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California Hands Free Law Applies to Checking Maps
By Paul Thomson :: 8:57 PM The state of California’s rules and regulations prohibiting the use of cellular telephones while driving also extend to using the maps application on the device, according to...
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U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Reconsiders Apple iPad Mini Request
By Cynthia Herbert :: 9:36 PM Last month, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) turned down Apple’s request to trademark the word Mini in reference to its iPad Mini tablet. The USPTO declined...
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Apple’s iMessage Service Down
By Paul Thomson :: 4:10 PM Portions of Apple’s mobile messaging service, iMessage, appear to be down for many this afternoon. Users across Facebook and Twitter are reporting errors with iMessage. For...
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Twitter Launching Music App and Service Today
By Gilbert Falso :: 10:06 AM Today is the day that Twitter officially announces and launches its new music service and iOS application. The secret has been out for a little while, at least in bits and...
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You’ll Have to Wait a Bit Longer for that Verizon Upgrade
By Gilbert Falso :: 5:06 PM If you’ve a Verizon Wireless customer who has been accustomed to getting a new phone just about every two years, that will soon be extended to exactly two years, with recent...
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Contrary to Reports, Cell Network Not Shut Off in Boston
By Paul Thomson :: 5:09 PM Although reports quickly circulated yesterday that government authorities asked cell phone network providers to shut down service in the city, no such action was taken. In...
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Leap Motion Inks Deal With HP
By Cynthia Herbert :: 10:06 PM 3-D motion tracking peripheral device start-up Leap Motion announced today that it has entered into an agreement with PC maker HP to bring its new gadgetry to the HP...
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Gmail Suffers Widespread Outage
By Paul Thomson :: 8:26 AM Update: Google indicates service has been restored. It’s not just you, Gmail is down for many people this morning. Google’s cloud-based e-mail service along with Google’s...
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LinkedIn Updates Mobile Apps
By Gilbert Falso :: 7:41 AM Business networking site LinkedIn has announced two new updated mobile apps, for iOS and Android. LinkedIn believes that the enhancements will create a richer, more engaging...
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Yahoo Introduces New Apps for Mail and Weather
By Paul Thomson :: 5:41 PM Yahoo today announced that it has introduced new mobile apps for its Yahoo Mail and Yahoo Weather products. The company’s new e-mail app debuts for tablets, both the iPad and...
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Some TweetDeck Apps to Stop Working
By Gilbert Falso :: 7:38 AM TweetDeck users who are still relying on the older versions of the software will need to find a new Twitter client soon, as Twitter has announced support and functionality...
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Apple and Volkswagen Collaborate on iBeetle
By Leslie Spellman :: 9:04 AM Apple and Volkswagen will jointly introduce a special model of Volkswagen’s Beetle this week at the Auto China 2013 show in Shanghai. The customized bug will will be a...
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Google Acquires Language Processing Startup Wavii
By Gilbert Falso :: 7:22 AM Sources close to Google this morning have confirmed its acquisition of natural language processing startup Wavii, after a bidding war with Apple. The pricetag for the...
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iTunes Turns 10
By Paul Thomson :: 2:31 PM Apple’s music purchase and download service iTunes celebrates its tenth birthday today. Hard to believe that an online service that is now so ubiquitous has really not been...
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Samsung Introduces Galaxy Tab 3
By Paul Thomson :: 8:46 AM Samsung today has taken the covers off of its new 7-inch tablet offering, the Galaxy Tab 3. The tablet features a slim form-factor that the company hopes will position it to...
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Apple to Cease Support for Original iPhone
By Cynthia Herbert :: 4:37 PM Apple has announced that it will no longer offer support for a number of older devices after June 11, 2013, including the original iPhone handset. The company sent out...
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Yahoo Acquires Astrid To-Do List App
By Paul Thomson :: 8:57 AM Yahoo yesterday announced the acquisition of Astrid, a mobile application that provides personal assistant functions and offers to-do list management. The deal includes both...
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Apple’s App Store Poised to Mark 50 Billionth Download
By Gilbert Falso :: 10:49 PM The Apple App Store is on the brink of its 50 billionth download. In an email sent to customers earlier today, the company announced that it would mark the occasion with a...
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Angry Birds for Friends Comes to iOS, Android
By Paul Thomson :: 8:54 AM App maker Rovio is introducing the social version of its popular avian game, Angry Birds Friends, to mobile devices, with versions available for both iOS and Android. The...
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Betaworks’ Dots Reaches 25 Million Game Milestone
By Gilbert Falso :: 9:32 PM Betaworks, the technology incubator behind Instapaper, Digg and Bitly, launched a new game for iOS devices last week called Dots. This week, Dots celebrates the milestone...
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