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Apple is reportedly in talks with the record companies to allow multiple re-downloads of tracks on multiple iOS devices and this could be part of a revamped MobileMe. Currently, you can buy these tunes via iTunes and transfer them over to separate devices or you can purchase them directly on the device. Apple will enable…
Shortly after Google launched Android back in October 2008 with the G1, new versions of the platform were released, followed by custom skins and interfaces. This led to strong criticism against platform fragmentation, and it has haunted Google and and its mobile OS ever since. However, when Android 3.0 Honeycomb was released, the search giant…
The only fitting response to Nintendo ragging on smartphone gaming is to release an N64 emulator on Android, isn’t it? Yongzh has recently released N64oid on the Android Market, complete with transparent on-screen controls (with the option to use the accelerometer as the analog stick for tilt control), or you can configure hardware controls, ideal…
When the iPad 2 was announced just a few days ago, many of us were wowed by its specs. It’s thinner than the iPhone 4, lighter than the previous iPad, it has Apple’s new A5 processor and the battery life is still rated at 10 hours. What’s not to love? Apparently, it’s the rear camera.…
Apple threw a huge wrench into Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 plans with the iPad 2, and now the manufacturer of the Android tablet needs to reconsider its options. Indeed, the mass hysteria for the second iteration of the iPad was unbelievable, but being thinner, lighter and more powerful than the first, it’s no surprise that…
At a recent UK event showing off the BlackBerry PlayBook, a RIM representative, Steven Bates, reiterated their plans to launch to launch in the U.S. by the end of the month, even though we’ve heard rumours that it wouldn’t be in stores until April 10. The UK is said to be “one of the early ones”…
Microsoft is running into more problems with its February update for its Windows Phone handsets. Following the resumption of the update earlier this week, the company is now looking into reports of an unusual error code 800705B4 cropping up during the upgrade process. This error prevents the user from installing the software patch. The underlying…
Good ol’ market economy never stops working for consumers. With major carriers in the U.S. fighting for the hearts, minds and ultimately wallets of the mobile users, smartphone prices keep going down. Our latest catch is AT&T’s Motorola Atrix 4G which is now available for $129 on Amazon.com. A two-year contract is required but this…
Sure we knew this is coming. Even if AT&T didn’t want to launch this feature before, now when they’re competing with Verizon they gotta make it clear – GSM version of the iPhone is better as it can handle voice and data simultaneously. But I digress – the carrier’s spokesperson Seth Bloom confirmed they’ll support…
Apple is out with the latest version of the iOS SDK. Version 4.3 (build number 8F190) is set to hit iPhones, iPod Touches and iPads on March 11th, and in the meantime developers are able to test out the new features before the general public. Probably the most interesting capability of iOS 4.3 is iTunes…