There’s a lot of data on the web, and Google does a pretty good job of indexing as much of it as possible. But as mobile devices have become more common, some information is locked away in apps. Google’s been indexing in-app content for a few years, but up until now the company could only provide […]
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AirConsole’s browser-based game platform uses your phone as a controller
There’s no shortage of games to play on your smartphone, but sometimes it’s nice to play on a bigger screen. AirConsole makes it easy to do that while using your phone. Airconsole is a browser-based, multi-player game platform that lets you fire up a web browser on your desktop or notebook, quickly connect your smartphone and […]
BlackBerry 10.3.1 update brings Amazon Appstore to all devices
Got a BlackBerry 10 device? If you do, you’ll soon see a notification that there’s an OS update waiting for you. And once it’s installed you’ll have access to a whole lot more apps than you did before BlackBerry 10.3.1. That’s because the Amazon Appstore is part of the update. While owners of the two […]
Microsoft launches Office for Android tablet preview, updates iOS apps
Microsoft launched a suite of Office apps for iPads earlier this year. Now the company is bringing its new Office apps to iPhones and Android tablets… although the Android versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are still in the “preview” stages. Full versions are expected to launch in early 2015. Microsoft is also updating its […]
Microsoft Xim beams your photo slideshows to multiple phones at once
Microsoft has released a new tool that lets you choose photos from your phone to create a slideshow that you can share with friends. There are a few special things about the slideshows you make with the Microsoft Xim app. First, everyone viewing the slideshow on their mobile phone will see the same pictures at […]
Now you can watch (some) Hulu content on Android for free
Hulu is making some of its full-length TV shows and movies available for free on a mobile device for the first time. Up until now if you’ve wanted to watch Hulu content on a smartphone or tablet you’ve needed a Hulu Plus subscription. Now you can just download and install the Hulu Plus app for […]
Apple aims for enterprise customers with IBM partnership
Apple’s smartphones and tablets may have a loyal customer base, but Apple is hoping to make its devices more popular in the enterprise market by partnering with IBM to business-centric apps and services to the iPhone and iPad. Here are some of the highlights from the IBM MobileFirst for iOS announcement: IBM will offer cloud […]
Hulu bringing (some) TV shows to mobile for free
Online video service Hulu lets you stream thousands of TV episodes and movies over the internet. But up until now if you’ve wanted to use Hulu on a smartphone or tablet, you’ve been limited to watching free clips instead of full episodes unless you ponied up $7.99 per month for a Hulu Plus subscription. That […]
Spotify sets the music free (on mobile) with ad-supported music on demand
Music-on-demand service Spotify offers a simple promise: Listen to almost any song you want any time you want. But up until now if you’ve wanted to do that on a mobile device you’ve needed to pony up $10 per month for a Premium subscription. Only desktop users could access a free, ad-supported version of Spotify. […]
Google Search to get cross-platform notifications, push updates on iOS
Google is celebrating the 15th of Google Search with a few updates, including a new search algorithm called Hummingbird, and some key updates coming soon to its desktop and mobile search apps. For example, you can get more “Knowledge Graph” details from Google without even visiting a second website. Ask it to compare two things […]