Google recently announced that its Android Google Now services will be accessible to Chrome users. While this might not seem that big of a deal to many tech industry observers since it merely means that its comprehensive technology of bringing wide ranging information such as reviews of nearby restaurants, birthday alerts, reminders of trip departures, [...]
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Facebook’s iPhone app testing auto uploads
Uploading photos to Facebook can be quite a hassle. Not only do you have to go through some hoops to get the picture file from your webcam or your digital camera, you also have to worry about cropping, alignment, and other details. More than a few Facebook users have been clamoring for an easier way [...]
Blackberry Maker Considered Going Android
Research in Motion, the Canadian manufacturer of Blackberry, is going through a rough patch lately. As we have reported earlier, Blackberry’s share of the smart phone market continues to erode. It is seeing its once leading market share going to Google Android makers and most notably Apple iPhone. Given the current trends, it looks like [...]
Google Rolls Out Android 4.1 Source Code
The operating system of the world’s fastest growing mobile OS Android has a new version. Version 4.1 dubbed Jelly Bean has been released by the internet giant. In addition to the release, Google also rolled out the proprietary binaries it uses for Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7. This is great news for third party developers [...]
Google’s Andy Rubin discloses 900K daily Activations for Android
If you wanted to get a clear idea of who exactly is winning the marketing war for the king of the smartphone hill, you only need to look at the recent disclosure by Google’s Andy Rubin. In a tweet, Google’s Mobile senior vice president Andy Rubin said that Google Android clocks over 900,000 device activations [...]
The new Yahoo permission system amounts to Spyware
Business mobility firm On The GoWARE issues security advisory due to Yahoo’s new permission system. Last week, Yahoo issued a mandatory system update for the Android apps for its email and Messenger services. Ideally, the mandatory update will allow Android users to have always up-to-date social networking, weather, news, and traffic information. The downside to [...]
Fresh Android Apps for the Holiday Week
If the holiday stress is starting to get to your nerves, it’s time to unwind. Not in a pub, but online. Download a video game for your Android smartphone. Here are three of the better known game titles this holiday week. And they’re free Papa John’s Pizza No doubt, you have your festive dinner plans [...]
LG Makes Upgrade Plans Public For The Android Ice Cream Sandwich
The highly anticipated Android v4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich gets a clearer upgrade path for current Android smartphones. Korea’s second largest cellphone maker LG recently revealed a few more details on such an upgrade path scheduled for several LG smartphones running on the older Android versions. The news appeared on today’s LG’s Facebook, confirming what the [...]
Voxer is Going Viral
Voxer, a walkie talkie app for Androids and iPhones has been notably climbing the market. It is currently trending on Twitter. And just last week, this small startup managed to jump from ranking number 40 to number 6 in the United States App Store under the social networking category. Earlier this year, Voxer also gained [...]