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A tiny company called Looxcie (look-see, get it?) has just launched a really interesting Bluetooth accessory that lets you record and share video right from the side of your head. You can record for up to 4 hours of 15 frames per second, 480 x 320 video footage, and store around 5 hours of video…
Everyone’s favorite one-click root program for HTC Android phones, UnrEVOked, has been updated after being MIA for a while. The new version, 3.21, focuses on reliability. The update is minor, but we’re glad the guys are still hard at work to give users the best experience. The previous update was said to be a little…
Meebo, an instant messaging client that ties in multiple networks, like Google Talk, Windows Live, AIM, Facebook, and others, is coming to BlackBerry after an extended run on Android and iPhone. All your chat sessions can be automatically saved to the cloud, and synced with other clients, so you can pick up conversations right where…
Napster, the grand-daddy of peer-to-peer file sharing, has finally brought their premium music service to mobile with an iPhone app. It was put on pause about a year ago due to licensing fees being just a tad bit too high, but clearly they’ve worked something out since then. For $10/month, Napster on iPhone will allow…
Verizon has introduced a Mobile Recovery app which will enable users to remotely lock their devices and more. Similar to the Find my iPhone app, the Verizon Mobile recovery app enables users to sound an alarm on the device (even if it is in silent mode), locate the phone with GPS, or remotely lock or…
It took a while for Apple to approve VLC Media Player for the iPad. We first talked about the application being submitted for the Cupertino’s seal of approval two weeks ago and now it’s here, allowing iPad users to watch just about any video file format from a comfort of their sofa, couch or wherever…
Feeling a little weary of rooting your Android device? Well, if you’re on the fence about whether or not you should give the green light to giving your phone root access, you may want to think twice. It looks like after your phone is rooted, passwords are saved into the system files as plain text,…
The latest version of the Sports Illustrated Apple iPad app only works in landscape mode and the publisher isn’t very happy with how Apple allows users to sell content. The SI app had previously rotated depending on how you wanted to hold the tablet. The switch to horizontal is twofold: the company is able to…
Google quietly announced that it will be bringing some improvements to the mobile version of its Google Docs word processing service for the Apple iPad and the Android platforms. Google Docs has been available on mobile platforms for quite a while and you can even edit these documents while you’re on the go. There are…
After updating its Android app, cloud-based music service Thumbplay is bringing the offline music caching capability to the iPhone users, allowing users to access selected playlists and albums even without a connection. In addition, this release brings a new “swipe motion” song interface for browsing and discovering new music. Moreover, there’s the iOS 4 support…