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Scrabble to be Amazon Kindle’s first paid application

Published on: 29th September, 2010

Amazon has recently put up its first paid, third-party application for the Kindle. Electronic Arts’s Scrabble has been launched for both the third-generation and second-generation six-inch Kindles, but also for all variants of the Kindle DX. The application only supports single-device multiplayer and not online games, despite the 3G and Wi-Fi links. The bookseller rolled [...]

Google Voice eventually reaching iPhone, new application rules

Published on: 13th September, 2010

Google Voice may reach the end of its ban on the iPhone while Apple loosens and clarifies the App Store rules. Google Voice Mobile developer Sean Kovacs said that he had been informed by Apple that he could try to resubmit his Google Voice application and could be accepted. Apple had been silent previously after [...]

Verizon makes Google Search optional for Samsung Fascinate using Android 2.2

Published on: 13th September, 2010

Verizon’s spokeswoman Brenda Raney said that the company would fix the absence of Google Search on the Fascinate model of Samsung as soon as Android 2.2 would be implemented. She qualified the opinion that Verizon would block the application as an “incorrect assumption” and added that Google Search would allegedly available on the phone once [...]

Nike+ GPS to give Nike+iPod experience with no adapters needed

Published on: 9th September, 2010

In a Labor Day twist, Nike has posted a special stand-alone version of its application Nike+iPod. Nike+ GPS can be found in the App Store and costs $2. It uses a built-in accelerometer and location finding of an Apple device, which could be an iPhone’s GPS or even an iPod touch player. The goal is [...]

Firefox 4 beta 3 accommodates Windows 7 multi-touch

Published on: 17th August, 2010

Mozilla has recently announced the release of Firefox 4 beta 3, which accommodates Windows 7 with multi-touch input from the operating system provided by Microsoft. Web developers are now able to write code directly for touchscreen interfaces instead of considering the use of a mouse. There is an upgraded JavaScript engine for every platform, which [...]

Windows Phone 7 would push ads outside of applications

Published on: 28th June, 2010

During a recent presentation at the International Advertising Festival in Cannes, Microsoft said that Windows Phone 7 would let companies to push ads outside of applications. Kostas Mallios explained a push notification system would allow companies to deliver ads to home screen tiles and also on top of screen. Customers have the choice to opt [...]

New T-Mobile application meant to up Android performance

Published on: 21st June, 2010

T-Mobile, the wireless carrier, has recently started offering a beta version of the program Device Tune-up, which is available for Android 2.1 and even older phones. T-Mobile says that this is a background program which runs continuously and is intended to optimize performance by simply closing unused running services. The new software is on by [...]

Android gets Kobo e-reader application

Published on: 21st June, 2010

A new Android-based smartphones-dedicated Kobo application has been released by Borders; the app allows the reading of all of Border’s electronic books and is considered to be a mobile complement to Kobo’s eReader. To what the iPhone app and other ports are concerned, there is a login which allows the software bookmark where the reader [...]

Apple’s iPhone application rules investigated by FCC

Published on: 20th June, 2010

The FCC has formally begun an investigation regarding the ban Apple is imposing to cross-compiling tools dedicated to making iOS applications. After negotiations with the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission will be able to determine whether Apple is anti-competitive or not as it would try to prevent Adobe Flash CS5 or other software [...]

Opera Mini present on 2.6 million iPhones

Published on: 2nd June, 2010

In just a few weeks, the iPhone has reached the third rank between the most popular platforms for Opera Mini. More than 2.6 million iPhones have downloaded and used Opera’s browser during the first two weeks on the App Store. The iPhone has become the most popular Opera device in the United States, where it [...]

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