Tag: applications
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Google I/O Sold Out In Just 28 Minutes
You may be aware that registration for this year’s Google I/O conference opened earlier today, and based on the fact that it sold out in a mere 28 minutes is probably a good indication of how the event has increased in popularity over the last couple of years. It’s certainly not cheap to attend the…
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Windows 8 Screenshots Leak – Show New App Store and Download Manager
We’ve learnt that Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system will feature an App Store as a major feature, thanks to screenshots that leaked just yesterday. Windows 8 is set to launch during the second half of next year, so we’re eager to learn more about the new OS by the day. Just like Apple has done…
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More than 40,000 Windows Phone apps now available
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Thanks to the new wave of ‘Mango’ packing Windows Phones, Microsoft’s mobile Marketplace has reached a milestone of 40,000 available apps for gadgets including the recently released Nokia Lumia 800. Since October 2011, little over a month ago, and just as the anticipated Mango update was starting to land on smartphones, the Marketplace has increased…
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Gadget Helpline’s Guide to Ghastly Gadgets for Halloween! Spooky apps and games for Android and iOS!
The Season of the Witch is just around the corner, so the Gadget Helpline has decided to take you on a terrfying tour of some of the frightfully fun apps available to make your iPhone, iPad or Android gadget ghastly this Halloween! Whether you’d like to talk to the dead on your Samsung Galaxy S –…
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MP addresses importance of Social Net in British politics and IT education
Following yesterday’s news that our Prime Minister David Cameron, his Deputy Nick Clegg and Labour Leader Ed Milliband have joined social net Google+, the Minister of State for University and Science has spoken out about the ‘crucial’ nature of social networking in today’s politics. Speaking to fellow bloggers at Pocket-Lint, MP David Willetts took time…
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IFA 2011: LG, Sharp and Philips announce Smart TV Apps
LG, Sharp and Philips announce Smart TV Apps collaboration to bring a conformity across the LCD TV super brands. Apps have been one of the biggest revolutions in the tech industry with the word and feature of applications rising from nowhere to become the must-have feature on any modern gadget. One of the latest Gadgets…
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Android users invite bug bedlam claims security expert
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A number of bugs within some of the apps running on Android mobile handsets could cause bedlam, says security expert Riley Hassell. Speaking of a security flaw in some apps on the Google operating system which could disturbingly allow Android handsets, for example your new Samsung Galaxy S 2, to be control remotely by hackers the…
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HTC Bliss smartphone – a little charmer specifically designed for women
There’s a new pocket gadget designed specifically for keeping the ladies happy, but before you guys start panicking, we’re actually talking about the new HTC Bliss through Verizon – the first smartphone aimed specifically at the female demographic. The Bliss features a gentle green-grey casing with rubber backing. HTC researchers suggest the colour and feel is…
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Android invasion! Google’s mobile OS now on 130 million gadgets
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Google has revealed the full extent of the Android invasion – with 130 million mobile gadgets worldwide acting as host to the Google OS. It’s also been said that on average 550 thousand new Android handsets are activated every day, that’s 50 thousand more than a month ago. Represented by its familiar little green mascot,…
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Apple ups price of Apps for iPhone and iPad
Apple is raising the prices of its apps for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch through its “famous” App Store and if you didn’t think you were putting enough into the Jobs Squad, this latest outrage will push your buttons (or touch your touchscreen – to update the analogy!) Many fees will be increased by 10-pence, many more…
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Gadget HELP! – HTC ChaCha and uninstalling third-party applications
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 a HTC…
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20,000 apps now on Windows Phone 7
Microsoft’s new Windows Phone 7 platform has reached over 20,000 apps in the official Marketplace, according to analytics site wp7applist.com. The first WP7 mobile phones went on sale just over 7 months ago, and since then developers have continued to fill the Marketplace at a fast pace. Within one month there were 3000 apps available…