Apple iOS releases and the apps and services that arrived with them.
Earlier this year, WhatsApp launched WhatsApp Web for Android, Windows Phone, and BlackBerry, leaving out iOS due to Apple's platform limitations. Whether WhatsApp worked around them or Apple eased them, WhatsApp Web is now available for iOS users.
After today's update, I noticed the Apple Store iOS app is finally available to all Singapore App Store users. With WWDC 2015 running from 8th to 12th June, Tim Cook will likely announce the Apple Watch's second wave of countries.
Parallels Access was once iPad-only, but with last week's Parallels Access 2.0 it now runs on Android and iPhone as a universal app. It's a remote desktop for Android and iOS that lets you run any Mac or PC application.
NewsLoop, which launched on iOS in July 2012, is now available on Android via Google Play. It gathers the best news and lifestyle content from Singapore, Indonesia, and Australia into a single elegant app, with 400 publishers and 30 categories.
iOS 6.0 is out, and here I've gathered the direct download links from Apple itself for a range of iDevices, including the iPhone 4S, 4, and 3GS, the iPod Touch 5G and 4G, and the iPad 3 and iPad 2.
Loop & Meet is a SingTel app for managing RSVPs to your events. Unlike a Facebook Event, each guest receives an SMS and can reply with #yes, #no, or #maybe. Not everyone checks Facebook often, but most will reply.
Google Chrome has finally arrived on iOS as a universal app. I've tried it on both my iPhone 4S and iPad 2, and it works beautifully, replacing Safari on my devices. Sync of bookmarks, history, tabs, and preferences works perfectly.
Finally, prices in both the iOS App Store and Mac App Store in Singapore now display in Singapore Dollars rather than US Dollars. That means app prices won't fluctuate with the poor exchange rates banks apply.
SingTel has launched Singapore's first e-book service, skoob, offering works by Singaporean writers, study guides, and school textbooks for local students. At launch it holds 39,000 local and international bestsellers for smartphones, tablets, and PCs, with payment in Singapore Dollars.
iOS 5.0 is out, and here I've gathered the direct download links from Apple itself for a range of iDevices, including the iPhone 4 and 3GS, the iPod Touch 4G and 3G, and the iPad 2 and iPad 1.
I received an email from Guyi Shen, director of Lobangclub, an iPhone app I find cool. Similar to ShopSavvy and SingTel's Price Pal, Lobangclub is a free Singaporean app that finds the best deals on any product through community contributions.
Travelling to the US this December for the first time, I sought a US version of HungryGoWhere, and many recommended Yelp, which wasn't in the Singapore App Store. I tweeted @yelp, they asked, and hours later it appeared.
DBS Bank has launched Asia's first regional Facebook Places and Check-in Deals campaign, spanning Singapore, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Jakarta, and Taipei. It's open to anyone with a supported mobile device, via the Facebook app or mobile browser.
Here are Apple's own direct download links for iOS 4.3 across iDevices: iPhone 3GS and 4, iPod Touch 3G and 4G, and all three iPads. The iPhone 3G and iPod Touch 2G are deprecated and miss out.
Here are Apple's own direct download links for iOS 4.2 across iDevices: iPhone 3G, 3GS and 4, iPod Touch 2G, 3G and 4G, and the original iPad, all on build 4.2.1, giving every supported device the update at once.
Here are Apple's own direct download links for iOS 4.1 across iDevices: iPhone 3G, 3GS and 4, plus iPod Touch 2G, 3G and 4G, all on build 8B117. Grab the firmware straight from the source for every supported device.
Apple finally released iOS 4.0 to the public at around 1am Singapore time, reportedly identical to the WWDC 2010 GM build. Direct download links from Apple cover the iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4 and iPod Touch models.