Archive for the ‘Software’ Category

OS X 10.6.5, iTunes 10.1 may be released tomorrow; iOS 4.2 on Friday

If rumors circulating today are to be believed, Apple is set to have a pretty big week in terms of software updates. It’s no mystery that Apple has several new software builds in the works but as always, the company has not announced specific release dates. A new report claims to peg dates for three...
November 10th, 2010 | Software | Read More

Evernote 2.0 For Android Packs Many Punches

Evernote is rolling out version 2 of their app for Android phones, and it represents the biggest update to functionality on any platform in a single release. Updated home screen, tighter integration with the Google Search widget, background synchronization, and simpler sorting with improved views are...
November 9th, 2010 | Software | Read More

Switched On: The iPadification of Mac OS

The title of Apple’s recent Back to the Mac event  turned out to have multiple meanings. The first was heralding a shift of Apple’s event focus to the product that was once synonymous with the company. But it also had a more literal connotation, that traits associated both with iPad software...
November 8th, 2010 | Software | Read More

Hublot iPhone app review

When we first heard watchmaker Hublot would be releasing an iPhone app, we didn’t honestly expect much. Boy were we wrong. If you’re a watch lover, this app has to be the most feature-packed creation the App Store has to offer. There is loads of content available here — 360 degree interactive watch...
November 5th, 2010 | Software | Read More

WSJ: Internation Trade Commision will side with Nokia in Apple patent case

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that International Trade Commission (ITC) staffers, in a pre-hearing statement, noted that evidence in a pending patent-case Apple launched against Nokia will “not establish a violation.” Nokia and Apple have been exchanging legal blows since October of 2009;...
November 4th, 2010 | Software | Read More

What fragmentation? 77% of devices run Android 2.1 or 2.2

Google’s Android team revealed Tuesday that over three quarters of Android-powered devices are now running either Android 2.1 or Android 2.2. Google constantly monitors this and other data using information gathered when devices access the Android Market. The current figures, which take into account...
November 3rd, 2010 | Software | Read More

VZ Navigator for Motorola DROID 2 Global surfaces in Android Market

It looks like Verizon is continuing to get their proverbial “ducks in a row” for the launch of the Motorola DROID 2 Global — an Android 2.2 handset with a 1.2GHz processor and international roaming capabilities. Earlier today, a version of Verizon’s VZ Navigator specific to the DROID 2 Global...
November 2nd, 2010 | Software | Read More

Videolan serve Apple copyright infringement papers; VLC app to disappear into the ether?

It’s starting to look like VLC’s days in the iOS app store are numbered. Videolan developer, Rémi Denis-Courmont, has confirmed that the company has sent Apple papers citing copyright infringement. The VLC media player is currently distributed under a General Public License (GPL), and this has come...
November 1st, 2010 | Software | Read More

Google tweaks Gmail for mobile Safari

Today, Google announced two, small improvements to their Gmail web interface for mobile Safari: scrolling speed and the toolbar availability. First, scrolling: Google explains that the new scrolling on gmail.com is now “snappier” and better reflects the speed of an inputted swipe gesture. The second...
October 29th, 2010 | Software | Read More

Corp dev VP calls Android buy Google’s ‘best deal ever’

When a VP at a company that acquires as many businesses as Google calls the Android buy Google’s “best deal ever,” it’s a pretty big compliment. When that VP is none other than David Lawee, Google’s head of mergers and acquisitions, it’s an even bigger compliment. Google acquired Android...
October 28th, 2010 | Software | Read More