Archive for March, 2011 - Page 20

Sports Tracker Fitness App Announced For Android & iOS [Previously For Symbian Only, The Sports Tracker App Will Be Coming To the iPhone & Android]

By on Thursday, 24. March 2011

A rising category for apps is dealing with fitness, sure there are a few quality offerings already available for the iPhone and Android, one that comes to mind is the one that I currently use — Runkeeper. That said, it [...]

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AT&T Android Users Can Browse, But Not Use The Amazon Appstore [AT&T Non-Market App Restriction Currently Blocking Users From The Amazon Appstore, But Things May be Changing]

By on Thursday, 24. March 2011

AT&T has been blocking Android users from downloading apps from anywhere except the official Android Market since they originally began offering Android smartphones. The block comes by way of keeping users from checking the “allow install of non-Market applications” box [...]

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Sprint Goes After Distracted Drivers, Launches Drive First App [Sprint Launches Drive First App by Location Labs, Aimed To Combat Distracted Driving, Will Cost $2 Per Month]

By on Thursday, 24. March 2011

Sprint, along with Location Labs has announced a new app — Sprint Drive First. This app is simple enough — it locks down the phone and sends calls to voicemail when the phone is in motion. In other words, it [...]

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Microsoft Releases “Where’s My Phone Update?” Website Detailing WP7 Update Process [Latest Microsoft Website Details WP7 Update Process For February & March Updates]

By on Thursday, 24. March 2011

A big question for smartphone users these days deals with updates and when they are arriving. We frequently see this with Android users, but Windows Phone 7, iOS and others are not immune in any way. As it turns out, [...]

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Geohot Confirms: He Is South America — On Vacation [Despite Sony Claims Of PS3 Hacker Geohot Running Away to South America, George Hotz Has Simply Gone On A Spring Break Vacation]

By on Thursday, 24. March 2011

The case of Sony versus George Hotz and the hacked PS3. This is certainly turning into an interesting event. And without going super far into the back story, George Hotz, who is perhaps better known online as Geohot was the [...]

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CTIA 2011: SwiftKey Tablet Keyboard Gets E-Tech Award [Keyboard Alternative for Android Tablets Splits Keyboard & Predicts Words; Gets Emerging Technology Award at CTIA 2011]

By on Thursday, 24. March 2011

CTIA has just announced the Emerging Technology Award winners for this year’s trade show. Among these are the SwiftKey Tablet virtual keyboard for Android devices.

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Kratos Gets His Own Mortal Kombat Gameplay Trailer [Watch Kratos Do What He Does Best In This New Absurdly Brutal Mortal Kombat Gameplay Trailer]

By on Thursday, 24. March 2011

We’ve known that Kratos is going to be a PS3-exclusive character in the upcoming Mortal Kombat reboot for quite some time now, but before now, he’s only appeared in one promotional trailer – and for only about ten seconds, if [...]

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Netflix To Lose Original Showtime Programming [Showtime Not To Renew Contract With Netflix, Dexter & Californication To Leave Instant Watch Service]

By on Thursday, 24. March 2011

Bad news for Showtime fans on Netflix. It’s being reported by the Los Angeles Times that premium cable network Showtime has had a falling out with Netflix, and that the company won’t be renewing their contract with Netflix for the [...]

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Cellular South Getting Motorola Xoom [First Honeycomb Tablet Coming To Cell South, Will Be WiFi-Only Model, MiFi Purchase Encouraged]

By on Thursday, 24. March 2011

It’s official, the Motorola Xoom is coming to a carrier other than Verizon. Cellular South, the popular super regional carrier will be getting the Android Honeycomb tablet. Unfortunately, it won’t have 3G. Cellular South will be offering the WiFi-only version of [...]

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Sega of America Auctioning Off Rare Gear To Help Japan [Sega Swag Auctions Include Yakuza Track Jacket, Sonic Anniversary Statue, Signed Artwork & Video Games, All Proceeds Go To Japan Recovery Effort]

By on Thursday, 24. March 2011

After donating the profits from a week-long sale on various iOS Sonic games to the Red Cross, Sega of America is putting a lot of attractive Sega merchandise and promotional items up for auction on eBay to further aid the [...]

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