Quick! Someone just sent you a link to a YouTube video of a cat doing something adorable… but the flight attendant is about to tell you to turn off your phone in preparation for takeoff. What do you do? How about downloading the video to watch later? Soon you’ll be able to do that without […]
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Tizen store gets video demo ahead of summer launch
If you’re building a mobile platform and you want it to have any chance of success, it’s got to have an app store. Samsung certainly knows that Tizen needs a quality store if it’s actually going to be a viable Android alternative. Back at the 2013 Tizen Developer Conference, the Tizen Store was shown off […]
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iOS 7 coming this fall with new look, improved multitasking, and more
Apple has unveiled what it’s calling the biggest change to iOS since the introduction of the iPhone. A developer preview of iOS 7 launches today, but the update should be available for the latest iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad models this fall. The update brings an entirely new design, updated apps, a control center that […]
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First phones running Tizen, Sailfish operating systems coming soon
Android, iOS, Windows Phone, and BlackBerry may dominate the mobile phone market at the moment. But we’re expecting a number of challengers this year, including Firefox OS, Ubuntu Phone OS, Tizen, and Sailfish. Those two last ones are mobile operating systems based on Linux. Tizen is backed by some major players including Samsung, while Sailfish […]
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China’s Hammer Technologies launches Smartisan OS for smartphones
Chinese company Hammer Technologies thinks there’s room for another kid at the mobile operating system table, and the company’s introduced a new smartphone OS called Smartisan OS. Or rather… the company introduced a new user interface called Smartisan OS. Under the hood the OS is based on Android, but the user interface and core apps […]
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Mozilla renames its mobile OS: Meet Firefox OS
Goodbye Boot to Gecko. Hello Firefox OS. Mozilla is renaming its upcoming operating system for smartphones. The web browser maker has been working on a mobile operating system based on the technology underlying the Firefox web browser. That technology is called Gecko, but Gecko isn’t exactly a household name So Firefox OS makes a lot […]
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BlackBerry PlayBook finally getting BBM and native email
The BlackBerry PlayBook has made a respectable showing in the tablet market so far. RIM isn’t blowing through PlayBook inventory like iPad 2s, but with more than half a million shipped and strong sales posted in some corners of the globe, things are looking pretty rosy for the Waterloo company. Next month, the PlayBook is […]
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Recently on Mobiputing (iOS 5.0, Windows Phone Mango, and mobile photo editing magic)
Comments Off on Recently on Mobiputing (iOS 5.0, Windows Phone Mango, and mobile photo editing magic)Apple is set to unveil the next version of iOS soon, HP is willing to license webOS to competitors, and Microsoft gives us a sneak peek at new music and podcast features in Windows Phone 7 Mango. Plus new apps for editing photos, creating documents, and restoring your iPhone to an older version of iOS. […]
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Acer CEO resigns, Acer to tread “cautiously” with mobile devices
Acer has announced that CEO and President Gianfranco Lanci is out, after months of dialog, it apparently became clear that his priorities were different from those of the board of directors. What does this mean for Acer products moving forward? It’s not entirely clear at the moment, but there are some hints in the press […]
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Google begins rolling out 2-step account verification for added security
You can use a Google account to login to Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, and dozens of other Google services — but you can also use it to login to third party apps such as online office suites, news readers, and more. That means if someone manages to obtain your Google account info, not only […]