After introducing expandable Tweets for select news partners on Twitter.com recently, the convenient new feature has now been added to the official Twitter apps for Android and iPhone. This allows users to simply tap on a tweet to get access to more content directly within the application, such as playing videos, reading summaries, or...
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The AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note will be upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich starting tomorrow, July 10th. Along with standard ICS features, the Galaxy Note will also receive an updated TouchWiz UX and the same Premium Suite features that we saw on the global version of the device when it was updated a...
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The Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III Android smartphone has received its second update in just over one week. At the end of June, Sprint rolled out the LF9 (L710VPLF9) update and now they’ve released the LG2 (L710VPLG2) update – look for it to arrive over the air soon. As noted on Sprint’s support site,...
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With the announcement of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and the Nexus 7 Tablet, Google has also updated many of their applications in the Google Play Store. Chrome is finally stable and out of beta, YouTube received a new UI, Google+ is now optimized for tablets and supports Events with Party Mode, and Google Maps...
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Today, Google announced Android 4.1 Jelly Bean at their annual I/O developers conference. While Jelly Bean isn’t the huge upgrade to the OS that we experienced with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, it’s still a significant update with several key elements. Android 4.1 will be available on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Samsung Nexus S...
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Mozilla has released a “dynamic upgrade” of their Firefox mobile Web browser for the Android platform. Firefox 14 is said to be “screaming fast” with dramatic performance improvements – noticeable during startup, page loading, panning and zooming. With the latest update, Firefox is apparently faster than the default Android 4.0.4 browser now, at least...
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Ben Rudolph from Microsoft gives us a closer look at the upcoming Windows Phone 7.8 update for devices currently running 7.5. Of course, the key highlight of the update is the new Start Screen from Windows Phone 8. Although it’s an early build, you can see it in action on a Nokia Lumia 900...
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Verizon Wireless has finally started rolling out Ice Cream Sandwich upgrades to the Motorola Droid RAZR and Droid RAZR MAXX. The 6.16.211.XT912 software update brings both devices up to speed with Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich and also transforms them into the first 4G LTE smartphones on the network with global roaming capabilities. Application/Feature...
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TouchType has updated their popular third party keyboard for Android smartphones and tablets, SwiftKey, to version 3.0. The re-imagined software keyboard promises noticeable advancements over its predecessor. SwiftKey 3 is now available at half price ($1.99 / £1.49 / €1.99) for a limited time on Google Play and the Amazon Appstore. Previous customers who...
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Rejoice, Xperia S users, Sony has started rolling out the Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich software upgrade to said device. Aside from ICS, Sony is including new Walkman, Album and Movies applications that will supposedly allow users to experience their media (music, images, videos, movies and films) in a new way. View the video...
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Nuance has released Swype Beta v.1.0.3.5809 for Android. The update delivers a redesigned Swype software keyboard with a “living keyboard” experience, next word prediction, default dictionary editing, multimodal keyboard capabilities (four-in-one: Swype, Type, Write or Speak), voice and text dictionary sync, and it can now be installed alongside outdated versions that may be pre-installed...
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HTC prematurely tipped the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich 3.14.605.10.710RD upgrade for the Verizon Rezound smartphone today. A full changelog popped up on HTC’s support site with availability set for June 20th, although the listing was quickly retracted by HTC soon after. The update might not arrive by the end of the night, but...
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As you know, Microsoft announced Windows Phone 8 at a press event earlier today. Let’s take a closer look at the highlighted features from the preview. Keep in mind, this is only the beginning, as Microsoft will unveil more further down the line. Windows Phone 8 Key Features Hardware Partners: First wave of Windows...
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UPDATE: here’s a closer look at Windows Phone 8 (Video). Microsoft just announced their upcoming mobile OS, previously codenamed Apollo, as Windows Phone 8. They detailed and previewed 8 new platform features centered around a “shared core” strategy with Windows 8. Windows Phone 8 will feature support for multi-core processors, two more resolutions (720p...
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Sony has started rolling out Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich to the Tablet P and Tablet S. The former is seeing ICS for the first time and the latter is getting updated to the latest build. The upgrade combines Ice Cream Sandwich with unique new features and apps from Sony, such as direct access...
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