Few days ago we’ve seen the Samsung Galaxy S Mini (S5830) in the wild. Today we’ve found out that’s not actually the name of the phone – its name is Samsung Galaxy Ace. As we said in our earlier post, it is a mid-range device with a 5-megapixel camera, HVGA (320×480 pixels) touchscreen, WiFi, Bluetooth…
AppsGeyser allows webmasters to create Android apps from their websites
There’s a new mobile-izer service on the Interwebs called AppsGeyser, which allows webmasters and online businesses to quickly create apps for Android devices from any web content. Still in beta, the new service is super-easy to use, consisting of only two steps and, as a result enabling the apps to be operational in minutes. No…
SnapTax allows iPhone and Android users to file their taxes while on the go
Intuit launched SnapTax, the first mobile application that allows people to prepare and file their taxes from start to finish, all while on the go. In order to fulfill their obligations toward the IRS, taxpayers need to snap a photo of their W-2 with their mobile phones and then automatically enter the information into their…
Lack of Samsung Galaxy S Froyo updates due to cost?
Samsung Galaxy S variant owners are pissed off — well, at least the ones who know the difference between Android 2.1 and 2.2 and care enough about it. The series has yet to be updated to Android 2.2 Froyo, yet Samsung has released a device – the Nexus S – with Android 2.3 Gingerbread already…
Meizu M9 ROM caught running on HTC Evo 4G
In case you’re dead bored with the HTC Sense experience on your Evo 4G, there are quite a few other UI apps out there you can try installing on your Android smartphone. One of the options is to make your jumbo phone look like the Meizu M9, which as you know is the world’s famous…
TweetCaster 2.6 introduces “Zip It” features; Dr. Evil rejoices!
Dr. Evil knew it all along – “When a problem comes along, you must zip it.” Handmark obviously put some thoughts on these immortal words, hence they’ve updated their Twitter client with… the Zip It feature. Tired of reading stupid comments on Twitter? Want to get less of some person on Twitter (though don’t want…
British Library launches Android and iOS apps
The famous British Library is launching its first smartphone apps for two of the hottest mobile platforms – Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android. Called Treasures, it presents a rich selection of the items featured in the Library’s Sir John Ritblat Treasures Gallery, including over 100 of the Library’s greatest collection items, 250 high-definition images, over…
ABBYY Business Card Reader launched for Android
After iPhone and Symbian, ABBYY is bringing its Business Card Reader app to the Android users. Just like their app for other platforms, the Android application also allows users to transfer contact information from paper business cards into their phone’s address book. Moreover, there are some advanced features included as well, like the ability to…
HTC Shift 4G first impressions and hardware tour
Following the recent launch on Sprint, we managed to get some nice hands on with the HTC Shift 4G, and it’s proven itself to be a nice alternative to the Epic 4G, one of the largest phones you’ll find on Sprint. The reasonably priced device may appeal to those looking for a smaller sized EVO…
T-Mobile LG G-Slate hits the FCC
The second major Honeycomb tablet, the T-Mobile G-Slate by LG has just hit the FCC, and its about darn time. OK, fine, maybe it hasn’t been that long, but this is certainly good news for Magenta customers hoping for an Android Honeycomb tablet of their own. The LG G-Slate is one of the two Honeycomb…