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The Apple iOS operating system, which powers the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, is really gaining traction among web users and it has surpassed the traffic of Linux and Android users, according to data from Net Applications. It probably shouldn’t be too much of a surprise, as there are now more than 120 million Apple…
Get ready to lose a lot of your free time because Angry Birds is now in the Android Market as expected. You should be warned though, as this version of Angry Birds for Android is a “Lite” version and a beta, so there could be a few bugs. In particular, the EVO 4G may have…
In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve been really excited about Ultimate Spider-Man: Total Mayhem ever since Gameloft revealed the game back in E3. I don’t know what it is about Spider-Man, but I’ve almost always enjoyed games based on him. It looks like our wait for a Spider-Man game on the iPhone is over as…
We’ve got dates and prices for the BlackBerry Torch 9800 across all major carriers in Canada, and it’s already in the U.S., but we haven’t heard from Vodafone UK since their initial announcement. Luckily, some pricing details have leaked out for those interested in RIM’s latest and greatest. Data plans range from £20 to £40,…
An enterprising hacker has rigged up an original Nintendo controller to play nice with an Android emulator, letting you hardened old-school gamers play NES games the way they were meant to be played. Except, y’know, on your phone, and not on the other end of a cathode ray tube. The NES controller plugs into an…
If you’re in Canada and itching at the hip to get your hands on a BlackBerry Torch 9800… The wait is well and truly on. At least this time we have a HARD launch date for ALL of the major Canadian carriers. The last we heard, Bell, Rogers and TELUS are all going live with…
Just a quickie here for the BlackBerry user that may be a bit of a hardcore gamer. If tanks and guns and ‘tesla coils’ are your thing… then you’re going to love this. Guess what? Command & Conquer 4 is now available for the BlackBerry! Woohoo! Released just the other day by our friends at…
A beta build of webOS 2.0 was distributed to developers earlier this week and the underlying codebase has yielded up a reference to a virtual keyboard. Those that do not follow webOS may not realize that the mobile OS lacks a virtual keyboard. A virtual keyboard is not necessary on the webOS platform as all…
The phone call, the simplest of services that operators sell to feed their children and expand their networks, got a huge upgrade today courtesy of Orange UK who just announced that they’re launching HD Voice. The tagline “HD Voice” is nothing more than a marketing gimmick that latches onto the High Definition hype that’s been…
Two of LG’s upcoming smartphones got their FCC treatment – Windows Mobile-powered E900 and Android-runnin’ E720, both of which we’ve already seen “in the wild.” The good news — at least for the ever shrinkin’ number of WinMo fanboys — is that the E900 comes with a 3G radio that sings on GSM 850 and…