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The community-driven GPS app Waze has just released its updated Apple iPhone app and the latest version now includes more gaming aspects and the ability to add groups. If you don’t know, the Waze Apple iPhone app uses crowd-sourced traffic information to deliver navigation and real-time traffic information. The company also has apps for the…
It looks like the European Union is joining the Federal Trade Commission in investigating if Apple’s exclusion of Adobe Flash technology on its iOS products unlawfully harms competition. The governmental agencies are looking into the issue because Adobe complained that the lack of Flash on the devices’ web browsers and Apple banning it as a…
Sprint will be spending $105 million to purchase spectrum from Wirefree, the third-largest carrier said in its quarterly filing. Sprint will be acquiring 10 MHz of spectrum across 16 markets and it’s in the 1900 MHz band, which is also the band the carrier’s CDMA technology runs in. Sprint said it expects the deal to…
Tawkon may have added a little credence to Apple’s claim that the “death grip” which impacts the Apple iPhone 4 is common across many smartphones. The Tawkon app for the BlackBerry, Android (soon to be released) and iPhone prototype uses algorithms to determine how much radiation is being emitted from your cellular device. This doesn’t…
You’ll soon be able to secure your Android phone with biometric security, as Blue Planet Apps is preparing a BioLock app which will include facial recognition and iris scanning. The BioLock Android app will reportedly enable facial-recognition to unlock your device. This could be especially useful if you have sensitive information on the device. This…
We know that Apple has had some trouble keeping up with iPhone 4 demand but that may not be an issue next quarter because the company is reportedly ordering 10 million units. Sterne Agee analyst Vijay Rakesh said in a note to investors that the company has ordered more than 10 million Apple iPhone 4…
Right on cue, AT&T has released its U-verse iPhone app and the program enables U-verse customers to download their shows and watch them on the go without a data connection. The AT&T U-verse Apple iPhone app enables users to sync with their home DVR service and download shows and movies over WiFi. You’ll then be…
Google and Verizon held a press conference today to address concerns that it is conspiring to undermine net neutrality. Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg said the companies are committed to an open Internet for wireline broadband and for wireless broadband to have similar openness with a few caveats. The companies issued…
The pieces are starting to fall into place for the upcoming Microsoft Windows Phone 7 and we just got a sneak at what will fill up the Windows Marketplace for Mobile. On Twitter, a Microsoft employee showed off a few Windows Phone 7 testing apps and names and this includes the usual suspects like YouTube…
Research In Motion dominated the headlines this weak but not all of it was good news. The company unveiled its first slider with the BlackBerry Torch but RIM is also facing some potential bans in lucrative markets. The Apple iPhone 4 has been jailbroken with a simple website and Android is growing strong as Froyo…