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Bloomberg launched the Bloomberg Radio+ app, touting it as the first radio app where listeners can view real-time charts, get the latest market information and news, and access guest bios. Along with listening to the latest financial and business news, the application also brings on-demand library of shows and interviews that can be listened to…
Hulu Plus is adding support for nine more Android devices. No, it’s not yet universally available, but we’re a step closer to that dream. The streaming service is now available on eight new smartphones: the Motorola Droid Bionic, Motorola Droid 3, Motorola Droid X2, LG Revolution, LG G2x, HTC Incredible 2, HTC Evo 3D, and…
Foursquare announced last week that it reached a huge milestone: one billion check-ins. The team cleverly titled their announcement “A million check-ins isn’t cool. You know what’s cool?” which references The Social Network movie. Unfortunately, the check-in service did not disclose the lucky user that happened to be Foursquare’s one-billionth check-in or where the person…
For the most part, I truly believe that the Android Market has caught up with the App Store in terms of overall look and feel and app selection but there still are a few exceptions of great apps which only iPhone users can get. Instagram is one of those apps and the program’s 2.0 version…
Today Google announced a nice new update for Android’s Google + application, allowing users on Android 2.3+ to take advantage of the Hangouts feature within the social networking service. If you hadn’t noticed, Google is taking its social network rather seriously and has added 91 improvement since its debut, with many more on their way.…
Today is September 20th which means in the console world, specifically the Xbox 360, Epic Games’ Gears of War 3 is now officially for sale. Gears of War Nation has been awaiting the last game in the Gears of War series for three long years, and today many people took off sick from work, quit…
The GetGlue entertainment check-in app for iPhone has had a bit of an overhaul, which now provides a more condensed home screen, a new conversation view that only shows the interesting check-ins, and a full graphical leaderboard to see where you stand in relation to your friends’ habits. There are a few smaller tweaks to…
It’s all about the app count these days. If you want a successful platform, you need to have quite a few applications available for users. Microsoft knows this and has committed a ton of resources to push developers to make Windows Phone apps. Their latest tool goes one step further in that direction, allowing every…
Amazon has quietly opened up its Appstore to buyers outside of the U.S. No official press release was issued, but we’re hearing folks from Australia, Canada, India, South Africa, Venezuela and many European countries are able to access it and purchase apps. What’s more, the experience is identical to the U.S. Appstore and even includes…
Software security company Trend Micro announced the latest addition to Trend Micro’s Mobile arsenal – Trend Micro Mobile Security Personal Edition. As you can imagine, this new application goes beyond protecting against various forms of malware and also includes lost device protection as well as enhanced security to block threats while surfing the Web, calling…