Archive for December, 2011 - Page 20

Those using Google Voice on an iOS device may want to fire up the App Store and download the latest update. Yup, Google has updated the iOS Google Voice app and with the new (and now higher) version number comes some new features including some for text messaging and some [...]

It looks like the folks at Mozilla have released the latest in terms of Firefox for Android. This release comes as version 9.0 and brings goodies that should benefit those using Firefox on either an Android smartphone or a tablet.

Spotify announced and released a BlackBerry app way back in the middle of October. And while that came as good news for those using a BlackBerry and wanting to check out Spotify — that release came as a “preview release” as opposed to a regular good-for-all release.

We saw Verizon Wireless announce and roll-out a software update for the Droid Bionic at the beginning of the month. Given that, many would have thought that the handset would have been good to go for a while. That being said, it appears as if the updates were not done [...]

Another day, another round of Steam deals. Valve kicked off its holiday sale yesterday with some deep discounts on a group of really good games, but I’m tempted to argue that today’s deals might be even better. Of course, many of the games in Steam’s catalog are discounted during the [...]

YouTube is by far one of the most popular websites on Earth and one of Google’s most prized asset. In fact the official YouTube blog posted the best videos of 2011, and there’s even a special section available on the video sharing site that will take you through the most [...]

Apple has just made its biggest acquisition since the company bought NeXT 15 years ago. By acquiring Isreali company Anobit, Apple is likely to drop other vendors providing NAND and Flash-based SSD technologies. Should Samsung be worried?

United States and European gamers have a little over a month to wait until the PlayStation Vita arrives on their shores, but Sony’s new handheld launched in Japan this past weekend. We now have the sales numbers for Vita’s first week of availability, and even though it isn’t selling out [...]

iOS 3.1.3 users reported that starting with December 16 they were unable to download applications directly from the App Store app found by default on iOS devices, but it looks like the error has been quietly fixed by Apple.

PayPal is currently testing NFC-based tap-to-pay systems in a few retail stores in Sweden. The company is reportedly planning to make a push for proximity-based payment systems in the U.S. and internationally, in the aim of becoming a major player in the mobile wallet business.