http://news.softpedia.com Softpedia News - Mobile Apps Softpedia News en-us 2001 - 2013 Softpedia. All rights reserved. Sat, 18 May 2013 15:28:04 GMT Sat, 18 May 2013 15:28:04 GMT News http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 10 http://news.softpedia.com/base_img/softpedia_logo.gif http://news.softpedia.com http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mozilla-Launches-Firefox-Beta-for-Android-22-354059.shtml Mozilla has just released another beta version of its Firefox browser for Android devices. Firefox Beta 22 can be downloaded via Google Play, but Android users should take into consideration the fact that this is still a work in progress.

The main highlight of the new Firefox Beta 22 is the new full tablet UI that is now available for sm... (read more)]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 07:14:00 GMT Softpedia News - Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mozilla-Launches-Firefox-Beta-for-Android-22-354059.shtml Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mozilla-Launches-Firefox-Beta-for-Android-22-354059.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Google-Hangouts-Out-on-Android-Replaces-Google-Talk-353817.shtml Google’s long rumored unified chatting service has finally become official, and is now available for the owners of Android devices as Google Hangouts, a new application meant to replace the older Google Talk.

The software was made available with support for all smartphones and tablet PCs that run under Android 2.3 or newer,... (read more)]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 11:41:01 GMT Softpedia News - Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Google-Hangouts-Out-on-Android-Replaces-Google-Talk-353817.shtml Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Google-Hangouts-Out-on-Android-Replaces-Google-Talk-353817.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/BBM-Channels-Now-Available-in-BlackBerry-Beta-Zone-353537.shtml Yesterday, Canadian mobile phone maker BlackBerry announced a new feature for the popular BlackBerry Messenger service, namely BBM Channels, which is already available for download through the BlackBerry Beta Zone portal, it seems.

For those out of the loop, we should note that BBM Channels was designed to provide users with the p... (read more)]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 20:31:02 GMT Softpedia News - Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/BBM-Channels-Now-Available-in-BlackBerry-Beta-Zone-353537.shtml Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/BBM-Channels-Now-Available-in-BlackBerry-Beta-Zone-353537.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-Phone-8-Gets-BBC-iPlayer-App-353516.shtml One of the latest applications to have arrived on Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 operating system is BBC iPlayer, which has been officially announced today up for grabs for all those interested.

Through this app, Windows Phone 8 users can watch and listen to BBC TV and radio programs from the last 7 days straight from their handsets.
... (read more)]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 19:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-Phone-8-Gets-BBC-iPlayer-App-353516.shtml Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-Phone-8-Gets-BBC-iPlayer-App-353516.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Over-100-Million-Smartphone-Owners-Use-Camera360-353071.shtml Last week, Camera360, one of the most popular camera applications for smartphones, announced that it had surpassed the 100 million users mark, thus becoming the first third-party camera software in the world to have reached the milestone.

Furthermore, data coming from Tencent Mobile Internet Design Center unveiled that Camera360 enj... (read more)]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 00:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Over-100-Million-Smartphone-Owners-Use-Camera360-353071.shtml Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Over-100-Million-Smartphone-Owners-Use-Camera360-353071.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Lumia-925-s-Smart-Camera-and-Other-Apps-Will-Land-on-Existing-Lumias-353202.shtml Lumia 925, the new Windows Phone 8-based handset from Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia, is set to become available for purchase in June with some appealing new applications loaded right from the start.

These include Hipstamatic's new app, Oggl, and the Nokia Smart Camera.

Today, Nokia made official not... (read more)]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 15:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Lumia-925-s-Smart-Camera-and-Other-Apps-Will-Land-on-Existing-Lumias-353202.shtml Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Lumia-925-s-Smart-Camera-and-Other-Apps-Will-Land-on-Existing-Lumias-353202.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Skype-2-6-Arrives-on-Windows-Phone-8-352929.shtml Today, Skype announced a new flavor of their mobile client for Windows Phone 8 devices, namely Skype 2.6, with arrives as a minor update, it seems, though still packs a nice range of enhancements.

The new app release was pushed out with various improvements to the reliability of chat and call notifications, as well as with enhancements to calls... (read more)]]> Mon, 13 May 2013 18:31:02 GMT Softpedia News - Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Skype-2-6-Arrives-on-Windows-Phone-8-352929.shtml Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Skype-2-6-Arrives-on-Windows-Phone-8-352929.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Updated-LinkedIn-and-Twitter-Apps-Now-Available-for-BlackBerry-10-352606.shtml Owners of BlackBerry 10 devices who like staying connected to their social accounts while on the go can now download and install new flavors of the LinkedIn and Twitter apps for their smartphones.

