It appears that Apple has found a useful way to alert Japanese iOS users of an impending earthquake with a new notification feature included right into iOS 5. Apple’s newest mobile operating system, set to launch in the fall, will have a built-in earthquake notification which will be located at the bottom of the […]
Skype announced today it will be adding Groupme to its social portfolio in an attempt to break further into the mobile market. Groupme is a mobile group messaging service that made a significant impression at Google’s I/O. While details of the acquisition remain discreet, we do know Skype hopes to
Sony Ericsson revealed its latest Android handset today, dubbed Live with Walkman. The Gingerbread enabled device sports a 1GHz processor, a 3.2 capacitive touchscreen, a 5 megapixel camera capable of 8x zoom, and a front facing VGA camera for HD video shooting in 720p. Other internal specs include 320MB of RAM, up
As the world gasped in surprise at the unexpected discontinuation of HP’s WebOS line, it appears that even key HP executives were just as shocked. According to a recent report by All Things D, Jon Rubinstein and Todd Bradley, the head of HP’s Personal Systems Group, knew nothing of the TouchPad
Tomorrow marks a big day for Blackberry uses, as Research In Motion is expected to unveil their revamped Blackberry App World 3.0. The redesign is expected to be a highly modified upgrade boasting faster app, game, and theme browsing. Another new feature users can look forward to is the My World storage folder.
It’s August 21st and the day some Sprint users have been patiently waiting for as the Samsung Conquer 4G is now available for purchase on the Now Network. Priced at $100 with a two year contract, the handset is available both online and in Sprint retail stores. The Conquer 4G marks
In the aftermath of the unfortunate demise of HP’s WebOS devices, an ironic buying frenzy ensued as retailers suddenly slashed prices on their leftover HP TouchPad inventory. Consumers turned into scavengers looking to snatch up any of the ridiculously low priced tablets which we reported to be priced at $99. So while
While most wireless companies are constantly looking to stay ahead of the competition, Research In Motion (Blackberry) hopes to do exactly that with its upcoming music service. According to All Things D, Blackberry’s music service will be appropriately titled ‘Blackberry Music’ and will allow users to share tunes with other Blackberry music
With only two short weeks until September arrives, we have yet another reason to mark our calendars for the first of the month. It appears Samsung has mysterious plans as they released two teaser videos that promise “something big” will be making a debut at the IFA trade show in
Running ahead of schedule is not something we here everyday in our line of work. However, Microsoft has surprised us all by confirming that they are in fact done with their next product, Windows Phone 7 Mango. Peter Wissinger, Microsoft’s director of Mobile Business in the Nordic countries, released an official statement
It’s been less than two weeks and Apple has already pushed out iOS 5 beta 6 out into the wild. The new build is available as a 144MB over-the-air (OTA) update for developers with iOS 5 beta 3 or higher installed on their iPhone, iPads or iPod touch devices. Apple does not
It seems as though HTC has something up their sleeve, as they announced an upcoming public meetup event to be hosted in London on September 1st. The company posted the event details on their Facebook page stating, “It’s been awhile since we last met, so we thought that we’d invite
The next Samsung Nexus device dubbed the Nexus Prime should be making its official debut in October, according to a recent report in Korea’s Electronic Times. What’s more exciting is that this device is speculated to be Samsung’s first Ice Cream Sandwich handset. The Nexus Prime is also expected to sport a 4.5-inch
While it might seem a bit odd to think of Yahoo and Google both playing nice in the search engine sandbox, it doesn’t come as much of a surprise that Yahoo wants a piece of the Android pie. Yahoo announced that they will be bringing their first Android Gingerbread powered
Nearly two years after ThinkFlood released their RedEye remote control for iOS, they are finally launching the popular universal remote for Android users. The application will allow Android users the ability to not only control their home theater, but their lighting and air conditioning too- all from the comfort of either their
