If you own an iPhone or an Android device, then you already should be familiar with Angry Birds. I mean, even the British Prime Minister has admitted his love for the game. It looks like EA not only was familiar with it, but it decided that it needed to own the publisher behind one of…
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HTC, TomTom teaming for stronger navigation on smartphones
HTC is partnering with TomTom to make the navigation features on its smartphones better. You may be asking why the company needs to do this, as many of its best-selling Android phones come with Google Maps and Google Navigation for the heavy lifting on location but the handset maker is trying to offer its own…
Angry Birds Halloween Update for iOS Coming Thursday
Angry Birds fans on iOS have something special coming to them for the Halloween holiday. Rovio announced on its Twitter account that there will be a special version of its hugely popular game in an update that will become available on October 21, just 10 days before Halloween. However, it’s only going to be updated…
Microsoft using free Xbox 360s and Zune Passes to sell Windows Phone 7?
Microsoft may be throwing around some of its weight by providing carriers with free Xbox 360 consoles and Zune Pass subscriptions to help sell its Windows Phone 7 handsets. As the October 21st and early November launch dates approach, carrier promotions are cropping up left and right and Microsoft is presumably behind most, if not…
Acer downplays Apple iPad
An Acer executive reportedly downplayed the Apple iPad and said people would “return to their senses” and move back to traditional computers and laptops. Acer Chairman JT Wang also said that many in the press have been mesmerized by the positives of the Apple iPad but haven’t really focused on the negatives. For example, he…
BlackBerry App World Portal Now Lets You Buy from Browser
BlackBerry App World has just added a significant new feature to their web portal: direct purchasing thanks to a tiny browser plug-in. Once installed, you just have to plug in your phone via USB to purchase and download apps through your desktop browser, rather than being stuck squinting at thumbnails or forwarding links to your…
Gameloft Brings Co-Op Space Combat to the iPhone with Star Battalion
Star Fox 64. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron. X-Wing vs Tie Fighter. What do all of these game a have in common? The answer is simple: They’re all amazing space combat games that everyone should be familiar with if you’re a true gamer. Gameloft has released their own space combat game for the iPhone which they…
PwnageTool 4.1 for iPhone 4 for Mac Now Live, Jailbreak Galore
Listen up rebels and anti-establishment fiends, PwnageTool 4.1 is now up and running thanks to the iPhone Dev-Team. The biggest news in addition to the usual iPhone/iPod hacks is the addition of the Apple 2G jailbreak. Of course, like all jailbreaks of late (including both limera1n and greenpois0n), this is also untethered. Here’s what the…
Motorola Droid X overclocked to 1.1 GHz
While it may not be as exciting as the massive 1.3GHz overclock we saw with the T-Mobile G2, the Motorola Droid X has been overclocked to 1.1GHz, is stable, and ready to apply to your handset. The G2 can’t say the same about that one. The Droid X was thought, at one point, to be…
Use your iPhone, iPad to watch today’s Apple event
I just wanted to give you Apple iOS users a friendly reminder that the company will be streaming its Lion event today from its website. You’re going to need an Apple product to view this and this includes Mac computers, iPhones, iPod touch units or the iPad. The company did a similar thing when it…