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  • Mufin Launches New Version of Music Player for Android, Pushing Music Visualisation Apps to Next Level

    Posted on June 29, 2011 | No Comments
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  • Apple’s Gaming Future is Full Steam Ahead

    Apple’s Gaming Future is Full Steam Ahead

    Posted on June 17, 2010 | No Comments
    Remember back when anti-mac fanboys use to say that “the Mac doesn’t have gaming, it’s not 1337”. Then Apple entered the gaming world as a noob, and now look, OS X is running Steam.

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  • Want Safari Reader functionality in Firefox or Google Chrome? Try Readability (it’s quite good).

    Want Safari Reader functionality in Firefox or Google Chrome? Try Readability (it’s quite good).

    Posted on June 8, 2010 | No Comments
    Aside from the usual under-the-hood improvements, Safari 5 ships with a new feature called Safari Reader. The concept is simple enough: you're reading text on a Web site but don't want to be distracted by terrible page layouts and extraordinarily annoying animated advertisements. You activate Reader, then the browser isolates the text and applies a far more readable formatting to the text. The result is much cleaner text, and text that doesn't destroy your eyes trying to read. The best part is that you don't need the new Safari to replicate the same functionality. I speak, of course, about Readablity.

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  • It’s official: Safari 5

    It’s official: Safari 5

    Posted on June 7, 2010 | No Comments
    The rumors were true. Apple announced the update to Safari 5 and Apple is ambitious about trumping Chrome and Firefox in the browser wars. Just as reported over the weekend, Safari will gain some major backend updates to add speed and functionality to Apple’s browser juice. Here’s what’s new: Safari Reader Safari Reader removes annoying ads and [...]

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  • Skype for iPhone now runs over 3G

    Skype for iPhone now runs over 3G

    Posted on May 29, 2010 | No Comments
    Well pass the lord and praise the ammunition: Skype for iPhone now works over 3G, allowing you to make Skype calls – presumably long distance – without using your regular minutes. According to the latest update you can “Call using your 3G connection. Skype-to-Skype calls on 3G are free until at least end of August [...]

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  • Android 2.2 ‘Froyo’ beta hands-on: Flash 10.1, WiFi hotspots, and some killer benchmark scores

    Android 2.2 ‘Froyo’ beta hands-on: Flash 10.1, WiFi hotspots, and some killer benchmark scores

    Posted on May 20, 2010 | No Comments
    digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/Android_2_2_Froyo_beta_hands_on_Flash_10_1_WiFi_hotspots'; Much to our surprise at the time, when Adobe sent us a Flash 10.1-enabled Nexus One for testing, the phone came preloaded with a preview build of Android 2.2 -- a.k.a. "Froyo" -- the apparent turning point for curbing Android fragmentation due for a very public unveiling today at Google I/O. We've had a day or two to dig into it, and while we're surely missing some improvements here or there (Google was unable to provide us a changelog as of this writing), we've spent pretty much all our waking moments combing through every virtual nook and cranny. So what can Eclair alumni expect from the revised platform? Read on for more!

    Continue reading Android 2.2 'Froyo' beta hands-on: Flash 10.1, WiFi hotspots, and some killer benchmark scores

    Android 2.2 'Froyo' beta hands-on: Flash 10.1, WiFi hotspots, and some killer benchmark scores originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 May 2010 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Ralph de la Vega ‘laughs’ when asked about AT&T iPhone exclusivity expiration date, says most customers will stay

    Ralph de la Vega ‘laughs’ when asked about AT&T iPhone exclusivity expiration date, says most customers will stay

    Posted on May 19, 2010 | No Comments
    digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/CEO_just_laughs_when_asked_about_AT_T_iPhone_expiration'; We still have no idea what's going on with Apple, Verizon, and the iPhone, but it sounds like AT&T isn't sweating it -- speaking at a J.P. Morgan conference today, Ralph De La Vega reportedly "just laughed" when asked when Ma Bell's iPhone exclusivity would run out, and indicated he wasn't worried about other carriers potentially getting the phone. According to Ralph, some 80 percent of AT&T iPhone customers are on family or business plans, and they're generally less likely to switch, so AT&T thinks it can hang onto them if Apple's phone hits another carrier. That certainly sounds like AT&T's been giving the issue some thought -- another piece of kindling for our ever-smoldering Verizon iPhone Rumor Fire, or just tough talk to keep Apple in line? We might never know -- but we do know that it'll be much harder to keep those iPhone customers if AT&T's service quality continues to suffer, and Ralph acknowledged the troubles, saying that AT&T's biggest issue right now is simply getting enough equipment built in China and put into place. We'll see what happens -- we're not going to believe that a Verizon iPhone is real until Steve asks if we can hear him now.

