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Flagging down a taxi in New York City can be a pain sometimes, so it’s no surprise that the Empire State is looking to ease the stress. A pilot program headed by New York City Taxi and the Limousine Commission announced today that it will vote on usage of a smartphone apps that’ll summon taxis.…
RIM just got some good news from a government contractor. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) plans to hold off on its switch to the iPhone, until the release of BlackBerry 10. According to a BlackBerry spokeswoman, the government agency plans to begin a pilot program on RIM’s new line of BlackBerry 10 smartphones…
Not surprisingly, Google Maps now tops the chart for free apps in the iOS App Store. The Apple Map alternative debuted in the App Store Wednesday night and offers turn-by-turn navigation, street view and more. After Apple dropped Google and offered its own mapping solution, customers have been clamoring for the return of Google Maps…
Amazon Instant Video is Amazon’s answer to Netflix and Hulu. The service includes approximately 30,000 free movies and TV shows for Amazon Prime Members ($79 per year), and allows you to rent newer releases or titles not available on the free service for a small fee, often $2-4 for a movie and a bit less…
The times, they are a’changin’; the phones, they are a’growin’. Or so it goes with the smartphone/tablet hybrid market. Initially, we thought Samsung’s 5.5″ Galaxy Note II was huge, though that size was easily eclipsed by the rumored 6.1″ Huawei Ascend and a 6″ device from Sony. A rumor out of the Korean Times this morning suggests…
Dell is dismantling its smartphone business and pulling out of the market globally. Jeff Clarke, head of Dell’s consumer business, confirmed that the company is no longer interested in smartphones. “It needs a lot of investments to really be successful,” Clarke told Forbes reporter Jean-Baptiste Su. This move is not surprising as Dell has been slowly…
As rumored, Google’s version of Maps for iOS landed in the App Store overnight. The navigation app offers turn-by-turn navigation, street view and traffic in a pretty vector map package. Those expecting a UI like the Google-backed Apple maps of iOS 5 will be disappointed as this is a version of Maps designed by Google…
Sprint confirmed in a regulatory filing that it plans to purchase the remaining 48.3 percent of Clearwire stock that it doesn’t own. Sprint would pay $2.90 per share in a $2 billion deal that would put Clearwire’s value at about $4.23 billion, according to a report in Reuters. Earlier this year, Sprint bought a chunk…
Motorola is running a new campaign in which it trashes the Samsung Galaxy S III comparing it to its DROID RAZR HD. According to the American handset maker, now part of Google, the RAZR HD is both faster and has a longer battery life. The ad, posted on Facebook, says that “it’s not easy downloading…
Windows Phone Store has been growing lately, experiencing a sustained 40% increase in app submissions. Developers obviously like the new version of Microsoft’s platform and to better support them, the company unveiled the holiday schedule – when they’ll be conducting app reviews and when the folks doing this job will take the time off to…