Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer reportedly had some kind words for its long-time enemy Apple and its App Store. Will wonders never cease? “Apple’s done a very nice job that allows people to monetize and commercialize their intellectual property,” Balmer reportedly said about the App Store last week at the University of Washington. This is a…
Sprint fumbles NFL Mobile, Verizon takes it to the house
Get ready for some football Verizon Wireless users, as the largest U.S. carrier has struck a deal to get live National Football League games on its handsets. The deal is reportedly worth $720 million over four years and Verizon subscribers will be able to use their handsets to watch live games on Thursdays and Sundays…
March Madness will stream to iPhone over 3G
Don’t even worry about the “boss button” this year because you’ll be able to get your March Madness fix on your iPhone over WiFi and 3G. Last year’s version could only stream over WiFi but AT&T is apparently confident enough in its network to let games stream over its data network. The $10 app will…
Windows Phone 7 Series to have 3D gaming, hardcore Xbox Live integration
We keep learning more about Windows Phone 7 Series everyday, as Microsoft previewed some of the features for XNA 4.0, which is a development tool that will hopefully enable creators to make games for a PC, XBox 360, and Windows Phone 7 Series phone without much hassle. Michael Klucher, lead program manager for the XNA…
iPhone developer agreement published, favors Apple
When Apple zaps applications from the App Store, many times the end users and developers are confused. But according to the leaked iPhone Developer Program License Agreement, Apple has the right to kill any app, any time, and the company can even remove apps remotely from your handset. The Electronic Frontier Foundation leaked the document…
Palm beefs up gaming for webOS
Just one day after Google beefed up Android with an eye on gaming, Palm introduced tools that could bring 3D graphics and improved performance to webOS applications. The company previewed its Plug-in Development Kit at CES earlier this year, and it finally made a beta version available to developers over the weekend. The PDK lets…
TweetPhoto makes it easy to share
If you’re looking for an iPhone application to share photos across your social networks, you may want to give TweetPhoto a roll. The site just got an overhaul – which prominently features photos of the Full House cast – and this new iPhone app makes it pretty simple to share pictures across Twitter, MySpace, Facebook,…
Latest Android NDK could make gaming better
Get ready for some gaming Android fans, as Google has just released the latest version of the native development kit and it gives developers the tools to make games that look as good as those on the iPhone. The third NDK, known as Revision 3 or r3, gives developers access to OpenGL ES 2.0, which…
T-Mobile invites us to play with HTC HD2
We’re already seeing the HTC HD2 in the wild and we’ll be getting a much closer look at the handset during a T-Mobile event March 16. We’ll know a lot more come next Tuesday, but the stars are aligning for a March 24 release for about $199 with a new, two-year contract. With a 1Ghz…
The Backflip looks bush league
The Motorola Backflip came out this weekend for AT&T and it looked like a standard mid-range Android device. Even at it’s best, the Backflip probably wouldn’t blow you away but some news is bubbling up that shows it’s completely bush league. First of all, the Backflip is loaded with AT&T’s bloatware and the default Google…