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Canadian Asus Transformer Prime now getting “awesome new features” OTA update
We have received confirmation that Worldwide Edition Asus Transformer Prime models in Canada are receiving the OTA update to build 9.4.2.21 we reported yesterday with “awesome new features.” One of our readers claims that the update does not in fact come with Face Unlock, but everything else Asus claimed is there. One of the cooler features present [...]
Camera360 v3.1 for Android loses the ugly interface, gains improved effects
There are a number of beautiful camera alternatives for iOS that people swear by, including Camera+, Camera Awesome, Instagram and more. So too for Android, though they’ve tended to be of lesser quality. Camera360 has always been up there with the best of them in terms of features, but the UI has tended towards the [...]
RIM shows off its upcoming cross-platform Mobile Fusion solution (Video)
RIM is aiming to replace its BES services with a cross-platform end-to-end solution in its BlackBerry Mobile Fusion service, and as it nears release the company is releasing more hints as to its overall arc. “From a single, web-based interface, provision, audit and protect mobile devices, including BlackBerry smartphones, BlackBerry PlayBook tablets and, expected in [...]
HTC patent points to Android-powered portable media player
The iPod Touch reigns supreme in the baseband-less world of portable media players, but that hasn’t stopped other companies from trying to eat into that market share. Samsung has released a number of its Galaxy Player devices over the years, which run Android and provide access to hundreds of thousands of apps in Google Play. [...]
Custom Android 4.0.3 ROM now available for Rogers Samsung Galaxy S II LTE
Rogers’ Samsung Galaxy S II LTE was one of my favourite versions of the series, with decent battery life, fast LTE speeds and a professional look. Recently, a finished version of the Ice Cream Sandwich update for the AT&T Skyrocket leaked, which has been altered to work with the very-similar Rogers SGSII LTE. So far [...]
Samsung adds blinking to Face Unlock for upcoming Galaxy S update
If the Galaxy Note is receiving a “Premium Suite” of apps with its ICS update, but Galaxy S i9000 owners are going to get minor suite when they receive their next update. Officially, the Galaxy S will never get Android 4.0; instead, Samsung is working to bring some ICS features to it such as Face [...]
Gmail for iOS adds ability to send from multiple accounts
Remember Gmail for iOS? That long-awaited app that was pulled immediately due to a critical bug, and then quietly rereleased to little fanfare and hasn’t been heard of since? Yeah, well that app has been quietly updated to allow for sending from multiple accounts, something that has been present in the Android and desktop versions for [...]
BBC News mobile site adapts to your screen size, smartphone platform
The BBC has long been a leader in mobile products and content — they recently launched their iPlayer subscription app in Canada — and now they have updated their mobile website to dynamically adapt to different screen sizes and platforms. According to the Head of Product Chris Russell, “In an average week, the BBC News mobile [...]
Android 4.0.4 updates for Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus and WiFi Xoom being pushed over the air “in the coming weeks”
Android 4.0.4 is being merged into the Android Open Source Project as we speak, which means that in the next few days, custom ROM developers are going to be furiously incorporating the hundreds of small changes from 4.0.3. More importantly, both the AWS and GSM variants (i9020A and i9020T) of the Nexus S, HSPA+ models [...]
Upcoming Asus Transformer Prime update with “awesome new features” details revealed by Asus Italy
The upcoming Asus Transformer Prime update will include some “awesome new features” according to the company’s Facebook page, but the Italian leg of its social media team let some details slip regarding what it contains. The update, which is expected to be pushed out in the next few days (starting tomorrow), will focus on a [...]
