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The Apple iPhone 4 does a lot of things well but it still doesn’t play that nice with Google Calendar and the Gmail experience isn’t as good as on Android. Google is trying to correct that though and it has just multiple new improvements to its Google Mobile app for iOS products. The first new…
We’ve already seen some of the handsets will look like but the Microsoft Windows Phone 7 platform will need a strong catalog of applications to truly compete with the Apple iPhone and Google Android. The company is touting its Windows Phone 7 app ecosystem and said its developer tools have already been downloaded more than…
This was a big week for sharing where you are, as Facebook Places was officially introduced. We also saw the long-awaited G2 and Dell Thunder come out of hiding, we found Android 2.2 for the Droid X, looked at the Samsung Epic 4G and we finally got confirmation that a webOS tablet is coming from…
In a bit of exclusive news, we just found out that Virgin Mobile plans to change its Broadband2Go prices and the new rates should make the prepaid broadband a more attractive option. According to our tipster, Virgin Mobile will offer only two Broadband2Go plans beginning August 24: $10 for 10 days with a 100 MB…
It doesn’t look like Facebook Places is killing Foursquare just yet, as the check-in startup said it has seen its largest number of new signups the day after Places was introduced. “Just heard from The @HarryH that today was @foursquare’s biggest day ever in terms of new user signups,” Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley tweeted. This…
Sometimes, it can be difficult to keep up with the Kardashians on your Apple iPad but you’re luck because People Magazine is releasing an app for that “magical” tablet. The People Magazine Apple iPad app gives you all the celebrity dirt you’d expect from the print version but there is also some extra content that…
In a move that’s not unexpected, Hot Potato has been acquired by the world’s largest social network and this move could help bolster the recently-introduced Facebook Places. Reports from earlier said that Facebook was in serious talks to buy Foursquare but the deal was derailed over a $30 million difference in asking price. The world’s…
It’s not really much of a surprise, but Apple is in the process of shutting down the Quattro Wireless ad network it purchased in order to focus on iAd for the Apple iPhone and iPad. Apple spent about $275 million to buy the multi-platform mobile advertising network but it recently sent a letter to Quattro…
Despite all the hubbub about CEO Mark Hurd, Hewlett-Packard posted great earnings for its quarter and the company confirmed that it will soon have multiple tablets to compete with the Apple iPad. The company said the Apple iPad may have hurt the sales of some of its laptops but it said a Windows tablet will…
StumbleUpon wants to make it easier for you to discover new online content and the company has just released an app for the Apple iPhone and Android. If you’re not familiar with the site, it lets you find new web sites and images based on your preferences. You just narrow down what categories you’re interested…