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Earlier this week we reported that Apple had reached a special agreement with Time Inc. that enabled subscribers to the print editions of Sports Illustrated, Time, and Fortune to access the iPad versions of those respective magazines for free. Today we’re happy to report that Apple has also agreed to enter into an agreement with…
For those who have no problems sharing their location info with their social networks, it seems that Facebook Places is the top choice for letting friends and family know where you are, who you’re with and what you’re doing. It’s not surprising since location-based social networking apps like Foursquare seemed to be used by only…
Just when we talked about a growing number of mobile phone users in North Korea, the government reacted… badly. Their plan is to confiscate mobile phones smuggled from China in an attempt to suppress news from the outside world, specifically news involving revolts against despots in the Arab world. According to North Korea Intellectuals Solidarity,…
This can’t be terribly surprising to hear, but AT&T and Verizon look to be blocking users from downloading free tethering applications for Android devices. These applications will no longer appear in the Android Market from a handset on either network, and you won’t be able to install them from the Android Market Webstore. The idea…
Do you find yourself wanting to browse your iPhone or Android device while you’re in the bath? Or perhaps you’re on the toilet and you don’t want your disgusting digits swiping your touchscreen. The Finger-nose Stylus is just what you need. Or is it? At the expense of looking like a malformed rat or a…
I can’t lie, this is a little bit unrelated to normal stuff we cover but the news that Osama bin Laden was killed yesterday sent shockwaves throughout the Internet and I, for one, was using my smartphone the entire time to get more information. It was just a normal lazy Sunday for me, as I…
While Android and iPhone are facing heat and legal issues about how and why it’s tracking users, carriers have been tracking you for a long, long time. This is done for multiple legitimate reasons but Verizon is trying to get ahead of this issue and said it will soon be including a removable warning sticker…
A month or so after the beta version was unveiled, Adobe has officially released Flash Player 10.2 for Android Honeycomb devices. This final release takes advantage of Google’s enhancements in an upcoming update to Honeycomb, including hardware accelerated playback of 720p high-definition video. Moreover, the new version also addresses the Flash Player vulnerability announced on…
According to a recent survey done by Retrevo on over 500 Americans 62% of smarpthone owners feel that their handset is obsolete. To be more exact, they answered “yes” to “Do you feel your current smartphone is out of date or will be before your contract is up?”. This doesn’t really surprise us since we…
Ladies and gentlemen, the long-time awaited white iPhone 4 is here, occupying the prominent place on Apple’s website. Moreover it’s also available through the U.S. Apple Store, as well as AT&T and Verizon’s websites. Interestingly enough, some non-U.S. carriers already started offering the white iPhone yesterday, Vodafone in New Zealand being one of them. Also…