Mango brings with it the ability to do augmented reality on Windows Phones since you can access the camera and the gyro and compass sensors. Jared Bienz of Microsoft has shown off the Geo Augmented Reality Kit that will be on CodePlex soon. For developers, he states that you can write an AR app in … Read more
Motorola has really been on a tear lately not only because of the Google acquisition news but because of some awesome devices being released. We already knew the AT&T ATRIX 4G and just last week got some Verizon goodness with the Droid Bionic 4G. However, it will be US Cellular subscribers screaming Motorola’s name as … Read more
In what can only be described as a “more the merrier” leap into the tablet market GameStop plans to stay ahead of the game by being the first gaming retailer to have their own special branded Android tablet. Read more of what Chief Executive Tony Bartel said in an interview with GamesIndustry.biz published Monday here. … Read more
The newly announced Windows Phone Samsung Focus S really is thin. In fact, the specs have it as 8.55mm. How does it compare it the current Focus? The current Focus is about 9.9mm. OK what about the king of design – the iPhone 4. That’s actually 9.3mm so the Focus S really is thin. I … Read more
Looks like AT&T is getting a new tablet, a 4G one called the Iconia A501 and it’s from Acer. (If you didin’t get all that from the headline up there…) The Iconia A501 is powered by an Nvida Tegra 2 1Ghz CPU and it has an integrated GeForce GPU as well, all running Android Honeycomb. … Read more
Disclaimer: File this under Gossip with a capital G. Word is that Dropbox had put out feelers and eventually Apple became interested enough in the storage company that it eventually offered as much as $800 million for the company. We all know how that turned out as Dropbox has recently secured $4 Billion in its … Read more
Well as of today you can take your old iDevices into GameStop and trade them in for cash or credit. I have to wonder though if it would actually be worth it or not? Considering how little you get for games, you’re most likely not going to get much for your iDevices. You’d probably be … Read more
Wow what a way to start a Monday. Here’s the specs on the phones: Samsung Focus S The Samsung Focus™ S builds on the success of the award-winning and highest-selling Windows Phone in the U.S., the Samsung Focus™. Featuring a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, 1.4 GHz processor, 4G-capable speeds and a thin profile at … Read more
It’s been a long time for Android fans waiting for the Samsung Galaxy S II battleship to land here in the United States. The device is loaded with all the latest and greatest specs including a 4.3 inch Super AMOLED Plus screen and dual core 1.2 GHz processor. It looks like a regional carrier from … Read more
Netflix has been slow to roll out their app for Android owners choosing to approve one device at a time. This of course did not stop the fine folks at XDA from helping the Netflix app on to the impatient Android owner by making the API available. The wait is finally over for the Android … Read more
Apple has long put the kybosh on Adobe’s Flash to run natively on Safari which forced iPhone and iPad owners wanting to view what some say is 70% of the internets video content, to look to other means to render it server side like Skyfire’s browser. A clever manuever on Skyfire’s part to simply take … Read more
So the other day Gil (guest dude and WP owner from mobilespoon) posts some platform market share stats, and this Bada thing, Samsung’s pet platform, has overtaken WP. Excuse me? Where did this thing come from and how is it already leaving WP in the dust? And what does that mean for Samsung and WP? … Read more