Overcast for iOS is now free

You used to have to pay for certain features in Overcast for iOS but this podcast app is now completely free. Yes, you read that right. You now have access to all its features. The latest update also brings with it new features like chapter support and streaming options. This time you can stream episodes instead of having to download them. Also, if you’ve been listening to long podcasts, the app now has chapters so you can skip through parts much more easily.

Source: Lifehacker | Download: iTunes App Store (Free)

Google now links you to iOS apps within Safari mobile

With Spotlight Search in iOS 9 it’s much easier to be redirected to apps you want to access, so why would you even need to use search engines to look for these things? That’s what Google is trying to fight against. The company’s hoping you still use its search engine to do as much you can, even in Apple’s iOS ecosystem. And so this time if you search for iOS apps or contents in these apps within Google search, you will be redirected to the downloaded app or to the App Store. Previously, you could only do this in Google Chrome browser or Google app. But now you can also do this within the mobile Safari app.

Source: Google Developers | Via: The Verge

Review: Apple iPhone 6S

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla 

The iPhone story for 2015 is remarkable in that it is an ‘S’ year, which usually means incremental changes with no obvious physical difference from last year’s model, but Apple’s given the iPhone 6S a complete structural and functional makeover.

The iPhone story is one of constant and steady improvement with various leapfrog innovations along the way. Let's count some of them. Multi-touch, mobile apps, app store, voice assistants, finger-print sensors, video calling, mobile payments are just some of the features that were propelled into the mainstream. Let's see what the iPhone 6S has to offer

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iPhone 6S goes on sale in 36 more countries today and 6 more tommorow

Apple's iPhone 6S is hitting 36 more countries today and 6 more countries tommorow as supply speeds up to meet demand for the latest iPhones.

Countries included in the phase two rollout are Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Taiwan.

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