Archive for the ‘Mobile Apps’ Category

BlackBerry 10.1 OS preview uncovers HDR camera mode, PIN-to-PIN messaging inside Hub

If you’re already starting to feel that shiny ‘wow’ factor fade from BlackBerry 10, then you’ll be glad to know about some new features that are primed to appear with the next update. Reports are now flowing in from developers that suggest an HDR camera mode, PIN-to-PIN messaging within the BlackBerry Hub and an improved [...]

Lookout demonstrates how easy it is to hack a phone

Lookout CEO John Hering showed everyone just how easy it is for a phone to be hacked. At All Thing’s D’s conference, D: Dive Into Mobile, Hering worked together with All Things D’s  Liz Gannes to demonstrate a few examples of common hacks that can affect phones. Hering says that there is a “fundamental shift [...]

Microsoft restores Zune HD page, not axed yet

When Microsoft unveiled its Zune Pass price drop with a new splash page showing the service working for PCs, Windows Phones, and the Xbox, the company appeared to have pulled any reference to its Zune HD mp3 player. This quickly sparked reports that it was the end of the road for the device. But not [...]

Nexus 4G Next-Generation Android Ice Cream Sandwich Device in Full Suggested Detail

Today there’s been a what amounts to a flurry of activity surrounding the next-generation Nexus device basically certainly on the way from Google’s labs and whatever carrier they decide on pairing with. The big news comes via a report coming from a source speaking with BGR that notes several new and very plausible details on [...]

AT&T and Verizon Looking to Equip Smartphone to Physically Pay for Consumer Goods- Replacing the Credit Card

AT&T and Verizon are looking to work together to bring smartphones to market that can work as a credit card. The two carriers are working together on a plan Bloomberg reports the carriers hope will rival MasterCard and Visa. T-Mobile is also part of the conversation to replace credit cards with smartphones. The payment system [...]

Motorola and Verizon Wireless Launching Two Droid Devices in July

The Wall Street Journal’s got a hot tip that says Motorola isn’t planning on just releasing one new Droid device in the near future. Apparently the company wants to make sure that they grab customer’s attention, and what better way to do that then to release more than one handset in the same month? If [...]

HP Labs GLOE -geo-tagging Experiment

With web surfing on mobile devices climbing at an alarming rate, there is a need for a quick, easy way to sort locally relevant content from the mountain of online data. To address this need HP is dipping its toes in the geo-tagging waters with Gloe  a concept service that allows users to find, recommend [...]

Apple might make MobileMe FREE

Apple could be planning to make MobileMe free. If you’re not familiar with the service, MobileMe (formerly .Mac and iTools) is a subscription-based collection of online services and software offered by Apple.  Originally launched on January 5, 2000, as iTools, a free collection of Internet-based services for users of Mac OS 9, Apple relaunched it [...]