific episodes of a TV show easier, while both the iPhone and iPad versions gain a redesigned audio and subtitle options [...]

Autodesk has release a new iPad app, Homestyler. The app is meant suggest home decoration ideas using 3D models. After taking a photo of a room, people can insert 3D models of real furniture, rugs, mirrors, and other objects. Users can also hang light fixtures, or change the colors of walls. A Design Stream feeds [...]

TV network CBS has launched a new, self-named app for the iPhone and iPad. The software allows streaming of CBS shows within 24 hours of their original broadcast time, with the exception of new episodes of primetime programs, which are only available eight days after broadcast. Once the fall season starts the title will integrate [...]

Marvel has launched a new appor the iPhone and iPad, Marvel Unlimited. Unlike the publisher’s main iOS app, the new one finally allows access to comics tied to Marvel’s subscription options, which have likewise been renamed under the Unlimited moniker. Signing up currently grants access to over 13,000 comics, some dating as far back as [...]

Apple has posted minor updates to the iOS versions of its iWork apps. In this case Pages, Numbers, and Keynote all share the same release notes, indicating that they make “stability improvements and bug fixes.” Apple hasn’t identified what particular bugs have been solved. Updates to the iWork iOS suite are relatively rare. The last [...]