Black Friday Deals: Paid iOS Apps Which are Free Now

Thanksgiving is passed away. Black Friday is round the corner. Next week there will be Cyber Monday, there are lots of online and physical stores providing great deals and discounts. It is a great time to save your hard eared money.

Today on Black Friday, I want to introduce some of the paid iOS apps which will cost you nothing to download today.

Some deals may expire early. Some may be available till Cyber Monday so, Hurry and Grab your favorite iOS App:

Telltale Games Launched New Adventure Game "Tales from the Borderlands"

Telltale Games launched its their new adventure video game "Tales from the Borderlands" on steam like their other games. Game will soon arrive on iOS anytime between now & Friday.

Some of the Best Jokes About Windows 8

It is a holiday season! so, It is time for some fun.

Happy Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday in Advance!

I am quite bored of writing about iOS apps & its apps' updates so, Once again I come up with tech humor post. Today, I want to introduce some of the best jokes about one of the less liked Windows operating system "Windows 8".

Disclaimer: Kindly note below given stuff is already shared on some of the social media sites and these are not my personal views. It is shared just for fun & information.

Dropbox iOS App Got Microsoft Office Integration in Latest Update

Finally Dropbox iOS app updated for integration with Microsoft's Office productivity suite. Android version of Dropbox now also have Microsoft Office Integration.

iOS users just need to download updated version of Dropbox from iOS app store. After that they can able to open and edit any type of office files. Users can edit Office document, spreadsheet, or presentation by just tapping new Edit icon using respective office app.

Get updated Dropbox iOS app for your iPhone & iPad : Dropbox on iTunes

Source:
Winbeta

Ultimate Robot Fighting - A New iOS Game to be Released in December

Ultimate Robot Fighting, A brand new iOS game is going to release on December 18. Action game will also be released on December 18 for Android devices.

In the new action game, Robots fight with each other in their own styles. Fighting style is inspired from gods, gladiators, dragons, monks, samurai and ninjas. The game represents future where the world’s most popular sport is robotic arena combat.

Pricing is yet to be announced by developers Reliance Games. Meanwhile you can have a look at screenshots & iPad gameplay footage below:

Source:

Reliance Games Blog

"Need for Speed: No Limits" - A New Mobile Game Coming to iOS

Electronic Arts will soon release a brand new Need for Speed game specially designed for mobile devices. "Need for Speed: No Limits" is expected to release on iOS in 2015.

A game is being developed by team of Firemonkeys Studios, Electronic Arts(EA) and Ken Block. It is worth to note that no Need for Speed games were released in 2014. 

Below given trailer shows some what in-game footage, Developer Ken Block also featured in trailer:

Source:

GameInformer

Toysburg - A New Mobile Game Soon to be Released on iOS

Angry Mob Games will soon release a new mobile game named "Toysburg" on iOS. Toysburg iOS game will soon enter into beta testing.

"Wolfenstein 3D Classic Lite" Game Back to iTunes with iOS 8 Support

More than a year ago, two famous iOS games Doom Classic and Rage HD taken down from the iTunes by id software. After a one month, both these games made return to apple app store with iOS7 & 4-inch widescreen support.

Showcasing Best Free iOS Apps & Games, Recently Released Apps & Games on iTunes

Today, I want to introduce some of the best free iOS apps & games as well as new apps & games that have landed in iTunes recently. Apps prices are subject to change. Deals may expire anytime so grab your favorite iOS apps & games from the list given below:

Apps & Games that are free now:

- Effects Studio

Compatible with iPhone, iPad, iPod touch. Now free down from $1.99 

Download from iTunes

Action Packed Game Obslashin' Now available on iOS

Independent games developer and publisher Hashbang Games recently released their latest action packed game on iOS.

Obslashin’ iOS game features fast-paced additive gameplay, incredible action and intuitive controls. Other game features are  compulsive combat, endless gameplay, boss battles, spells & items and upgrades.

Take a look at its Obslashin' Gameplay Trailer by Hashbang Games:

Obslashin' - Free to Download from Apple app store.

Source:

Gamasutra

Square Enix to Release new Final Fantasy iOS games and Companion app

Square Enix will soon release two new final fantasy games & companion app for iOS. These upcoming games and companion app is based on its popular Final Fantasy series of role-playing games.

The new games are titled "Final Fantasy Legends: Crystal of Space-Time" and "Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius", and the new app is called "Final Fantasy Portal App".

