Breaking news, information, and analysis on the latest mobile phones and mobile technology
Great news for you HBO Go customers on Android. The wildly popular content provider finally addressed a problematic buffering and compatibility issue that plagued the app running on devices with Android 4.3, making it useless. In the changelog, all it says is “bug fixes.” I guess the engineers over at HBO deserves a little credit…
Lots of excitement is brewing for what new features Android 4.4 KitKat will bring, as folks await the search giant’s upcoming Nexus phone. However in the latest leak, we’re learning that KitKat will change the way Android receive and send messages. Leaked pictures show both SMS and MMS messaging will be integrated into Google Hangouts,…
As part of its plan to grow in mobile, Yahoo acquired Hitpost, maker of sport-focused apps. Under the deal, Hitpost’s seven staff will join the Yahoo Sports division in Sunnyvale and San Francisco, working to integrate the company’s technology with Yahoo’s products. Hitpost titles Sports Bet, Fantasy Football Polls and Hitpost.com will no longer operate.…
Apple keeps swallowing startups left and right. Their latest target is Cue, the maker of a personal assistant app for iPhone and iPad. Following the announcement, the application was pulled from the AppStore though existing users will likely be able to continue using it. Cue tunes into your email, contacts and calendar, as well as…
Samsung has updated its instant messaging client ChatON for Android, adding a few nice tweaks along the way. The first thing you’ll notice is a brand new UI that will help you use the app in an “easier and simpler way.” Moreover, now you’ll be able to change the background of My page as you…
Facebook has updated its Windows Phone 8 app, bringing with it a few new abilities and 19 new languages. Version 5.1 adds 19 new languages to the app, allowing users all over the world to check their Facebook statuses incessantly. Users can now upload photos in batches, and “unfriend” and “unlike” from the app. @tagging…
Say you own Samsung’s Galaxy Note II or, even better, the hot-new Galaxy Note III. You know how to draw and you’re also eager to see what other people from around the world can draw using their phablets. Guess what? There’s an app for that. The Samsung PEN.UP is available for S Pen devices only,…
Rumor has it that Google is preparing to launch a Google Music app for iOS later this month, according to Engadget. Sources told the tech site that the search giant is testing a native Google Music iOS app, with the intention of launching it later this month. Employees at Google have tested the app, however,…
Today Netflix updated its iOS app with many improvements, including support for high-definition video and Airplay streaming. These additions were long overdue, and we’re sure many users are elated to have them. In addition to the two major streaming features, the Netflix update brings “playback optimizations” and “stability improvements” to the iOS 7 app, which…
While we covered the potential locations and dates of the upcoming Ingress event, #13Magnus, this week’s Ingress Report has now confirmed these as fact. The global event will indeed start on October 12th in Los Angeles, CA, San Jose, Ca, and Bangkok, Thailand. The latest Ingress Report mentions little else about the event, but raises…