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T-Mobile says no to Google Wallet, yes to ISIS

T-Mobile says no to Google Wallet, yes to ISIS 1 hour ago 7

Some owners of the T-Mobile branded Samsung GALAXY Note II are getting upset at the carrier's decision...

Yahoo's Board to meet Sunday to discuss $1.1 billion all-cash deal for Tumblr; press event set for Monday

Yahoo's Board to meet Sunday to discuss $1.1 billion all-cash deal for Tumblr; press event set for Monday yesterday, 23:33 11

On Thursday, we told you that Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is fixated on buying hosting site Tumblr for $1...

Google+ Hangouts has some fun Easter eggs

Google+ Hangouts has some fun Easter eggs yesterday, 21:53 5

We all know that Google loves Easter eggs. The company puts them in many of its products, and the newly...

Fitbit now supports Galaxy S4 syncing, but not with S Health

Fitbit now supports Galaxy S4 syncing, but not with S Health yesterday, 20:44

One of the thousands of features that Samsung has packed into the Galaxy S4 is S Health, which promises...

Itsdagram is back in Windows Phone Store; includes filters for full Instagram experience

Itsdagram is back in Windows Phone Store; includes filters for full Instagram experience yesterday, 17:00 10

The closest thing that Windows Phone users have to Instagram these days is Itsdagram; originally launched...

Up close demo of Epson Moverio glasses and YouTube functionality

Up close demo of Epson Moverio glasses and YouTube functionality yesterday, 16:24

Epson and APX Labs are at Google I/O showing off the development which will allow YouTube viewing and...

Android talks and does Braille

Android talks and does Braille yesterday, 14:49 11

One of the interesting sessions held at Google I/O was the “Enabling Blind and Low-Vision Accessibility...

Google+ Hangouts gets first update, seems to add Nexus 7 support

Google+ Hangouts gets first update, seems to add Nexus 7 support yesterday, 07:56 5

Last night, Google+ Hangouts received its first update through Google Play in its short life. Unfortunately,...

Nokia introduces its Xpress Now app for personalized browser recommendations

Nokia introduces its Xpress Now app for personalized browser recommendations yesterday, 03:15 3

Nokia has introduced its Nokia Xpress Now app for its Asha line; available in India where it currently...

Yahoo rumored to be buying Tumblr for $1 billion

Yahoo rumored to be buying Tumblr for $1 billion yesterday, 00:39 11

With Yahoo trying to make itself relevant once again to the young and hip, the company is rumored to...

BBM will be smartphones-only when it first comes to Android and iOS

BBM will be smartphones-only when it first comes to Android and iOS 2 days ago, 20:38 18

A couple days ago, BlackBerry announced that BlackBerry Messenger will finally be released on Android...

Up close look at the new Google Maps

Up close look at the new Google Maps 2 days ago, 19:26 6

Google Maps was featured during the Google I/O keynote with some significant upgrades for mobile...

Google Play Music All Access hands on

Google Play Music All Access hands on 2 days ago, 18:43 9

Among the many announcements made at yesterday’s keynote event, perhaps the most consumer-centric...

New 'Glassware' available for Google Glass includes apps from CNN, Twitter and Facebook

New 'Glassware' available for Google Glass includes apps from CNN, Twitter and Facebook 2 days ago, 18:00 1

The second day of Google I/O has brought a number of new apps to Google Glass from some household names...

Downloads vs installs: how Apple and Google count app numbers

Downloads vs installs: how Apple and Google count app numbers 3 days ago, 17:23 16

Yesterday was a big day of news. Moreso for Google than Apple, but Apple did get in one interesting piece...

Field Trip for Android gets updated with support for more than 80 countries

Field Trip for Android gets updated with support for more than 80 countries 3 days ago, 15:48

Field Trip is exactly what the name suggests, an app that will help guide you on a field trip to find...

Confirmed: Google+ Hangouts will get SMS and outbound calling support

Confirmed: Google+ Hangouts will get SMS and outbound calling support "soon" 3 days ago, 14:30 5

As you would (sadly) expect when a new product is released, people tend to move past the good points...

