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Ben Rudolph of Microsoft launched an interesting campaign last night on Twitter and he is giving away five Windows Phone smartphones to five Android users with the most misfortune using Google’s mobile operating system. Users need to tweet him their ultimate story of #droidrage, a hashtag that has now gone viral. The main reason for…
As part of Apple’s announcement that the Mac App Store reached 100 million downloads in less than a year, a small portion was dedicated to some interesting iOS statistics. The company announced that the iOS App Store has passed 18 billion downloads, a number that manages to make the Mac App Store look deserted. Additionally,…
At last, jailbreak enthusiasts can proudly wave a middle finger at Apple’s “closed” system on iOS. Though it’s not available yet, an untethered jailbreak for iOS 5 is clearly on its way and there’s even a video for proof. Hacker Pod2g filmed a video and uploaded it to YouTube showing it off in full effect…
The world’s smallest violin is playing for Android Honeycomb tonight as a study reveals that the tablet-optimized OS only claims a one percent share among versions of Android. Lackluster Android tablet sales throughout the year make this less of a shock, but it still is a little startling. The Chitika ad network wanted to conduct…
YouMail has returned to the Android Market after previously being yanked out because of a T-Mobile complaint. While there were some concerns about why it was pulled, it turns out the story is more complicated than maybe YouMail was trying to portray it. Yesterday we reported that the app had been removed because T-Mobile said…
The highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy Nexus has finally sailed onto North American shores, but alas, it’s not in the United States just yet. As of today, it’s on sale through Bell or Virgin Mobile in Canada. The Galaxy Nexus is selling for $159.99 on Virgin Mobile, or if you are looking to save four pennies…
Pope Benedict XVI clearly embraces new technology, especially tablets. He sent out his first tweet earlier this year using an Apple iPad and he recently lit a Christmas tree completely made up of lights using a Sony Tablet S. The gigantic tree of lights can easily be spotted on Mount Ingino in Gubbio, Italy. Apparently,…
The YouMail app for Android has been removed from the Android Market after a complaint from T-Mobile was sent to Google, YouMail says. This could set a bad precedent for the Android Market. YouMail is a visual voicemail app to easily browse through, listen to, and even read voicemail messages. It recently passed three million…
Apple posted its annual App Store Rewind, highlighting its picks for the best apps and games of the year, and at the top of the list for 2011 is the photo-sharing app Instagram. It’s been quite a wild ride for Instagram. The iPhone app of the year is a wildly popular photo-sharing application with great…
No one doubted the Nokia Lumia 800 would be one of the most popular Windows Phone handsets on the market and recent sales numbers in the Netherlands and France are proving that theory to be correct. KPN, the largest mobile carrier in the Netherlands, is now boasting that the Nokia Lumia 800 is its best…