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Today Google launched their own e-book store with dedicated shopping and reading apps for iPhone and Android. Currently, the store is limited to the U.S., but offers over 3 million titles to anyone with an Android 2.1 device or iOS 3.0 device and up. You can do searches within an e-book, adjust text formatting for…
After weeks of rumors and Google’s CEO bringing it on stage at a conference, the search giant officially introduced its second smartphones, the Nexus S with Android 2.3. As expected, the Google Nexus S is made from Samsung and it essentially seems like a modified Galaxy S with stock Android. On its blog, the search…
Amazon.com has a great exceptional offer for those of you who want to grab the Motorola Droid Pro from Verizon Wireless. If you’re a new Verizon customer, you can grab the Android-powered smartphone for only 20 bucks – $19.99 to be more precise. Those with existing Verizon contract will have to pour out $49.99, which…
Bolt Creative, the company behind the super-popular title Pocket God, is teaming-up with mobile publisher ngmoco to bring everyone’s favorite Pygmies to Android and Windows Phone 7 platforms. Android smartphone owners should already be able to find the game in the Android Market, while those with devices running Microsoft’s latest mobile OS will get it…
Want first dibs on the upcoming Android-powered Adam tablet by Notion Ink? Well, the latest post on the Notion Ink blog says that those who have commented on the blog will be the only lucky folks to get first crack at the much anticipated tablet. The post also drops a hint that Gingerbread may indeed…
No doubt Google employees are testing the Google Nexus S. Eric Schmidt showed off the handset last month at the Web 2.0 Summit and the handset has been spotted in the wild with Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Also last month, sample images taken from the Nexus S were uploaded to Picasa via an account thought to be…
Award-winning children’s science writer Seymour Simon wants its slice of the mobile action. Hence he has teamed-up with YAPPER (Your APP makER), which is a do-it-yourself mobile application maker service, to launch its mobile application for the iPhone and Android. The end result is called “Science Fun To Go” and is available as a free…
Netflix confirmed that it is moving towards HTML5 for the user experience on its mobile devices. The movie rental and streaming giant has already debuted this technology with its PS3 version. The UI for the PS3 is written entirely in HTML5 and is based upon a custom build of Webkit designed specifically for the PS3. In addition to…
And you thought that last video of Sony Ericsson’s PlayStation phone was hot? Well, check out this latest one that was spotted on YouTube by Engadget. Unlike the previous video which was shot with the blur filter at max, this latest video is shot with striking clarity. The two-minute video, embedded below, gives us a close look…
Last time we talked about the Adam, I forgot to mention an interesting little tidbit of information that Notion Ink is displaying on their Adam website. Not too long ago, a binary number appeared on the Notion Ink site, but it was only when we saw it change that we realized this was a countdown…