It’s been a long time coming, but Apple’s FaceTime will work over 3G and 4G networks with iOS 6. The FaceTime app lets you do video chatting between Apple devices but some have felt it was limited because you had to be on WiFi. During the WWDC 2012 keynote, Apple said that will no longer…
Sprint iDEN dies June 2013 so LTE can live
We knew that that Sprint’s iDEN network was on its way out but the Now Network has given it an official death date: as early as June 30, 2013. The move paves the way for Sprint to push forward with its 4G LTE ambitions. Sprint got the iDEN network after it merged with Nextel (it’s…
Apple WWDC keynote set for June 11 at 10 a.m.
We already knew that Apple’s WWDC would be held June 11-15 but the company has officially set the keynote for 10 a.m. PST on that first day. This will likely be our first official taste of the next generation of iOS. There’s a slim chance we may get the next iPhone during the keynote but…
Is Facebook buying Opera for mobile?
Let’s preface this with the disclaimer that this is a super-duper rumor but the folks over at Pocket-Lint are saying that Facebook is looking to buy Opera Software and we’d bet mobile would be a big motivator. Opera has been in an interesting transition over the last few years, as it wants to be more…
Apps I’m digging lately
Every time I do these lists, you can tell what’s going on in my life. Sometimes, I’m very focused on fun games or things that help me cook but this time, I’m all business. So, let’s take a look at some of the productivity apps I’m digging lately. Evernote Evernote is one of those “no-duh”…
Tripadvisor City Guides app gains 30 new offline maps
The travel space is one of the most exciting ones in the app arena and Tripadvisor has just pushed out an update to its City Guides app which makes it an ideal travel companion. Tripadvisor is probably best known as the place you go before you go on vacation but the company told me that…
Google+ Android app gets sexy redesign
A few days after it pushed out a gorgeous iPhone version, Google has brought a sexy and polished Google+ app to Android. The most noticeable thing about the new Google+ Android app is how pretty it is. Status updates are portrayed as big, beautiful images and there’s such a nice flow in it. Even the…
Facebook Camera app lands on iPhone
Nearly everyone likes to share photos they’ve shot on phones with Facebook but using the experience has always been a bit clunky – that’s why it spent a billion buying Instagram, which makes sharing super simple. The new app Facebook Camera is meant to sove that problem and let you quickly share photos and view…
IDC: Android dominates the smartphone market
The latest mobile numbers are out from IDC and, not surprisingly, it shows that Android and iOS are the clear leaders in the smartphone battle around the world. Google’s Android had a whopping 59 percent of the market for the first quarter of 2012. The battle between Android and iOS is much tighter in the…
Target brings shopkick to all its stores
Target announced that it will be bringing the mobile-shopping enhancement system shopkick to its stores nationwide. We’ve covered shopkick multiple times before and think it’s a very interesting way to augment the in-store experience. Basically, it rewards users with virtual currency for actually visiting stores and these can be redeemed for discounts on products or…