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Let’s say you like personalized news magazine apps like Flipboard and Google Play Newsstand. Let’s also presume none of the existing apps works for you. Perhaps Sony has what it takes to please your news reading appetite. The Sony Socialife News app used to be an Xperia exclusive; no more – now everyone can join…
Finally, PS3 owners will be able to enjoy their favorite HBO shows simply by firing up an app on their consoles. HBO announced Tuesday the release of the HBO Go app for PS3. Don’t fret PS4 owners, HBO will be bringing HBO Go to the newest Sony console as well. The app will go live…
BlackBerry has started testing ads in BBM, BerryReview is reporting. According to their sources, users have been seeing some ads within certain Beta Zone builds of BBM. There are apparently two different kinds of ads – sponsored invites and sponsored channels. The former will show up in the invites section of BBM, while sponsored channel…
Samsung is known for its Perks scheme, offering a number of freebies with every phone or tablet purchased. The better (and more expensive) the device is, the more free stuff users will get. This is just one of the ways the Korean company is relying on to justify steep prices of its products. As you…
Just the other day we’ve told you that it will be feasible to cram Google’s apps and services to Nokia X smartphones. Now we’re hearing that the opposite will be possible, as well – to run Nokia apps on other Android smartphones. Everything started with few savvy developers over at XDA forums who managed to…
Wow, that was quick. Only days after the Nokia X has been officially announced, savvy hackers found a way to root it and cram Google apps on it. The process involves using the Framaroot app which will later allow you to cram Google’s own closed-source apps to Nokia’s Android smartphone. According to this post at…
We’ve told you that Google Now launcher has been released in the Play Store though at the moment only Nexus users can get it. That, at least, is Google’s official pitch – cause everyone can install it with just a little work needed. First thing, you’ll need the latest version of Google Search installed on…
The newly announced Nokia X series may be Android-based devices but that doesn’t mean they’ll be able to run all apps out of box. According to the Finnish company, around 75% of existing Android apps will work without a problem, while 25% will require certain tweaks. As far as I can tell, the problem occurs…
BlackBerry is investing some serious resources into its instant messaging client. Just when we saw it getting optimized for secure communication in the enterprise environment (BBM Protected), we’re hearing about some new plans involving mobile payments. That’s right, the Canadian company is apparently exploring an option to allow BBM users to beam money to one…
WhatsApp is gearing towards adding voice calls to its popular messaging app/service. Speaking with TNW, the company’s representatives said that this feature will be unveiled at some point in the second quarter of the year. As I’m writing this, WhatsApp has more than 450 million users, 320 million of which are considered active every month.…