Exact release dates have not declared for new final fantasy ios games titles by Square Enix. They are expected to be released this winter in Japan.

For now, Final Fantasy iOS games fans can avail discounts from 30% to 53% for limited-time on some of the existing final fantasy titles.

Source:
AppAdvice

Emoji Cosmos - Best Addictive iOS Game which is fully made of Emoji

Many mobile game developers can not be able to make their own games because they can't think like artists to create interactive graphics of games but some of the games goes beyond that. Such games don't consist of high end graphics but than also they hit top charts of iTunes and play store. Examples can be Flappy Bird, Retro games and many more.

Ivan Grachyov, a computer science student at Moscow State University, has also created such game called "Emoji Cosmos" which is fully made of emoji! This game can be next Flappy bird according to cultofmac.com.

 

You play a rocket ship blasting off into space after its been loaded up with emoji passengers. As you might guess, the obstacles are emoji too: specifically, the emoji “moon with a face.” And when you hit one, you blow up into the emoji fireworks. Even the game’s UI is emoji-based!

Russian game designer believes that icons “definitely have their own charms.”. He has not created this game to simply bypass the need to find an artist. The prototype of game was created in just two weeks by Ivan Grachyov in Apple’s new programming language "Swift".

Check it out trailer of this amazing addictive game, so far I have scored 24, How high can you score?

Emoji Cosmos - Free to Download from iTunes

Source:

Cult of Mac

Get Rid of WhatsApp's Double Blue Ticks in iOS

WhatsApp recently introduced some new privacy setting. Now WhatsApp notify sender by double blue ticks below right corner of individual message which indicates receipt has read your message. This feature is somewhat similar to 'Last Seen' feature so, It is difficult to ignore or avoid annoying friends or relatives. 

Don't worry guys, You can now disable WhatsApp double blue ticks in your iOS devices:

1) Simply jailbroke your device

iOS users who have jailbroken their devices can turn disable double ticks feature in WhatsApp. Other users can wait for an upcoming update from WhatsApp to disable this privacy killing feature.

If you’re looking for a guide on how to jailbreak and install Cydia on your device, head over here. After you’re done jailbreaking, simply download the WhatsApp receipt disabler by BigBoss and you’ll be set to go.

2) Downgrade to the Previous Version

Download links of previous version of WhatsApp are still available on internet. Just you need to look around and find them. Just by downgrading to previous version, you may get rid of double blue ticks in iOS. Before downgrading, make sure you back up your data in case you were worried about that.

Source:

WCCFtech

Apex 2 Tweak Got support for iOS 8.1

Some of the most popular tweaks from the jailbreak community got iOS8 support from over past several weeks. The latest one is Apex 2. A famous tweak Apex 2 designed by A3Tweaks enables users to create app stacks. These app stacks work in a similar way like folders. They group similar types of apps in an attractive bundle.

 

Apex 2 is a great way to eliminate folders on the Home screen and replace them with stacks of up to five total apps.

Apex 2 didn't get any new features with this latest update that were not there in iOS7 version. It is compatible with all devices running iOS 8.1.

Latest update is free for existing users of Apex 2. New users can download it for $2.99 from Cydia’s BigBoss repo which includes all past versions of Apex, from iOS 6 through iOS 8.1.

Source:

http://www.idownloadblog.com/2014/11/15/apex-2-update-ios-8-1/

FOREVER Released Major Updates to its iOS App

FOREVER, online photo storage and sharing company recently launched major updates to its iOS app. Latest features are automatic uploading photos from mobile phones to Forever.com, remove photos from an album & delete photos from your Forever account.

Now users of FOREVER iOS app reorder and remove photos from albums, delete unwanted photos, update tags, change file names, and edit photo descriptions in Forever cloud storage accounts from their iOS devices.

FOREVER iOS App on Apple App Store

Source:

Business Wire

Netflix iOS App Update: Got Support for iOS8 along With 1080p playback on iPhone 6 Plus

Netflix updated its iOS app which brings iOS8 support. Notable thing about this update is optimizations for "bigger than bigger" screens of latest iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus.

New Netflix app (right) optimized for iPhone 6 display. (Credit: AppleInsider.com)

Netflix now displays more content in video selection menus and search results on 4.7 inch iPhone 6 screen. While iPhone 6 Plus users can watch 1080p video which is considered as a major improvement compared to past app versions and competing services.

In Netflix iOS app's latest version 7.0, Users of Google's Chromecast can see improvements in stream stability.

