Archive for October, 2011 - Page 29

Pocket Informant 2.0 For iOS Preview/Teaser Video Released

WebIS Releases Pocket Informant 2.0 Teaser Video, Will Bring Contact Integration & Continue With Calendar & Tasks
By on Friday, 21. October 2011

Once upon a time I was a Windows Mobile user, and while I am not always willing to admit that, it did come with one positive in that it exposed me to an app called Pocket Informant. And that being the case, despite a few years away, I have returned [...]

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Apple iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Now Live In 22 Additional Countries

Apple Opens Up iPhone 4S Pre-Orders In 22 Additional Countries, Comes Ahead Of The October 28th Launch Date
By on Friday, 21. October 2011

Apple released the iPhone 4S in seven countries on October 14th and at that time they also made it clear that an additional 22 countries would be getting the handset on October 28th. And well, it looks like those additional countries now have the iPhone 4S available for pre-order.

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Facebook to face 100,000 Euro Fine for Keeping Archives of Deleted Data

Austrian Law Student Files 22 Complaints Against Facebook for Keeping Supposedly Deleted Data in its Archives
By on Friday, 21. October 2011

Facebook seems to own your information to the extent that even Facebook data you have deleted will still live on in some obscure server owned by Facebook. But Facebook might get into trouble for this, as recent events have shown.

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TomTom USA Navigation App For iOS Gets An Update

TomTom Updates Their iPhone Navigation App, Goes To Version 1.9 With Universal Support For The iPhone & iPad
By on Friday, 21. October 2011

Those using the TomTom navigation app on the iPhone may want to check out the recently released update. Yup, the TomTom USA navigation app has been updated, and along with a new version number comes support for the iPad as well as something that iPhone 3G users may want to [...]

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Sprint Announces Upcoming Changes For The Mobile Broadband & Mobile Hotspot Plans

Sprint Mobile Broadband & Mobile Hotspot Plans Will Lose The "Unlimited" Beginning In November
By on Friday, 21. October 2011

There has been some chatter in regards to Sprint’s mobile broadband and mobile hotspot offerings in the recent months. And coming as of today, it looks like those rumors have proven to be true. Of course, that is not the way we were hoping to see this play out, but [...]

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Telus Samsung Galaxy S II X Smartphone Release Confirmed For October 28th

Telus Confirms The Samsung Galaxy S II X Release Date As October 28th, Pricing Still Rumored To Be $99.99 On A Three-Year Agreement
By on Friday, 21. October 2011

Telus has finally confirmed the release date for the previously announced Samsung Galaxy S II X smartphone. Though, while that little bit comes as a nice end for that rumor, we are still left with a rumor in terms of the pricing. But that being said, the release date is [...]

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Nokia to Launch Windows Phone Devices on Nokia World 2011

Microsoft's Andy Lees Confirms Rumors About Upcoming Nokia Windows Phone Devices
By on Friday, 21. October 2011

Over the last few weeks, we’ve been hearing and seeing more of the (much-delayed) Nokia Windows Phone devices such as the long-awaited Nokia Searay now known as the Nokia 800. And much of what has come out mention the possibility of Nokia finally launching its first line of Windows Phone [...]

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Nokia Announces Q3 2011 Results, Still In The Red

Nokia's Situation Not Improving, But Still Doing Better Than Expected
By on Friday, 21. October 2011

Nokia’s been struggling for a long time now, dethroned even in emerging markets where it once ruled the mobile phone arena. As an effort to rise from the ashes, Nokia has partnered with Microsoft to use Windows Phone operating system, and we can only wait and see how the company [...]

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YouTube Trick Wadsworth Constant Skips First 30% of Video

Reddit Comment Made into A Full-Fledged YouTube Feature
By on Friday, 21. October 2011

If you’re a redditor, this is old news for you — move along, there’s nothing new here. But for those who don’t sink a lot of time in the depths of reddit, this might actually be pretty useful information. If you ever find yourself annoyed at a YouTube video because [...]

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iPhone 4S Supports GLONASS

Russian Navigation System Accessible on iPhone 4S
By on Friday, 21. October 2011

Prior to the unveiling of the iPhone 4S, it was suggested that the phone has “more definitive GPS features,” though what exactly that meant at that time, nobody knew for sure. Now, a Russian web site discovered that the iPhone 4S supports not only GPS but also the Russian navigation [...]

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