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Microsoft has expanded the availability of its Windows Phone Marketplace to a number of five new countries, namely Argentina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Peru and the Philippines.
All Windows Phone users in these countries can now benefit from access to appealing applications and games straight from their devices.
If t... |
4 February 2012
05:01 GMT |
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Google’s Android Market, the official software portal for devices running under the company’s mobile operating system, has managed to double in about nine months, recent reports suggest.
The application storefront is said to have just passed the 400,000 applications mark, after reaching 200,000 applicat... |
4 January 2012
17:11 GMT |
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Kinect is meant to offer a wider range of applications than playing video games, Microsoft claims, pointing out at the manner in which it could help people regain mobility after an accident.When it comes to healthcare, Kinect can easily prove a successful solution for helping seniors, for example, through measuring ... |
20 December 2011
16:01 GMT |
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This summer saw investigators at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) developing an amazing new technology, which allowed experts to control a small rotorcraft over great distances.
The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) was being handled through an iPhone application, which enabled the user to control the ai... |
8 November 2011
08:55 GMT |
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Nintendo has revealed that the built-in software of its new 3DS platform is the device's killer app, largely because no current game can convey the new features of the device better than its regular applications.
Nintendo now has its 3DS handheld on sale all over the world, so it has began hyping up its featu... |
31 March 2011
18:01 GMT |
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After it was recently revealed that top Facebook applications leaked user IDs to advertising companies, some of MySpace's third-party developers were caught doing the same thing.On Monday, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) broke the news that many Facebook applications, including all in the top ten, were passing use... |
23 October 2010
06:18 GMT |
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All of the top ten applications on Facebook, and probably thousands others, were caught transmitting unique user IDs (UIDs) to advertising and data gathering companies.The new Facebook privacy mess was uncovered by the Wall Street Journal and is an expansion of the "referer" header problems the social network had ear... |
18 October 2010
03:55 GMT |
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Although to many Roger McWilliams appears to be a person that stepped out of the past, he is actually at the forefront of modern science, creating extremely advanced laser devices. After 30 years of work, the bow tie-wearing expert is now investigating plasma lasers, which produce “matter so hot it's ioniz... |
24 August 2010
02:27 GMT |
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Skype, the popular service that enables mobile phone users, and not only, to make VoIP calls, has just announced the release of SkypeKit, a beta version of a collection of software and APIs, meant to offer the possibility to integrate Skype voice and video calls into any web-connected device or applications. Accordi... |
23 June 2010
05:28 GMT |
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A new software update has been recently delivered for the Nokia 5530, namely firmware version 30.0.009. The new software solution is expected to bring forth a nice range of enhancements, including additional applications, and performance improvements, along with universal kinetic scrolling, which might be seen as th... |
11 June 2010
04:12 GMT |
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Windows Phone 7, the next flavor of Microsoft's mobile operating system, was previously reported to lack one of the most appealing features its predecessors had, namely multi-tasking, yet it seems that things are a little different. When launched on the market, Window Phone 7 would not offer multi-tasking for 3... |
21 May 2010
06:32 GMT |
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Mobile content and applications are expected to see an impressive growth in China in the near future, as a wide range of mobile phone users in the country are set to choose such solutions for their next purchase in the mobile space. According to a recent study from TNS Technology, 32 percent of Chinese consumers are... |
31 March 2010
04:21 GMT |
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GetJar, one of the largest application stores in the world, has announced that, according to a report of Chetan Sharma, the global mobile-application industry is estimated at $17.5 billion by 2012. Also mobile-app downloads are expected to grow at a rate of 92% per year, going from seven billion downloads in 2009, to... |
17 March 2010
10:38 GMT |
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Localytics, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company, provides a service software that enables iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry and Android app publishers to track in real time how customers use their software products. In addition, a study on this matter has been released. The Localytics analysts compared devices, applicati... |
12 March 2010
11:53 GMT |
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Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless started a while ago to present to its subscribers applications that it considers worth trying on their devices, especially on those powered by Google's Android operating system, and now the company moved forth with the recommendations, highlighting a series of software solu... |
26 February 2010
04:28 GMT |
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Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless has just announced that its subscribers who purchased a DROID by Motorola handset can now enjoy a series of new applications available for them via the Verizon Channel in the Android Market. According to the company, the new software solutions can offer users the possibility to ... |
29 January 2010
10:47 GMT |
