Curious about how the iPhone OS 4.0 will actually look and what to expect when Apple officially launches the next-gen iPhone OS on the world later this year? Well, thanks to a brave iPhone developer, he’s gone ahead and recorded a video walk-through of an iPhone 3GS running the OS 4.0 beta and posted it…
Apple, RIM and others hit with patent lawsuit
We can add another patent lawsuit to the pile because Apple, AT&T, LG Electronics, Motorola, Research In Motion, Samsung, Sanyo have been been sued for infringing on patents from Smartphone Technologies. Apple is being accused of infringing on six patents that cover Bluetooth, mobile e-mail syncing, bandwidth and power conservation, single-step setup, and personal computers…
iPhone App Babo Crash by Playbrains gives you Jewel-based gameplay!
Playbrains has announced their upcoming mobile gaming debut with Babo Crash, a fast-paced action puzzler built for iPhone, iPad and Android platforms. Babo Crash starts out simple with the familiar gem-swapping match-3 gameplay, rewarding players who create bigger matches – but it ramps up the intensity, by adding hero characters with special abilities, real-time enemy…
Windows Phone 7 Series to have 3D gaming, hardcore Xbox Live integration
We keep learning more about Windows Phone 7 Series everyday, as Microsoft previewed some of the features for XNA 4.0, which is a development tool that will hopefully enable creators to make games for a PC, XBox 360, and Windows Phone 7 Series phone without much hassle. Michael Klucher, lead program manager for the XNA…
Adobe gives Android devs Photoshop, takes potshot at Apple
Adobe updated Photoshop for Android and made the photo-editing program available for developers to integrate into third-party applications. This is a cool move that means we could see more robust apps because putting Photoshop into programs should be relatively easily. It’s a smart play for developers because it could eventually make Photoshop the defacto standard for…
BlackBerry adds 10 extra work days a year
A study out of the U.K. said BlackBerry smartphones and other always-connected devices are effectively adding 10 extra days of work a year. The study surveyed 1,000 Brits and found 24% feel stressed because they are always on call. More than a quarter of these workers use their devices on the weekend, and 22% of…
Palm struggling with sales, lowers revenue expectations
Bad news Palm fans, as the company said it is expecting lower-than-expected revenues for the third quarter due to sluggish sales. While webOS has been well-received by the press, the Pre and Pixi have yet to grab market share away from the iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android handsets. Palm had previously expected revenues between $1.6 billion…
Video: Recognizr brings face recognition to Android
Are you tired of having to remember what your friends look like? Well, The Astonishing Tribe‘s Recognizr app will enable Android phones to recognize your friends’ faces and associate them with online services like Skype, YouTube, Facebook, and more. In addition to the aforementioned online services, the app will also associate the face with profile…
Mobile Roadie wants to rock Android apps
Mobile Roadie has expanded its rich-media app platform to now include Android. The platform had previously been iPhone only and it was billed as a way for people and companies to easily create good-looking apps that are integrated with iTunes, Amazon’s MP3 store, YouTube, Flickr, Twitter, Facebook, and a host of other familiar online services.…
HTC sending HTC Desire to AT&T, Legend (Hero2) to Sprint?
HTC’s new Android phones were the talk of the town at Mobile World Congress, and we’re happy to hear new rumors that hint at both AT&T and Sprint picking up the HTC Desire and HTC Legend, respectively. The rumors aren’t even remotely confirmed at this point, but supposed HTC insiders are hinting at the possibility…