In an effort to keep pace with the likes of Apple and it’s iOS App Store and Google and it’s Google Play Store, Amazon has announced that it will now allow developers to develop software that take advantage of in-app purchases. While the iOS App Store, Google Play Store and RIM’s BlackBerry App World all [...]
Owners of the BlackBerry PlayBook got quite the surprise today when Angry Birds Space appeared in the BlackBerry App World. That surprise soon turned to dread though as the application has since disappeared from the marketplace. Still, it would appear that the game will be coming to RIM’s tablet soon. According to CrackBerry, earlier today, [...]
Instagram, which was recently bought out by Facebook for $1 billion, has seen its Android application top the five million download mark in the apps first six days of existence on the Google Play Store. The milestone, reported by The Next Web, comes after the application saw one million downloads on its first day on [...]
It appears that the Motorola Droid RAZR Android 4.0 update should be rolling out in the near future as Motorola has told its Motorola Feedback Network that a soak test for the software should begin soon. Droid-Life is reporting that the company has told members of the MFN, who test updates for the company, that [...]
Lenovo has announced a new tablet, the Lenovo IdeaTab S2109, which will be arriving with a 9.7-inch screen and Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. The tablet had passed through the FCC last month but a YouTube video, first discovered by NetbookNews Italia, signals a release in the not-so-distant future. The IdeaTab 2109 [...]
Don’t look now but Polaroid’s, yes that Polaroid, upcoming 7-inch tablet will be arriving with Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system on board. The FCC filing, found by Liliputing, indicates that the company is gearing up to launch a new tablet to go along with the tablet lineup it introduced back in January. [...]
Yesterday, AT&T changed its policy in regards to unlocking off-contract iPhone devices. Translation, it now offers to unlock these iPhones free of charge. The process is a relatively simple one but we wanted to share just how one might go about unlocking their iPhone on AT&T. Unlocking an iPhone will allow users to insert any [...]
Instagram has been hard at work on improving its Android application and today, the app has received yet another update, one that brings several bug fixes and also brings support for Android-powered tablets and Wi-Fi only devices. The update comes after the developers of the popular camera application released two significant updates aimed at curbing [...]
With Nokia (Lumia 900) and HTC (Titan II) soon launching their flagship Windows Phone devices in the United States, many have been wondering about when or if Samsung would release a phone running Microsoft’s software. A new report claims that the company does indeed have Windows Phone devices in the pipeline and plans to release [...]
Temple Run is a hit on Android. After passing one million downloads in its first week, the popular endless running game has passed another huge milestone. The Next Web reports that Temple Run for Android has already surpassed 5 million downloads in the Google Play Store. That’s five million downloads on top of the 50 [...]
Sega has announced that a version of its popular soccer (football) manager game, dubbed Football Manager Handheld, will be hitting the Google Play Market and Android on April 11th. The game is already out for iOS devices like the iPhone and the iPad. The news, first reported by EuroGamer, is huge for Android owners who [...]
As owners of the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II continue to wait for the upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, a leak has made a version of it available early to those that wish to take the plunge. Over at XDA-forums, a member by the name of task650 has released an Android 4.0.3 ROM [...]
Sprint has announced that the Nexus S 4G Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update is rolling out now, an update that will come with a host of features and improvements for owners of the carrier’s Google experience device. The announcement was made on Sprint’s community forum and it details exactly what’s coming with the upgrade [...]
Last week, a Best Buy document seemingly outed the Android 4.0 dates for the HTC Rezound, Motorola Droid RAZR and the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX. Today, another document from Best Buy has surfaced indicating a delay in the release Ice Cream Sandwich for the Droid RAZR and Droid RAZR MAXX while the date for the [...]
Skyhook Wireless CEO Ted Morgan says that his company will be part of a “major” non-Google Android smartphone launch at some point this year, however, now, it’s unclear as to who the company behind the launch actually is. Morgan, in comments to Technology Review, stated that Skyhook is going to play a big role in [...]
Earlier this week, Instagram for Android arrived for device owners. Soon after the app’s launch on the Google Play Store, the developers behind the app released a bug fix update. Still, users were experiencing issues. Well, Instagram listened and it has released yet another update that should help to fix a lot of the issues [...]
One of the best applications for baseball lovers is Major League Baseball’s MLB at Bat application. And while it’s available on both iOS and Android for smartphones and tablets, the latest version of the application MLB at Bat 12, it hasn’t yet arrived for Windows Phone. That will soon change though. Major League Baseball’s MLB [...]
OMGPop’s Draw Something, the mobile game that has taken both iOS and Android by storm, surpassed the 50 million downloads mark today just a short time after the company sold the game to mobile gaming giant Zynga for $210 million. The game has hit the 50 million download mark just 50 days after launching. That [...]
Today is April 4th, the date that a leaked Best Buy document said would be the day that the Motorola Droid RAZR and Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX would be getting Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Owners of both devices have yet to see any new software roll out but Motorola, for its part, says that [...]
Yesterday, Instagram for Android finally launched after quite a wait and in its first 24 hours on the Google Play Store – the new name for the Android Market, the application managed to snatch up over 1 million downloads. This puts the application up there with the biggest app launches in Android history and it’s [...]
We know that Samsung has pushed the Galaxy Note Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update to sometime in Q2 after promising to get it out in Q1. However, as we know, that timeline applies to non-carrier specific versions of the device. We still don’t know when AT&T is going to be releasing the update for [...]
