Aww, remember Wi-Fi Sync app for iPhone that totally blew our minds like woah? Basically, it fooled your computer into thinking your iPhone was plugged in via USB, and allowed music, contacts, and other items to synchronize over a shared local network. Unfortunately, Wi-Fi Sync won’t be making it to iTunes, and is finding its…
Google I/O 2010 Preview: What we know, what we don’t, and what we want
The Google I/O conference is kicking off next week, and we’ll be there covering all the juicy details. The biggest subject on our radar is definitely Android. The possibility of Froyo being announced, and possibly released at I/O is certainly becoming more and more of a possibility. We sure hope it does. Android 2.2 (Froyo)…
Hulu Sticking With Flash, HTML 5 Not Ready
In case you needed more Flash/iPhone drama today, according to a retracted Hulu blog post regarding their new player, the popular online TV service explained why it’s sticking with Flash (rather than HTML5) for its video. That doesn’t mean the iPad and iPhone apps are screwed, but it does mean Hulu won’t work in the…
Adobe Fights Apple With Love, Still Wants Flash on iPhone
Last we heard in the ongoing spat between Apple and Adobe regarding Flash on the iPhone, His Jobbiness himself weighed in and outlined why the standard was wrong for mobile, to which Adobe sneered and got the ball rolling on an antitrust inquiry. For those of you just tuning in, Adobe and Apple have been…
Symbian releases the new Symbian^3 reference library
Symbian released a new version of the Symbian^3 reference library for product developers. Here’s what they say about it: The library will look quite familiar in places, since it is based on content published previously on the Symbian developer website. However, the last release was back in October 2009. Since then, Nokia have been hard…
iPad hacked to use an external hard drive for storage
Your iPad can do a lot of things. Playing well with desktop-grade peripherals isn’t one of them. Sure, the Apple tablet can work with just about any Bluetooth keyboard. If you jailbreak the device using the Spirit jailbreak, you can even connect it to a Bluetooth mouse and create a sort of makeshift netbook alternative.…
Dolphin Browser HD for Android 2.0+ hits Market with Gesture support
Dolphin Browser was one of the first alternative browsers to support multitouch when the appropriate APIs were released from Google. It was packed with features, but didn’t appeal to everyone since the layout looked cluttered. Luckily, the browser has gotten a very nice overhaul, bringing in new features, and a more simple way to navigate…
Samsung Bada SDK now available for everyone
Samsung has officially opened the floodgates, or so they hope so. The Korean company has made the Bada OS SDK available for everyone, not just for select partners which were able to play with it since January. Still in beta (version 1.0.0b2), the SDK is jam packed with APIs, UI builder, documentation and an IDE…
Android Dual-Boot for iPhone Improved
OpeniBoot for the iPhone 3G, which allows you to launch into Android after a reboot, has been updated with SMS message and Wi-Fi support improved over the last version with some Android-specific extensions. The dualboot screen also has a new Android icon to make switching all the easier (in the old version, you had to…
webOS Update Arriving Late May/Early June
Shortly following a small service update, a private alert from Palm notified developers of a new webOS software development kit that will be available early May, 2-3 weeks before end-users get their mitts on the latest version. The main warning goes out to developers who have used the plug-in development kit to create their apps,…