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The GSM Association, representing the interests of the worldwide mobile communication industry, has announced the Mobile Innovation Grand Prix – Americas Tournament winners for the ongoing year. The Americas part of the competition has been organized in collaboration with Rutberg & Company, and it has been show... |
2 December 2009
09:30 GMT |
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Mobile phone operator AT&T announced recently the launch of a series of two new TV apps for the AT&T U-verse users. According to the company, the new software solutions, dubbed Offers On Demand and Caller ID on TV, rise the number of applications available for its users to 20, with 12 of them being launched during t... |
18 November 2009
17:21 GMT |
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Palm Pre, the first smartphone to come to the market with Palm's webOS platform on board, is now available for purchase on the European market, via O2 Germany. The new handset that reached the old continent is a GSM version of the US Palm Pre, which sports CDMA connectivity and can be purchased exclusively via S... |
13 October 2009
09:37 GMT |
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The use of social networking sites on mobile phones around the world seems to be on the rise, as Facebook Mobile has just announced that it has more than 65 million mobile users connecting to its site. The new milestone seems to have been reached quite fast, considering the fact that only eight months ago the site cl... |
7 September 2009
15:41 GMT |
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Palm Pre mobile phone users have another reason to rejoice, as three new applications have been recently added to the App Catalog, the application portal that includes software solutions developed for the operating system running on their handsets, the Palm webOS. While the list of apps available at the moment for th... |
15 August 2009
05:46 GMT |
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Palm Pre mobile phone owners have now a reason to rejoice, as two more applications for the handset's webOS have been added to the App Catalog. The first of them is OpenTable, which enables users to make restaurant reservations at nearby places, while the second one is Fliq Bookmarks, a utility that comes from M... |
29 July 2009
11:18 GMT |
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In what is a rare occasion for the company behind the Mac operating system, Apple has issued a press release announcing that App Store Downloads have topped 1.5 billion in a year since its debut. “Apple today announced that customers have downloaded more than 1.5 billion applications in just one year from its ... |
14 July 2009
10:22 GMT |
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T-Mobile announced only yesterday the availability of its upcoming myTouch 3G Android-powered mobile phone, and a series of more details and photos on it have already emerged into the wild. For starters, we should mention that the device will become available for purchase with the carrier's users in three differ... |
9 July 2009
09:15 GMT |
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The PlayStation Portable is a very successful handheld console, boasting over 50 million units sold worldwide. Not all of them were generated by the fact that people wanted to play titles while they were on the move, though, as the device's multimedia capabilities, despite its somewhat clunky size, made it ideal... |
1 July 2009
13:11 GMT |
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eyeOS is certainly one of the most interesting open source projects out there, providing great ways to interact with the "cloud." It's basically an operating system with in-house and third-party developed applications, a user-friendly interface and, best of all, it is available from wherever you are, through a w... |
11 June 2009
11:02 GMT |
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Apple has announced the Design Awards for this year, noting winners such as Marketcircle Inc. (Billings), MLB.com (MLB.com At Bat 2009), iPhone developer ngmoco:) and Elias Pietil, with his famous Wooden Labyrinth 3D iPhone game. “The Apple Design Awards recognize technical excellence, innovation, and outstand... |
11 June 2009
06:23 GMT |
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Handcase, the Brazilian company that provides software solutions for the Palm platform, announced recently that it would present the first 60 applications for the newly launched webOS platform on the Palm Pre, out of a total of 100 it had promised. While at the moment the company is showcasing only the beta versions ... |
11 June 2009
03:00 GMT |
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It seems that the high-end Palm Pre mobile phone is ready to make a wide range of users rejoice as soon as it becomes available for purchase with Sprint, not only due to the more-than-attractive features that we have already learned it packs inside, but also due to a variety of applications that it should support eit... |
26 May 2009
03:01 GMT |
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Touchscreen-enabled mobile phones have seen a lot of traction on the market lately, and handset makers around the world have announced their focus on this type of devices, which drives for more and more software platforms and applications to be optimized for touch usage, somehow leaving the handsets that do not inclu... |
7 May 2009
04:54 GMT |
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AppReview, LLC is a company that specializes in downloading and reviewing iPhone apps, so that you can just visit the its website and know what are the best ones to download. Recently, AppReview has released its own iPhone app, which, just like the AppReview site, offers “a trusted, independent opinion on which... |
22 April 2009
06:55 GMT |
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Salah, the official prayer of the Islam, must be practiced by each adept of the religion five times per day, in prostration to Allah. Regularly, the prayers are done at dawn, noon, afternoon, sunset and nightfall, and missing them is considered to be a sin. They are also compulsory to all those who have reached puber... |
6 April 2009
10:25 GMT |
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Some more details on the recently announced Microsoft Windows Marketplace have emerged recently, making some developers wonder if the Redmond company has indeed a great interest in the application process. As many of you might already know, the company announced that developers that would like to have their applicat... |
25 March 2009
12:05 GMT |