Update available for eBay's iOS app brings new features

Update available for eBay's iOS app brings new features 3 days ago, 13:56 1

Auction site eBay has updated its iOS app, adding some features that make it easier to bid for items...

Nokia says @InstagramWP is not real

Nokia says @InstagramWP is not real 3 days ago, 02:10 9

As we suspected all along, the @InstagramWP Twitter account was called a fake by none other than Nokia;...

Sprint's HTC One, Samsung Galaxy S4 and Samsung GALAXY Note II get Google Wallet

Sprint's HTC One, Samsung Galaxy S4 and Samsung GALAXY Note II get Google Wallet 3 days ago, 23:10 5

Earlier on Wednesday, we told you that Google had added Google Wallet capabilities to Gmail; this puts...

Google Play Music may be going cross-platform, and may get YouTube integration

Google Play Music may be going cross-platform, and may get YouTube integration 3 days ago, 21:11 6

Today saw the launch of Google Play Music All Access, Google's new streaming music subscription service...

Users on AT&T unable to use Google+ Hangouts video chat over cellular

Users on AT&T unable to use Google+ Hangouts video chat over cellular 3 days ago, 17:54 8

The new Google+ Hangouts app hasn't been out very long, but already some users are having problems. In...

Apple's App Store hits 50 billion downloads

Apple's App Store hits 50 billion downloads 3 days ago, 17:34 39

You knew that Apple would be swooping in to steal some of the spotlight from Google today, and the news...

As predicted: Google asks Microsoft to shut down new YouTube app

As predicted: Google asks Microsoft to shut down new YouTube app 4 days ago, 17:05 162

Microsoft recently released a brand new YouTube app for Windows Phone. The app was a huge update and...

Google Play Books gets updated with new UI and book uploading

Google Play Books gets updated with new UI and book uploading 4 days ago, 15:56 5

We just saw the update for Google Play Music come to the Play Store, and it brought a new UI to the app....

Google Play Music update brings All Access, new UI and more

Google Play Music update brings All Access, new UI and more 4 days ago, 15:19 13

Google Play Music got a big update today. The announcement was made earlier, and now the update has gone...

Hangouts for Android, iOS, and Chrome is now live

Hangouts for Android, iOS, and Chrome is now live 4 days ago, 14:59 19

The announcement was made just a couple hours ago, and the new integrated chat app from Google called...

Google Maps for mobile to get Zagat integration, dynamic rerouting and more

Google Maps for mobile to get Zagat integration, dynamic rerouting and more 4 days ago, 13:55 8

Well, what do you know - it turns out that not only the desktop version of Google Maps is getting new...

Voice search improvements, new cards, and reminders in Google Now, update already live

Voice search improvements, new cards, and reminders in Google Now, update already live 4 days ago, 13:34 3

A few minutes before the actual announcement, our Nexus 4 popped up a notification of an update to the...

Poor Facebook Home launch blamed on testers' Apple iPhone infatuation

Poor Facebook Home launch blamed on testers' Apple iPhone infatuation 4 days ago, 12:27 13

There is no question that the Facebook Home launch has been a flop for the social networking site, and...

Google announces Google Play Music All Access:

Google announces Google Play Music All Access: "Radio without rules." 4 days ago, 12:18 8

We've been waiting for this announcement for a while. We had heard bits and pieces of Google signing...

SwiftKey gets update and price cut

SwiftKey gets update and price cut 4 days ago, 11:24 5

Wednesday has been a busy day for third party virtual keyboard app SwiftKey as not only did the Android...

Eurovision 2013 official app launches on Android and iOS

Eurovision 2013 official app launches on Android and iOS 4 days ago, 05:24

The annual Eurovision song contest is about to start in just three days and this year it’s taking place...

Instagram for Windows Phone Twitter account goes live, real? We say no

Instagram for Windows Phone Twitter account goes live, real? We say no 4 days ago, 03:53 8

@InstagramWP has managed to spin up a little over 1,500 followers in its first 12-plus hours or so...

