Weekly Mobile News Roundup – 29 August 2014

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On August 29, 2014

Once again the week is coming to an end and that means it’s time for a roundup of the past weeks news!

Samsung and LG launch new watches while Apple waits – South Korean tech firms LG and Samsung have announced more smartwatches, ahead of a widely anticipated entry to the sector from Apple.

Here’s Why Instagram’s Hyperlapse App Is Not Available For Android Yet – If you’re carrying around an iOS device and have even a passing interest in video or the phenomenon that is Instagram then you’ll probably want to check out its latest app if you haven’t already.

Apple Building Massive Structure at Flint Center for iPhone 6 Event – Apple today issued invitations for its upcoming iPhone 6 event on September 9, which is also said to include its much-anticipated wearable device. According to the invitations, Apple is planning to host the event at the Flint Center for the Performing Arts at De Anza College in Cupertino, the same location where Steve Jobs introduced the original Mac 30 years ago.

September 9 invites wallpapers: “wish we could say more” – As with many recent Apple announcements, designers quickly put their skills to work, publishing wallpapers inspired by the invitation. Inside are a few wallpapers, for your favorite upcoming Apple event.

Adobe’s Photoshop Mix for iPad gets extensibility, panoramic file support, more in update – Adobe on Thursday issued the first update to its Creative Cloud-connected Photoshop Mix app for iPad, bringing hooks into Photoshop Express and Dropbox, as well as a few UI tweaks to the on-the-go image editing tool.

Microsoft smokes out 1,500 bogus Windows 8 apps from its app store  – In a bid to restore users’ trust in its Windows 8 app store, Microsoft has kicked out a bunch of fake apps that had been left undisturbed in the Microsoft Store for some time. The move, announced on a company blog, followed reports last week the store was hosting numerous fake products in the store.

Minuum previews its height-changing keyboard for iOS 8 – Popular Android keyboard developer Minuum has finally previewed its keyboard coming to iOS 8 this fall. It’s not like other third-party keyboards we’ve seen thus far, instead, it transforms from a standard full-scale QWERTY keyboard with autocorrect and then fades away to take up only half of your visible screen.

Today in the App Store — the best free apps, new apps and app updates – Here are some of the best free apps, app updates and new apps that have landed in the App Store recently. All app prices are USD and subject to change. Some deals may expire quickly, so grab them while you can.

Apple updates iOS 8 terms, disallows developers from selling data acquired through HealthKit – Apple has updated its iOS 8 terms of use, according to The Guardian, to note that developers are not allowed to resell any information gained through the upcoming HealthKit framework. The HealthKit software was announced as part of a larger event earlier this year, but it was only with the most recent beta that Apple made note of this restriction.

Facebook responds to Messenger backlash with ‘Get the Facts’ explainer in its mobile app  – When Facebook decided to remove messaging from its main iOS and Android apps, forcing users to download Messenger, it caused quite a stir. Not least because an article from a radio station, coupled with an older Huffington Post piece, flagged the app’s required permissions as a reason to reject the app entirely.

8 more awesome paid iPhone apps you can download free right now (a huge $49 value!) – We started off the week with an awesome batch of paid iPhone and iPad apps worth a total of $50 that could all be downloaded for free — and many of them can still be had for free if you act fast. Today, we’ve got another eight nifty paid iOS apps for you that are worth $49 but are all on sale for free for a limited time. Nearly $100 worth of great paid apps for free in just two days?