    Update: AT&T just sent us a tiny snippet of de la Vega's comments:
    Having said that, all the improvements that we have seen are not just driven by the iPhone. The non-iPhone customer churn has seen the same reductions as the overall total postpaid customer churn improvement levels. So we've seen improvements in churn that are driven by the iPhone and by non-iPhone customers. And so we view that having a great portfolio of devices and services has been the key to our success and will continue to be. And I think the iPhone will be a part of our portfolio. And I think that customers are still going to come to us, like they've done in the past, looking for great choices, great devices and great services.
    Interesting -- it certainly doesn't sound like he's betting too heavily on keeping the iPhone exclusive, but we'd like some more context here. We're looking for the full transcript (or better yet, video), so stay tuned.

    Update 2: And here's the followup question specifically regarding exclusivity:
    Q: I thought you might share with us the exclusivity end date, Ralph.
    A: No, I don't think I'm going to be able to do that, Mike. (laughs)
    Pithy!

    Ralph de la Vega 'laughs' when asked about AT&T iPhone exclusivity expiration date, says most customers will stay originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 May 2010 17:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Fujitsu to unveil improved color e-paper screen

    Fujitsu to unveil improved color e-paper screen

    Posted on May 7, 2010 | No Comments
    Fujitsu Laboratories announced today that they will be unveiling a new version of their color electronic paper display at the company’s Fujitsu Forum exhibition in Tokyo next week. The new screen is a supposed to be a third brighter and has a contrast ratio of 7:1, three times that of the previous model. These improvements are mostly due to the use of a new liquid crystal material with superior reflective characteristics.

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  • Google Goggles starts to get useful, adds text translation

    Google Goggles starts to get useful, adds text translation

    Posted on May 6, 2010 | No Comments
    In our experience, about the only thing Google Goggles is good for is telling you that your can of Coke looks like someone's face, but the company's just-released version 1.1 sounds like it might be on a whole new level of awesomeness. Basically, Goggles can now recognize text within the "region of interest" that you specify on the screen then give you the option to translate it to any language of your choosing. Between this and Google's already quite good Translate app, Android devices are getting dangerously close to letting monoglots (thanks for the great word, Google) travel safely and effectively in foreign lands. Other improvements in Goggles 1.1 include better barcode and image recognition (thank goodness), an improved UI, and the ability to initiate identification from your gallery, so it sounds like a must-download if you've got a phone running Android 1.6 or better. It's available now.

    Google Goggles starts to get useful, adds text translation originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 May 2010 11:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Palm webOS 1.4.1.1 update rolled out to Verizon Pre Plus and Pixi Plus

    Palm webOS 1.4.1.1 update rolled out to Verizon Pre Plus and Pixi Plus

    Posted on April 29, 2010 | No Comments
    Get excited, Verizon Pixi Plus or Pre Plus owners! But not too excited. Just a little bit excited. Less “Holy crap, I’m getting a petting zoo for my birthday!” excited, more “Neat, it’s probably not going to rain on my birthday!” excited. Verizon just pushed out a minor update for webOS, bumping things up to version [...]

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  • Spiffy new version of Opera hits Mac (both Intel and PPC)

    Spiffy new version of Opera hits Mac (both Intel and PPC)

    Posted on April 28, 2010 | No Comments
    Heads up to you Mac folk. Opera has released a new version of its eponymous browser, version 10.52, that brings a number of improvements to the game. Might be we worth a look if you're tired of Safari and Firefox, or don't want to subject yourself to the Google borg with Chrome.

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  • Google no longer investigating shoddy 3G on the Nexus One

    Google no longer investigating shoddy 3G on the Nexus One

    Posted on April 22, 2010 | No Comments
    What's that you say? Your Nexus One can't hold a 3G signal worth a damn? Bummer, dude! In a response to the angry masses demanding a OTA fix to rid them of their woes, Google employee Ry Guy has disclosed that they're no longer "investigating further engineering improvements".

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  • JOBO announces updated two new photoGPS models

    JOBO announces updated two new photoGPS models

    Posted on April 19, 2010 | No Comments
    Geotagging is pretty popular these days, but for the most part you have to buy an additional hardware. JOBO makes one such device, the photoGPS, that's been around for a while. They just announced two new versions, photoGPS 2 and the photoGPS 4. The new models offer improved reception, battery life, and storage. All in all a worthy successor to their original product.

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  • How can we make MobileCrunch better for you?

    How can we make MobileCrunch better for you?

    Posted on April 5, 2010 | No Comments
    Hello, CrunchGear reader! So here's the deal. Our sister site, MobileCrunch, is doing well. Like really, really well. February was MC's biggest month ever, and then March went and made February look silly. That makes the people upstairs happy - and when they're happy, we're all happy, because we get to make improvements. So we turn to you, dear reader, and ask: What do you want from MobileCrunch?

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