iOS apps see Christmas sales spike shrink in 2012
Distimo just released its statistics on Christmas Day app downloads and revenue growth… and the download spike is far smaller than it was last year. …
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New alleged details of Microsoft’s Windows 8 successor emerge
Microsoft (MSFT) is rumored to be switching to an annual release for its operating system starting with “Windows Blue” in mid-2013. According to a PCBeta forum user who …
RIM’s biggest problem: It’s still scrambling to catch yesterday’s hottest mobile app
The moment I first realized that RIM (RIMM) was truly in enormous trouble was back in 2010 when I heard then co-CEO Jim Balsillie downplay the …
Google Maps causes huge spike in iOS 6 adoption
IPhone users welcomed Google Maps with open arms when it was finally released by Google (GOOG) late last week. The app quickly vaulted to the …
Apple releases iOS 6.0.2 to fix reported Wi-Fi issues
Apple (AAPL) has just released iOS 6.0.2 to fix a number of bugs on the operating system including one bug that reportedly affected Wi-Fi performance …
Consumer Reports lists all the reasons to avoid Windows 8 for now
Like a lot of people right now, you might be thinking about buying a new PC for the New Year. But according to Consumer Reports, …
$35 Raspberry Pi computer gets its own app store
DIY developers adore the $35 Raspberry Pi and huge communities have enabled the Linux-powered computer to do cool things like emulate Super Nintendo games and run …
How to launch Google Maps navigation using Siri without jailbreaking
Millions of iPhone users rejoiced last week as the highly anticipated Google Maps app launched for iOS and put an end to users’ reliance on Apple’s (AAPL) …
Apple releases iOS 6.1 beta 4 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
Good news, iOS developers — you have a shiny new beta to play with for iOS 6.1. 9to5Mac reports that Apple (AAPL) has released its …
Microsoft says adapting to Windows 8 takes at most two weeks
Windows 8 obviously takes some getting used to — and trying it for the first time after slugging down tequila is obviously a bad idea …
Google Maps becomes No.1 iPhone app in hours… after Nokia Maps slips out of top 1000
It is not a big surprise that Google (GOOG) Maps became the top free app on iPhone in a matter of hours. But it is …
Welcome back, Google Maps [hands-on]
That’s right, iPhone owners — you can finally drop Apple’s (AAPL) awful iOS Maps application in the junk folder on your last app page. Google (GOOG) …
New app brings Google Now functionality to the iPhone
2012 was a huge year for the smartphone industry and while a number of exciting new devices and services were introduced over the past 12 …
Apple’s plan to improve its Maps application may include buying TomTom
What better way to quickly improve Apple (AAPL) Maps than by buying a company that’s already built a popular mobile navigation platform? Bloomberg reports that Rabobank International …
Google says it won’t build apps for Windows 8 and Windows Phone until people start using them
In what can be considered a major dig at Microsoft (MSFT), Clay Bavor, product management director at Google (GOOG) Apps told V3 that the company is not bringing native …
Apple fixes potentially deadly Maps error, but countless others may remain
It can’t be said enough times: iPhone users who rely on Apple (AAPL) Maps do so at their own peril. Jacqui Cheng at Ars Technica notes that …
RIM’s ‘really cool’ BlackBerry 10 SDKs go gold
It’s been an agonizing wait for RIM (RIMM) fans, but the launch of BlackBerry 10 is getting tantalizingly close to becoming a reality. RIM announced …
How a sewer repair specialist is working to bring webOS back from the grave
webOS is a lot like Peter Pan’s Tinkerbell: If enough people believe in it, it could really come back from the dead. Technology Review this …
Google Now may soon be headed to PCs
As we’ve noted before, Google’s (GOOG) new voice-enabled personal assistant Google Now is one of the coolest new features on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and …
New leaks suggest Microsoft Office for iOS could launch soon
The rumors about Microsoft (MSFT) developing an Office Mobile application for the iPhone and the iPad are starting to bear fruit. Via MacRumors, French blog …
Apple’s iOS Maps app is so bad it can kill you, Australian police warn [updated]
Apple’s (AAPL) iOS Maps application is terrible. We all know it. The service is so bad that CEO Tim Cook issued a public apology shortly …
Windows 8: A ‘Christmas gift for someone you hate’
Microsoft (MSFT) is no stranger to criticism these days, and the company’s new Windows 8 platform is once again the target of a scathing review …
25 mobile app developers haul in half of all mobile app revenues
Sorry, startup app developers: Your chances of becoming rich overnight are pretty low. Research firm Canalys has come out with a new report showing that …
Google updates Gmail for iOS to support multiple accounts, deliver autocomplete suggestions
Just one day after providing a major update for its Android Gmail app, Google (GOOG) has delivered a much-needed revamp to its iOS Gmail app, …
Google unleashes new Android Gmail app update with pinch-to-zoom capabilities
The wait is over for Android users who want pinch-to-zoom capabilities for their mobile Gmail apps. Android Police reports that Google (GOOG) has released its …
Apple seeds its third beta of iOS 6.1 to developers
iOS developers got a nice little treat on Monday when Apple (AAPL) let them know that the third beta for iOS 6.1 was ready for …
iTunes 11 now available for OS X and Windows
With just one day to spare, Apple (AAPL) on Thursday released the latest version of its popular media hub, iTunes. Announced this past September and …
WebOS raised from the dead again, this time as an Android app [video]
Vampires, werewolves and zombies should all be envious of webOS’s resilience. Engadget reports that Phoenix International Communications, a team of volunteers and apparent webOS enthusiasts, have …
Microsoft reportedly preps ‘Windows Blue’ update for 2013 in shift to annual OS updates
In yet another move that shows it wants to be more like Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT) will reportedly move towards yearly Windows release according to sources from The Verge and ZDNet. Microsoft’s next …
Adblock Plus for Android rids mobile ads from all your apps and web browsing
Adblock Plus, one of the greatest Internet browser plugins ever created, is finally available to purge Android smartphones and tablets of mobile advertisements once and for …
