Remember when Google launched its desktop-only Flight Search service back in the fall? Well, now it’s made the travel checking tool both Android and iOS friendly. All the key flight-finding features of the desktop version are present: search, discover…
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Twitter’s Android and iOS app get updates; out on Kindle Fire now, Nook soon
February 21st, 2012
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The official Twitter app has just received an update on iOS and Android, bringing new features to both platforms, plus an “optimized” Ice Cream Sandwich experience as seen above. The app is also currently available on Amazon’s Appstore for the Kindle …
Nokia’s social apps coming to Android and iOS: lions expected to lie down with lambs shortly
February 21st, 2012
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Nokia’s Pulse app looks and smells familiar to anyone who’s ever used Google Latitude. The difference being that the Finnish handset maker has the benefit of Navteq’s $8 billion geolocation technology that it picked up back in 2008. Now the Haus of El…
Microsoft Office for iOS gets blurrycam treatment in weird party-room
February 21st, 2012
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What you see before you is a single image purporting to be Microsoft’s new Office app for iOS. We can certainly believe such an app exists, and according to The Daily, the UI is similar to OneNote with an added dash of Metro. You’ll be able to produc…
Samsung’s iCloud rival delayed after in-house service deemed ‘unsuitable’
February 21st, 2012
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Korean newspaper ETNews is developing a reputation for bold claims, the latest being that Samsung’s “answer” to iCloud, S-Cloud has been significantly delayed. SDS, the conglomerate’s IT infrastructure division had originally been tasked to build the…
Taser’s on-officer cameras catch you in the act, right to remain silent imperative
February 21st, 2012
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Taser International has released an update to its on-officer system, the AXON Flex. The new rig provides law enforcement officials with body-mounted cameras that capture video evidence “from the officer’s perspective.” These recording devices can be a…
Leaked iOS 5.1 Build Shows Off a Camera-Slider and Expanded Siri Functionality (UPDATED)
February 21st, 2012
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The Portuguese-language blog BlogdoiPhone has somehow gotten its hands on a Pre-GM build of the upcoming iOS 5.1 update. Here’s what could be in store for the expected March 9th-ish update. …
iPad 3 logic board with ‘A5X’ chip purportedly snapped by Mr. Not-so-Blurrycam
February 20th, 2012
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Well, if it looks real, sounds real and is halfway logical, we probably should distrust it all the more. Yes, it’s the time when all the rumors, photoshops and general hysteria around Apple’s next slab reaches its apex. The photo above was grabbed by…
March Madness streams to more platforms in 2012, but not everything is free
February 19th, 2012
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Last year CBS and Turner Sports brought every game of the NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball Tournament home in HD on four cable channels, and streaming for free to PCs and iOS devices. While the broadcast plans remain the same this year, if you want to…
Ask Engadget: Best expedition planning software?
February 19th, 2012
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We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget inquiry is from Martin, who’s planning an expedition and wants something more sophisticated than a cork-board …
GuitarJack Model 2 review
February 18th, 2012
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As recovering amateur musicians, some of us still fancy well-made mobile recording gear from time to time. The ability to simultaneously record guitar and vocals using an iPhone 4S is what made the GuitarJack Model 2, in particular, catch our eye. We…
Visualized: iOS 2011 sales smoke 28 years of Mac
February 17th, 2012
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Love it or hate it, Apple had a pretty stellar 2011. According to crunched numbers from Asymco, between its iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, the Cupertino outfit sold some 156 million iOS devices in 2011, marking a grand total of 316 million in the mobil…
WinZip comes to iOS, doesn’t nag you to register
February 17th, 2012
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The days of ignoring WinZip’s incessant nagging that you actually pay its registration fee may be long gone, but that isn’t to say the file compressing firm hasn’t learned from your failure to pony up. WinZip, the Windows user’s go-to compression soft…
The End of Mac
February 16th, 2012
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The latest Mac OS X is now just OS X. The “Mac” is now gone. It’s a clear declaration of intentions. The end of Macintosh—the desktop metaphor that reigned supreme for more than two decad…
BMW My Remote app arrives in the US, 3-Series with stinger missiles due soon
February 16th, 2012
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BMW’s My Remote iOS app has been available here in Europe for a while. Reenacting the car park chase from Tomorrow Never Dies is one of the principal ways to let off steam on a weekend. Sadly, the company has brought our exclusive fun to an end by re…
