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Yesterday, Apple released iOS 4.1 and fixed many bugs with the iPhone and brought along new features like HDR photography and the ability to rent or purchase TV shows and movies in iTunes. Perhaps one of the bigger features added was Game Center, an application that allows users to befriend other iPhone gamers and earn…
The T-Mobile G2 may not have the hefty specs other smartphones have today, but that doesn’t seem to mean that it will perform any worse than other powerhouse Android phones out on market already. Thanks to the new Qualcomm Scorpion CPU, the G2 performs as well as, and in some cases, better than the competition.…
Windows Phone 7 isn’t just going to be headed up by LG at the launch this fall; Samsung has already committed to supporting the rebirth of Microsoft’s mobile platform, though the bulk of their attention is bound to be on Android for the immediate future. These are pictures of the Samsung GT-i8700, which we had…
Some nice-looking Google Voice widgets were ripped out from a leaked ROM a few weeks ago, and they’ve now gone official, almost on cue from the G2 announcement. One home screen widget lets you see your Google Voice credit, send free text messages, and change rerouting settings, while the voice inbox widget lets you check…
Who says people don’t really make phone calls these days? J.D. Power recently conducted a survey saying call quality is still very important to most consumers, which puts Verizon and Sprint at the top of the charts. AT&T, popular home to the iPhone 4, however, doesn’t fare so well. As far as T-Mobile goes in…
Time for some official BlackBerry OS goodness. No leaks here, only the good stuff. Looks like OS 5.0.0.886 is now available for the BlackBerry Curve 8530, thanks to the good folks at Verizon Wireless. If you’re on an 8530, take note. I can’t tell you the exact rundown of what’s new in this build, but…
Earlier today, Apple posted its new terms and conditions for iOS developers and the world rejoiced as the Cupertino based company eased up on its restrictions. In addition to loosening up, Apple has also become more transparent and open about its review process, which should be a big aid to developers in getting their apps…
A couple of months ago, we got a sneak peek at an iPhone companion app for massively multiplayer online game Fallen Earth, which had updates allowing crafting of in-game items while on the move, buying and sell stuff in the auction house, and handling mail, including attachments. It was kind of neat because you were…
It looks like Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars HD needed more than a couple of weeks for it to hit the iPad. In fact, it needed nearly 3 months of additional time. No matter as the wait for the game is finally over as Rockstar Games has announced its availability on the App Store. Let’s…
iOS 4.1 has been in the wild for almost 24 hours and folks are reporting their good, bad or indifferent experiences with the latest version of Apple’s OS. High on the “good” list is the proximity sensor which is reportedly now fixed and working as expected for many iPhone 4 owners. The proximity sensor is…