Archive for the ‘Software’ Category

Samsung confirms Honeycomb as name of Android 3.5, more Tab models due

Today, at IFA, Samsung executives confirmed previous rumors  and outed Google’s next, next mobile OS’ namesake: Honeycomb (also known as Android 3.5). No features or specific details were given about Android 3.5 other than its code name and the fact that it will focus on tablets with larger screens....
September 3rd, 2010 | Software | Read More

Angry Birds public beta coming to Android Market on Friday

The gang over at Talk Android have gotten the scoop from Rovio — makers of Angry Birds – about their immediate plans for Google’s mobile OS. In an email to TA, Rovio writes: This week, we were planning to run a closed beta test of Angry Birds Lite for Android. Due to the massive response and...
September 2nd, 2010 | Software | Read More

webOS 2.0 SDK getting limited release starting today

Finally! Palm has announced that they will begin to roll out the webOS 2.0 SDK — in a limited capacity — to developers starting today. The company isn’t talking about what webOS 2.0 will bring to consumers, but they are touting some of the major overhauls and additions that developers can look...
September 1st, 2010 | Software | Read More

Oracle sues Google over Java patent infringement in Android

It’s no secret that Android and the Dalvik virtual machine it uses are heavily based on Java, and it looks like Oracle isn’t so happy about it: the database giant (which acquired Java when it bought Sun) just announced that it’s suing Google for copyright and patent infringement. The...
August 13th, 2010 | Software | Read More

Firefox 4 beta 3 is out

If you like to be on the bleeding edge of browser releases you’ll be happy to know that Mozilla has released a third beta of its Firefox 4 browser. The update includes improvements to the JavaScript processing engine, built-in multitouch support for Windows 7, as well as a handful of bug fixes. Mozilla...
August 12th, 2010 | Software | Read More

PSA: today is patch Tuesday, there are 34 vulnerabilities in your Windows system waiting to be plugged

Just a quick public service announcement and follow-up on a story we published last week. Today is Microsoft’s patch Tuesday, and on this patch Tuesday there are thirty-four vulnerabilities in your Windows system ready to be remedied by 14 bulletin updates. If you haven’t done so already, or your...
August 11th, 2010 | Software | Read More

U-verse Mobile 2.0 for iPhone available, combines downloadable TV shows with remote DVR access

Just as we’d heard it would, AT&T has officially launched version 2.0 of its iPhone app for U-Verse TV customers. Now dubbed U-Verse  Mobile, it still allows users to manage and schedule DVR recordings on the go, but now has an updated UI, a favorite channels list, and most notably will allow...
August 10th, 2010 | Software | Read More

Apple adding email-based FaceTime calling soon, found in latest iPhone beta

You know how we reported on FaceTime probably linking up with emails instead of just phone numbers? It looks like it’s coming true, and possibly as soon as this month or next with Apple’s next iPod-focused event. There is a new option to initiate FaceTime calls from email addresses in the latest...
August 9th, 2010 | Software | Read More

iPhone’s App Store ‘Try Before You Buy’ section isn’t exactly what you’re hoping for

We love Android’s 24-hour app return policy, so when we heard about Apple opening a “Try Before You Buy” section in the App Store, we grabbed the closest iDevice in our proximity to see what exactly was up. Only, it isn’t exactly what we expected given the name. Located under...
August 6th, 2010 | Software | Read More

Droid 2 flyer confirms Froyo (again), promises 40 percent boost in website load times

It’s not often that we know this freaking much about a major smartphone prior to its announcement — not to say that we’re complaining. Latest in the never-ending string of Droid 2 leaks is this handy little flyer, seemingly part of internal training for sales reps, pimping a variety...
August 5th, 2010 | Software | Read More