Judge shoots down Apple’s ‘App store’ suit against Amazon
A U.S. judge has shot down Apple’s request that Amazon stop using the word “Appstore” to describe its mobile application marketplace. Apple originally filed a …
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Apple announces new App Store milestone: over 15 billion downloads served
Apple on Thursday announced the latest milestone achieved by its industry-shaping App Store: 15 billion downloads served. Apple says the more than 200 million iOS …
Google Maps 5.7 for Android adds Transit Navigation, better search, photo viewer [video]
Google took the wraps off of Google Maps 5.7 for Android devices on Wednesday, and the software update adds quite a few new features. The …
Amazon updates Cloud Drive and Cloud Player with unlimited music space, free storage for Amazon MP3s, iPad web player
Moments ago Amazon announced that it has made a number of enhancements to its Amazon Cloud Drive and Cloud Player services. First — for a …
Games were most downloaded and most purchased mobile apps in Q2, Nielsen finds
Developers looking to attack mobile app segments where they might have the best chance of scoring big with smartphone users would be well served to …
Web-based jailbreak returns, supports iPad 2 and any other iOS device
Web-based jailbreak tool Jailbreakme.com is back, and jailbreaking your iPhone, iPad or iPad touch has never been easier. How easy is it, you ask? Simply …
Microsoft to power English search results on Baidu
Microsoft has struck a deal to provide English search results in Baidu, China’s most popular search engine. According to The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft anticipates …
Google’s Chrome web browser now has 20.7% of web browser global market share at cost of IE, Firefox
According to the analytics firm StatCounter, Google’s Chrome web browser now has a 20.7% grip of the web browser market — seven times more than …
Google+ iPhone app submitted for approval
Late last week Google took the wraps off of its new social network, Google+. The search engine giant released an Android application in tandem with …
Windows Phone Marketplace now home to more than 25,000 apps
Microsoft’s Windows Phone Marketplace is now home to more than 25,000 applications, according to the app tracking website WindowsPhoneAppList. That’s a rapid jump from the …
Dungeon Hunter 2, NBA Jam, other iOS games on sale for holiday weekend
A number of iOS game publishers, including Gameloft and Electronic Arts, have dropped the prices of several games in honor of the upcoming holiday weekend. …
AT&T’s BlackBerry Bridge app now available in App World
When RIM launched the BlackBerry PlayBook earlier this year, AT&T was the only carrier that didn’t provide a BlackBerry Bridge application out of the gate. …
Farmville creator Zynga files for $1 billion IPO
Zynga, the popular gaming company behind hits such as Farmville — and the owner of other smash titles such as Words with Friends on Android …
Windows Phone to grab 17% of smartphone market next year, analyst predicts
According to Chang Chi, the deputy head of Taiwan-based Market Intelligence Center, Windows Phone will have a 17% grip on the smartphone market next year. …
Apple pushes OS X Lion GM out to developers
Apple on Friday seeded the Gold Master build of its OS X 10.7 Lion operating system to developers. The build number is 11A511, and the …
iTunes App Store now home to more than 100,000 iPad apps
The iTunes App Store is now home to more than 100,000 iPad applications. According to MacStories, Apple and its developers set a record by hitting …
Skype for Android updated with video calling support [video]
Skype announced on Wednesday that its Android application now supports video calling on select devices. The application is particularly attractive because it allows mobile users …
HP ponders Windows 8 tablets
On Friday, HP’s brand new webOS-powered TouchPad tablet will make its debut in the United States. Even though HP purchased Palm for $1.2 billion last …
Facebook CEO says company will ‘launch something awesome’ next week
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that the social network has plans to “launch something awesome” next week. There’s no official …
Annual mobile app downloads to jump to 182.7 billion by 2015, IDC says
According to a new report from research firm IDC, annual mobile app downloads are expected to jump from just 10.7 billion in 2010 to 182.7 …
Angry Birds for Windows Phone 7 now available for $2.99
Microsoft originally said that Rovio’s hit game Angry Birds would make its debut in May, but that date was later pushed until June 29th. That …
HP in talks to license webOS
During an interview with Bloomberg recently, HP’s CEO Leo Apokether said that his company is in talks to license its webOS software to other manufacturers. …
Facing criticisms, Apple posts Final Cut Pro X FAQ
After facing criticisms from the professional community over several changes in Final Cut Pro X, Apple has updated its website with a new frequently asked …
Social media displaces porn as top online activity [video]
Erik Qualman from Socialnomics recently published a new video that shows the power of social networks today. The most stunning fact, to us, is that …
New PlayLater service lets you DVR online videos
The firm behind PlayOn, the popular online video streaming service, announced its new PlayLater service. PlayLater allows users to record streaming video from nearly any …
Windows Phone ‘Tango’ and ‘Apollo’ updates to follow Mango
Microsoft’s new Windows Phone Mango update is expected to begin rolling out this fall, but there are already reports that the company is working on …
Microsoft launches cloud-based Office 365
Moments ago, Microsoft officially released its new cloud-based Office product, Office 365, which will compete directly with Google Docs. The Office 365 suite, which has …
Apple iPad 2 giveaway!
We’re back with another one and this time it’s thanks to TeleNav, our launch partner for our new podcast series. Want to get your hands …
Facebook hits 750 million users milestone
Facebook now has 750 million monthly active users worldwide, TechCrunch reported on Friday. That’s incredible growth since our June 1st story, which suggested that the …
iCloud services, including ‘iCloud Mail,’ will be accessible on the Web
According to Apple’s new MobileMe transition FAQ page, users will be able to access their iCloud services from the web. Specifically, the site says: Will …
