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The Netflix app for the iPad has been updated with a significant user interface overhaul similar to what was launched on Android last month. Now you can see twice as many shows on the screen at once, while still getting easy access to what you’ve recently been watching, suggested titles, and the usual genre browsing…
Well what so you know, BitStream decided to kill its Bolt Browser. The company issued the following statement: The free BOLT mobile browsing service will be discontinued. Unfortunately, the economic circumstances prevent us from running a free service going forward. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your loyalty and support. The way…
After launching an iOS app, it’s only natural to follow-up with its Android counterpart. Mindjet is taking this “obvious” route, allowing the growing number of Android smartphone and tablet owners to make and manage mind maps while on the go, or from the comfort of their sofa. Available as a free download, Mindjet’s Android app…
Our European readers, especially those in the UK, will be glad to know that one of the most popular low-cost airlines, EasyJet, now has its own Android app. Available as a free download, the application allows travelers to find a flight and then book it, all while on the go. But that’s not all. You…
While we’re waiting for Facebook’s official application for Android tablets, Platinum Apps launched facedroid, allowing tablet owners to cyber-schmooze on their beloved devices. As you can imagine, the app takes advantage of the extra screen estate to show more information on a single screen. Using the facedroid app, you’ll be able to access the most…
Google made its first significant update to the Gmail app for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad and it includes some handy new features for organizing labels, notifications, and we’ll say “expressive” communication. The Gmail app always had support for labels, a very popular feature among Gmail users, but now Google has added the ability to…
Just a few days (or hours, really) before it becomes a public company, Zynga has released another game for the iOS with ForestVille. This is the seventh game for smartphones Zynga has released this quarter and you can bet that mobile will continue to play a large role in its strategy moving forward. ForestVille follows…
Facebook changes their website so often these days that it feels like you need to retrain yourself on how to use their service almost weekly. One particular feature they like to tweak on a semi regular basis is the news feed. It’s the first thing you see when you go to their website, a long…
Evernote has yet again updated its popular image annotation app for Android – Skitch. The main new thing of this release (version 1.3.04) is the ability to rotate objects and text using two fingers. You can either rotate a single object or more of them, by tapping on them individually to select them, then doing…
HopStop, the mobile app that provides pedestrian navigation and mobile transit routing, released a neat Urban Travel Patterns infographic to show the world how travelers in over 68 major metropolitan areas across more than cities are getting from point A to point B. Here are the key findings, based on more than 400 million completed…