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BlackBerry announced that BBM for Windows Phone will be available this summer. The IM client will be preloaded with Nokia X Android-smartphone, whereas Lumia owners will have to wait for another couple of months. “BBM continues to grow in popularity as millions of people use our mobile platform for chatting and connecting with friends or…
Opera Software is launching Opera Max, the free app that promises to extend the life of your data plan by up to 50%. This magic happens thanks to compression algorithms used on Opera’s servers which process the page, zip it and then send it back to your phone. The best part – it’s not a…
Lenovo has just announced a new premium app suite for iOS and Android users, called the DOit Series. The apps are intended to help you sync and share your information across your smartphones and tablets while providing securely and easily. The DOit app series includes: SHAREit – shares information instantly between multiple devices without network…
BlackBerry decided to join the stickers craze and include the functionality in the latest update to its BBM app. This is something all other popular messaging platforms have, and I guess the idea is to “keep up with the Joneses.” It could be that the Canadian company is looking to make BBM the real stand-alone…
If you are into peer-to-peer file sharing using your Android device you’re about to be one happy camper. BitTorrent has updated their Android app today, bringing with it many new tools which will help you handle your torrents. The user interface has been updated as well, bringing a new look to the popular torrent app.…
Microsoft may finally bring Office to the iPad by July, ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley is reporting. This would make the software available on Apple’s tablet even before the touch-enabled version is ready for Windows and Windows RT devices. While that may sound crazy, one can’t forget that’s Office rather than Windows which makes most of…
Microsoft is working on unifying its Windows platform to allow developers to create one app that can work across devices, including smartphones, tablets and computers. As you can see from the image above, the Redmond giant is outlining the possibility for “Universal Store” apps, that will be implemented with 80% “shared solution”, and just 20%…
BlackBerry has released an updated version of its BBM messaging app for iOS and Android. Version 2.0 brings two major changes – support for Voice communication and BBM Channels. The first feature allows BBM users to talk to one another for free, and will work either over 3G or Wi-Fi. As for the BBM Channels,…
Sonic’s arch nemesis Dr. Eggman has invaded Sonic Dash for iOS and Android devices. Sega has updated the mobile Sonic adventure, adding Dr.Eggman to the list of bosses in the epic runner. Sonic Dash is a beautifully designed endless runner style mobile game, featuring everyone’s favorite blue hedgehog as he battles against evil robots. Players…
Sprint has become the first U.S. carrier to begin the rollout of Android 4.4 KitKat to the Samsung Galaxy S4. While it’s not the newest version of Android, it’s a huge upgrade from the Jelly Bean version the TouchWiz driven smartphone has been stuck on for some time. Here’s the nitty-gritty on the update, straight…