Microsoft confirms Windows Phone 7 app limit for push notifications
Earlier this week, reports emerged surrounding an odd limitation recently discovered on Microsoft’s new Windows Phone 7 platform. Though interpretations varied, the gist was that …
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Facebook Connect: 250 million monthly users, adding 10,000 sites every day
At the Le Web conference in Paris France, Facebook’s platform chief, Ethan Beard, told technology blog TechCrunch that his company’s Facebook Connect service now has …
Google demos Chrome OS, announces partnership with Verizon Wireless
Google held a special event on Tuesday to show off progress made over the course of the last year with its Chrome line of products. …
Google details new Chrome features, Chrome Web Store [Updated]
Moments ago, at a planned media event, Google gave users a peak into the future of the Chrome web browser and provided further details on …
RIM now accepting App World submissions for PlayBook applications
Today, Research In Motion announced that it has “opened the BlackBerry App World vendor portal to begin accepting BlackBerry PlayBook apps from developers.” The company …
Video chat icons, PlayStation-like gaming calls found in Android 2.3 SDK
Over the past 24-hours, electronic archeologists — of sorts — have been sifting through the Android 2.3 SDK looking for little nuggets of information that could …
New Google Maps coming ‘in a matter of days’; adds offline mode, vector-based map drawing
Yesterday, at the AllThingsD conference, Google’s Andy Rubin demoed a new, improved version of Google Maps that is due to hit Android devices “in a …
Windows Phone 7 copy / paste captured on video
Reports of a Windows Phone 7 OS update trickling out to developer phones first surfaced over the weekend. As part of that update, it looks …
webOS’ on-screen keyboard gets taken for a test drive
The gang over at PreCentral.net have done some tinkering with a Palm Pre 2 running webOS 2.0 and have managed to gain access to the …
Mac App Store to launch December 13th?
A new rumor cites an anonymous “inside source” in suggesting that Apple plans to launch its Mac App Store one week from today, on December …
Pandora has a change of heart; no Windows Phone 7 app planned [Updated]
Back in March of this year, Microsoft proudly announced that Pandora would be one of its big-name Windows Phone 7 launch partners. In an interesting …
Google pushes Android Gingerbread 2.3 to Nexus One handsets?
If you’re feeling a little down now that the official successor to the Google Nexus One, the Nexus S, has been announced, don’t feel too …
Google publishes Android 2.3 SDK for developers, details improvements
When it rains it pours in Android-land! Earlier this morning, Google published an Android 2.3 video for developers. While the video focuses mainly on development, …
Google taking Gingerbread out of the oven today? Android 2.3 release due?
Why not start off the week with an unconfirmed and tantalizing Android rumor, right? Thanks to one piece of known information, and one slightly more …
Apple unsurprisingly only allowing full apps in Mac App Store
Any developers out there that thought they’d be able to submit trial or demo versions of their applications for inclusion in Apple’s Mac App Store …
Beezz becomes first Window Phone 7 Twitter client with push notification support
Beezz, an emerging Twitter client for the Windows Phone 7 OS, will soon become the first Twitter app to support push notifications on Microsoft’s new …
Apple releases new build of OS X 10.6.6 to developers
Apple released a new beta of its Snow Leopard operating system to developers on Thursday. OS X 10.6.6 beta 2 comes almost a month after …
UK’s Guardian tips iOS subscription service?
Did the UK-based paper Guardian just tip Apple’s rumored iOS subscription service? In a post today, the Guardian acknowledged some of the frustrations users of …
Android 2.3 makes cameo in Google’s official Voice Search video from Hong Kong
This one definitely snuck under the radar for quite some time. On November 23rd, Google Hong Kong posted a video showcasing its Google Voice Search …
Nokia makes Ovi Maps 3.6 beta available via Labs
Nokia has just made a new, beta version of its Ovi Maps suite available for download via the Beta Labs channel. The update, version number …
83% of Android devices now running OS 2.1 or higher
Here’s a bit of good news for Android enthusiasts: as of December 1st, 83% of Android devices are now running OS version 2.1 or higher. The …
Google releases Reader application for Android
Yesterday, Google announced the release of an official Google Reader application for its Android mobile operating system. The application supports multiple accounts, synchronized preferences, full …
BlackBerry 6 kernel gets cryptographic seal of approval from U.S. government
Today, Research In Motion announced that the cryptographic kernel of its BlackBerry 6 mobile operating system has earned the FIPS 140-2 security certification. FIPS, or Federal Information …
Adobe releases Flash 10.2 beta; improves speed, efficiency
Today, Adobe announced the release of its Flash Player 10.2 beta software via its Labs website. The new bits aim to shore-up the speed and …
Samsung issues new GPS fix for Captivate, Vibrant
AT&T’s Captivate and T-Mobile’s Vibrant are among several Samsung Galaxy S-branded smartphones that have been plagued by GPS issues since they launched. While this isn’t …
Winamp 5.6 gets official, improves Android support and adds wireless music synchronization
Today, Winamp announced a new, desktop version of its popular music management software, Winamp 5.6. When paired with Winamp for Android, the company boasts that its software …
Android Market content ratings now live for developers
Google announced earlier this week that it would soon implement a content rating system in the Android Market. The new ratings will designate appropriate age …
‘Massive’ Windows Phone 7 update coming in January
Microsoft has been talking about Windows Phone 7 updates since long before Windows Phone 7 was even released. While the OS’ launch was a bit …
Google adds ‘optional meeting attendees’ feature to Calendar
The list of things that enterprise calendaring systems (e.g. Microsoft Exchange) can do that Google Calendar can not do is getting shorter and shorter. Today, the …
WP7 developers complain of missing payments, broken reporting tools
Microsoft is making good progress in its efforts to woo developers to the new Windows Phone 7 platform, but we hope the company is equally …
