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 …
Apps & Software
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 …
Google announces ‘One Pass’ subscription solution for publishers [video]
Just one day after Apple made its App Store subscription service available to publishers, Google has already responded by announcing a similar service for its …
Apple’s App Store is bad for consumers, AT&T CEO says
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson gave a keynote presentation at Mobile World Congress on Tuesday, during which he shared some interesting thoughts surrounding Apple’s iOS App …
Next version of Google’s Android OS discussed at MWC
A Google executive on Wednesday shared preliminary details surrounding the company’s next version of its Android operating system. In an interview with Phone Scoop at …
iWork ’11 launches February 19th according to Best Buy Mexico
A new page has been revealed on the Best Buy Mexico website that may shed light on the release date for Apple’s upcoming iWork refresh. …
LG Optimus 3D shares 3D videos with special YouTube app
LG on Monday announced a partnership with YouTube that will allow LG Optimus 3D users to share 3D video content using a special YouTube 3D …
Motorola acquires 3LM, updates MOTOBLUR, more
Motorola made various new software related announcements on Monday at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, not the least of which is a strategic acquisition that …
Adobe’s Flash 10.1 for mobile: a solid 2010; 600% growth predicted in 2011
At Mobile World Congress on Monday, BGR sat down with Adobe to review how its Flash platform did in the mobile space in 2010 and …
Xbox Live, Office, enhanced maps coming to Nokia’s Windows Phones; Qt not
At at joint press conference today, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Nokia CEO Stephen Elop provided specific details about what the newly forged partnership between …
Twitter 2.0 for Android released; interface revamped
Today via a blog post, social networking site Twitter announced an update to its Android client to version 2.0. The new code offers a modified …
Windows Phone 7 update packing copy and paste coming in March?
In December, rumors suggested that the first major update to Windows Phone 7 — the one bringing copy and paste — would drop sometime in …
ZTE to introduce carrier controlled, cloud-based app store at MWC; to be called iMarket
In a press release today, Chinese electronics manufacturer ZTE announced its plans to open a carrier-centric, cloud-based app store at next week’s Mobile World Congress. …
Sonos Controller for Android coming soon [video]
It’s finally coming, folks. Sonos told us that an Android client was by far the most requested item (and even noted how passionate Android users were about …
Skype updates iOS app for Verizon iPhone; video calling coming to Verizon, Android sets February 28th?
Two quick bits of Skype news to report. Today, the internet-based communications company has posted an update to its iOS client. The new code allows …
HP promises webOS on printers, PCs, and more
Towards the tail-end of today’s HP media event, the company laid out its future plans for its acquired operating system, webOS. Citing a more connected, …
Google brings native Translate app to iOS
Today, Google announced the availability of a new Translate app for Apple’s iPhone. The app gives users the ability to speak to translate, listen to spoken translations, …
Google brings Gmail’s Priority Inbox to HTML5 mobile browsers
Yesterday, Google announced the expansion of Gmail’s Priority Inbox feature to its mobile website. Users accessing gmail.com from their HTML5-capable smartphone browser can now view messages categorized by …
Android 2.4 reportedly lands in April; ViewSonic among first to launch
Google is reportedly preparing to release the next major build of its Android OS at some point in April, and ViewSonic will be among the …
