Absent apps present another hurdle for Windows Phone 7
As Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 push kicks into high gear ahead of the holidays, great devices like the HTC HD7 will help foster interest in …
Apps & Software
HP: webOS 2.0 coming to Pre, Pre Plus, Pixi, Pixi Plus in ‘coming months’
Speaking at HP’s webOS Developer Day in New York City, developer advocate Josh Marinacci noted that webOS 2.0 would be coming to all webOS devices …
Twitter updates iOS app, adds push notifications for mentions, messages
It has been a pretty good day for a couple marque iOS applications. This evening, Twitter released an update to its iOS client that adds …
AMD throws its hat into the MeeGo ring
It looks like another big-name company will be throwing its weight behind the development of the open-source operating system MeeGo. Today, AMD announced that it …
Apple releases iTunes 10.1; updates iOS 4.2 GM candidate for iPad
Today, after much speculation, Apple released version 10.1 of its iTunes music and iThing synchronization suite. The relatively small, point-upgrade has been highly-anticipated by some …
Apple releases Mac OS X 10.6.5
Moments ago, Apple released its Mac OS X 10.6.5 update to its customer-base. Fixes in the point-upgrade include: • improve reliability with Microsoft Exchange servers …
Xda-developers forum eyes webOS port for HTC Hero
We can’t even count the number of times we’ve heard someone say, “webOS is great but I wish it was available on some decent hardware.” …
Stiff competition forces Roku to license its software? [Updated]
Following Netgear’s announcement Tuesday that it would offer a $90 set top box powered by Roku’s software, it looks as though Roku is playing with …
Garmin to offer navigation software exclusively on ASUS for Android; coming soon to BlackBerry, iOS [Updated]
Hot on the heels of the public break-up between GPS giant Garmin and handset maker ASUS, the navigation company has announced that it will still …
Microsoft's chief software architect, Ray Ozzie, stepping down
Today, Microsoft announced that chief software architect, Ray Ozzie, would be stepping down from his CSA role as he transitions towards retirement. In a company-wide …
Next Apple iPhone (Verizon model) hits “AP” field test stage, iPhone 5 hits “EVT” stage?
One of our solid Apple sources has just let us know some pretty interesting (and exciting) information surrounding Apple’s upcoming iPhone devices. For starters, we …
Nintendo and Netflix bring disc-free streaming to the Wii
If you’ve got a network connected Wii and a Netflix account with streaming capabilities, today is your lucky day. Via a press release, Nintendo and …
Zune synchronization software coming to Macs?
If you’re getting excited for the launch of Windows Phone 7 handsets, and are a Mac user, you might want to pay attention to this. …
Foursquare 2.0 for Android released
If you’re one of those people who just loves letting others know where you’re at, via geolocation application foursquare, listen up. The company has just updated their …
Sprint makes Epic 4G update official
Sprint has officially announced a maintenance-release software update for the Samsung Epic 4G; an update that was pseudo announced yesterday via a forum administrator. The details …
Sonos Controller app for Apple iPad now available
We checked out Sonos’ Controller app for the iPad a little while ago before it was in final form, but last night, dear music lovers, …
Microsoft launching Office for Mac 2011 on October 26th
Earlier today, Microsoft finally announced the Office for Mac 2011 ship date, and it’s October 26th. We exclusively showed you Office for Mac 2011 way …
HTC EVO 4G getting update to address Gmail and calendar issues
A quick note on Sprint’s support site indicates that the HTC EVO 4G will be getting a small software update sometime in the near future. …
Google Maps for Android updated, walking navigation and new search bar included
Today, Google announced that it would be updating its Google Maps application for the Android operating system to include voice-guided walking navigation and a new, …
The iRig, mobile device meets guitar
I’m just going to come right out and say it. If you own an iPad, iPod Touch or iPhone, and you play the guitar, you …
Flash 10.1 out of beta, final version available in Android Market
Adobe has just made a final, beta-less version of Flash 10.1 available to all those that have an Android 2.2 handset. The new bits are waiting …
Oracle files suit, goes after Google over Android's use of Java
CNET is reporting that software giant Oracle has filed a lawsuit against Google for the search giant’s use of Java in the Android mobile operating …
HTC pushing out Android 2.2 update to those who updated early
If you’re one of those people who just couldn’t wait for the official build of Android 2.2 to drop on your HTC EVO 4G, and …
RIM releases BlackBerry Desktop Manager 6.0 for the PC
Today, RIM released an update to their BlackBerry Desktop Manager software use for device management. The update, version 6.0, adds support for the BlackBerry Torch …
webOS 1.4.5 update to start hitting handsets today
According to a Sprint support document uncovered by the folks over at PreCentral, Palm Pre owners could start seeing webOS 1.4.5 pushed out to their …
Facebook for Android updated, brings new features to homescreen
Last night, the Android iteration of Facebook was updated to bring it more inline with its iPhone counterpart. While there are a lot of minor …
BGR Poll: What smartphone operating system update are you most looking forward to?
We thought it might be a good time to try and take the collective smartphone OS pulse of the BGR community. The question we are …
HTC DROID Incredible to be updated to Froyo end of July, early August
We just received a juicy tip about the HTC DROID Incredible software update schedule that we’d like to share. One of our strategically placed Ninjas was kind …
HTC provides explanation for 30FPS limitation of the HTC EVO 4G
An HTC represesntative in attendance at the HTC Aria event in Chicago last night, reportedly provided some insight into the 30FPS limitation that has been reported …
Nexus One Froyo update gets update, FRF91 available OTA
A few days ago, Google officially released Android 2.2 (Froyo) Build FRF85 to its army of Nexus One owners. Yesterday, Google began making a small update to …
