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Following up on an extensive iPhone update, the Gowalla check-in app for Android has also been renovated. There’s a new action at the top to easily refresh or check-in, regardless of what page you’re on. You can easily manage Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, and Tumblr links for those times you don’t necessarily want everyone to know…
So you finally jumped on the iPhone 4 for Verizon, but still don’t want to pay the big bucks? Well, if you look in the right place, you may be able to get the handset up and running on Cricket Wireless. We’re hearing that some Cricket stores will flash your Verizon iPhone to work with…
We’ve already heard that T-Mobile may be bringing the LG Optimus 2X to us sometime this year in the form of the T-Mobile G2X, as well as the rumored HTC Pyramid. Now we’re hearing of another device that may hit Magenta in the near future, also made by HTC. The device is rumored to be…
Corroborating Nielsen’s survey, comScore has released a study showing the progress of mobile platforms in the U.S. in the three months leading up to January. Android grew 7.7% since October, and captured 31.2% of the market share, followed by BlackBerry, which was down 5.4% to 30.4%, and the iPhone which stayed steady at 24.7%. As…
Last week, shortly after the iPad 2 was announced, a Samsung executive said that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 had inadequate parts and that Apple set the bar rather high. Indeed, the iPad 2’s specs are impressive and gives every other tablet maker on the market a reason to sweat. The iPad 2, at just 8.8mm,…
The most excellent Google Navigation app for Android has been updated to take into account traffic conditions when giving you directions from point A to point B. Alternative routes will also be generated based on current and predicted traffic patterns. Navigation caused quite a stir when it came out a year and a half ago,…
Without even being announced yet, Google Music sync is now working for some custom Android 2.3.3 ROMs, allowing the user to stream their entire music library from their desktop computer to their phone. The hack basically allows Android users to take advantage of the Google Music service that all but does away with a need…
In a rash of service providers unhappy with the 30% cut Apple is taking from all monthly subscriptions, Kazaa has moved to the browser. Kazaa is still in the App Store, and they say it’s “just one of many marketing and distribution channels” they use. That’s probably not the kind of thinking Apple wants their…
A few years ago, upskirt photos being taken on mobile devices became quite problematic in Japan and South Korea. Officials in both countries started cracking down on those perverts, especially in trains where most of the crimes were taking place. In fact, phones were required to make a shutter sound every time their cameras were…
It looks like a Nexus S 4G for Sprint is all but confirmed at this point. There was a rumor earlier that the device would be announced, along with a handful of other devices, at CTIA 2011 in Orlando, FL. Now we’re seeing that a website dedicated to the Android handset is being readied by…