WordPress released version 2.0 of its Android app, calling it a major update that “focuses on a new UI and enhanced post editor features.” First there’s a brand new look with the central Dashboard from where you have one-tap access to create new posts and pages, upload media, view your stats, manage comments, read blogs…
IM+ getting its own in-app messenger Beep and the Angry Birds theme
Shape Services will be updating its super-popular multi-network instant messaging client IM+ with its own in-app messenger called Beep. The new capability will allow users to chat with contacts from their phone’s Address Book as well as with friends from different IM networks via a single unified interface. Beep is touted as a free alternative…
American Airlines offers Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in premium class cabins on select flights
Apple’s iPad hasn’t conquered the whole airline industry with American Airlines announcing Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 availability in premium class cabins on select flights. The Android tablet will replace the current personal entertainment devices in American’s First and Business Class cabins on transcontinental flights between New York’s JFK and Los Angeles, JFK and San Francisco,…
Video: Cut the Rope cartoon
Just in time for the Holiday season, ZeptoLab unveiled a short animated cartoon featuring the adorable Om Nom monster, which we know from the super-popular Cut the Rope games. The video, which BTW was unveiled at the LeWeb conference in Paris, features the little monster as he leaves the iPad to search for cookies in…
International remittances sent via mobile phones to reach $55 billion in 2016
According to a new report from Juniper Research, almost $55 billion in international remittances will be enabled via mobile devices in 2016, up from less than $12 billion this year. Unsurprisingly established migration corridors such as the US-Mexico and intra-regional transfers across Africa and the Middle East will lead the growth, though inter/intra-regional activity from…
Unlocked Sony Ericsson Xperia active now available in the U.S. for $369.99
While not that many U.S. carriers are selling Sony Ericsson smartphones, the company is going for the folks who want their devices unlocked and who don’t want to sign contracts with mobile operators. That said, one Sony Ericsson smartphone, Xperia active, has found its way to Newegg, which is selling the SIM-free version for $369.99.…
T-Mobile UK “Appy Christmas” campaign offers 7 free apps to new Android smartphone users
T-Mobile UK is running a neat campaign called “Appy Christmas,” offering seven free apps worth 20 GBP with all purchases of new Android phones through December 24th. In order to take advantage of the offer, once you buy a phone, you should text XMAS to 480004* to get the link from where you can choose…
Galaxy A phone
A friend recently asked me about the Galaxy A phone, saying someone has told him such a device exists. At first I said “it’s a scam” but later on I did some research and found such a device in our very own database. Heck I even wrote about it in May of last year (forgot…
Flipboard adds content from Tumblr and 500px, introduces Flipboard Accounts
Flipboard launched a new version of its personalized magazine app for iPad. There are few enhancements included in this release, such as: Tumblr support – allowing users to create a magazine section out of a favorite Tumblr blog. Additionally, by logging into Tumblr, users can see all of their friends’ posts in one Flipboard section.…
T-Mobile Springboard will be finally available on November 16 for $179.99
Remember the T-Mobile Springboard? Well the 7-inch tablet wasn’t released on November 9th as we previous thought; instead the carrier decided to postpone the launch for another week and now we’re hearing it will be available on November 16th. It is said that the 7-inch tablet (which we think of as T-Mobile’s version of Huawei…