New HTC Sense 3.5 UI stars in 5-minute video walkthrough [video]
HTC’s unreleased Sense 3.5 UI has been shown off extensively ahead of its formal introduction thanks to Chinese-language website XDA.cn. Expected to be unveiled alongside …
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BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 screenshots leak, reaffirm BES revamp
Purported images from version 2.0 of RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook OS have been published by a Chinese website. If authentic, they reaffirm several details about the …
Apple seeds new OS X Lion 10.7.2 build, iPhoto beta 3, iCloud beta 9 to devs
Apple seeded a new OS X Lion 10.7.2 build, iPhoto 9.2 beta 3 and iCloud beta 9 to its developers on Friday. Apple’s release notes …
Firefox 6 adoption takes off
Users are flocking towards Mozilla’s latest Firefox 6 browser according to new data from Chitika Insights, the research arm of ad network Chitika. The company …
Flipboard to add TV shows, books and movies; iPhone app on its way
Flipboard, the company behind the popular like-named social magazine application for the iPad, plans to add TV shows, books and movie content, Reuters reported on …
Windows OS shows biggest decline in August as Mac OS, iOS, Android grow [infographic]
New data shows that usage of Microsoft’s Windows operating system declined so far in August while Apple’s OS X and iOS usage increased, as did …
AirPlay drives iTunes momentum in online movie market share
A new report from research firm IHS suggests that Apple’s iTunes share of “consumer spending for movie electronic sell-through (EST) and Internet video on demand …
Hulu future foggy, bids for company due Wednesday
Bids for the online streaming company Hulu are due on Wednesday but it is still unclear what the company’s future will hold. Bidders will “submit …
WebOS developers flocking to Windows Phone, Microsoft director says
Microsoft is offering to help published webOS developers create applications for its Windows Phone platform. The response has been very positive so far, according to …
Apple releases iOS 5 beta 6 to developers; here's the full change log
Apple on Friday release iOS 5 beta 6 to developers. The new build is available as a 144MB over-the-air (OTA) update for developers with iOS …
Microsoft outs Windows Phone 'We're in' location sharing app
Microsoft’s Bing team took the wraps off of a new location-sharing application for Windows Phone on Thursday called “We’re in.” The application is similar to …
Most Android apps sit idle, top-50 apps make up 61% of all usage, Nielsen finds
Nielsen on Thursday ushered in a new era of mobile device usage reporting brought about by customer metering software installed on thousands of iOS and …
Latest Swype keyboard hits Sprint's Nexus S 4G [video]
Swype released the latest version of its popular software keyboard exclusively for Sprint Nexus S 4G users on Tuesday. Swype now supports new app gesture …
Apple releases OS X Lion 10.7.1
Apple on Tuesday released OS X Lion 10.7.1 to Mac users with the following changes listed: The 10.7.1 update is recommended for all users running …
Apple seeds new OS X Lion 10.7.2 build, iCloud beta 7 to developers
Apple started seeding OS X Lion 10.7.2 11C37 and iCloud beta 7 to developers on Friday afternoon. The latest iCloud beta 7 build includes updated …
Walmart dances around Apple's in-app purchase rules with VUDU web app for iPad
On Wednesday, Walmart subsidiary VUDU launched a new iPad-accessible web app that allows iPad users to stream more than 20,000 movies and television shows directly …
GameFly to launch unlimited game download service this fall
GameFly announced on Wednesday it will soon offer a new service called “Unlimited PC Play” that will allow gamers to download an unlimited amount of …
Microsoft adding speech recognition tech to Windows 8, next generation products [video]
Microsoft’s internal Tellme team is working on implementing speech recognition software into the Redmond-based firm’s portfolio of software and hardware products. Microsoft will build the …
How to make Apple's OS X Lion less horrible
Apple made Lion, its eighth major OS X release, available to Mac computer users on July 20th, and the Cupertino-based tech giant noted in the …
News360 2.0 brings web app, updates for iPad and Honeycomb
In a world packed with more news aggregation services and RSS readers than we could ever need, only a few manage to rise to the …
Amazon launches web-based Kindle Cloud Reader
Amazon launched its new Kindle Cloud Reader service on Wednesday that provides users with access their Kindle library using Chrome or Safari on Mac, PC, …
Optimum launches iPhone app, allows full TV viewing, remote controlling
Cablevision launched a unique implementation of TV viewing with the company’s iPad app a few months back. In short, the iPad actually sits behind your …
Facebook launches Messenger chat app for Android, iPhone
Facebook announced on Tuesday that it has released a new application called “Messenger” for Android and the iPhone. Messenger allows users to quickly chat with …
Skype for Mac OS X adds HD video calling and Lion support
Fresh on the heels of launching a client for the iPad, Skype released Skype version 5.3 for Mac on Monday. The update adds support for …
AT&T HTC Inspire 4G Gingerbread update now available
HTC began pushing out the Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) update to the AT&T HTC Inspire 4G on Monday. Customers will receive notifications to update over-the-air or …
Google+ now available for iPad, iPod touch
Google updated its Google+ iOS application on Monday with support for the iPod touch and the iPad. The search giant initially launched Google+ on Android …
Apple to activate speech-to-text in iOS 5
We’ve heard rumors that Apple will a include Siri-powered “Assistant” voice command option ahead of the official iOS 5 launch, and now 9to5Mac has learned …
Chrome for tablets caught on film [video]
Google’s Chrome OS was originally designed as a lightweight operating system for devices such as netbooks, which have a constant internet connection. The search giant already …
Here's the full change log for iOS 5 beta 5
Apple just pushed iOS 5 beta 5 out to developers and wouldn’t you know, we’ve got the full change log for you to feast your …
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 TouchWiz update rolling out now
Right on schedule, Samsung’s TouchWiz update began rolling out to Galaxy Tab 10.1 owners on Friday. The update provides a number of visual enhancements to …
