Tag: applications
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Windows Phone “Mango” – Integration is key to apps experience
The “Mango” update for Windows Phone has been previewed at the Microsoft press conference today and one of the key new features is a “Smarter Approach to Apps”. Windows Phone began life seven months ago with no apps and today over 18,000 apps are readily-available on the portable platform. Now, rather than focusing on what…
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5 million apps have been downloaded on Samsung Smart TVs
Since Samsung launched the Samsung App Store for Samsung smart TVs, customers have been able to download all sorts of games, news and social networking apps to their televisions. Samsung has announced that they have just passed over 5 million apps downloaded from the Store, impressive considering it went live in February 2010. The Samsung…
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Windows Mobile 6.x officially dies on July 15th
Remember Windows Mobile 6 and 6.5? Such fond memories…No? Us neither. Microsoft has decided that enough is enough for Windows Mobile 6, and so they’ve announced that as of July 15th, the mobile phone operating system will begin to shut down. From the 15th onwards, Microsoft will not be accepting new applications or updates to…
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Apple and Google stand firm before US Senate over “Location Tracking” claims
Apple approached US senate for the second time this week to testify on the “location tracking” row which has erupted over recent months. It was discovered that Apple iOS on iPhone and iPad (3G models) was recording information regarding owner’s location and storing the information in a database file for regular reports back to Apple…
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Apps, the Apprentice and the new Face of Business
Many of us tuned into the BBC’s hit program The Apprentice last night looking for our usual blend of cocky urban professionals, over the top bragging and a few wheeler dealer tasks which are designed to both showcase the contestants ineptitude and some business aptitude. Last night’s episode featured heavily on the technology industry and…
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Android Market Set To Become Biggest Out There
Android’s Market will soon take the lead against Apple’s App store in terms of how many different apps each store sells this August, according to analyst Research2Guidance who have been tracking app numbers in each company’s portfolio in the last few months. Google is currently selling nearly 295,000 apps in the Android Market. Meanwhile, Apple…
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Pay for your Windows Phone apps through your mobile bill with Orange
Orange has announced that as of now, Windows Phone 7 users on their network will be able to opt to pay for in-app content as a part of their monthly bill, rather than paying by paypal or credit card. Many games including Angry Birds offer gamers the chance to purchase extras while in the game…
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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 Market now has more free apps than Apple App Store
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Android now offering more free apps than Apple
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Hasbro’s My3D viewer for iPhone and iPod Touch – fun and inexpensive accessory goes on sale.
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Amidst a marketplace of serious smartphones and 3D gadgets it’s nice to see toy-masters Hasbro throwing their efforts in to offer a little fun and games to the scene – in the eye-popping form of the iPhone and iPod Touch compatible My3D viewer! You may remember the ViewMaster that’s been around since the 40s, the optical toy…
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Microsoft demo Windows Phone 7 “Mango” update at MIX ’11 event
Anticipated and much-rumoured, the Mango update for Windows Phone 7 has been detailed and set for release late this year. The confirmation came in a keynotes speech by the Director of the Window Phone Program, Joe Belfiore, at the Microsoft MIX ’11 in Las Vegas. Microsoft’s update for the Windows Phone 7 presents some of…
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HTC Sense User Interface revamped and relaunched for Sensation
Possibly the world’s worst-kept smartphone secret – the HTC Sensation – has landed! Along with it comes a revamped and relaunched Sense User Interface, updating just in time to come hand-in-hand with the HTC Sensation and it’s a real user-friendly visual treat. Sense UI really does put the senses to use in HTC Sensation with 3D icons and widgets with…