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Damn you Nexus One, getting all of these fancy new Android updates so frequently. Yet another OTA update is beginning to hit the device, and though it’s not Android 2.3 Gingerbread, it does contain, “important bug fixes and security patches.” As we await impatiently for the release of Gingerbread, the Nexus One is obviously the…
Google has released a Boutiques app for the Apple iPad and the program looks like it’s not related to Google at all. That’s a good thing. Boutiques launched yesterday and it’s an online high-end fashion site that uses Google’s search know how to enable users to pick out their clothes. It focuses on women’s clothes…
You know, when I’m hankering for some high-end electronics, I generally don’t go to TJ Maxx or Marshalls. Maybe I should reconsider that now, as the retailers will be offering the entry-level Apple iPad for just $399. This is a solid deal, as the 16 GB version of the WiFi-only Apple iPad costs $499 at…
Do you want the convenience of using your Windows Phone 7 as a storage device of sorts? Or perhaps you want the simplicity of transferring or loading up on files without dealing with additional or proprietary software. In either case, it seems Windows Phone 7 can be enabled as a USB mass storage device, just…
Google has just updated its Sky Maps for Android app and it has added the ability to see what the sky looked like at different moments. That’s right folks, Sky Maps for Android now has time travel. According to Google: Have you ever wondered how the sky was back in 1900? How the sky looked…
There has been little beyond negative news for Nokia as of late. Over the late summer and early fall, it was nothing but the exodus of executives followed by horrid reviews of its flagship device, the N8. Today we caught wind of news that there were quality control issues with the N8, and so units…
The popular Apple iPhone app Instagram has been a big hit but Techcrunch is reporting that it has a security flaw: the app saves and transmits your passwords in plain text. This could be a major issues for the bad guys, considering the Instagram iPhone app also asks for your Facebook and Twitter information. The…
We’re still waiting patiently for Apple to release iOS 4.2 to the masses, but right now developers are getting a taste of 4.2.1 as the GM build has just been released. It’s a pre-release version with the build number 8C148 and it’s available from the iOS Developer Center as we speak. Apparently, there is a…
Having been in full out beta mode for some time now, I’ve been keeping my eye on HootSuite for iPad… Honestly, I couldn’t wait for it to hit the App Store. You know where this is going, right? That’s right, HootSuite for iPad is now available for download. If you’ve never used this powerful tool,…
People all over the world are reporting that their Nokia N8 has randomly just stopped working, and that it no longer powers on or even charges according to The Next Web. It started with technology site Hexus, who while in the process of reviewing the N8 said that: “At the start of this week we…