The updated flavors of these applications have been already pushed to the BlackBerry App World, enabling users to enjoy a ... (read more)]]> Sun, 12 May 2013 00:11:02 GMT Softpedia News - Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Updated-LinkedIn-and-Twitter-Apps-Now-Available-for-BlackBerry-10-352606.shtml Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Updated-LinkedIn-and-Twitter-Apps-Now-Available-for-BlackBerry-10-352606.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nokia-s-Play-To-App-for-Windows-Phone-8-Lands-in-WP-Store-352592.shtml One of the appealing applications that Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia made available for download on its Windows Phone 8-based Lumia devices is the Play To app, which has just received a new update, and which was also published in the official Windows Phone Store.

The software has been available only through the Nokia Bet... (read more)]]> Sat, 11 May 2013 16:51:02 GMT Softpedia News - Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nokia-s-Play-To-App-for-Windows-Phone-8-Lands-in-WP-Store-352592.shtml Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nokia-s-Play-To-App-for-Windows-Phone-8-Lands-in-WP-Store-352592.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Google-Earth-7-1-1-for-Android-351830.shtml A new flavor of the Google Earth application is now available for download for the owners of Android-based smartphones, namely version 7.1.1, which brings along a nice range of new features.

One of the most appealing of them is the addition of Street View to the app, which provides users with the possibility to explore the world at street le... (read more)]]> Thu, 9 May 2013 06:34:00 GMT Softpedia News - Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Google-Earth-7-1-1-for-Android-351830.shtml Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Google-Earth-7-1-1-for-Android-351830.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Foursquare-3-0-27-for-Windows-Phone-8-351541.shtml A new flavor of the Foursquare application is now available for download for the owners of Windows Phone 8 devices, just as touted a few weeks ago.

The new app flavor arrives on handsets with a series of enhancements for the Lumia smartphones, as well as with new features and improvements that will deliver a better experience to all u... (read more)]]> Wed, 8 May 2013 11:51:02 GMT Softpedia News - Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Foursquare-3-0-27-for-Windows-Phone-8-351541.shtml Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Foursquare-3-0-27-for-Windows-Phone-8-351541.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Navitel-Navigator-7-5-0-603-for-Windows-Phone-7-5-351204.shtml
The new app release arrives on devices with some appealing enhancements when compared to the previously available version, and has already landed in the official Windows Phone Store.

Coming from Navitel, a leading supplier of location and navigation products and services, the application will provide users with a ... (read more)]]> Tue, 7 May 2013 15:31:01 GMT Softpedia News - Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Navitel-Navigator-7-5-0-603-for-Windows-Phone-7-5-351204.shtml Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Navitel-Navigator-7-5-0-603-for-Windows-Phone-7-5-351204.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Instagram-for-Android-Gets-New-Photos-of-You-Tab-350665.shtml A new flavor of the Instagram application is now available for download for the owners of Android-based smartphones, 3.5.1, with an appealing new feature packed inside, namely a “Photos of You” tab.

The feature is accompanied by the availability of photo tagging capabilities in Instagram, which provides users with the pos... (read more)]]> Fri, 3 May 2013 06:20:00 GMT Softpedia News - Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Instagram-for-Android-Gets-New-Photos-of-You-Tab-350665.shtml Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Instagram-for-Android-Gets-New-Photos-of-You-Tab-350665.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Twitter-4-1-for-BlackBerry-OS-5-and-Above-350647.shtml A new flavor of the Twitter application is now available for download for the owners of BlackBerry smartphones, namely version 4.1.

The new app release comes with support for all smartphones that run under BlackBerry OS 5 or higher, and can be already found in the BlackBerry World (though it might need up to 24 hours to show as av... (read more)]]> Fri, 3 May 2013 05:08:00 GMT Softpedia News - Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Twitter-4-1-for-BlackBerry-OS-5-and-Above-350647.shtml Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Twitter-4-1-for-BlackBerry-OS-5-and-Above-350647.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Rail-Planner-2-4-for-Windows-Phone-350302.shtml Rail Planner for Windows Phone has been updated to version 2.4 recently, now being able to provide users with some appealing new features and enhancements.

