ANDROID
Microsoft developing Xbox Live compatible apps for iOS & Android
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Jon Rubinstein leaves HP
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Apple sneaks by Samsung to become #1 smartphone maker
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Google adds multiple calendar sync for Windows Phone
Up until late 2011, Microsoft has kept its library of exclusive apps that were compatible with the Xbox 360's Xbox LIVE! to its Windows Phone 7 platform. Then this past December, M....read more
Former Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein is leaving HP and he leaves a tantalizing legacy of unfulfilled potential with webOS. Rubinstein said he's going to take a "well deserved break" fo....read more
Apple gains another victory as the maker of the wildly popular iPhone just sneaked past Samsung to become the number one smartphone manufacturer. In the last quarter of December th....read more
Up until this week, Google Calendar and Windows Phone didn't play together nicely. You could only sync one Google calendar per account and had to use a JavaScript hack to sync more....read more
After another successful quarter, Apple is worth more than $400 billion, which is about $6,622,516 per employee. If it was to pay a corporate tax on its massive cash reserves of $97.7 billion, that money could buy an iPad for every person in Canada and Greece. However, 2/3 of that reserve is stored offshore. Moreover, Apple’s cash reserve is enough to pay off the total public debt of 8 EU countries, including Slovakia, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Latvia, Cyprus, Estonia and Malta. In the last three months, Apple brought in 4x … Read more
Sprint has started rolling out a small update for the Samsung Epic 4G Touch to fix one of the most annoying issues folks had with phones on the Now Network – Carrier IQ integration. That “minor detail,” described as “security update,” isn’t the whole story — aside from that, the new software also updates the calendar app, allowing users to dismiss multiple calendar alerts at once. In addition, there’s the Commercial Alert System (CMAS) activation… and that’s about it. So it’s nothing major but still we advise you to keep … Read more
The white Samsung Galaxy S II Epic Touch is now available for $99 at Amazon Wireless, a full $100 off Sprint’s asking price. Needless to say, you’ll still have to sign-up for a new two-year contract to take advantage of this offer. If you’re, however, upgrading – prepare to cash out $50 more; or if you just want the phone sans any carrier contracts signed, that benefit will cost you $529.99. You can check out Amazon’s deal on this sexy-lookin’ device from here. The phone color isn’t a big deal … Read more
Good ol’ BBC has once again updated its Android app, this time focusing on all of you with Android tablets. Yep, the new version of the application sings along Honeycomb devices, offering “simple browsing in landscape and portrait view.” In other words, it [application] now has a new UI for “large tablets” while those of you with 7-inch ones will continue to see the mobile phone version… And that’s about all there is in this release. The future update will also bring Live News Channel and home screen widgets. All … Read more
Canada’s Future Shop is running a neat campaign, bundling Rogers’ Samsung Galaxy S II LTE with the Galaxy Tab 10.1, and offering the package for $250, saving you $250 along the way! Of course, you’ll still need to put your signature on a carrier contract, but you would have to do it anyway. So if you want both a tablet and smartphone — both of which rock — this is the offer for you. I doubt you’ll be able to get the same deal for less. After all, Rogers is … Read more
Samsung is yet again releasing “La Fleur” edition of one of its phones. This it’s the Bada-powered Wave Y which is getting a wine red battery cover adorned with flowery design. Aside from a slightly changed phone design and the new UI theme, the rest of the specs are (as it’s usually the case) unchanged. In that sense, expect the same 3.2-inch touchscreen, 2-megapixel camera, 832MHz processor, Wi-Fi connectivity support, Bluetooth, GPS and a microSD memory card slot. All this is/will be available for $166 in select markets. Sounds like … Read more
If you attended some event in the past few years, you’ve probably heard about Eventbrite. The web-based service helps event organizers manage ticketing and costs nothing for free events. The company has recently launched an iPhone app (the news we missed), and now they’re out with an Android version. As you can imagine, these apps allow you to not only browse upcoming events, see them on a map and get GPS directions — but also to make your event attending a paper-free experience. Simply pull up your ticket barcode or … Read more
Like the new Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX? You know it’s the DROID RAZR with a bigger battery and hence a thicker body. It’s an awesome device and if there were no for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, it would be my phone of choice. If you’re not intimidated by the world’s first Android 4.0 smartphone and like design of the DROID RAZR MAXX more, now’s your chance to grab one for less. Good ol’ Amazon Wireless is offering it for $199.99, which is $100 off Verizon’s asking price. That’s the price … Read more
Sprint is preparing to beef-up its tablet portfolio with a low-cost device from ZTE. The rumored ZTE Optik will have a $100 price tag, sporting a 7-inch screen and 1.2GHz dual-core processor. In addition, it will also come with a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera, 2-megapixel front-facing one, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of built-in storage, stereo speakers, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 4,000mAh battery and mobile hotspot capability. It is said that the new tablet will start selling online on February 5th with Sprint stores getting it more than a month later on March 11th… … Read more
We know that eBay is really taking mobile seriously and the company just released an update to its eBay Motors iPhone app which will let you snap a picture of a car, have it identified for you and then be able to buy inventory for it. This image-recognition technology will probably make for a great show-off feature but there’s a practical reason for it too. Sometimes, it’s just easier to snap a picture than to type in your car, the make, model and year. Additionally, the app will include some … Read more
HTC, one of the top Android phone makers is believed to be cooking up some impressive new features with the launch of its upcoming custom user interface, Sense 4.0. This new custom UI will likely be an overhaul compared to the last version (Sense 3.5), users can expect improved typography, displays widgets, and data. Also, Sense 4.0 will supposedly position tabs depending on device orientation and display button functions to cut confusion. According to PocketNow, other new features include: Email – HTC’s updated email client will deliver seamless threaded messages, … Read more
Up until late 2011, Microsoft has kept its library of exclusive apps that were compatible with the Xbox 360′s Xbox LIVE! to its Windows Phone 7 platform. Then this past December, Microsoft decided to open the flood gates just a smidgen by releasing the Xbox Live app and Kinectimals to the iOS platform to the mobile industry’s surprise. It isn’t surprising to hear both apps have done very well for Microsoft, which is exactly why they plan to develop more Xbox Live compatible apps for iOS & Android. The news comes … Read more
Apple gains another victory as the maker of the wildly popular iPhone just sneaked past Samsung to become the number one smartphone manufacturer. In the last quarter of December the Cupertino-based company moved 37 million handsets compared to Sammy’s 36.5 million, according to Strategy Analytics and IHS iSuppli. Even though Samsung doesn’t specifically break out its smartphone sales – causing both firms to make estimates – it’s still hard to ignore how impressive these sales are. Smartphone sales are rising every year, which is something Strategy Analytics mentioned in its … Read more
Former Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein is leaving HP and he leaves a tantalizing legacy of unfulfilled potential with webOS. Rubinstein said he’s going to take a “well deserved break” for a while but I wouldn’t be surprised to see him pop up at another major mobile company in the not-too-distant future (Microsoft could use him). Rubinstein came from Apple and tried to remake Palm with webOS but even the nicest 1.0 smartphone platform design in the world couldn’t save Palm and webOS from death. You can read the full story … Read more
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