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InstallerApp is a native Mac OS X application that allows users to easily download applications from Installer and Cydia directly onto their computer, and install them to an iPhone or iPod touch connected via USB cable. As a Macworld report indicates, users do not need to jailbreak their phones to use the tool for in... |
25 March 2009
04:11 GMT |
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A new Apple knowledge base document outlines the main aspects regarding signing up for an iTunes account, browsing the App Store for games and apps, compatible devices, and more. Those owning an iPhone, iPod touch, iPhone 3G, iPod touch 2G, or those using the iTunes Store or iTunes 8 for Mac or Windows are encouraged... |
20 February 2009
06:27 GMT |
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We recently decided to take another look at iPhone app trackers' listings only to find that the App Store has seemingly achieved yet another milestone – 20,000 apps available for download onto an iPhone or iPod touch.If Apptism's listings are correct (again), Apple has accepted over 5,000 new applicat... |
11 February 2009
05:35 GMT |
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While last week there was still doubt as to whether the App Store had reached 10,000 apps, it is now being revealed that, having passed this achieved milestone, App Store downloads have now topped 300 million. World of Apple is reporting that Apple has used print media to advertise the latest goals scored by its App... |
8 December 2008
03:05 GMT |
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iPhone Atlas has posted comments from iPhone users disappointed with the offerings of firmware 2.2, released just this week. Apparently, the issues with the new OS version stretch further than just 3G speeds and battery life. Missing apps have been reported, with some users noting “sudden disappearance” ... |
25 November 2008
06:15 GMT |
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Bloggers are constantly looking to attract more readers. Of course, content is almost always everything, but spicing up texts or images with some interesting gadgets can definitely increase the popularity of the majority of weblogs. After a testing period, Google has finally launched the Google Gadgets for blogs. All... |
12 August 2008
09:38 GMT |
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When Steve Jobs announced the upcoming availability of the App Store, he was hoping to launch the service with some 200 software offerings. Apple's CEO could confirm in an interview with USA Today that the company now has more than 500 App Store launch apps for iPhone and iPod touch users to download, as soon as... |
10 July 2008
05:42 GMT |
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Among the first developers to disclose their iPhone lineup is Maverick Software, a developer of casual games that is kind enough to offer a free game with the debut of the App Store. Two others are priced at an affordable $4.99, while a third app has a worth of just 99 cents (hopefully the same doesn't go for th... |
7 July 2008
06:24 GMT |
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New details have emerged about the pricing and policies of Apple's upcoming distribution service for apps on the iPhone, the App Store. People familiar with Apple's plans claim huge differences between the lowest priced app and the most expensive pricing available to developers ($999.99), while maximum file... |
17 June 2008
05:58 GMT |
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Welcome back! As usual, we have three Mac apps for you to download and use, free of charge, thanks to their generous developers. If you've had a busy week and need to calm down and get in touch with yourself, or if you just need to be a bit more organized, it's a good thing you dropped by today.KARMAKarma i... |
14 June 2008
10:16 GMT |
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Great to have you back! I'm not going to lie saying this week's apps are the bomb, 'cause they're not. Still, some of you may find usefulness in the three programs available for immediate download today, so if you're looking to (dramatically) speed up access times on your Mac, add a few featu... |
31 May 2008
10:40 GMT |
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Glad you dropped by this week too. As usual, you get to make your pick from three nifty apps we've chosen to share with you, whether it's utility, security or fun you're looking for. Wiiji, for instance, an application that enables you to control your joystick-compatible games with a Nintendo Wii Remot... |
26 April 2008
11:46 GMT |
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It looks like they've done it already. Picked this one up via MacRumors who says that iPhone Dev Team published a screenshot of what looks like a jailbroken iPhone 2.0 installation. Apple has only released the beta of 2.0 to a limited number of developers, particularly those entering the company's developer... |
12 March 2008
07:06 GMT |
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The boom that Facebook recorded and that boosted it to the second spot in the social networks ranking was mostly due to its applications, which had a huge pull to users and developers the same. Now, they look to be on a descending trend, after the huge figures they recorded in the last two months of 2007. The reason,... |
30 January 2008
12:41 GMT |
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Facebook is the breeding ground at the moment for the applications that seem to be appearing out of thin air. It is the best means of advertising that an app maker could have ever dreamed of (except the case it were to be Microsoft) and the best way to make yourself noticed by some of the bigger guys in the game.Sadl... |
14 January 2008
04:51 GMT |
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Google just brought the stakes up a little higher, with a promise to offer USD 10 million to developers who build mobile applications for their new Android platform. This will be part of a major contest that should encourage the release of fresh and innovative mobile apps.The open source feature is one that Google pr... |
13 November 2007
04:54 GMT |
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First images of the Android platform have just been released by Google, hinting towards what people should expect. "There is no gPhone. Instead, I'd like to introduce you to the Android platform", said Steve Horowitz, Google's Engineering Director, shredding once and for all the gPhone myth.The Android plat... |
13 November 2007
03:13 GMT |
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