Google’s fun-filled booth at Mobile World Congress means to celebrate the more than tripling of the available apps in the Android Market since last year, currently at more than 450,000. In comparison, Apple’s iOS mobile platform offers more than 500,000 applications. Google goes on to say there are more than one billion apps downloaded by […]
Feb 27 2012 | Posted in
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Mad Men has unleashed the first real promo image of its upcoming fifth season, and Don Draper (Jon Hamm) is front and center. On the heels of the stark, cryptic teaser posters and the recent barrage of character-based clips, AMC now has the official poster for the long-absent series’ return. The ad shows Don looking […]
Skype for Windows Phone is finally available for download, though it is only available as a beta at this time. Skype for Windows Phone beta lets you use all aspects of Skype, with a few caveats. The video chat option is there, of course, assuming you have a front-facing camera to use it with. There’s […]
PBS has announced that it will launch its first Online Film Festival and showcase of 20 short films from independent filmmakers. The Festival, featuring award-winning films with a wide array of styles, perspectives and subject matter, will run from February 27 through March 30 and can be accessed via the PBS website and the PBS […]
Samsung has expanded its Galaxy Note lineup to include a 10.1-inch tablet. The Note 10.1 integrates a 1280×800 display that appears to match the Galaxy Tab 10.1 panel, though the new model jumps from a 1GHz chip to a 1.4GHz dual-core processor to match the five-inch Note. The Note 10.1 keeps the same two-megapixel front-facing […]
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Repeated talk of Intel delaying Ivy Bridge to June was supported by a conversation with executive VP Sean Maloney. He told the FT that it had been moved back eight to ten weeks, from April to June. Contrary to some claims, though, it wasn’t due to low demand but rather out of time getting the […]
Adobe has posted Photoshop Touch for the iPad 2 for $9.99. The finished app provides many of the requested creative features from the desktop version, such as layer editing and filters, while adding in elements that wouldn’t be possible on the desktop. Artists can scribble or trace to select objects or even fill content with […]
Apple has won a ruling in a German appeals court, undoing a temporary ban secured by Motorola on some iPhone and iPad models in the country, according to Bloomberg. The court says that Motorola must accept a recently-revised licensing offer from Apple. “At the current state of the proceedings, it is to be assumed that […]
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T-Mobile has notified customers that as of Beginning on April 5, 2012 there will be a limit on the amount of data that can be used while a T-Mobile customer’s device is connected to another provider’s network (“off network” or “domestic roaming”). Customers that are domestically roaming will receive free text message usage alerts for […]
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Vimeo has released a major update of its iOS app, bringing it up to v2.0. The main addition is a native iPad interface, which offers the unique advantage of being able to watch a clip while simultaneously browsing through others; users can switch to a fullscreen mode when needed. The app’s original iPhone interface has […]