Update to Nokia's #2InstaWithLove adds PureView filter

Update to Nokia's #2InstaWithLove adds PureView filter 4 days ago, 03:51 1

Nokia has decided to add a PureView filter to its photo sharing app #2InstaWithLove, and if you're not...

AT&T HTC One owners can now download HTC Backup via Google Play

AT&T HTC One owners can now download HTC Backup via Google Play 4 days ago, 03:34 2

In case you own an HTC One smartphone from AT&T, let us tell you about a neat app that you should probably...

Google Play Store gets small update with new UI and mysterious new syncing options

Google Play Store gets small update with new UI and mysterious new syncing options 4 days ago, 22:45 7

For a while, there were rumors that Google would be releasing a newsstand or News section of the Google...

Google to introduce streaming music service at Google I/O on Wednesday?

Google to introduce streaming music service at Google I/O on Wednesday? 4 days ago, 21:10 7

Speculation is circulating that during the opening day of Google I/O Wednesday, Google is going to introduce...

BBM is finally coming to iOS and Android; now you really have no reason to buy BlackBerry

BBM is finally coming to iOS and Android; now you really have no reason to buy BlackBerry 4 days ago, 19:36 59

BlackBerry had a pretty big keynote earlier today. The company announced an update to BlackBerry 10,...

Pinterest app for iOS and Android both receive update

Pinterest app for iOS and Android both receive update 4 days ago, 18:08

Social corkboard site Pinterest has received an update to its iOS and Android site which now allows mobile...

BlackBerry World now up to 120,000 apps including Bloomberg and iHeartRadio

BlackBerry World now up to 120,000 apps including Bloomberg and iHeartRadio 14 May 2013, 10:49 38

One of the things that killed off the Palm Pre before it was given a chance was the lack of a decently...

Nokia marketing head concedes: missing Windows Phone apps are customers' biggest grievance

Nokia marketing head concedes: missing Windows Phone apps are customers' biggest grievance 14 May 2013, 08:11 55

Nokia has been slow to pick up Windows Phone steam and it’s definitely getting a lot of customer feedback...

Hipstamatic and Oggl coming to Windows Phone

Hipstamatic and Oggl coming to Windows Phone 14 May 2013, 04:33 2

Hipstamatic is one of the greatest vintage photo applications on the Apple iPhone, and it is one of the...

KakaoHome launcher for Android released, think Facebook Home for KakaoTalk users

KakaoHome launcher for Android released, think Facebook Home for KakaoTalk users 14 May 2013, 02:51 2

Facebook Home – the alternative Android launcher that was announced last month to much fanfare, isn't...

The forbidden fruit: here are 7 great Android apps that Google does not allow on Play store

The forbidden fruit: here are 7 great Android apps that Google does not allow on Play store 14 May 2013, 02:42 25

Google might have a mind-boggling 700 000 applications in its Android Play store, but you just won’t...

ESPN to provide content for in-tweet video highlights

ESPN to provide content for in-tweet video highlights 14 May 2013, 00:48

Sports network ESPN has agreed to expand its partnership with messaging service Twitter to provide in-tweet...

Google Glass gets facial recognition via health care related app

Google Glass gets facial recognition via health care related app 13 May 2013, 23:37 1

With apps being made available to Google Glass, the specs now have the ability to perform facial recognition...

Google Play Store now allows all developers to reply to user reviews

Google Play Store now allows all developers to reply to user reviews 13 May 2013, 12:38 13

Bad user reviews are the bane of every developer's existence. There is always a solid number of negative...

Hungry Now app for Windows Phone will gently guide you to the nearest food joint

Hungry Now app for Windows Phone will gently guide you to the nearest food joint 13 May 2013, 08:50 4

Hungry and bearing a Lumia or another Windows Phone on yourself? If you don't mind fast food joints,...

10 great personalization apps for Android

10 great personalization apps for Android 13 May 2013, 02:42 10

Bored of the stock look of your Android smartphone or tablet? Want to make it truly yours by adapting...

 
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