A notification system Gaea would be proud of
If you are an iPhone user, you definitely know how annoying iOS notifications can get. Android and BlackBerry users have the luxury of a more …
Apps & Software
Windows Phone 7 Connector for Mac now available
Following reports last week stating that Windows Phone 7 Connector for Mac was nearing release, Microsoft today made its OS X connector software available to …
Android Market hits 100,000 app milestone
Congratulations, Android fans — you now have a whopping 100,000 apps to choose from in the Android Market. The 100k milestone means Google is gaining …
Antoine Dodson plays pitchman for Sex Offender Tracker app
Could there possibly be a better way to introduce the world to an app that locates sex offenders? Antoine Dodson, who inadvertently earned a place …
12-year-old discovers Firefox flaw, earns $3000 in the process
A few months ago, Mozilla threw down the gauntlet by asking developers to find major security flaws in Firefox in return for a $3000 reward. …
Winamp beta comes to Android Market
We recently dedicated a Throwback Thursday to Winamp and, as many of you were quick to point out, the product is still alive and quite …
Microsoft Windows 7: 240 million copies sold in first year
Microsoft confirmed on Thursday what the world has known for quite some time… Windows 7 is a hit. Gates’ legacy sold more than 240 million …
PwnageTool 4.1 now available for your pwning pleasure
The Dev Team announced in a blog post today that the latest version of its iPhone hacking tool is now available. PwnageTool 4.1 does exactly …
Microsoft announces Office 365 cloud-based productivity suite
What do you get when you combine Microsoft Office, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online and Lync Online? According to Microsoft, you get the “next generation in …
HP announces Palm Pre 2, webOS 2.0
The news doesn’t come as much of a surprise following a series of leaks, but HP finally made the Palm Pre 2 and accompanying webOS …
AutoCAD makes its Mac return, after nearly two decades in the wildnerness
Mac OS engineers, architects, and designers can rejoice; AutoCAD, the popular 3D visualization package is now available for the Mac once again. AutoCAD left the Mac platform 18 …
Angry Birds for Android available… for free
Hey Android, Angry Bird fans… want to know why you’ll have a leg up on the rest of the Angry Bird-playing smartphone world? You’re version …
Blank Label app lets you design, customize, and personalize your button-down shirt
Gentlemen, let’s talk about steez. You know, “style with ease.” If you’re the kind of dude who rocks a button-down collared shirt — and likes being …
Viva la Xmarks!
Last month, we reported on the demise of cross-browser, bookmark-syncing service Xmarks. This month, we are happy to inform you that is looks like Xmarks …
Skype now available for all Android devices, Wi-Fi only in U.S.
If you’re an Android using Skype-lover, the day you’ve been waiting for has come. The iron-fisted grip Verizon Wireless previously had on Skype has been …
Dropbox announces new mobile applications, 2 million mobile users
Dropbox, a fairly awesome internet syncing service, has announced updates to their official mobile applications for the iPhone and iPad, as well as Android and BlackBerry devices. …
Angry Birds public beta coming to Android Market on Friday
The gang over at Talk Android have gotten the scoop from Rovio — makers of Angry Birds — about their immediate plans for Google’s mobile …
Woman uses Galaxy S, SWYPE to break text messaging world record
A U.K. woman armed with a Samsung Galaxy S running the SWYPE keyboard has broken the Guinness World Record for text messaging. The 27-year old managed to …
Adobe Flash 10.1 files leaked, will work on any Android 2.2 handset
If you’re rocking an Android 2.2 handset but can’t see Adobe’s Flash 10.1 in the Market, Droid-Life may have you covered. A user has uploaded …
Skype mobile application to run on Verizon Wireless BREW feature phones
It looks like Skype and Verizon Wireless have inked another deal to bring the Skype mobile application to more Verizon devices. In a blog post today, Skype …
Google Calendar Sync will keep Outlook 2010 up to date
Just a quick note here… Google has announced that its calendar desktop syncing conduit for Outlook — Calendar Sync — is now compatible with Microsoft Outlook 2010. The blog …
Adobe CEO: we've moved on from Apple and the iPad
iPads?! We don’t need no stinking iPads! Shantanu Narayen, Adobe’s CEO, was recently asked about his feelings on Apple’s iPad, more specifically the Cupertino company’s …
Flash 10.1 out of beta, final version available in Android Market
Adobe has just made a final, beta-less version of Flash 10.1 available to all those that have an Android 2.2 handset. The new bits are waiting …
NAVIGON offering 50% off all iPhone navigation apps
If you’re an iPhone owner, you have to pay for your turn-by-turn GPS applications (at this point all the Android users are smiling ear-to-ear). If …
Apple iPod Event Slated For Mid-September?
Rumor has it that Apple will be scheduling its annual iPod event for mid-September, which is a little bit later than in years past. This …
PSA: today is patch Tuesday, there are 34 vulnerabilities in your Windows system waiting to be plugged
Just a quick public service announcement and follow-up on a story we published last week. Today is Microsoft’s patch Tuesday, and on this patch Tuesday …
RIM releases BlackBerry Desktop Manager 6.0 for the PC
Today, RIM released an update to their BlackBerry Desktop Manager software use for device management. The update, version 6.0, adds support for the BlackBerry Torch …
Adobe demos Flash 10.1 on Motorola DROID 2
Adobe has just thrown up a quick blog post that demos Adobe Flash 10.1 running on the Motorola DROID 2. The post contains a video …
Skype going public, files for IPO
We bet everyone out there is saying, “Finally.” And if so, we’re right along with you. Skype has just filed with the SEC for an …
Motorola employee states Android 2.2 for DROID X due by "early September"
Yesterday afternoon, a Motorola employee named Matt dropped this little nugget in the company’s official forums: Some Droid X users are experiencing an issue using …
