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Gmail for iOS gets updated with better integration of other Google apps
Google released an update today for its Gmail for iOS app that brings improved integration with other Google services that are available on iOS as well as a few other improvements. By “improved integration” with other Google apps, I don’t mean you’ll see any of their functionality popping up in the Gmail app. Rather, it’s a lot easier to stay within the Google ecosystem now because you can open links from Gmail that will launch another Google app if you have it installed. If there’s a map, you can tap … Read more
George Tinari
Amazon’s Kindle iOS app gets accessibility features, other platforms to follow
Amazon has updated its iOS Kindle app with accessibility features to allow blind and visually impaired customers to navigate their Kindle libraries and read books. “With this update, we’re also making customer-favorite features-such as X-Ray, End Actions, sharing, highlighting and bookmarking — more accessible.” said Dorothy Nicholls, Vice President, Amazon Kindle. Relying on Apple’s VoiceOver technology, the application allows users to read character-by-character, word-by-word, line-by-line, or continuously, and move forward or backward in the text. In addition, users can also customize the reading experience by changing the font, text size, … Read more
Dusan Belic
How to turn off Google Now on your iPhone
If you’re using Google’s search app on the iPhone, you’ve probably noticed Google Now, which presents you with local weather conditions, traffic and some other information. While this is handy, you may dislike the fact that location services are running constantly, draining your phone’s battery life along the way. Luckily you can turn them [location services] off, and keep using Google search. In order to do so, fire-up Settings and simply turn-off Location Services from Google Search – you can turn-off this capability for every installed app. Now you won’t … Read more
Dusan Belic
AT&T To Offer New “All In One” Prepaid Plans In June?
According to Fierce Wireless, AT&T will be revamping its prepaid services by launching a new prepaid brand called “All In One.” Sources suggest that AT&T will be offering unlimited voice, text and data service starting at $35 a month for feature phones, and $50 per month for smartphones. Although details on data allotment for the feature phone plan is not known, the smartphone plan will include 2 GB of HSPA data in the unlimited $50 plan, and may provide a plan with 5GB of data for $70 per month. AT&T … Read more
Ian Kersey
Apple rolls out iOS 6.1.4, brings improvements to audio speakerphone
Today Apple released a new update to the iPhone 5 that brings some minor improvements. One of the main upgrades to the new operating system is the audio for the speakerphone, while other incremental changes were kept undisclosed. We assume that the new update, weighing 11.5 MB, was filled with bug fixes as well. We’re not sure when version 6.1.4 will hit the iPod Touch and iPad. Although, it would be cool if some of the stuff hidden helped with how the battery handles LTE. If you haven’t grabbed the … Read more
Charles West
Instagram Adds “Photos of You” User Tagging Feature
Tired of having to tag your friends in Instagram by typing their name into the comments? I know I am. Instagram has a new feature coming up that will allow users to tag themselves as well as friends in their snazzy snapshots. The new feature, called “Photos of you” will be available in version 3.5 of Instagram’s app,which is rolling out today. Users will have until May 16th to check the feature out before it starts becoming visible to others. “Today, we’re excited to introduce Photos of You and bring you a … Read more
Ian Kersey
Behind the Scenes With AT&T’s “It’s Not Complicated” Commercials
You’ve probably seen AT&T’s recent “It’s not complicated” commercials, where the company enlists the help of children to hilariously highlight the simplicity of AT&T’s wireless service. Today, the AT&T consumer blog has released a behind the scenes video for all of you “It’s not complicated” fans, which showcases the hard, diligent work that the actors experience while working with children. Actor Jorma Taccone of HBO’s Girls and The Lonely Island fame teams up with Beck Bennett to create the commercials, where they ask first graders simple questions such as, “What’s … Read more
Ian Kersey
Blockbuster On Demand now available for iPhone and iPad
Blockbuster On Demand has finally landed on the iPhone and iPad. Before hitting iOS, the video streaming service was on just about every other platform, including Android, Roku, Samsung Smart TVs, PC & Mac. Of course, the application is free to download, and it brings some usual features such as single title rental options that can be streamed instantly or saved for later viewing on any supported device. Moreover, users will also get the long-awaited support for HD and surround sound. Here’s what’s also included in the app: Thousands of … Read more
Charles West
Yahoo! acquires task manager Astrid
Yahoo! announced late on Wednesday that it is acquiring task manager app Astrid. The service that powers Astrid will continue to operate for the next 90 days and then it will shut down. The company will no longer accept new paid subscriptions and current paid members will receive a refund. Astrid debuted on Android and rose up the ranks to become one of the top to-do apps for the platform. The company migrated its app to iOS, where it has seen moderate success. Neither Astrid nor Yahoo commented on the … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
Android Leads Tablet Market With 56.5% Market Share, According to IDC
Android tablet shipments took off last year, shipping more units than others in the tablet market, according to technology research firm IDC. According to IDC’s numbers, Android tablets shipped 27.8 million units in Q1 2013, which is a 247 percent improvement over Q1 2012. That leaves Android with a 56.5 percent share of the tablet market, with Apple coming in with 39.6 percent of tablet market share. One would assume that more Android tablet sales would spell trouble for Apple, which turns out not to be the case. Apple still … Read more
Ian Kersey
Two new suicide attempts reported at Foxconn’s Zhengzhou factory
It’s May Day today, which is rather fitting for the somber news coming out of Foxconn regarding more suicides at its Zhengzhou factory. According to MIC Gadget, two workers have tried to commit suicide in the past weeks. One was successful, while the outcome of the other is not known. Reports suggest the company is cracking down on workers and recently instituted “silent mode,” which forbids workers from talking about anything but work on the factory floor. Workers must talk quietly when they do talk and must speak in designated spots … Read more