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The nice thing about the companies behind some of the most popular mobile applications, like Evernote, is that they get to see some interesting trends in the mobile space. Evernote CEO Phil Libin has seen tremendous growth with his app on the Android platform versus iPhone, and there may be some correlation with handset purchases…
The status of Android 2.3 working on the Samsung Galaxy S series phones was somewhat in question, but a few tweets from Samsung India doubly confirms that yes, Gingerbread will be available at some point. This will be a big relief to owners of the Fascinate, Vibrant, Captivate, and Epic 4G who might have been…
Wyse Technology, the company behind the PocketCloud mobile app/service we talked about in the past, updated its flagship app which is now in version 1.1. There are several important changes PocketCloud 1.1 brings, including: Tablet support – such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab and the upcoming Cisco Cius Support for advanced Microsoft NLA (Network Level…
Digia, which (presuming it’s the same company) we know for their Symbian–related efforts, is going for the iOS and Android device users. Their new application/service is called Flowd and it’s made to connect music acts with fans. Users download the free application from where they can access latest news, views, tours and appearances of their…
Sony Ericsson introduced three Experience Packs which combine both software and hardware, with each one being tailored to a different kind of user. Here’s what they got: XP110 Fitness Experience Pack – which comes with LiveView micro display, SportyPal Pro app, wristband, clip and a Micro USB charger. It can sing along the Xperia X10…
CheckPoints, the company behind the popular shopping rewards app, is going for the Android smartphone users. Using the free to download application, folks can earn real rewards for scanning consumer product barcodes (with no purchase necessary) and “checking in” to over a million U.S. retail locations. Among the participating brands and stores are such majors…
Google has just released a new version of their YouTube client for Android devices. Sadly it only runs on hardware that sports version 2.2 of Google’s mobile operating system, but according to data released last week over 43% of Android devices on the market have 2.2 on board. So what’s new in version 2.1? Easily…
Andy Rubin, creator of the Android startup that got bought up by Google and was then transformed into a success story faster than anyone could have predicted, has just tweeted that there are now over 300,000 Android devices being activated on a daily basis. To give that number some context, in a typical 90 day…
If Amazon can do it, why can’t Samsung? Android will eventually have a handful of different application markets available from various different vendors, which may or may not be a bad thing. Samsung, for example, has their own application market for Android. The catch is that it’s only for those in Turkey. The screenshots of…
Samsung can neither confirm nor deny updating Galaxy S handsets to Android 2.3 in the future. Perhaps it might be a little frustrating to Galaxy S variant users – Fascinate, Vibrant, Captivate and Epic 4G – who are still stuck on Android 2.1. The manufacturer built the Nexus S for Google, which will be the…