Samsung originally wanted to get the Galaxy Tab 2 tablets, which include the Tab 2 10.1 and the Tab 2 7.0, out during the month of March. Well it’s now April. and we haven’t seen a release. That’s because there has been a delay. Samsung has confirmed that it will instead be launching both tablets [...]
Earlier today, the long awaited Instagram for Android app arrived for users of Google’s mobile operating system. It was an app that had been rumored for quite so time so it was exciting to finally see it roll out. Over the course of the day though, we’ve heard from several Android users who were reporting [...]
Owners of the PlayStation 3 should be rejoicing today as both Amazon and Sony have announced that Amazon Instant Video is now available for the gaming console bringing a selection of roughly 120,000 shows and movies to the table along with the 17,000 shows that can be streamed, for free, with an Amazon Prime account. [...]
Spotify for Android has not been updated since November 2011, leaving owners of Spotify Premium accounts with Android devices wondering when the company will release some much needed changes to the application. Well, it appears that the gears are in motion as the company is said to be hard at work on a major update [...]
When Apple launched the iPhone 4S back in October of 2011, it also launched a new piece of mobile software in iOS 5. The version of iOS 5 on the iPhone 4S was unique as it came with a personal voice assistant called Siri, a feature that allows you to schedule appointments, shop, search the [...]
On April 4th, HTC and Sprint will be announcing a new collaboration between the two companies. These are of course, the same two companies that launched the iconic HTC EVO 4G back in June of 2011 as well as its follow-up, the HTC EVO 3D, in June of 2011. Needless to say, anticipation is high [...]
Last week, Temple Run finally arrived for Android. However, it stumbled out of the gates as it came with some nasty bugs and lacked support for high-profile devices like the Motorola Droid RAZR and Droid Bionic. Those issues have since been taken care of and Imangi Studios, the creator of the game, says that it [...]
HTC has finally gone ahead and released the first teaser video for its upcoming HTC One Series smartphones, a stable that includes the HTC One X, the HTC One S and the HTC One V. All three devices were announced back in February at the Mobile World Congress. A few months ago, HTC publicly stated [...]
Last week, I told you about my horrible experiences with Facebook for iPad and how I hoped the issues I had been having with the software would be fixed with the app’s rumored Retina Display update. Well, that update has arrived today and the let me tell you. Facebook for iPad does, indeed look gorgeous [...]
A leaked document has seemingly leaked out the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich roll out dates for a trio of Verizon 4G LTE devices including the Motorola Droid RAZR, Droid RAZR MAXX and the HTC Rezound. If this leaked document from Best Buy is solid, and right now we have no reason to think that [...]
Temple Run for Android has been updated and in addition to bringing fixes for those that were experiencing crashes, the update has also brought support for both the Motorola Droid Bionic and the Motorola Droid RAZR. Earlier this week, Imangi Studios finally released the popular game for Android after it had much success on Apple’s [...]
With apps gaining support for the new iPad‘s Retina Display on almost a daily basis, it was only a matter of time before we heard something about Retina Support for the iPad’s Facebook application. MacRumors has acquired an image that seems to indicate that the Retina Support is on the way which is great news [...]
Amidst reports that it would be giving up in the consumer market, RIM has fired back in comments made to Pocket-lint saying that it will not withdraw from the consumer market. Reports about RIM exiting the consumer market surfaced after the company posted poor fourth quarter financial results and after company CEO Thorstein Heins said [...]
Yesterday, HTC Sensation 4G owners on T-Mobile were delighted to see the carrier update it website in preparation for the update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. We had heard March as a possible roll out month for the update but it now appears that the software has been delayed for an unspecified amount of [...]
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Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE Review: A Worthy Successor to the Original (Video)
When Sprint had debuted the original WiMax-capable HTC EVO 4G nearly two years ago, it was an instant hit on the Now network. Not only was the HTC EVO 4G the first 4G smartphone in the world taking advantage of Sprint’s then speedy WiMax network, but it brought some new features and pizzazz to the [...]
Last year Toshiba waded into the Android tablet market with the Thrive, a 10.1-inch slate that served as the company’s response to what they deemed missing in the then current crop. Thus, it had several full-size ports, a rugged-ish exterior, and a thick chassis to accommodate both. Though a decent tablet, the Thrive didn’t generate [...]
Samsung Shows That It Is a Software Company
As exciting as it has been to talk, postulate, and speculate about the Galaxy S III’s hardware and specs before the third-generation Galaxy flagship smartphone was announced on May 3rd in London, once the device was announced one thing became apparent: Samsung is now a software company. That doesn’t mean that Samsung is shying away [...]
Autumn Dynasty Review: A Great RTS for the iPad
With its large touchscreen, the iPad seems like the perfect platform for Real Time Strategy games, and Autumn Dynasty proves it, mostly. Autumn Dynasty is an RTS iPad game with art that looks like tradition Chinese painting. The story involves quelling a rebellion while solving a mystery of shady noblemen. The story though, just serves [...]
Griffin GuitarConnect Pro Review: Record Your Jams with Ease
The Griffin GuitarConnect Pro interfaces with your Guitar and your iPad or iPhone so you can record your music easily using apps like Apple’s GarageBand. My son Daniel, who’s learning to play guitar, helped me test it out and he loved it. When he gets as good as Jimi Hendrix, I’m sure he’ll steal my [...]
Google Search App iPhone and iPad Update Looks Beautiful (Video)
Google just delivered a beautiful update to the company’s Google Search app for the iPhone and iPad The Google Search app for iPhone and iPad replaced Safari as my browser of choice, earning a spot in the iPhone and iPad dock. It’s faster and offers a beautiful new full screen image search which looks awesome on the [...]
