Microsoft to demo Windows 8 tablet in June, report claims
According to an unconfirmed report on Monday, Microsoft has plans to give the world its first glimpse of Windows 8 for tablets this summer. Citing …
Apps & Software
GoToMyPC finally launches for the iPad [video]
If you’re a GoToMyPC fan, theres one thing you’ve been waiting for since Apple first introduced the iPhone: an iOS app. LogMeIn has had a …
Sprint launches Protection App for Total Equipment Protection customers
U.S. wireless provider Sprint has announced a new mobile application available to subscribers of its Total Equipment Protection (TEP) program, titled Protection App. Protection App …
Developer shows off iOS notifications that don’t suck [video]
Simply put, Apple’s iOS notification system is horrible. Terrible. In fact, in our opinion it’s the worst smartphone notification system on the planet. We’ve written …
Apple OS X Lion 10.7 new features wrap up so far
Ever since Apple released Mac OS X Lion 10.7 to developers to test, new features have started to become uncovered. 9to5Mac has been doing a …
Users reporting Gingerbread update (Android 2.3.3) causes screen discoloration on Nexus S
We’ve received a handful of tips from frustrated Nexus S owners claiming that the recently released Android 2.3.3 update has an unwelcome side effect, screen discoloration. Reports indicate that …
Apple applies for trademark on ‘Places’ in EU, China; hints at social network?
Cupertino based Apple, Inc. has filed for a trademark on the word “Places” in both the European Union and China, reports Patently Apple. The original …
FaceTime for Mac exits beta, costs 99¢ in the Mac App Store
Apple’s FaceTime video chat service for Mac exited beta on Thursday to coincide with the release of the company’s refreshed MacBook Pro line. It also …
AT&T: HTC Aria getting Android 2.2 (Froyo) tomorrow
Via Facebook, AT&T has made its second major Android operating system update announcement in as many days. The subject of today’s post: the HTC Aria. …
Downloads of Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) for Nexus S, Nexus One provided courtesy of XDA
If we know you, and we think we do, you’re not the kind of person that wants to wait two weeks to get Gingerbread (Android …
New evidence of Android apps running on BlackBerry phones emerges
Mobile app developer ShopSavvy reports that its Android application has recently been tested on multiple BlackBerry devices. BGR exclusively reported last month that RIM may be …
Froyo goes live for AT&T’s Samsung Captivate
Sprint subscribers may have just been driven further into a frenzy by Samsung’s botched Froyo update for the Epic 4G, but Galaxy S users subscribed …
Sprint pulls Samsung Epic 4G Android 2.2 (Froyo) update; data connectivity, SD card issues reported
Not a ton of good news this week for Samsung handset owners awaiting software updates. Just three days after a highly-anticipated, Android 2.2 update began …
Microsoft discusses Windows Phone update issues; 10% rate of failure
Yesterday, we told you about an issue being experience by Samsung Windows Phone owners that was causing a recently released update to fail — or …
Apple finally GMs iOS 4.3, build 8F190?
One of our Apple sources has just informed us that it looks like Apple has finalized the code for its upcoming iOS 4.3 release. The …
Microsoft stops pushing Windows Phone update to Samsung devices; cites ‘technical issue’
Microsoft made news earlier this week when it began pushing its first software update to Windows Phone 7 handsets. The new code — which does …
AT&T announces Android 2.2 (Froyo) update for Samsung Captivate begins tomorrow, Aria soon
Fear not AT&T Captivate owners, for after tomorrow, your handset will only be one major Android OS revision behind the most current code-base, not two. …
Google begins pushing Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) to Nexus One, Nexus S
This is definitely the advantage to owning Google’s anointed developer phone. Via a tweet, the Android maker announced that it has begun pushing out Gingerbread — Android …
Motorola: XOOM to have ‘unlockable/relockable bootloader’
Motorola definitely hasn’t won over the hearts and minds of the most hardcore Android tinkerers — thanks in large part to the company’s locked-down hardware …
Microsoft makes Windows 7 Service Pack 1 available to public
Looking to make your Windows 7 rig even better? Love service packs? You’re in luck! Today, Microsoft made Service Pack 1 for its Windows 7 …
Microsoft releases its first Windows Phone 7 update (no copy/paste support)
Microsoft on Monday announced that its first software update for the Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system is now available. Unfortunately, this is not the …
Yobongo for iPhone hands-on
Yobongo, if you haven’t heard, is a new iPhone app that meshes location-aware messaging with a chatroom-like environment, and it’s kind of amazing. By using …
Sprint: Froyo coming to the Samsung Epic 4G on February 21st
Fear not Epic 4G owners, Sprint has not forsaken thee. Via the company’s community site, Sprint has announced that the Samsung Epic 4G will be …
Twitter suspends UberTwitter, twitdroyd for policy violations
Twitter on Friday suspended two very popular third-party Twitter applications for violating policies put in place for third-party developers who access Twitter’s APIs. UberTwitter, a …
Apple remained king of app stores in 2010; Nokia’s Ovi Store revenue ironically up 719%
IHS, new owner of research firm iSuppli, has issued its full-year data on app stores in 2010. According to the company’s report, Apple’s market share …
Nokia trying to smooth things over with developers; offering free E7 and Windows Phone device
According to an email obtained by SlashGear, Nokia will be offering its present developers several freebies to keep the code flowing. In light of the …
PlayOn brings Netflix streaming and more to Android phones
Here’s another reason for Samsung Captivate owners to be aggravated after yesterday’s debacle — Android phone owners with Android 2.2 (Froyo) or later now have …
Samsung Epic 4G and Sanyo Zio to get Froyo updates on February 21st
A new source contacted BGR on Thursday with details surrounding much awaited Android 2.2 (Froyo) updates for the Samsung Epic 4G and the Sanyo Zio …
RIM, TAT show off gorgeous BlackBerry PlayBook apps at MWC [video]
RIM might have the enterprise market squarely in its sights with the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, but the sleek device is hardly all business. At Mobile World …
AT&T’s Samsung Captivate finally gets Android 2.2 Froyo update [updated]
If there are any Samsung Captivate owners out there who haven’t yet thrown their devices out a window due to frustration, today is your lucky …
