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Several weeks ago, Twitter for iPhone was updated with a number of new features. Perhaps the most prominent and undoubtedly hated feature was the QuickBar, which quickly earned the Twitter hashtag #dickbar. It was permanently stuck on your main timeline showing you trends you didn’t really care about – trends that were typically generated by…
The Near Field Communications Forum, or NFC Forum, has just announced 32 new members, which includes Google. No surprises with the search giant joining the forum – after all, the first Android handset to come built with NFC capabilities is Google’s own Nexus S, which is made by Samsung. NFC seems to be really taking…
Despite a tethered jailbreak solution for iOS 4.3.1 already available to those who want it, many would-be jailbreakers are undoubtedly waiting for an untethered solution. Who wants to be at a computer every time you need to reboot a jailbroken iPhone, iPod touch or iPad? Developer Stefan Essen has created an exploit for an untethered…
The debate on why there are so few women in the field of science and technology rages on, but Google is being proactive and is teaching young girls in New York City how to develop Android applications. In Google’s New York office, a group of high school girls with little or no coding experience are…
If you’ve been wanting to develop some hot apps for the new HP TouchPad with webOS 3.0, now is your chance to get started. The webOS 3.0 SDK is available now for you devs who are in HP’s Early Access Program and want to get cracking on applications early. If you’re currently a webOS developer…
Not to beat a dead horse here, but the fact that AT&T is selling two 4G phones – or as Dan Hesse likes to call these phones and networks, “Faux-G” – without the actual benefits of a 4G network is maddening. Many are upset that their devices, the Motorola Atrix and HTC Inspire, are being…
Motorola Atrix 4G users on AT&T can look forward to a number of bug fixes and upgrades with the new 4.1.57 software updated being released by Motorola. The update will bring a number of bug fixes and enhancements which include better battery life and more. According to Motorola’s Twitter account, the update will be rolling…
It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of photography and the Camera+ app for iPhone, so I really couldn’t let the latest update to the app slip for our readers. At first I thought, “Oh, it’s just a little setting that makes photos a bit clearer. No big deal.” But after toying with it…
The subject of how many iPhones or iPads Apple sells is always a hot topic for journalists, analysts and investors and even the general public. The problem is getting accurate figures prior to announcement since there are many different methods used in forecasting and tallying sales. Horace Dediu of Asymco says: It depends on what…
It turns out that our tech-savvy president, Barack Obama, isn’t just a die-hard BlackBerry fanatic, but he also owns an Apple iPad, too. Are any one of us really surprised? I mean, this thing got a huge endorsement from Oprah during the holiday season last year, and you can find it in hotels and high-end…