RIM to hand out BlackBerry 10 prototype smartphones in May
Research In Motion will give prototype BlackBerry 10 smartphones to as many as 2,000 developers who attend the BlackBerry 10 Jam conference that runs alongside …
Apps & Software
Adobe Photoshop CS6 beta now available for free
Adobe on Thursday released its Photoshop CS6 beta with a new, faster and more modern user interface, re-engineered design tools and content-aware patching. “Photoshop CS6 will …
Android 5.0 Jelly Bean said to launch in Q3
Following a report that stated Google’s next major Android updated could launch as early as the second quarter this year, the Internet giant is now …
Death once had a near-Chuck Norris experience; now iPhone users can as well
The man who counted to infinity twice is invading iPhone 4S handsets around the world thanks to an incredibly useless but fantastically amusing Siri tweak. iOS …
Windows 8 PCs and tablets set to launch in October
Early rumors suggested that devices running Microsoft’s next-generation Windows 8 operating system might launch as soon as this summer, but a new report places the …
Apple releases OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Developer Preview 2
Apple on Friday released OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Developer Preview 2 to OS X developers. According to TheNextWeb, the Cupertino-based company also posted an extensive list …
Kindle for iPad updated with Retina Display support and cloud view
Amazon on Thursday updated its official Kindle app for iOS less than 24 hours before Apple’s new iPad launches. The Kindle 3.0 update adds a number …
RIM confirms PlayBook tablet to get BlackBerry 10 update
Research In Motion on Wednesday confirmed that the PlayBook tablet will eventually receive an update to unify its operating system with next-generation BlackBerry smartphones.The PlayBook’s …
Sparrow launches email client for iOS with gorgeous UI, no push notifications [video]
Sparrow’s desktop email client for OS X includes a great UI and a number of great features such as multiple accounts, a unified inbox and …
Skyfire HotSwap lets families share Apple’s iPad and stay logged in [video]
In a recent feature about Windows 8 and an earlier piece covering some of the problems facing iPad competitors, we mentioned the lack of multi-user login …
‘Anonymous-OS’ is fake and packed with malware, Anonymous says
Hacker group “Anonymous Operations” has confirmed that the custom Linux-based operating system released under its name earlier this week is not a platform it developed. …
Android 4.0 update coming soon to 16 HTC devices
HTC on Wednesday confirmed that 16 of its devices will receive a “tasty treat of Ice Cream Sandwich.” An Android 4.0 update will hit the …
‘Anonymous’ hacker group releases its own desktop OS [updated]
Notorious hacker group “Anonymous Operations” on Wednesday released the first version of its own desktop operating system. Dubbed Anonymous-OS, the computer platform is built on …
Google confirms Metro-style Chrome app for Windows 8
A Google spokesperson confirmed to Mashable that the search giant is working on a Metro-style version of Chrome for Windows 8. The Metro version will …
Samsung releases Android 4.0 ICS update for European Galaxy S II
Samsung on Tuesday announced an update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is now available in Europe and South Korea for the Galaxy S II. …
New Microsoft software can translate voices into foreign languages
Researchers at Microsoft have created software that can translate a user’s voice into a foreign languages, a solution with the potential to revolutionize communications, MIT’s …
ARM devices running Windows 8 will have locked bootloaders
Consumers who purchase an ARM device running Windows 8 will not be able to load any other operating system, XDA-Developers reported on Thursday. Microsoft’s Windows …
Apple’s iOS 5.1 update is now available for download
Apple announced during its press conference on Wednesday that the latest version of its mobile operating system would become available for download later in the …
Apple to release iOS 5.1 today for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch
Apple on Wednesday announced the release of iOS 5.1 during a press conference in San Francisco, California. Apple CEO Tim Cook stated that the iPad, iPhone …
Ice Cream Sandwich updates coming to 12 Verizon phones and tablets
Verizon Wireless on Tuesday announced that the latest version of Google’s mobile operating system, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, will be coming to 12 smartphones …
Windows 8 Consumer Preview downloads top 1 million
Microsoft announced on Thursday that its Windows 8 Consumer Preview has been downloaded a million times. “One day later…one million downloads of the consumer preview,” …
Android fragmentation gets measured; 2012 is the year of Gingerbread
Fragmentation is a recurring issue that haunts the Android ecosystem in many ways. While Google’s latest version of the Android platform was intended in large …
Welcome to the post-post-PC era: A review of Microsoft’s Windows 8 Consumer Preview
Apple’s iOS platform seemed to come out of nowhere and take the world by storm in 2007. The introduction of the first-generation iPhone set in …
Windows 8 Consumer Preview now available for download
Today is the day you can finally reach out and touch Windows 8. Well, the vast majority of you won’t be able to physically touch …
Photoshop Touch for iPad now available for $9.99
Adobe on Monday announced the latest addition to its iOS software lineup. The company’s Photoshop Touch app for the iPad hit Apple’s iOS App Store …
Apple’s ‘Genius’ recommendations may soon be less awful
Apple is a company that somehow manages to churn out an above-average amount of beautiful products, fantastic software and class-leading services. When it misses, however, …
Microsoft launches no holds barred anti-Google campaign [video]
“What happens when the world’s largest advertising business tries to sell productivity software on the side?” Microsoft asks users in its new Googlighting video. “Beware the Googlighting …
Microsoft Office for iPad gets pictured, launch expected in coming weeks [updated]
Microsoft is confirmed to be working on a version of its wildly popular Office productivity suite for Apple’s iPad, and The Daily managed to get …
BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 finally brings native email to RIM’s tablet
Right on schedule — sort of — Research In Motion announced on Tuesday that the first major update for its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet is now available …
iMessage to only work on Mountain Lion following beta period
Apple on Thursday unveiled the next major version of its desktop operating system, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. The new operating system for Mac desktops …
