One of the biggest omissions from the Twitter for Windows Phone application has been the lack of push notifications alerting you when you had a new mention, direct message, retweet, favorite, or new follower. An update to Twitter for Windows Phone is currently available in the Windows Phone Marketplace that brings customizable push notifications, which…
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Flash Player won’t come to Jelly Bean
Adobe has officially announced that Jelly Bean won’t get the Flash support, though the software may continue to work. Starting from August 15th, the company will use the configuration settings in Google Play to limit continued access to Flash Player updates to only those devices that have Flash Player already installed. Devices that do not…
LG Optimus Vu coming to Verizon?
Samsung’s Galaxy Note may soon get a competitor in the U.S. phablet market with a device that looks pretty similar (same) to the LG Optimus Vu clearing the FCC hurdle on its way to Verizon Wireless. Of course we could be wrong, but judging from the diagram above, it seems we’re right on target. To…
Samsung Galaxy Note II launching in September?
Yup, we know Samsung is working on a successor to its phablet device, Galaxy Note. The new rumor is that the Korean company will launch the new device in September to make it available for purchase before Apple starts selling the new iPhone. Moreover, it is said that the Note II will rock a quad-core…
Media sharing app Skifta now in version 1.5
Remember Skifta, that media sharing app we first spotted at the end of 2010. It’s now in version 1.5, bringing several handy features to the table, some of which have been demanded by its user base. The first thing you’ll notice is just how faster the application is. It’s like they’ve revamped the app from…
Springpad updated with the ability to organize Facebook “Likes”
Springpad, which calls itself the “smart notebook app,” announced new Facebook integration features that apparently make organizing and sharing “likes” easier than ever. As that’s usually the case with Springpad, it will try to make your notes smarter, pulling relevant content from all around the web to show it alongside the stuff you and your…
Popular sports tracker app Endomondo hits 10 million users, 320 million logged miles
The Endomondo Sports Tracker mobile fitness app has reached the 10 million user mark and to celebrate the big round figure, it is offering the PRO version of its app for only $1 through July 1st. Moreover, Endomondo is also sharing some cool stats alongside an infographic. Here are the highlights: Endomondo tripled its user…
ABI Research: Mobile device hardware security market to be valued at $1.9 billion in 2017
In its latest report, ABI Research is looking at mobile security, namely embedded mobile device hardware security. According to the research firm, this market is (will be) valued at approximately $430 million in 2012, and is set to grow to $1.9 billion by 2017. The bulk of the market is attributed to embedded chip security…
tablift is a tablet stand for all surfaces, couches and beds included
By now we’ve seen a number of different tablet (iPad) stands, but as these guys would put it, most of them are made for flat surfaces. As a result, they are unsuitable for the places we most frequently use tablets like couches, beds and other cushioned surfaces. Moreover, many of these stands also suffer from…
Reuters: RIM’s options include network sale, Microsoft bail-out
Earlier today, RIM announced its quarterly earnings and the results were grim. The company’s revenue is down 33 percent year over year and device sales are slumping. To make a bad situation even worse, RIM announced that technical challenges have forced it to delay the launch of BlackBerry 10 until 2013. As result of this…









