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Good news for heavy mobile gamers with a brand new Sony Xperia S smartphone – you can now access the PlayStation Store from your smartphone. Simply tap the PS store placeholder link in the app tray and you’ll be redirected to a web page from where you can/should download the PlayStation Store and PS Pocket…
Sony announced a new member of its Xperia family – Xperia sola, which sits somewhere between the Xperia U and Xperia P. It comes with a 3.7-inch Reality Display powered by Mobile BRAVIA Engine, whereas the Xperia P has a 4-inch screen and Xperia U – 3.5-inch one. In addition, the new Xperia phone also…
Previously it was just one of the features of the iPad app and now it’s a standalone application – Watch With eBay for iPad is in the App Store, promising to change the way you watch TV and shop for related products. Basically the whole application is divided into two separate parts. One, Watch With…
After the iPad, Splashtop is bringing its Whiteboard app to the growing army of Android tablet owners. As you can imagine from the application’s name, it allows teachers and students to turn their tablet into an interactive whiteboard. Built on top of Splashtop Remote Desktop, Splashtop Whiteboard connects teachers and students over Wi-Fi to enjoy…
The fact that there are already quite a few do-it-yourself app maker services on the market doesn’t stop the folks behind App Express. The market is huge, they think there’s room for everyone and they’re out with their own solution, unveiled at the floor of SXSW. Aimed at small and medium-sized businesses, App Express makes…
I’m a big fan of podcasts and audiobooks, and I’m always looking to get a better pair of Bluetooth headsets. Wires are, well, so obsolete even though wired headphones usually come with a phone and are much cheaper. Still some of us don’t mind spending more to have a better sound and that additional bit…
We’ve already talked about PaymentOne in the past. Now they’re rebranding to PayOne, while keeping its core strength – allowing “no credit card required” carrier billing for digital commerce. Along with a new logo, there’s a whole new look, new website and the new simplified One-Click mobile payments platform. Speaking of One-Click payments, PayOne says…
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission subpoenaed Apple as part of the government’s antitrust investigation into Google says a Bloomberg report. The government agency is interested in the deal that made Google the primary search engine on the iPhone, iPod touch and the iPad. The FTC has asked Apple for the documents surrounding this agreement. Google’s competitors, such…
Spotify’s chief content officer Ken Parks talked to The Verge during SXSW and confirmed the streaming music service will begin to offer family plans in the future. He didn’t talk about the pricing or say when they plans would debut, but given the competitive nature of the streaming music industry, it will likely be soon.…
Nokia Maps is a native navigation solution exclusive to Nokia’s Symbian and Windows Phone smartphones. It’s also available to iOS and Android owners as an HTML5 app that was introduced last year. The mobile version is a full-featured web app that give you high quality directions and access to a large directory of local interests. Starting…