Official Twitter for Android app released
Android has never had a seriously good Twitter application, but the official Twitter for Android app, now available in the Android Market, looks to be …
Apps & Software
Adobe to rollout Flash 10.1 to Android in June
As expected, the verbal volleying between Adobe and Apple continues with Adobe again defending its Flash technology. Late Thursday afternoon, Abobe CTO Kevin Lynch posted …
HP committed to building out webOS
HP just wrapped up its conference call regarding its acquisition of Palm. Based upon what we heard, HP doesn’t seem to be particularly interested in …
Automatic app updates coming in Android 2.2
Updating Android applications has always been a pain in the butt thanks to Google’s insistance that each app be updated by itself. But according to …
Android Market surpasses 50,000 applications
AndroLib, the definitive tracker of Android applications, claims the Android Market has surpassed the 50,000 application milestone. This figure is unofficial as Google has been …
Google to iPhone users: No free navigation for you!
Much to the chagrin of iPhone users across the globe, Google has stated for the record that it will not be bringing Google Maps Navigation to …
Hands on with Microsoft Office for Mac 2011
Over the past few days we’ve been playing around the latest beta release of Microsoft Office for Mac 2011. Many of the changes made are hard …
Microsoft's profits jump in Q3
Yesterday, Microsoft announced its Q3 2010 earnings, and we’re pleased to report things went well for the Redmond, WA company. Riding the success of Windows …
Android dual-boot for iPhone now available
https://bgr.com/2010/04/22/android-successfully-ported-over-to-the-iphone/ Listen: We’ve been doing this for a long time and it’s incredibly hard for a single story to make us drop our jaws, but …
iPhone OS 4.0 beta 2 up for grabs
Alright, iPhone developers. Kick everyone out of the room, lock your door and grab a chilled can of Red Bull because Apple has just released …
Motorola DEVOUR gets an OTA update
Good news for Motorola DEVOUR owners as Verizon is now pushing out an OTA update for the Android smartphone. First off, no, it doesn’t magically …
Details on the Windows Phone 7 architecture leaked
Additional details on the underlying architecture of Windows phone 7 hit the internet today, courtesy of a leaked document that fell into the hands of …
Adobe CEO: Flash 10.1 for Android, BlackBerry and webOS delayed to 2H 2010
How this flew under the radar for nearly a week is beyond us, but the launch of Flash 10.1 for Android, BlackBerry and webOS has …
Sprint Hero Android 2.1 update pushed back to early May
Over the past couple of days we’ve heard some reports that the Sprint HTC Hero will not get bumped up to Android 2.1 this month …
Jailbroken iPhone 3G shown running OS 4.0 complete with multitasking
Although Apple has made it perfectly clear it will not enable multitasking on the iPhone 3G due to “hardware limitations” (specifically its 128MB of RAM …
Google: Java is running "rudderless"
While speaking at the Red Hat Middleware 2020 virtual conference, Google’s Josh Bloch expressed serious concerns over the direction of Oracle’s recently acquired Java platform. …
HTC looking into developing its own OS
While conducting an interview with Bloomberg, HTC CFO Cheng Hui-ming revealed that the Taiwan-based company is currently exploring the possibility of creating its own smartphone …
Google Docs gets much needed update
Google today announced a series of updates to Google Docs which are sure to please everyone who relies on the free cloud-based service. The documents editor …
Geohot makes it ra1n on the iPad
The latest blog post from iPhone firmware slayer George Hotz (geohot), dated April 9th, contains no words… but then again, words aren’t really necessary. The …
Google adds nested labels to Gmail's repertoire
Since day one, Google has stood by its use of labels, as opposed to folders, in its Gmail email system: “labels are more flexible than …
Twitter for BlackBerry shifts into public beta tonight
If you didn’t skip past this post, the odds are that you’re a BlackBerry user and Twitterer. And if our assumption is correct, then you’ll …
Google Voice being tested by Google, on the desktop
Way back in November of 2009, Google bought Internet-based calling software company Gizmo5. The implications of the acquisition were pretty clear, and speculation about the …
Skyfire puts its BlackBerry plans on ice
Oh dear. It’s no secret that out of all the major mobile platforms, RIM’s BlackBerry OS is the easily one of the most difficult to …
Android Market gained over 9,300 apps in March
If the steady stream of new handsets filling up shops weren’t enough proof that Google’s Android OS is booming like never before, then the fact …
BGR’s Live Like A Genius series: MLB.com At Bat 2010
If you’re a baseball fan, and seldom find yourself in front of your TV set at game time, Major League Baseball’s MLB.com At Bat 2010 …
iPhone OS 4.0 rumor roundup
With Apple’s iPhone OS 4.0 event just over 24 hours away, we thought it might be a good idea to recap some of the most …
First look: Skyfire for Android
Mobile browser Skyfire has won over the hearts and minds of many Windows Mobile and Symbian users for several reasons, including that it’s fast and …
iPad apps now available for purchase in the iTunes App Store
Just because you won’t get your iPad until at least Saturday doesn’t mean you can’t spend a week’s wages on iPad apps today. And trust …
iPhone OS 4.0 to have Exposé-like multitasking, global mailbox, homescreen contacts?
Next-gen floodgates = open. Citing people familiar with pre-release builds, AppleInsider published a report today which seems to confirm many of the most popular rumors …
doubleTwist brings Android Market browsing to the desktop
Cross-platform phone synchronization tool doubleTwist is adding some welcomed functionality to its flagship program by including support for Android’s Market. The new feature will allow …
