A couple of new features have been added to Twitter which aim to make the service more helpful and more sticky as Gigaom puts it. The new features bring in more interaction with the service which now allows you to see more detail about your tweets and who retweeted or added a tweet as a favourite.
Nokia WP7 Leaked Video – Probably Fake
August 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The image below is a screen grab of what is probably a fake video of the new Windows Phone 7 Nokia smartphone (Sea Ray). Although the video looks quite official (other than the usual leaky shake effect leaked gadgets have), it does pull elements from other videos of products. But, we quite like the ideas given in the video and hope to see some in the future.
Nokia N9 Not Coming to the UK
August 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Nokia has confirmed that the Nokia N9 will not be arriving in the UK. The MeeGo based smartphone was first rumoured not to be arriving in the US and then confirmation came about the same happening in the UK.
Motorola Want a Windows Phone 7 Deal Like Nokia
August 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Motorola is currently focussed on using Android in its smartphones. This could change in the future though as the CEO Sanjay Jha has recently commented that they would be willing to use Windows Phone 7 as an OS if Microsoft was willing to give them a similar deal as to what Nokia has.
Before signing any deal with Microsoft the company would need to evaluate the future of the Windows Phone 7 operating system:
However, he said that beyond Android and Apple’s iOS, it’s not clear which smartphone platforms will survive in the long term. He said he does not think all three competing ecosystems–Windows Phone, Hewlett-Packard’s webOS and Research In Motion’s BlackBerry–can survive.
Facebook Messenger App For iPhone and Android Launches
August 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Facebook has launched a new app for the iPhone and Android devices. The Messenger app allows you to send text messages to individuals and groups who have accounts on Facebook. To send a message, you simply type the name of the person and the message is sent to their phone as a text message and the notifications service.
Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader Launches for iPad, PC and Mac
August 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Apple recently changed the terms of iOS which basically put in restrictions on purchasing products within an iOS app. After companies felt the terms were a bit harsh, Apple toned down the rules a bit. But the general problem is that apps like the Kindle App for iPad/iPhone couldn’t link direct to the Amazon store for book purchases. This means that users need to manually open up Safari, buy a book and then go back to the Kindle app to download and read it. Although the solution is still completely mobile, it just adds in awkward steps that didn’t go down well with some Kindle users.
KindleAir.com Domain Registered – Perhaps Amazons New Tablet
August 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Amazon has purchased the domain name KindleAir.com. Amazon purchased it through a domain name service called MarkMonitor which has been used by the company in the past to obtain other domains.
UK Motorola Xoom Android 3.1 Update Rolling Out
August 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Motorola Xoom users in the UK are beginning to get the Android 3.1 update pushed out over the air. The new update is for Xoom 3G owners and is a little different from the Android 3.1 that rolled out to Xoom users earlier this year.
If you remember yesterday, US users of the Motorola Xoom got the Android 3.2 update which only added a small set of features to the device. So why does the UK only get 3.1? Well, 3.1 is different to the 3.1 seen earlier this year in the US in that microSD card support has been added in 3.1 although some features from 3.2 are missing.
Redsn0w 0.9.8b5 Can Jailbreak iOS 5 Beta 5
August 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Over the weekend Apple released iOS 5 beta 5 for developers. Within just a few days the iPhone-dev team has already found that jailbreaking it is possible.
The software needed for the iOS 5 beta 5 jailbreak is Redsn0w 0.9.8b5 which jailbreaks, installs Cydia and lets users install alternate apps on the device.
BlackBerry Colt QNX Device To Launch in Q1 2012
August 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
RIM will be launching a new BlackBerry sometime in the first quarter of 2012 BGR reports. The new device will not run the regular BlackBerry OS (currently on version 7), but instead will run QNX.
The new device has been codenamed the BlackBerry Colt and when launched, will bring the QNX OS to the smartphone. However, there are a few cut backs that might be made.
Skype 5.3 Launched – Brings HD Video Calls
August 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
A new version of Skype has been launched that brings a few new features to the Mac. The new version is Skype 5.3 and it is now compatible with OS X Lion.
Spotify US Reaches 175K Users and 1.4M in Total
August 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Spotify opened its doors less than a month ago in the US and within that time, the company already has 1.4 million users. Out of those, 175,000 are paying subscribers.
