Tag: App
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The Guardian news app hits Android Market
Read all about it! – Following the successful transition of popular ‘serious’ newspaper The Guardian into an app for iOS-based gadgets, the British institution will touch down on the Android Market from today. 190 years after the first printed edition of “The Manchester Guardian” as it was originally known, the newspaper now shifts an average…
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App World 3.0 now up for grabs on Blackberry smartphones
RIM has just unveiled Blackberry App World 3.0 for its range of mobile gadgets, improving on the existing interface and providing easier ways to use the platform’s software market. Presenting users with a “Slick New Design” the App World now delivers all the same games, entertainment and software in a much easier way to…
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Cinema-quality audio coming to smartphones says THX Boss
Cinema-quality audio may be coming to smartphones according to the Senior VP of LucasFilm subsidiary THX – the company which brought the epic sounds of the Star Wars Saga to life on the big screen and recognised by that familiar ‘THX Sound’ ident at the start of many Hollywood blockbusters. Rick Dean addresses the…
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4oD telly service arrives on iPhone and iPod Touch
Following a reboot to the web-based telly service from UK broadcaster Channel 4, the 4oD service finally touches down on Apple gadgets iPhone and iPod Touch. Catching up with the Beeb’s rival iPlayer which was launched on the fruity gadgets some time ago (and is now poised for overseas success), the Channel 4 on-demand service…
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IFA 2011: Samsung to deliver exclusive YouTube 3D content through Smart Hub
Samsung’s Smart TV range will soon play host to YouTube 3D content in an exclusive deal which was just announced at the IFA tech tradeshow in Berlin. The South Korean television and gadget manufacturer will combine forces with Google’s clip network to deliver new stereoscopic programming and channels to Samsung sets boasting the Smart Hub…
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Samsung Announces ChatON Cross-Platform Instant Messaging App
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Samsung plans to take on Blackberry’s BBM and Apple’s iMessage with their own ChatON cross-platform chat app
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Gadget HELP! – Samsung Galaxy S2 and Turning on power saving mode
We at The Gadget Helpline get hundreds of calls a week from frustrated customers looking for support and help with their Gadgets and electronic goods, so we thought we would share some of our help to the world. Today we have received a call where one of our dedicated agents provided support on Samsung Galaxy…
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Survey Says… BBC reveals results of UK app-based study of 3G coverage
The BBC has been busy putting together the results of a nationwide survey, from which they’ve now created a map showing the “hot” and “not” spots for picking up a 3G connection in the UK ahead of the eventual introduction of 4G. The estimated 1.7-million hours of recorded results were gathered through a first-of-its-kind Android…
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Eurostar Launches free iOS and Android App
Crossing the sea on a train has never has been so simple, as Eurostar have recently covered all bases with their new app. The free app is featured on both of the mainstream app vendors, the App Store for iDevices and the Android Market for Android’s range, and allows users to book and manage their…
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Google TV app in the works for Android tablets
Google has just announced its Android platform SDK has given the all-go for developers eager to get tuned in to the latest evolution for the Google TV service – the inevitable leap to mobile gadgets. Google TV is an Internet Portal Television service provided by the California co. in partnership with Intel, Logitech and Sony…
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App Of The Day: Tweetsport for iPhone
Today’s App Of The Day has a distinctly sporty theme, with a social networking and news twist. If you’re a keen Twitter user and you love keeping up to date with your favourite sports and sports personalities, then Tweetsport for iPhone is an app that you really need to check out. Available now and completely…
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Skype aquires GroupMe – Multiperson text-based chat to rival Google+
Skype has just announced its purchase of GroupMe, a mobile group texting service – which adds another social weapon to the arsenal against Google. Working much like the Huddle feature on Google+ for mobiles, GroupMe brings friend together for multiperson conversations using text-based “chatting” allowing easy organisation of get-togethers and keeping everybody involved “in the…