On the heels of the recently launched Angry Birds Halloween edition, Rovio used Twitter to talk about its plans for Christmas. “Talk” is actually not the right word as all they wanted to do is tease us, so we could talk about them (in which they succeeded, needless to say). The mobile game developer tweeted…
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SciVisum launches iPhone app monitoring service for enterprise customers; Tesco first on board
SciVisum, the company that provides “dynamic website monitoring” services, is extending the reach to the iOS platform. Touted as the “first monitoring solution for iPhone apps,” iPhone Application Monitor basically does for the iPhone apps what SciVisum’s main service does for websites – makes sure everything is running smoothly. Tesco, which is already using SciVisum’s…
Cydia ready to rock and roll on iOS 4.2
iOS 4.2 is ready to land soon and developers, both official and unofficial, are preparing their wares for this upcoming release. Cydia, the de facto app store for jaibreakers, is reportedly ready for primetime and will be available once iOS 4.2 hits handsets and is promptly jailbroken. Due to the myriad of changes introduced with iOS 4.2, the upcoming…
HTC Desire HD gets OTA update, not Android 2.3 Gingerbread
One of the newest kids on the block, the HTC Desire HD, is an Android-powered force to be reckoned with. It’s the phone that the EVO wishes it could be. Today while fiddling around with the thing, I received a notification that a system update was available for it. The update is rather small, and…
Watch the iPhone, Android and Windows Phone 7 burn!
Oh man, talk about something that’s painful to watch. The folks over at EZ Grill have put together a viral video to show off its BBQ and it decided to do a torture test of the Apple iPhone 4, the HTC Surround and the T-Mobile G2. This is painful for me because these are all…
Verizon Samsung Galaxy Tab now available
The Samsung Galaxy Tab is now available on Verizon, so you can get your Android-tablet backed by Big Red’s 3G network. Interestingly enough, Verizon is not offering a subsidy on the Samsung Galaxy Tab even if you sign a new, two-year data contract. The 7-inch Android tablet will cost $599 with or without a data…
Android 2.3 Gingerbread could launch any day now
While you probably already know that the next major version of the Android operating system, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, could launch at any moment now, Google Mobile just solidified this fact. According to a recent tweet, @GoogleMobile had this to say, “Our cafes are baking something sweet.” The picture above was attached to this tweet. So…
Say goodbye to GOOG-411, say hello to free alternatives
As announced in October, Google shuttered its GOOG-411 service today. The free, voice-driven, directory assistance service emerged from Google Labs back in April 2007. Customers on a mobile phone could call 1-800-GOOG-411 and use their voice to easily find addresses, phone numbers, and more courtesy of Google. Over the years, Google used this voice-based directory assistance…
Gorillaz uses Apple iPad to record new album
Gorillaz is moving into the future and has recorded its latest album with the Apple iPad, and it’s set to be released before the holidays. We’ve seen all kinds of musical performances, recordings and the like with iOS devices before (most notably with my dear friend Rana Sobhany – the iPad DJ), but to see…
White BlackBerry Bold 9780 and Torch 9800 Dummies Show up at Rogers
Dummy units of the BlackBerry Torch 9800 and Bold 9780 in white have started arriving at Rogers stores for those of you interested in colour rather than cold, hard technology. There were rumours over the summer that they might snag a white version of the Torch, and paired up with the white 9780, these two…