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Just in case you were worried, Netflix is going Metro. Netflix is developing a Metro application for the Windows 8 platform, which will make its debut on the Surface RT and Surface Pro tablets later this year. Microsoft’s Steven Sinofsky quickly showed off a beta version of Netflix for Windows 8 at the Surface press…
There’s a new app in town, and it lets you do something many users have been longing for. Display Recorder, the helpfully named application for iOS allows users to capture video of the screen on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. In addition to video, Display recorder also records the audio output from your iDevice,…
Yep, some parachutes are still made of gold. Research in Motion announced last week that it gave exiting co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis were given a combined $12 million in exit payments after they stepped down from the role earlier this year. Of the $12 million, Balsillie took home $8 million while Lazaridis netted…
Earlier in the week, we mentioned that Microsoft was providing a financial incentive to Nokia to produce super cheap phones for China and developing markets. While this is a good strategy for Microsoft and Nokia to break into these markets, it can be viewed as the two companies essentially giving up on the U.S. to…
While it certainly comes as no surprise that Apple sells more iPads than any other tablet maker combined, a new report out of Chitika suggests that Apple’s iPad commands an even greater market share when it comes to internet browsing. Chitika serves ads to several sites around the web, and selected a sample of the…
Earlier this week, Apple announced some shiny new features for its upcoming iOS 6 platform, set to release this fall alongside the new iPhone. As is customary with Apple’s announcements, a beta version of iOS 6 is available to those with a registered developers account, though at $99 is a steep price to pay for…
Simply put, Square is revolutionizing the mobile payment industry. For those of you who (somehow) haven’t yet heard of Square, the service allows you to take credit card payments from virtually anywhere by using a free dongle that hooks into your smartphone’s headphone jack. Simply swipe a credit card through the dongle, follow some on-screen…
While we in the United States tend to think of Android in terms of the Galaxy S III and HTC One X superphones, the battle being fought in several other countries is over the low-end devices. In China, arguably the biggest mobile battleground in the world, low-end Android devices rule the roost, propelling Android to…
Those holding out a glimmer of hope that Nokia will hang on to Vertu should probably go ahead and give up. Nokia has been looking to offload its luxury phone unit since at least December, and Reuters confirms again this morning that Nokia is in talks with private equity group EQT to offload Vertu for around…
In case you’ve been living under a rock the last few days, Apple removed Google Maps from the upcoming iOS6, replacing the Google Maps platform with an in-house solution built-in conjunction with TomTom. The maps in iOS6 brings some awesome new features to iOS, such as a 3D Flyover, turn-by-turn navigation, and crowd-sourced real-time traffic…