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Remember the Google Hotpot service that no one really uses? Well, it’s going away as a standalone service and will be merged with Places for all your location-based needs. Google Hotpot is a personalized, location-based recommendation service where users can put in their reviews of restaurants and other locations. You can sort of think of…
Google has beefed up its Android enterprise features in a bid to get its platforms in more businesses. That’s right folks, Android is ready to work. One of the new Android enterprise features may make Honeycomb tablets like the Motorola Xoom fit better into corporate policies. Google Apps administrators will now be able to encrypt…
Wow. Time Warner Cable is taking Viacom to court over the right to stream live television to the iPad with its app. Yep, a cable company is fighting for you to view content on more than just a TV. Of course, it’s not quite as noble as it sounds, as the Time Warner iPad app…
We got a chance to check out the new Jetsetter iPad app today and it’s a visually-impressive way to check out luxury travel deals on your tablet. If you haven’t checked out the service, it’s kind of like Groupon for luxury travel – the company secures deals for up to 50% off the normal costs.…
Just as we expected, Google has completed a reorganization that will place a stronger emphasis on mobile and Android. Android head Andy Rubin is one of six key figures to receive a promotion (he’s senior VP now) and he will report directly to Larry Page. As you know, Larry Page took over as Google CEO…
The WatchESPN iOS app has just been released and it gives you access to live TV on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. For those of you wanting to cut the cable cord, this isn’t going to be your salvation because you still have to be a subscriber to Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks…
Motorola has introduced a SocialTV service which will enable its smartphones and tablets to interact with television shows. The Motorola SocialTV service could best be described as a television companion. While you’re watching your stories, this service will give you access to other content. That content will include social networking elements, exclusive content, chatting (eventually)…
The next iPhone may have some crazy, new interaction metaphors, as a new patent shows that Apple is working on a smart bezel for its smartphone that may lead to true, button-less controls. The folks at Patently Apple unveiled a patent which shows a secondary display that makes up this smart bezel. This could be…
The Federal Communications Commission mandated that AT&T and Verizon Wireless must let its competitors use its mobile data services for data roaming. In a 3-2 vote, the FCC said the larger carriers are required to sign agreements with smaller competitors for data roaming. Right now, the data roaming deals are voluntary. Why is this important?…
Microsoft isn’t shying away from Apple’s products, as it has just released a Bing iPad app and this program is actually pretty darn cool. The Bing iPad app is similar to the iPhone version but it has been optimized for the larger screen. As you would expect, you can quickly do searches from the top…