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Android iOS iPhone iPod TouchJul 14, 2011Jun 27, 2017

You Can Now Get Spotify In The US Officially! [VIDEO]

ICEMAN

Spotify, the online music service, has finally landed in the US. The unlimited music service lets you stream your favorite music via the internet using either a free (desktop only) or an ad-free paid account which gives you additional access…

AndroidJul 14, 2011Mar 25, 2012

Nortel Patents Now Officialy Sold To Apple, Microsoft, Sony and RIM

Haras

The telecommunications company Nortel’s patents have now been sold to the Rockstar Consortium which includes Apple, Microsoft, Sony and Research In Motion after U.S. and Canada courts approved the transaction. After the Canadian telecoms company Nortel went bankrupt in 2009,…

AndroidJun 29, 2011Aug 11, 2016

Google Readying Application name Swiffy to convert Flash to HTML5

David

Android tablets are know for their ability to run flash. As a matter of fact, that is everyone’s argument against the iPad and iPhone . However, Google is working on an app called Swiffy to convert Flash to HTML5. The…

Android Windows PhoneJun 29, 2011Aug 11, 2016

More Android Phones are activated in a day than iOS Devices

David

Steve Jobs is probably lying on the floor in his office in the fetal position. On Tuesday, Google announced that they had reached the 500,000 activations per day mark, and are growing by over 4% per week. Apple is lucky…

Android PlayStationJun 12, 2011Aug 8, 2016

Use PlayStation 3 Controller With Motorola Xoom Tablet [VIDEO GUIDE]

ICEMAN

A number of Android forums and threads have been discussing how they’ve got a PlayStation 3 controller working with their Motorola Xoom 3.1 Honeycomb tablet games and as it turns out, it isn’t difficult to achieve at all. The results…

Android Chrome Chrome OSMay 11, 2011Jul 15, 2017

Google I/O Day 2 Keynote Summary

David

Google’s Day 2 of I/O is here and this is the summary of this morning’s keynote. Google has gone from 70 million to 160 million users in less than a year. They have had some great feature since then as…

AndroidMay 11, 2011Aug 11, 2016

Day One Summary at Google I/O 2011 – Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, Honeycomb and more!

David

Today was a big day for all the Google and Android fans out there. A new version of Android was announced, Google announced their new music beta service, and if you were lucky enough to be there today, you got…

Android Apple Music iPad iPhone iPodMay 6, 2011Jun 24, 2017

Over-The-Air Updates coming to iOS 5?

David

Apple has been in talks with Verizon about delivering iOS 5 updates via the air, much like Android and Blackberry devices do today. Apple has long required the tethered update to iTunes, requiring you to plug in your device, open…

AndroidMay 1, 2011Aug 8, 2016

How To Root Samsung Galaxy S II On Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread [Guide]

ICEMAN

An XDA developer who goes by the name of Chainfire has successfully rooted Samsung Galaxy S II on Android 2.3.3 firmware. You can now gain full system access by flashing your Galaxy S II using Odin, Samsung’s flashing utility, and…

AndroidMay 1, 2011Aug 15, 2016

Manually Update Nexus S to Android 2.3.4 with Google Talk Voice and Video Chat Features

Imran Hussain

It’s been a few days since Google announced Android 2.3.4 for Nexus S and Nexus One. The new update brings video and voice chat through Google Talk along with a few bug fixes. But, as with all Android updates, the…