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iPhone app developers earning plenty of money from in-app purchases: Velositor
Mobile app research firm Velositor has released some very interesting facts about iPhone in-app purchases. A practice that is becoming increasingly common in games, as well as productivity and social networking apps, app developers are making upwards of $63,000 in their first month from in-app purchases. The study breaks down the amounts between game- and [...]
Just got The New iPad? Here are 10 Retina-ready apps for you to try
So, today is the big iPad launch day, and what better way to celebrate that gorgeous new screen and quad-core processor than with some fantastic Retina-ready apps? These are apps that have been updated to support the new 2048×1536 pixel display, and also happen to be some of our favourites, too. 1) Kindle (free) It may [...]
Mobile Hotspot feature coming to Nokia Lumia 710 and 800 via Zune update
One of the more egregious omissions in the newly-released Nokia Lumia line was the lack of a mobile hotspot feature. Both devices contain basebands capable of reaching 14.4Mbps down, and Windows Phone Mango is capable of it, but mobile hotspots were conspicuously absent. During a Q&A for the upcoming Lumia 900, Nokia Connects divulged that [...]
iPad 3 already jailbroken, though no ETA for release
It went on sale this morning at 8am, but the iPad 3 has already been jailbroken — at least in theory. Dev-Team member and committed iOS hacker MuscleNerd has shown proof of root access on the new iPad 3. He claims that there are some major differences in the kernel architecture, but ultimately the same [...]
BCE Inc. purchases Astral Media, expect much more premium mobile TMN and HBO content
Today BCE Inc., owner of Bell Canada and Bell Media, has announced the purchase of Astral Media Inc. for $3.38 billion in cash and stock. Astral is Canada’a largest owner of terrestrial radio stations, but its assets also include a number of specialty pay channels including HBO Canada and The Movie Network. As we know, [...]
Google Play Store updated to version 3.5.15, improves update menu and app review layout
The Android Market Google Play Store has received another incremental update, but instead of a name change this actually adds functionality. There are two main improvements to the app: under the My Apps menu, you can see Installed and All Apps in a separate tab. This allows you to re-download any app you’ve previously tried and deleted, [...]
Rumour: Nexus S update to Ice Cream Sandwich to roll out in the next few weeks
Call it magic, fate or whatever you will, but only two days after we wrote a bit of criticism of Google’s silence in regards to the absence of an ICS upgrade for the Nexus S, Engadget has received confirmation from a reliable source that an upgrade is imminent. Coming to both the 9020A (Rogers/Telus/Bell) and [...]
TELUS Novatel Ovation MC679 LTE Mobile Internet Key review
The Novatel Ovation MC679 has been getting a lot of traction in the Canadian market. It was first released by Bell when they rolled out their LTE network late last year, and now with the debut of TELUS’ own high-speed 4G LTE network the company has released it too. The Ovation MC679 is EDGE/DC-HSPA+/LTE compatible, [...]
New Plume 3.0 alpha for Android adheres more closely to Google guidelines
Plume for Android has always been a quiet hit on the platform, from its early days as Touiteur right up until the official Twitter app turned ugly. But with the release of Android 4.0 and Google’s Holo guidelines for app developers, the Plume team has been pretty quiet, with nary a big update in almost [...]
New iPad torn down, reveals Samsung-made display and A5X chip
The folks at iFixit.com have come through again by “fixing” a brand new iPad before it even hits stores in North America. They go through the motions of coercing the display off the main board using spudgers and suctions, and confirm what we previously suspected: Samsung seems to be the sole supplier of the initial [...]
