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For quite some time now Apple has allowed customers to shop through their iOS devices using the official Apple Store app. However, the company had never released a native app for the iPad, today it finally did. The official Apple Store app for iPad has finally been released, it is live now and available for download. Through the app, customers can browse items in the online store and directly shop through their Apple branded tablets.

The app is well designed and optimized for the tablet’s considerably large screen real estate. Users can take advantages of several gestures to navigate around the app, such as pinch to zoom and swipe. Product categories are displayed in a menu up top which disappears as the user starts to browse products. Swiping down from the top brings the menu back. Users can search for specific products, add them to the cart and checkout. After payment, they can choose if they want the product shipped to their address or if they’d rather head over to a local Apple retail store and pick it up themselves. Through the app, users will also be able to make Genius Bar appointments as well as locate nearest Apple Stores to attend workshops or events. Apple Store app for iPad is available as a free download from the App Store.

Apple Store App For iPad Finally Released original content from Ubergizmo.

Microsoft rolled out its official SmartGlass application for the Xbox One on across Windows Phone devices yesterday, leaving many of the majority of us with Android and iOS devices out in the cold waiting for our turn to download the new SmartGlass app. It looks like we didn’t have to freeze our buns off for too long as the Xbox One SmartGlass app for iOS and Android have been released. (more…)

Xbox One SmartGlass App Now Available On iOS, Android original content from Ubergizmo.

We wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve never heard of Mail.ru — after all, it’s huge in Russia, but not in the US. In an effort to carve out a space for itself in America, the company has launched a trio of products under its US-based My.com brand (no, not Me.com), including an Android and iOS email client called myMail. Its clean looks and features are reminiscent of the Dropbox-owned Mailbox app, and it includes real-time notifications and a slide-out menu. myMail takes things further, however, by adding avatars and an auto-night mode that disables pings during times you specify. Next on the list is an IM app named myChat that also offers free voice and video calls à la Viber and Tango.

Both of the aforementioned services are free, but My.com aims to subsidize the costs of running them with revenue from its new mobile gaming portal called myGames. Its roster of games is looking short at the moment, but titles range from Texas Hold ‘Em to combat strategy and farm simulation. Obviously, the company’s facing some very tough competition, and it needs to claw its way up to earn significant name recognition stateside — a feat even its acquisition of ICQ couldn’t help it accomplish.

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Source: myMail, myChat, myGames

An early taste of Microsoft’s next-gen gaming experience arrived today for Windows Phone and Windows 8.1 users in the form of the Xbox One SmartGlass app, and now Android and iOS faithful can get their fill as well. There’s not much you can do with the second screen app as the hardware it’ll play wingman to won’t arrive until Friday, but you can find quick clips of launch titles via the Game Clips feature, courtesy of those who have advance access to the console. If you have a device running Android 4.0+ or iOS 6.0 and above, you can sample Redmond’s forthcoming gaming experience ahead of time at the bordering source links.

Filed under: Cellphones, Gaming, Tablets, Software, HD, Mobile, Microsoft

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Source: Google Play, iTunes

Twitter has just updated its iOS and Android apps with new search filters plus the ability to view all tweets in your results instead of just the top few. Those filters include a new photo search tool that shows images in either a grid or list, one that just displays the tweets of the people you follow and, of course, a video filter for all you Vine and YouTube aficionados out there. Additionally, Twitter is introducing a trending timeline in the Discover tab that shows what’s the hottest topic of the moment along with related tweets. So if you’ve ever wanted to know why everyone’s buzzing about what a fox says, well now you can find out that much easier. Twitter addicts can go ahead and download the app updates at the source links below.

Update: We’ve gone ahead and downloaded the update, and noticed a few additional changes not mentioned in the blog post. First, aside from the typical trending topics, you can also now see trending TV and local event chatter after you’ve scrolled past all the trends. They’re marked with the appropriate symbols (a television and a map pin respectively). It also promises better login verification by letting you take a screenshot of your backup code when you enroll or create a new one.

Also, now whenever you select a new direct message, it’ll populate a list of suggested users so you can easily select the person you DM the most. There are also a few other refinements here and there, like new icons, screen transitions and and apparently an in-app pop-up whenever a post is retweeted or starred. Some of the changes are apparently only visible to a few users, so definitely let us know if you see anything different. In the meantime, we’ve included a few screenshots of the new interface after the break.

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Source: Google Play, App Store, Twitter Blog, TechCrunch