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DirecTV subscribers who own Android tablets now have a new way to manage their viewing experience. The DirecTV Android app had been previously released for smartphones, but has now been optimized and released for Android tablets. The app will allow users to view programming from any room in their home, and will include the AUDIENCE…
According to a new study by ABI Research, the annual volume of smartphone app downloads will reach 56 billion this year, with Android platform grabbing more than half (58%) of the market. Rest of the cake is split between Apple’s iOS, Microsoft’s Windows Phone and BlackBerry, accounting for 33%, 4% and 3%, respectively. When it…
A new Indiegogo campaign called SmartAds is looking to substantially lower the amount of money you pay for a smartphone or tablet by paying you in return for a bit of a chore. How would you feel about having a smaller phone bill if it meant you had to look at ads on your lock…
Last time we’ve talked about Inq, they were releasing a personalized news app called MATERIAL. This time they’re out with an Android launcher that wants to bring popular social networks closer to your homescreen. In fact, the newly unveiled SO.HO is a launcher app that will allow you to interact with Facebook buddies and Twitter…
PC Magazine columnist John C. Dvorak conducted a driving directions test between Apple Maps, Google Maps, and the crowd-sourced Waze app to see which of the three performed best at least in his own area: California. It turns out that despite the controversy surrounding Apple’s contender, Apple Maps actually bested Google and Waze in Dvorak’s…
Niantic Labs, who is more recently known for the Android-only augmented reality game, Ingress, has just released Field Trip for iOS. Niantic Labs is a division of Google, where it released Field Trip for Android last September. Field Trip is a virtual tour guide that will do most of the work for you. If you…
Remember when we’ve told you that a Netflix app is coming to BlackBerry 10 devices? Well, that ain’t gonna happen any time soon. In fact, the popular movie streaming service has “no current plans” to release a mobile app for BlackBery’s new platform. The information comes from AllThingsD, which managed to get that in a…
The Google Shopper Android app has received an update today, bringing with it improved search results and location data collection which will improve users shopping experience. Google Shopper will now have a slideshow view of products while browsing, and search results will retrieve the most popular products for your browsing pleasure. Improved location detection enables users to more easily find products…
As more and more people use smartphones for business purposes, security issues emerge. There are multiple ways to protect apps and data, most popular being PIN- and password-based protections. For some people/companies that simply is not enough; they need something more robust. For that group PassBan unveiled its wearable verification device in the form of…
A company called Koozoo is launching a network of smartphone video cameras along with a new mobile app. Guided with the idea to “make the real world as searchable and accessible as the virtual world,” the app/service allows anyone to share his/her own views of the public spaces they see outside their window, inside their…