Netflix for iOS - Apple App Store

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AppleInsider

"Walking Dead: Season 2" iOS Game Made Free by Telltale games

Telltale games made "Walking Dead: Season 2" iOS game free to download from Apple app store so, Now onwards iOS gamers can download the game at free of cost and start playing first episode in game. Each season consists of 5 episodes. Earlier game's first episode was not free to play on iOS platform but now users can download Walking Dead: Season 2 for free and finish episode 1.

The other episodes can be purchased via an in-app purchase for $4.99 per episode. All four episodes can also be purchased for $14.99.

Walking Dead: Season 2 is the sequel of Walking Dead: Season 1. The series is based on Robert Kirkman‘s The Walking Dead comic book series. Telltale has already announced Walking Dead: Season 3, which is the next installment in the game.

Telltale also teased about the upcoming game based on “Game of Thrones” through its Twitter channel.

YOUR STORY BEGINS… #GameOfThrones: A @TelltaleGames Series Episode One of Six: #IronFromIce Premiering Soon pic.twitter.com/NfuH1HCJxu
— Telltale Games (@telltalegames) November 10, 2014

Walking Dead: The Game - Season 2 on Apple App Store

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Apprtize

Horizon App Updated for iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus Optimization Along With iOS8 Extension

Famous horizontal videos and photos recording app "Horizon" optimized for newly released iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus with its latest update.

"Horizon - Horizontal Video Photo Recorder with 2K Resolution, Slow Motion, Filters, Sharing, Tilt to Zoom" version 2.1 also includes an extension for iOS8. New iOS8 extension enables users to convert vertical videos to horizontal orientation directly from the stock Photos app.

A universal app can capture horizontal photos or images no matter how you hold your iOS device. The new sharing dialog appears after capturing a video or image. It will allow you to quickly and easily share the moments to a favorite social network.

Horizon's last update arrived back in July also introduced amazing new features like including a new photo mode, the ability to take photos while capturing videos, and a number of other interface changes.

You can download Horizon for your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch for $1.99 from apple app store.

Source:

AppAdvice

Develop Your Own iOS8 Apps for  iPhone 6/iPhone 6 Plus 

 http://bit.ly/1sX5ryQ

Microsoft Office Apps Now Available Free on iOS Platform

Finally Microsoft office apps are free to download on iOS so, you would not require to subscribe for Office 365 to access some features of various office apps.

Latest update splits Office programs such as the Word, Excel and Powerpoint into separate apps. These apps also support Dropbox integration for cloud storage.

Free offerings come up with some limitations also. You need Office 365 subscription to access some great features of these office apps. Some of the features are adding columns and custom tables in Excel, modifying a document from portrait to landscape format in Word & Presenter view in PowerPoint.

However If you are not bothered of using advanced features & want to use only basic features that are available in free office apps then You should go for it. Microsoft do not open its free Office apps for business industry, but instead, the businesses needs to subscribe to the Office 365 subscription to use the features of both OneDrive and Dropbox at same.

Download Office Mobile & its free office apps from here : Office Mobile - replaced by new apps

Source:

http://www.esbtrib.com/2014/11/08/2239/office-apps-ios-now-free-sort/

Tips to Improve Your iPhone's Battery Life Running iOS8

Do you own iPhone that is upgraded to newly released iOS8?

Do you feel that your iPhone's battery life is draining due to iOS8?

If answer of both above given questions is yes then check it out below given tips to improve your battery life.

1) Find out which app is using maximum battery:

Go to: Settings -> General -> Usage -> Battery Usage, Discover the apps which are using most of the battery power. Close unnecessary apps or delete the ones you no longer need.

2) Turn off location-tracking:

Everytime you don't need to be tracked by applications. Turn off location tracking completely or select "while using" option for some apps in iOS8.

Go to Settings -> Privacy -> Location Services -> Share My Location and turn off this battery draining feature. Additionally you can also turn off Wi-Fi from the settings menu to save your precious battery life.

3) Control notification widgets:

Navigate to Settings -> Notifications and turn off notifications from apps.

4) Turn off Handoff:

If you are not planning on using two devices at the same time, you don’t need to run Handoff. Go to Settings -> General -> Handoff & Suggested Apps.

5) Say No to fetching:

If you don't want email notifications on home screen., turn it off by going to Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendars -> Fetch New Data.

There are other number of ways to preserve your battery life. Just remember to turn off features that you don't need anymore.

Source:

http://news.filehippo.com/2014/10/preserve-battery-life-iphone-6-running-ios-8/