For those out of the loop, we should note that Rail Planner was released as a premium real-time rail information application for all Windows Phone users in the UK.

The s... (read more)]]> Thu, 2 May 2013 12:11:01 GMT Softpedia News - Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Rail-Planner-2-4-for-Windows-Phone-350302.shtml Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Rail-Planner-2-4-for-Windows-Phone-350302.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Poynt-Arrives-on-BlackBerry-10-Devices-350264.shtml Owners of BlackBerry 10 smartphones can now take advantage of a new appealing mobile application while on the go, namely Poynt.

The application was already available for the older BlackBerry devices, and is now up for download for those who chose to adopt the new BlackBerry 10 platform as well.

However, users should know that th... (read more)]]> Thu, 2 May 2013 06:14:00 GMT Softpedia News - Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Poynt-Arrives-on-BlackBerry-10-Devices-350264.shtml Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Poynt-Arrives-on-BlackBerry-10-Devices-350264.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Launches-Switch-to-Windows-Phone-App-for-Android-Devices-349898.shtml Microsoft has done the unthinkable and has released an Android application that lures fans of Google’s mobile platform into switching to Windows Phone operating system.

Moreover, the application is now live on Google Play for everyone to check it out. Dubbed Switch to Windows Phone, it allows Android users to ... (read more)]]> Wed, 1 May 2013 06:56:00 GMT Softpedia News - Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Launches-Switch-to-Windows-Phone-App-for-Android-Devices-349898.shtml Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Launches-Switch-to-Windows-Phone-App-for-Android-Devices-349898.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Launches-Facebook-for-Windows-Phone-Beta-Download-Available-349856.shtml Microsoft has just released another Facebook application for Windows Phone devices, different from the official app that has been listed on Windows Phone Store for quite some time.

The new Facebook for Windows Phone application is still a work in progress and is meant to improve the full version that is now avail... (read more)]]> Wed, 1 May 2013 05:46:00 GMT Softpedia News - Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Launches-Facebook-for-Windows-Phone-Beta-Download-Available-349856.shtml Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Launches-Facebook-for-Windows-Phone-Beta-Download-Available-349856.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Remember-The-Milk-for-BlackBerry-10-349495.shtml Owners of a BlackBerry 10-powered smartphone interested in a highly appealing application that enables them to have their to-do lists at hand at all times will certainly rejoice learning that Remember The Milk has been released for their devices.

The application landed in the BlackBerry World portal on Monday, April 29, as version 3.0.1... (read more)]]> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:05:00 GMT Softpedia News - Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Remember-The-Milk-for-BlackBerry-10-349495.shtml Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Remember-The-Milk-for-BlackBerry-10-349495.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Firefox-for-Android-Tastes-More-UI-Enhancements-349470.shtml Mozilla’s Firefox for Android mobile browser is about to receive a variety of enhancements, some of which will result in user interface changes, the company has announced today.

In a recent post on his blog, Mozilla’s Lucas Rocha explains that the browser will enjoy a new tabs button icon, just as can be seen in the image... (read more)]]> Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:21:02 GMT Softpedia News - Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Firefox-for-Android-Tastes-More-UI-Enhancements-349470.shtml Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Firefox-for-Android-Tastes-More-UI-Enhancements-349470.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Facebook-4-0-Arrives-on-BlackBerry-5-and-Newer-Smartphones-348464.shtml A new flavor of the Facebook application is now available for download for the owners of older BlackBerry devices, as long as their handsets are powered by OS 5 or newer.

The new flavor of the application, available for download as version 4.0, sports some appealing new features inside, making it easier for users to stay c... (read more)]]> Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:21:05 GMT Softpedia News - Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Facebook-4-0-Arrives-on-BlackBerry-5-and-Newer-Smartphones-348464.shtml Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Facebook-4-0-Arrives-on-BlackBerry-5-and-Newer-Smartphones-348464.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nokia-Chat-for-Windows-Phone-Arrives-in-Beta-348287.shtml A new Nokia app is now available for download for the owners of Windows Phone-based Lumia smartphones, namely Nokia Chat, designed to provide users with the possibility to stay in touch which their friends that own other Nokia handsets.

Nokia Chat was already available for the owners of Nokia Asha, S40, and Symbian devices, and is now u... (read more)]]> Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:54:00 GMT Softpedia News - Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nokia-Chat-for-Windows-Phone-Arrives-in-Beta-348287.shtml Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nokia-Chat-for-Windows-Phone-Arrives-in-Beta-348287.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-BBC-iPlayer-Radio-for-Android-348155.shtml Starting today, owners of Android-based devices can download and install a new appealing application, namely the BBC iPlayer Radio, which was just made available for download through the official storefront.

