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Foursquare and Vlingo are teaming up to battle bigger competitors and the companies are integrating voice controls to do things like having audible check ins. Despite what it says publicly, Foursquare is facing pressure from the new Facebook Places. Foursquare will need to add its own differentiated services to keep users from just using Facebook’s…
The pieces are all falling into place for the Samsung Galaxy S launch plans, as the Verizon Fascinate is the star of a brand new commercial. This means the Android superphone should be launched very soon. Like the other Galaxy S Android commercials, the Verizon Fascinate ad starts out with an action scene to emphasize…
At its Fall media event Wednesday, Apple introduced the 4.1 version of its iOS platform and this has a bunch of new features including improved gaming and photos. Users with the iPhone 3G will be happy to know that the iOS 4.1 will fix many of the bugs which made the device nearly unusable with…
The Apple iPhone may finally be getting Adobe Flash, although not through the conventional manner. Skyfire has submitted its Flash-capable browser to the App Store and it has a good shot at getting approved. Apple doesn’t allow programs in the App Store which “duplicate functionality” or minimum functionality,” so a browser wouldn’t seem like it…
LG Electronics may want to hire a few plumbers because it’s leaking like crazy. First, we saw the E900 and now you can feast your eyes on the C900, which will be powered by Microsoft Windows Phone 7. The C900 could be a launch device when Microsoft Windows Phone 7 hits in about a month…
If you’re all jazzed up for Apple’s Fall media event tomorrow, you’ll be happy to know that the company will be streaming the event. The only catch is that it looks like you’ll need an Apple product to view this. “Apple will broadcast its September 1 event online using Apple’s industry-leading HTTP Live Streaming, which…
Like fellow portal Yahoo, AOL is trying to adapt to a new reality where mobile is only going to become increasingly important. The company has just purchased the mobile app firm Rally Up to help usher in its new mobile strategy. Rally Up specializes in mobile apps and it’s probably best known for its Rally…
T-Mobile continues to expand its HSPA+ 3G network and this mobile data network now covers over 100 million people. The new markets with access to T-Mobile HPSA+ 3G networks include Boston, Mass.; Erie, Penn.; Fresno, Palm Springs and San Diego, Calif.; Miami, Fla.; Richmond, Va.; Spokane, Wash.; and Topeka, Kan. The speed of the roll…
Your Verizon phone is going to become a better mobile video device, as the nation’s largest carrier has announced that its V Cast service will now offer full-length movies from Crackle.com. Crackle has a ton of Sony Pictures films including “La Bamba” (one of my all-time faves) and “Cable Guy” and this will be accessible…
If you’re in to design or engineering, then you know who Autodesk is and what AutoCAD is. The company is bringing the AutoCAD software back to the Mac OS platform and it is also offering access on the go with Apple iPhone and iPad apps. This represents a return to the Apple platform after an…