Google Docs desktop editor comes to iPad
Google recently revamped its mobile Google Docs offering, providing more robust editing capabilities on several smartphone platforms. While the revised sites are quite useful on …
Apps & Software
AT&T Dell Streak Froyo update pushed back to next year
Dell confirmed on Thursday evening that users of its Dell Streak tablet who purchased the device through AT&T will have to wait until next year …
Microsoft readying second major Window Phone 7 update for February?
Blog WinRumors is reporting that Microsoft is preparing a second, developer-centric software update for its Windows Phone 7 platform to be released this February. The information was …
Google updates Gmail Android app; priority inbox, improved compose, in-line replies
Today, Google released an update to its Gmail Android application that offers several bug fixes, improvements, and feature additions. Most notably, the new bits add enhanced priority …
Apple reveals top iPhone, iPad apps of 2010
Apple revealed its top iOS apps of 2010 on Thursday, and the list is broken down into six categories — top free, top paid and …
90 second song previews begin to trickle into iTunes Music Store
Back in November, a leaked email from Apple to record label representatives indicated that 90 second song previews were in the works for the iTunes …
Andy Rubin: over 300,000 Android phones are being activated every day
Google’s VP of Engineering, Andy Rubin, utilized the social-network Twitter to drop some knowledge on the world. Mr. Rubin notes that his company’s mobile operating …
Skype updates Symbian client for N8, C7, E5 handsets
In a brief blog post, internet communication company Skype announced an updated client for newer Symbian smartphones (formerly known as Symbian^3). The updated app will …
Verizon advert touts prowess of BlackBerry 6 on Curve 9330, Bold 9650
It’s no secret that BlackBerry 6 will be coming to the Bold 9650 and Curve 9330. RIM has publicly stated that the two devices are …
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 …
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 …
