Archive for the ‘Software’ Category

LG and National Geographic partner up to deliver 3D content

3D technology is amazing as it adds a whole new level of viewing experience, but as to whether it’s a fad or something that will stick around remains to be seen. Either way, love it or hate it, South Korean handset manufacturer LG, together with National Geographic have announced a partnership where...
August 29th, 2011 | Software | Read More

Mozilla officially releases Firefox 6, wants to show you how it’s done

You may have caught wind of one sly fox unofficially popping up over the weekend. Well, as we reported, that fox — specifically Firefox 6 — is now officially ready for your downloading pleasure. If you’re a diehard Mozilla fan, or just an armchair browser expert, you’re probably...
August 17th, 2011 | Software | Read More

The success of mobile gaming detailed in an infographic

Who would’ve thought that mobile gaming was going to be a force to contend with? Initially it was thought of only as a casual pastime – something for people to enjoy while they waited for a train or sat in a bus towards their destination. It wasn’t seen as something that would overtake dedicated...
July 29th, 2011 | Software, Uncategorized | Read More

Skype Firing Their Execs Before Microsoft Merger?

As most of us already know, Microsoft has not too long ago paid a very cool $8.5 billion for the acquisition of Skype and its technologies. While the merger has not actually gone through yet, it looks like Skype is letting some of their executives go in order to avoid payouts. Among those dismissed are...
June 20th, 2011 | Software | Read More

T-Mobile intros ‘More for Me’ daily deals Android app

T-Mobile introduced a new Android application on Wednesday called “More for Me.” The app offers T-Mobile customers with phones running Android 1.6 or later, daily deals based upon their preferences, location, and interests. Discounts are provided by sites such as LivingSocial, which is available...
June 16th, 2011 | Software | Read More

Windows Phone 7 Mango ROM leaked but not for phones

If you can’t wait to get your hands on the upcoming version of Windows Phone 7, Mango on your WP7 device, we can’t help you there. But for those of you who don’t mind just trying out an emulation of the operating system on your computer, good news. The folks over at XDA-developers have managed...
June 1st, 2011 | Software | Read More

Lodsys targeting Android developers, too

Earlier this week we reported that a firm named Lodsys had started to send out letters to Apple developers claiming that they were infringing on a Lodsys patent related to in-app purchases. Apple stepped in and claimed that, since it licenses Lodsys’ products and services, its developers were also...
May 30th, 2011 | Software | Read More

Adobe Flash Player 10.2 spills beans on Android 3.1 video acceleration

A recent Adobe Flash Player 10.2 update has spilled the beans on Android 3.1. The update says that Flash Player 10.2 supports “hardware accelerated video,” provided that a user is running the unannounced Android 3.1 operating system. This should drastically increase video playback performance, specifically...
May 2nd, 2011 | Software | Read More

Nokia Ovi Maps 3D in beta

Nokia hasn’t been doing too hot on the smartphone and feature phone scenes of late, and it is no wonder why – their software (operating system in this case) has failed to be innovative enough to keep up with the times, what with touchscreen capability being all the rage amongst its rivals with specially...
April 19th, 2011 | Software | Read More

Android adds carrier billing option for Sprint users, just in time for them to load up the EVO 3D with apps

Keeping up with the AT&T&T-Mobile (future) juggernaut, Sprint has just added a direct carrier billing option for its Android customers. The same courtesy has already been extended to T-Mobile users of Google’s OS back in 2009 and then to AT&T in 2010, and now Dan Hesse’s crew...
April 14th, 2011 | Software | Read More