https://beplus.plus/news/ Launches, updates and security news from BE PLUS, a Bucharest software studio, with what each one means for the people who use our apps and run websites. en Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://beplus.plus/news/iphone-duo-on-sale https://beplus.plus/news/iphone-duo-on-sale Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Industry Apple's first foldable iPhone went on sale on 23 October. BomberzBoard was ready on day one, with both boards across the hinge and a clock on each side. https://beplus.plus/news/php-critical-vulnerabilities-october-2026 https://beplus.plus/news/php-critical-vulnerabilities-october-2026 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Security PHP 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36 and 8.2.35 fix two flaws that let an attacker run code on a web server without logging in. PHP 8.1 and older get no fix. https://beplus.plus/news/nodejs-security-releases-october-2026 https://beplus.plus/news/nodejs-security-releases-october-2026 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Security Node.js 22.23.4, 24.22.1 and 26.12.1 fix ten vulnerabilities, four rated High. Node.js 20 and 25 get no fix. https://beplus.plus/news/bomberzboard-ipad-landscape https://beplus.plus/news/bomberzboard-ipad-landscape Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Update BomberzBoard 1.0.11 turns with your iPad. In landscape, its screens open side by side, like a book. https://beplus.plus/news/vault-security-update https://beplus.plus/news/vault-security-update Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Security After a security review we ran ourselves, Vault now encrypts item names, types, sizes and dates, and adds an optional passcode of its own. https://beplus.plus/news/bomberzboard-on-iphone-duo https://beplus.plus/news/bomberzboard-on-iphone-duo Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Update BomberzBoard 1.0.10 shows both boards across the hinge of iPhone Duo, plays half-folded like a laptop and gives each side its own clock. https://beplus.plus/news/bomberzboard-site-in-nine-languages https://beplus.plus/news/bomberzboard-site-in-nine-languages Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Web bomberzboard.com now has its own pages in each of the game's nine languages, and the privacy policy and terms are translated too. https://beplus.plus/news/metadata-cleaner-on-google-play https://beplus.plus/news/metadata-cleaner-on-google-play Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Launch Our first utility app on Android. Metadata Cleaner shows what a photo, video or PDF hides and removes it on your device, before you share. https://beplus.plus/news/bomberzboard-tournaments-and-evasion https://beplus.plus/news/bomberzboard-tournaments-and-evasion Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Update Two updates in two days: tournament schedules and big brackets read round by round, then an Evasion power that keeps a moved plane hidden. https://beplus.plus/news/bomberzboard-in-more-than-170-countries https://beplus.plus/news/bomberzboard-in-more-than-170-countries Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Launch Our real-time aerial grid duel is now available in more than 170 countries, on the App Store and on Google Play. https://beplus.plus/news/apple-unveils-iphone-duo https://beplus.plus/news/apple-unveils-iphone-duo Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Industry Apple's first foldable iPhone opens into a larger display. Pre-orders start on 16 October and it goes on sale on 23 October, with iOS 27.1. https://beplus.plus/news/bomberzboard-on-google-play https://beplus.plus/news/bomberzboard-on-google-play Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Launch Our real-time aerial grid duel comes to Android, first in Ireland, Romania and New Zealand, with achievements in Google Play Games. https://beplus.plus/news/catchy-games-read-every-task-out-loud https://beplus.plus/news/catchy-games-read-every-task-out-loud Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Update All four Catchy games now say each task out loud, on the device, and parents can pick any of nine languages in the app, behind the parental gate. https://beplus.plus/news/catchyletters-completes-the-catchy-family https://beplus.plus/news/catchyletters-completes-the-catchy-family Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Launch CatchyLetters, four gentle alphabet games for little learners, joins CatchyShapes, CatchyNumbers and CatchyLogic on the App Store. https://beplus.plus/news/metadata-cleaner-on-the-app-store https://beplus.plus/news/metadata-cleaner-on-the-app-store Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Launch Metadata Cleaner shows the location and other hidden data inside photos, videos and PDFs, and strips it on your device before you share. https://beplus.plus/news/four-utility-apps-in-nine-days https://beplus.plus/news/four-utility-apps-in-nine-days Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Launch Product Studio, Scan & Organize, Vault and Voice Recorder reached the App Store between 23 and 31 July. Four focused tools for everyday jobs. https://beplus.plus/news/privacy-report-on-the-app-store https://beplus.plus/news/privacy-report-on-the-app-store Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Launch Privacy Report: App Trackers turns the App Privacy Report that iOS already keeps into a dashboard you can read, entirely on your device. https://beplus.plus/news/catchynumbers-and-catchylogic https://beplus.plus/news/catchynumbers-and-catchylogic Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Launch Two new learning games for little ones, CatchyNumbers and CatchyLogic, are on the App Store. They are the first games BE PLUS released as a company. https://beplus.plus/news/bomberzboard-test-launch https://beplus.plus/news/bomberzboard-test-launch Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Launch BomberzBoard, our real-time tactical duel on a grid, is out on iPhone and iPad in Ireland and New Zealand, with Romania the next day. https://beplus.plus/news/catchyshapes-new-look-nine-languages https://beplus.plus/news/catchyshapes-new-look-nine-languages Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Update CatchyShapes comes back with the look of the Catchy family and is now in nine languages, picked automatically from the phone's language. https://beplus.plus/news/be-plus-is-founded https://beplus.plus/news/be-plus-is-founded Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Company On 16 June 2026 the team behind CatchyShapes and Light Ahead became a company: BE PLUS S.R.L., a software studio in Bucharest. Be more. https://beplus.plus/news/light-ahead-on-the-app-store https://beplus.plus/news/light-ahead-on-the-app-store Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Launch Our premium pixel-art dungeon crawler is on the App Store. Light every torch, slip past the monsters and find the way out. No ads, no in-app purchases. https://beplus.plus/news/catchyshapes-on-the-app-store https://beplus.plus/news/catchyshapes-on-the-app-store Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Launch CatchyShapes, a calm game of shapes, colors and first words for little ones, is out on iPhone and iPad. It is our team's first game.