Apple chief executive Tim Cook has apologised to customers frustrated with glaring errors in its new maps service.

At least five developers were contacted by Lodsys, which says it has four patents relating to Apple’s in-app purchase system.

Parents whose hectic schedules mean they can’t be at home when their children go to bed can now buy an app to read to them.

Tiger Woods launched a cellphone application on Wednesday that will give golfing lessons via cellphones.

Authors such as Iain Banks and Martina Cole are increasingly supplementing book releases with digital media apps full of bonus material.