Google to test NFC mobile payment system in New York, San Francisco
Leaving your credit card at the bar may soon be a thing of the past — that is, if you live in San Francisco or …
Apps & Software
Qik announces Qik Video Connect iPhone app, launches today
Have you been a fan of Qik, yet kind of depressed its live streaming iPhone app has fallen by the way side? Qik has just …
Microsoft launches Internet Explorer 9
Microsoft on Monday announced the availability of its next-generation desktop Web browser, Internet Explorer 9. “The best experience of the Web is on Windows with …
Windows Phone sales top 877,000 in February, report suggests
According to a recently filed report, nearly 1 million Windows Phone handsets were sold in the month of February alone. Using the same algorithm that successfully predicted when Microsoft hit …
Yahoo! fixes Windows Phone 7 and iPhone IMAP data leak issue
Yahoo! has reportedly fixed an IMAP bug that caused the iPhone and Windows Phone devices to transmit loads of superfluous data over 3G. The bug …
Angry Birds Rio for Android to launch as Amazon exclusive
Rovio, the developer behind the wildly successful Angry Birds franchise, announced on Monday that its forthcoming Android title Angry Birds Rio for Android will launch exclusively in …
RIM exec says India making ‘astonishing’ security demands
Robert Crow, a VP for Research In Motion, recently told The Wall Street Journal that India’s security agencies are making “rather astonishing” demands for access …
Apple and Verizon remove the word AT&T from the Verizon iPhone?
After using the Verizon iPhone for a few weeks, something finally hit me. I have had an AT&T iPhone since the original launched, and was …
Winamp 1.0 for Android launches with free music downloads
“Whipping the llamas ass” just got a bit rowdier for Android users. Winamp 1.0 for Android is now available and provides a handful of enhancements, …
Motorola XOOM OS upgrade hits this evening, brings Flash 10.2 support
Motorola’s corporate Twitter account just sent out a tweet announcing that the Motorola XOOM will be receiveing an OTA software upgrade later today. The expected …
Adobe Flash Player 10.2 for Android landing March 18
Adobe has announced that it will release Flash Player 10.2 for Android 2.2 (Froyo) and Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) devices, as well as a beta version …
Skyfire 4.0 Pro Edition for Android coming soon
Skyfire is prepping a major update to its Android Web browser, which it will call Skyfire 4.0 Pro Edition. The update will include a new …
Microsoft to delay ‘NoDo’ update for Windows Phone; late March new target
In a statement to Mobilized, a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed what most had been expecting — another delay to the company’s planned, March Windows Phone update. Microsoft’s …
Apple pushes iMovie update, GarageBand for iPad to the App Store
During last week’s iPad 2 media event, Apple announced an update to the iOS version of its iMovie video editing application and introduced a new …
Angry Birds wields shillelaghs for St. Patrick’s Day as Rovio secures $42M in funding
It looks like everyone’s favorite themed, fowl-flinging game — Angry Birds Seasons — has been updated to celebrate the March 17th holiday, St. Patrick’s Day. The game …
LookTel Money Reader: The iPhone as a tool for the blind [video]
In January 2009, legendary singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder went to the Consumer Electronics Show and asked companies to consider the blind when building their wares. At …
Honeycomb is ‘by the geeks, for the geeks, and of the geeks,’ analyst writes
Android 3.0 — or “Honeycomb,” as Google lovingly calls it — is not fit for mass consumption. This according to analyst Trip Chowdhry of Global Equities …
Apple’s Safari browser embarrassed at Pwn2Own, hacked in 5 seconds
Safari just got served. At this year’s Pwn2Own conference, security firms and enthusiasts are doing their very best to discover and deploy exploits to some …
Google adds Smart Labels to Gmail’s repertoire
In a recent blog post, Google Software Engineer Stanley Chen revealed the latest addition to Gmail’s feature set, Smart Labels. The new labeling system, which can be …
Windows Phone 7 ‘Nodo’ update due in coming weeks, Microsoft France states
In a post published on an official Microsoft France blog, the company indicates that its first major Windows Phone 7 update — “Nodo” — will …
Apple releases iOS 4.3 for the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Apple TV
The update came a bit later than Apple intended due to an issue fixed by last night’s iTunes update, but the company just released iOS …
Twitter updates iOS app following mass hysteria over ‘Quick Bar’
Twitter on Tuesday issued another update to its iOS application following an outpouring of public disgust with the app’s new “Quick Bar” feature. Twitter 3.3 …
GetJar fears competition, ousts Opera Mini from its app store
The Opera Mini browser no longer has a home in GetJar’s app store. Following Opera’s announcement on Tuesday that it will now offer an app …
webOS on every PC starting next year, says HP CEO
According to Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheker, HP personal computers will begin pulling double in the very near future. “Starting next year, every one of the …
Opera launches app store for Android, BlackBerry, Symbian, Java handsets
Browser maker Opera has announced the a new application store for Android, BlackBerry, Symbian, and Java based handsets that offers both free and paid applications …
Adobe releases preview of Wallaby, a Flash-to-HTML5 conversion utility [video]
Via a brief blog post, software giant Adobe has announced a preview of its “Wallaby” Flash-to-HTML5 conversion tool. The company is describing Wallaby as “experimental …
Windows Phone ‘NoDo’ update for HTC HD7 unofficially lands on XDA
It looks like the gang over at xda-developers have leaked a build of Microsoft’s Windows Phone NoDo update — better known as the copy and …
Apple releases iTunes 10.2.1 update
Apple on Tuesday released an updated version of its iTunes software. iTunes 10.2.1 includes the same change log as the previous version of the software, …
Foursquare 3.0 for Android and iOS set to launch tonight with host of new features
Via a blog post today, foursquare founder Dennis Crowley announced an updated version of his company’s software that will be available to users “late tonight.” …
Apple to hold iOS 5 event in early April, report claims
A new report suggests Apple will unveil the next version of its mobile operating system at a media event early next month. German Apple enthusiast …
