HBO Go now available for iOS, brings over 1,400 shows with it
HBO has finally released their much-awaited HBO Go iOS app for iPhone and iPad devices. The app gives HBO subscribers free access to over 1,400 …
Apps & Software
Android 2.3.4 rolling out in 'next few weeks', bringing video chat to Nexus S [video]
Moments ago, Google announced it will begin pushing out Android 2.3.4 in the “next few weeks.” The company notes that the software will contain bug …
Fring brings multi-user video chat to Android, iOS [video]
Earlier this month, we told you about Internet voice and video chat company fring and its plans to release a multi-user video chat client. Today, …
Microsoft answers questions on Windows Phone tracking amid iPhone scandal
Might as well let other major mobile operating system manufacturers in on the location-tracking scandal fun, no? While Apple, and to a much lesser extent …
Barnes & Noble NOOK Color updated with Android 2.2, NOOK Apps
On Monday, Barnes & Noble announced that it will be updating the NOOK Color eReader with Android 2.2 (Froyo) and a number of other enhancements. …
T-Mobile: LG G2x getting Gingerbread 'soon'
If you read our review of T-Mobile’s G2x, you know we’re fans of the dual-core handset. There is, however, something a little disheartening about buying …
Verizon's Samsung Fascinate fitted with Froyo
Fascinate owners, the day hath finally cometh. Verizon Wireless has announced that its iteration of Samsung’s original Galaxy S handset, known as the Fascinate, will …
Apple stealthily recording, storing GPS position of iPhone, 3G iPad users [video]
Several researchers at O’Reilly have discovered an extremely troubling feature of iPhones and 3G iPads running Apple’s iOS 4. In a blog post and accompanying …
Skype patches Android client weakness; adds 3G calling
Last week, we told you about a weakness discovered in Skype’s Android client. The issue stemmed from a combination of incorrect file permissions and lack of encryption …
AT&T begins pushing 'NoDo' Windows Phone update to Focus, Quantum
AT&T has confirmed that it has started pushing the “NoDo” Windows Phone 7 update to Samsung Focus and LG Quantum handsets. The software update will …
AT&T leaves PlayBook users out in the cold; no official BlackBerry Bridge support yet
Research In Motion’s BlackBerry PlayBook launched in U.S. and Canadian markets earlier today, and that is good news for RIM enthusiasts… that is unless you have …
Apple updates iTunes with fixes for iPad, iPod, and iPhone
Apple has updated iTunes to version 10.2.2, which should fix several errors that have caused iPads to lock up during sync. The update also applies …
Facebook for Android updated with friend tagging, more
Facebook has updated its Android client to version 1.5.3, which includes several noteworthy additions. It’s now possible to tag friends in your status updates — …
Microsoft, i4i patent dispute set to be heard by Supreme Court
A four-year old patent dispute is about to be put to rest. In a complaint originally filed in 2007, Toronto-based firm i4i alleged that Microsoft used proprietary code …
Skype acknowledges Android vulnerability, user data at risk [video]
The detectives over at Android Police have found an interesting weakness in Skype for Android. The site has discovered that the popular VoIP chat client …
Android, iOS grab 34% of U.S. portable video game sales in 2010
Analytics company Flurry has published an interesting study involving Android, iOS, and the U.S. video game market. Following up on a report from 2009, the company notes …
Tweetbot Twitter client for iOS now available
Tapbot just lifted the veil on Tweetbot, the firm’s newest iOS Twitterclient. We’ve been using the client for a bit now and it’s definitely pretty …
Google Maps for Android surpasses 50 million downloads
Google Maps has hit a new milestone as the first Android application to surpass the 50 million download mark. The free application has seen many …
Video chat-capable version of Skype leaks for HTC ThunderBolt
Have an HTC ThunderBolt and a burning desire to use Skype’s video chat service? You’re in luck, because the gang over at Droid-Life have discovered a leaked …
Apple iOS 4.3.2 to fix Verizon iPad 2 connectivity and FaceTime issues, we go hands-on!
One of our Apple sources has just let us know that Apple’s iOS 4.3.2, due within the next week or so, will fix the issues …
Nokia: Symbian is no longer open source
Nokia recently said that its Symbian operating system is no longer open source. The Finnish firm is continuing to provide source code to Japanese OEMs …
Apple to release iOS 4.3.2 in the next two weeks
We’ve just been told by one of our Apple ninjas that the company is working on another iOS 4.3.x release: iOS 4.3.2. It’s said to …
Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 Service Pack 1 set to launch next week
On Wednesday Microsoft confirmed with enthusiast blog LoopinSight that it will launch Service Pack 1 for Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 next week. The update will …
Fring testing group video chat on Android and iOS [video]
Fring, the makers of the self-titled, cross-platform, mobile voice and video chat client, are beginning to dabble in group video chat. In a recent YouTube video, …
University scientists brings Gmail gag to life [video]
There is quite a bit of Internet showmanship that takes place every year on April 1st. Tech companies and blogs — present company excluded — …
HTC to address camcorder audio problems on ThunderBolt
HTC has reportedly confirmed a pesky bug impacting the audio on video recordings captured with Verizon Wireless’ new HTC ThunderBolt smartphone. The bug, according to …
Twitter ditches controversial QuickBar from iOS client
Oh QuickBar, we hardly knew ye. Just one month after its debut, Twitter has remove the controversial feature from its iOS client. “Rather than continue …
Android loses more ‘open’ cred as Google fights fragmentation
According to a report filed by Bloomberg Businessweek, Google is beginning to shorten the proverbial leash that Android licensees are currently attached to. Citing “dozens” …
MasterCard certifies Gemalto’s NFC payment solution
The ability to use your phone for NFC mobile payments across borders just became a reality. Gemalto announced that it has developed the first UICC-embedded …
NFC-enabled Windows Phones could go on sale this year, report suggests
According to Bloomberg, Microsoft is working on a Windows Phone update that will bring mobile payments to its fledgling smartphone operating system. Citing two anonymous sources, the publications …
