Amazons launches Mac Download Store
Amazon on Thursday announced yet another online application store, this time for Mac OS X users. The Amazon Mac Download Store will compete directly with …
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T-Mobile working on G2x software fix, Gingerbread coming by summer
Earlier this week TmoNews suggested that T-Mobile may have started to pull the G2x from store shelves due to performance issues. T-Mobile confirmed with BGR …
Microsoft creating web-based Windows Phone Marketplace for Mango
Microsoft’s senior director of the Windows Phone Marketplace, Todd Brix, has announced that Microsoft will launch a new web-based Windows Phone Marketplace for Mango phones. …
Skype service down for some, quick fix available now [updated]
Skype confirmed early Thursday morning that some users may experience connection issues signing into the service or making Skype calls. The company says it has …
mSpot launches Radio Spotter Beta music service, complimentary Android app
mSpot just took the wraps off of its new Radio Spotter Beta app for Android, which will allow users to listen to their own cloud-based …
BBC launches official Android app
BBC announced the availability of its free mobile news application for Android on Wednesday. The application provides quick access to BBC’s top stories complete with …
Twitter confirms TweetDeck purchase
Twitter’s CEO, Dick Costolo, has confirmed that his firm has purchased TweetDeck, the popular third-party client. In a blog post published on Wednesday morning, Costolo …
Verizon Wireless says DROID X will get Android Gingerbread update
Verizon Wireless has detailed a software update that will soon be pushed to the Motorola DROID X, thus confirming that the phone will be upgraded …
Microsoft says Ballmer’s Windows 8 in 2012 comment was a ‘misstatement’
During a press event in Japan recently, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said that Windows 8 would would launch sometime next year. His firm says otherwise. …
Apple acknowledges ‘Mac Defender’ malware problem, posts removal instructions
Mac users have recently been targeted by a phishing scam that falsely claimed their computers were infected with a virus. Upon being redirected to an …
Netflix app can be installed on any Android phone without rooting
To say Android fans had mixed emotions earlier this month when Netflix finally released its Android app is an understatement. On the one hand, the …
Twitter acquires TweetDeck for $40 million
Earlier this month we heard reports from TechCrunch that TweetDeck had been acquired by Twitter for $50 million. CNN now says that Twitter has finalized its …
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 to ship with Android 3.1 Honeycomb
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet, originally announced with Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) on board, will now ship with the updated Android 3.1 operating system. Samsung has …
Apple’s App Store now home to over 500,000 apps
According to new data from Chop, 148apps, and Chillingo, Apple’s iTunes App Store has approved more than 500,00 applications. In an infographic posted on Facebook, …
Windows Phone 7.1 ‘Mango’ update to land this fall
Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled its forthcoming major update to its Windows Phone platform — Windows Phone 7.1 “Mango.” We gave you live coverage of the …
Microsoft Windows Phone Mango hands-on
We’ve just seen a test handset running Windows Phone OS codenamed Mango, and even though the update won’t be available until the Fall, it brings …
Apple defends developers in letter to Lodsys
Earlier this month a company called Lodsys began sending letters to iOS app developers using Apple’s in-app billing system, asking each to license its technology …
Ballmer: Windows Phone ‘Mango’ release to deliver more than 500 new features
Speaking at the Japanese Microsoft Developers Forum, Microsoft’s CEO confirmed that the next Windows Phone update, codenamed Mango, will add “over 500 new features” to …
Google updates browser-based Maps for Android and iOS
Google — noting that 40% of its Google Maps users are on mobile devices — updated its Google Maps Web app for iOS and Android …
Gingerbread is lurking inside your Honeycomb tablet [video]
Gingerbread is lurking deep in the recesses of your Honeycomb, Android tablet. According to a report filed by mobile blog Pocketables, the interface you’re presented …
Yahoo! Messenger adds iPad 2 support, enables cross platform video chat
Yahoo! Messenger for iOS has been updated to version 2.1. The chat client is now optimized for tablets screens, and Yahoo! has added support for …
36% of smartphone purchasers the world over chose Android in Q1 of 2011
Does the number 36 mean anything to you? If you’re an Android fan it should. A report from analytics firm Gartner indicates that 36.3 million …
Microsoft sells 1.6M Windows Phone handsets in Q1
According to research firm Gartner, although Microsoft shipped 2 million Windows Phone units during Q4 of 2010, it sold 1.6 million units during Q1 of 2011.”Windows …
Angry Birds for Windows Phone launch moved to June 29th
Despite early reports that Rovio would push Angry Birds for Windows Phone out of the nest on May 25th, Microsoft said on Wednesday that the …
Delivery.com launches iPhone app
On Wednesday Delivery.com — the popular food delivery service — launched a dedicated iPhone application. It offers a bunch of useful features, including a “nearby” …
Angry Birds creator Rovio sets 2-3 year goal for IPO
Rovio Mobile, the firm behind the hit game Angry Birds, has set a goal to seek an initial public offering (IPO) sometime during the next …
Magazines hit Android Market with new apps from Next Issue Media
You no longer need an iPad to purchase and read some of your favorite magazines on a tablet. On Wednesday Next Issue Media — an …
Slacker intros ‘Slacker Premium Radio’ for $10 a month
On Tuesday Slacker introduced a new subscription service called “Slacker Premium Radio.” Slacker Premium allows you to search for artists and play songs, or even …
AT&T to developers: third-party application sources allowed henceforth
One of the major benefits of owning an Android handset is the ability to install applications from non-Market sources — without the necessity of a dev-team intervention. …
Sensobi Contacts Pro for BlackBerry giveaway – 500 copies up for grabs!
Back in July of 2009, we came across an emerging start up with a terrific contacts and communications management solution we thought might rival Xobni’s …
