Direct TV just updated its app for the iPad. The new update adds some respectable enhancements to the way you watch content on your iOS tablet. Users can expect improvements like search functions, which like Google Instant, shows results as you type. Furthermore, people can also expect the addition of multitasking, as this allows users…
Motorola finally releases ICS (Android 4.0) update to the international RAZR
Owners of the international Droid RAZR need to rejoice. Motorola is finally rolling out Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) updates to the overseas version of the phone. Starting now, all the people who own the HSPA-based RAZR (the XT910) can expect some ICS goodness in their life. We don’t know exactly which countries are receiving…
Strip your HTC One X naked and slip into something a little more Jelly Bean
The HTC One X is still one of our favorite devices of the year so far, but one thing that may hold a few people back is its custom user interface, Sense. The software on the One X is hardly bad, and many actually prefer it, but we’ll take stock Android over anything if we…
New iPhone to have even smaller 8-pin dock connector?
Apple has long been rumored to be replacing the 30-pin dock connector that has been an essential hardware component in every iOS device with a smaller 19-pin dock connector, which would create more space inside for other hardware parts. Now leaked images put out by Cult of Mac suggest the dock connector might be even smaller…
Sprint giving away free ZTE tablet with purchase of any smartphone, beginning Aug. 12
Well, look what we have here. Sprint may have something up its sleeves to lure new customers in. The Now Network is readying a special deal that might end up being too hard to turn down. Thanks to a report from TechnoBuffalo, we have an image which suggests the third largest wireless provider in the…
HTC confirms select smartphones will receive ICS update in August
Now that Jelly Bean is out, HTC is under pressure to get its version of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on its devices. The Taiwanese company recently confirmed on Facebook that some of their older handsets will receive ICS by the end of August. The list of devices slated to get ICS include the Droid…
Mockup screenshots reveal what apps could look like on 4-inch iPhone
iOS “specialist” Sonny Dickson decided to mockup some screenshots of what apps might look like on the next iPhone with a 4-inch display. They look quite accurate — the screenshots are specifically taller, not wider, and larger portions of content now fill the screen in a way that was previously only possible on Android or…
Google Voice Search soon launching in competition with Siri on iOS
Google is unveiling a new feature aimed at “understanding your intent” more when you perform a search. The Voice Search functionality will launch in an update as part of the standard Google Search app, but it focuses much less on searching and a lot more on just getting you the answers you want as quickly…
Alleged images of new, thinner iPhone battery surface
Yesterday, we heard a rumor that the new iPhone launching later this year will be nearly 2mm thinner than the iPhone 4S. While we were a bit skeptical that Apple would be able to achieve this, another rumor out of 9 to 5 Mac shows alleged images of a thinner, higher-capacity battery that would in part…
Box updates both its iOS and Android app, bringing more Dropbox-like features
Box has updated both its iOS and Android applications. The wildly popular cloud storage service introduced some pretty cool features in its new versions on both mobile operating systems. First, the iOS update adds an incredible feature similar to what its competitor Dropbox brings, which is the ability to save photos and videos to your…









