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Finally, bloggers and publishers alike can rejoice, as WordPress gets a long overdue update to its iOS application. Version 3.1 brings some much needed usability to the iPhone and iPad by incorporating the popular sliding panel feature that every single app seems to have adopted. Now users can swipe over to see different features of…
Sonos on its blog announced that its streaming-music players now support Amazon Cloud Player, adding to a list of supported devices which includes Spotify, Mog, and Songza. Amazon has been on a roll as of late when it comes to offering up its content and services. Recently, the giant e-commerce company released its ‘Amazon Instant…
People have spoken and they want to play games on their TV with Ouya ending its Kickstarter campaign with $8,596,475 in pledges, which is like 9 times more than their goal of hitting $950,000. As I’m writing this, the folks behind this promising project are not only speaking with manufacturers (which will make Ouya) but…
We’ve been telling you about HTC’s Windows Phone 8 plans before and now we have another rumor to add to the pile. It says that the Taiwanese company will unveil two Windows Phone 8 devices in the third week of September. The new HTC phones we may see announced at that time are Rio and…
We don’t usually associate TracFone with cool devices; quite the contrary, the prepaid carrier is known to sell some of the world’s worst phones which are often “good enough” for those visiting the U.S. Now they’re moving up the (phone) ladder with the introduction of LG Optimus Zip. It’s a low-to-mid end Android smartphone that…
Wirefly has an awesome deal for T-Mobile’s newly launched Samsung Galaxy Note. The retailer is selling the powerful phablet for $179.99 which is $70 off of the carrier’s asking price ($249.99). Best of all, both new customers and those upgrading can take advantage of this deal, which is pretty cool. Again, the Galaxy Note offered…
With HTC having a tough time competing with Samsung, it’s time they get back to the basics, to the time when they were one of the biggest innovators in the industry. Personally I would like them to introduce a new version of the HTC Shift. I did talk about this subject before, but I think…
Google Maps is expanding its live traffic coverage to include more than 130 smaller cities across the United States as well as the capitals of Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama. As result, you’ll get more detailed traffic conditions and more realistic estimated travel times, so you can better plan your day. In addition, coverage has…
Location-based services provider Telmap is teaming-up with Sony Music to allow users of the Telmap Mobile Location Companion to choose from a selection of voices that will guide their navigation sessions. Yup, this means that you will be able to get voice directions from a celebrity. Initially, the partnership was trialed in June in Germany,…
According to a new report from Juniper Research, the value of remote transactions for digital and physical goods purchased via mobile devices will exceed $730 billion annually by 2017. The research company goes on suggesting that the growth will be driven by the increasing scale of real-world (non-digital) purchases from major brands and retailers, with…