With this app, users will be able to enjoy BBC Radio wherever they go, and also to listen to live radio from all the BBC’s UK radi... (read more)]]> Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:11:02 GMT Softpedia News - Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-BBC-iPlayer-Radio-for-Android-348155.shtml Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-BBC-iPlayer-Radio-for-Android-348155.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/UC-Browser-for-Java-9-0-Now-Available-for-Download-347890.shtml UC Browser, one of the most popular mobile browsers out there, has just been updated on phones running Java, and is currently available for download as version 9.0.

The application has been available for download in a beta flavor for the past few weeks, so as to provide users with a glimpse at the features and enhancements that it ... (read more)]]> Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:33:00 GMT Softpedia News - Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/UC-Browser-for-Java-9-0-Now-Available-for-Download-347890.shtml Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/UC-Browser-for-Java-9-0-Now-Available-for-Download-347890.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nokia-Conference-Beta-Arrives-on-Lumia-Smartphones-347442.shtml Today, Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia announced a new mobile application for its Windows Phone-based Lumia handsets, namely Nokia Conference.

Just as its name suggests, the application was designed to provide users with the possibility to make conference calls while on the go, all in a simple, user-friendly manner.

... (read more)]]> Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:31:01 GMT Softpedia News - Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nokia-Conference-Beta-Arrives-on-Lumia-Smartphones-347442.shtml Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nokia-Conference-Beta-Arrives-on-Lumia-Smartphones-347442.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Malware-Found-on-Android-BadNews-347034.shtml This week, Lookout has announced that a new malware family has been discovered on Android, called BadNews and present inside 32 applications available from four different developers through the Google Play Store.

The company reports that the applications have been downloaded between 2,000,000 – 9,000,000 times, but that Google has already... (read more)]]> Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:51:01 GMT Softpedia News - Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Malware-Found-on-Android-BadNews-347034.shtml Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Malware-Found-on-Android-BadNews-347034.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Google-Chrome-Beta-for-Android-27-0-1453-60-346685.shtml Google has just announced that Android enthusiasts who continue to test its Chrome browser can now download a new beta version via Google Play.

The search giant has just provided a small update that brings several bug fixes, but no new feature or improvements. Check out below the full list of issues that have been addressed in th... (read more)]]> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:28:00 GMT Softpedia News - Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Google-Chrome-Beta-for-Android-27-0-1453-60-346685.shtml Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Google-Chrome-Beta-for-Android-27-0-1453-60-346685.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/WhatsApp-3-0-to-Bring-a-Host-of-Enhancements-to-Windows-Phone-346666.shtml Windows Phone users who are fond of WhatsApp should know that a major update is coming soon to the app, with a nice range of enhancements packed inside.

We have already had the chance to take a look at some of them, but more details on what the application will have to offer are now available, courtesy of a beta release... (read more)]]> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 06:48:00 GMT Softpedia News - Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/WhatsApp-3-0-to-Bring-a-Host-of-Enhancements-to-Windows-Phone-346666.shtml Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/WhatsApp-3-0-to-Bring-a-Host-of-Enhancements-to-Windows-Phone-346666.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Blaq-for-BlackBerry-10-346580.shtml Just as announced a few days ago, the Blaq application for BlackBerry 10 is available for download, providing users with a great social networking experience on their new BlackBerry Z10 devices.

The new application release arrives on these devices rebuilt from the ground up, as the company behind it wanted to tailor it specifically for the new mobil... (read more)]]> Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:21:02 GMT Softpedia News - Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Blaq-for-BlackBerry-10-346580.shtml Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Blaq-for-BlackBerry-10-346580.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/WordPress-2-3-for-Android-Brings-a-New-UI-Various-Other-Features-346432.shtml A new flavor of the WordPress for Android mobile application is now available for download, namely version 2.3, set to provide users with a new experience while on the go, courtesy of an updated interface.

The new app iteration was built using the Holo style guidelines, and sports an Action Bar interface throughout t... (read more)]]> Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:51:02 GMT Softpedia News - Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/WordPress-2-3-for-Android-Brings-a-New-UI-Various-Other-Features-346432.shtml Mobile Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/WordPress-2-3-for-Android-Brings-a-New-UI-Various-Other-Features-346432.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire)