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One thing we gave up when transitioning to the current crop of smartphones on the market, many of which have a large touchscreen, was the familiarity and comfort of hitting physical buttons. Since the iPhone came out in 2007, and then Android in 2008, touch screen keyboards have been a hot topic with some claiming…
iBuildApp already allows users without technical knowledge to make iOS apps and now they’re expanding the service to include Android to the mix. Using the new Android Builder tool, pretty much everyone will be able to make his or her mobile app that runs of smartphones and tablets running Google’s mobile OS. The solution presents…
The popularity of the Android OS is so incredible that almost every form of publication has migrated their news and services to an application available in the market, and now the BBC just joined the list. BBC originally released their Android application a few months ago in the UK, but apparently left out the rest…
Let’s face it – it can be a hassle to remember everyone’s birthday. Facebook helps a lot, but not all of us login on a daily basis. Sure, there are apps that can sync your Facebook calendar with your phone, but that still doesn’t guarantee you’ll actually call or email a friend to wish him…
With all the hype surrounding the iPhone, Bosch Solar decided to give it a try as a marketing channel. The German company launched a free iOS app called Solar Friend that allows users to assess the solar energy yield on the location of their choice. Using it, you can get the idea of the potential…
Velocomp — sports technology company that makes the iBike line of power meters and iBike Dash line of cycling computers — updated two of its iOS apps, iBike and iBike Coach for iBike Dash. First comes the iBike Coach app (works with the iBike Dash CC), which got a new user interface, more extensive use…
As Microsoft goes ahead all guns blazing with their new Windows Phone platform, they’re starting to tear down the old Windows Mobile services. The web-based Marketplace will be put out of commission on July 15, leaving only the on-device app store functional. The My Phone back-up and sync service will be cut off on August…
Mobile applications keep growing like crazy. According to the latest research from In-Stat, this market is expected to reach nearly 48 billion downloads in 2015, driven by the increased smartphone penetration. Touchscreen devices will continue to dominate the landscape with nearly 90% of smartphones shipped in 2011, and will increase to nearly 100% in the…
Watch out Nike+ GPS and Run Keeper, there’s a new kid on the block and he goes by the name “Sports Tracker“. Many of you may not have heard about this application, but it’s got a history full of twists and turns that could make for an award winning soap opera for geeks. Sports Tracker…
Winamp is easily becoming one of the best stock music player replacements for Android and it proves just that with its latest update. There are now more than four million Android users with Winamp installed and if Nullsoft keeps delivering the goods like this, it stands to gain a lot more. Here’s a list of…