In the effort that seem designed to get more developers on board, Samsung and Ideaworks are announcing an ongoing partnership to deliver a range of application developer tools and content services. As part of the deal, Ideaworks will initially add SamsungApps support to the latest incarnation of their native development Airplay SDK. As you may…
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YOUReality, metaio team-up on AR-powered retail visualization tool
A company called YOUReality has teamed up with augmented reality specialist metaio to launch what they call “Online Retail Visualization tool.” The idea behind such a product/service is to allow consumers to shop for products online and view them in 3D before they purchase, in their own spaces. In other words, YOUReality application answers the…
Ford Updates Sync 911 Assist App with GPS Location Awareness
Just a few days ago, the Ford Motor Company made an announcement regarding new GPS capabilities built-in to the Ford SYNC system. The enhancements include a very important update to the SYNC 911 Assist emergency response application, and will come standard on all 2011 MyFord and My Lincoln Touch-equipped vehicles (and select SYNC-equipped vehicles). If…
iAssociate 2 for iPhone Available for Free (Today Only)
If you’re into word games and puzzlers and pack an iPhone… Stop what you’re doing and get your copy of iAssociate 2 right now! The game is available now for FREE, but only until the end of the day today, so you’ll want to download before it’s too late. iAssociate 2 is the follow-up to…
Sprint HTC EVO 4G OTA update here to save your SD card issues, and kill your root acces
The Sprint HTC EVO 4G has been having some issues with the SD card, from being fine one second, to showing nothing stored within it, or giving you permission errors. Well, Sprint is looking to patch this problem and is releasing an OTA update to address this issue today. Be warned, though, while the EVO…
Get Adobe Flash 10.1 Player on your Motorola Droid (as long as you have Froyo)
Did you just update your Verizon Motorola Droid to the Android 2.2 OS (Froyo) ROM that we posted earlier today? Well, there’s more to the Froyo update than just enabling native USB tethering and getting faster system performance (thanks to the JIT compiler) on your stealth-black Android phone. With Android 2.2 loaded on your Droid, you…
Motorola Droid gets blessed with Android 2.2 OS – Froyo gets unofficial on Verizon Droid!
Have you been waiting on pins and needles to get Android 2.2 OS “Froyo” in your Motorola Droid? Well, today, your patient wait is unofficially over. We’re excited to announce that the good folks at MyDroidWorld have graciously put together an Android 2.2 ROM for you to use! The Froyo port is now ready to…
Sprint’s activation system buckles under weight HTC EVO 4G rush
With Sprint launching their HTC EVO 4G today, we expected to see a rush of Android fans vying to put an EVO in their pockets, but it seems even Sprint was surprised by the onslaught of customers. We’re getting reports that Sprint’s mobile phone activation system took a nose dive as the carrier struggled to…
More pictures of the Motorola Xtreme surface, shows off 8-megapixel camera with HD video recording
What, only two days have gone by before we first laid eyes on the Motorola Xtreme Android phone? Well, now there are now two more pictures for your viewing pleasure. The latest pics show off the Xtreme’s front face and what could be a front-facing video-call camera next to the phone’s speaker. We now have…
Data Speed Showdown: Sprint 4G vs T-Mobile HSPA+
Sprint may be the only network using a 4G WiMax network in this country, but T-Mobile is catching up fast with the roll-out their HSPA+ network, which can reach “4G speeds.” But, just how close does T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network come to Sprint’s WiMAX network? Well, our friends at PhoneScoop have conducted some data speed tests…