These days it’s rare to find a web worker who doesn’t rely on a smartphone and the plethora of mobile apps to stay productive while on the road. Whether you use an iPhone, a Palm Pre, a BlackBerry, a Nexus One or some other phone, we cover the most important and useful apps.
For the past week or so, the Internet has been abuzz with news of mobile apps uploading iPhone address books without asking us. The controversy highlights the fact that social and web apps need to have the moral imperative to do the right thing. Read More »
U.S. sales of all consumer gadgets hit just $144 billion last year, which is actually a half percent dip when compared to 2010. But last year’s results weren’t terrible news for all CE companies. There is one company that’s doing pretty well in the U.S. Read More »
Following weeks of outrage and some protests regarding the working conditions at the factories of Apple’s third-party suppliers, Apple announced Monday that it is requesting extra audits of the health and safety conditions at factories where its iPhones and iPads are built. Read More »
Remember Crazy Frog? The bike-riding amphibian and his irritating, ubiquitous song symbolized the premium ringtone market a few years ago, before fading into obscurity. The frog has disappeared, but one startup thinks it has found a way to evolve the idea for the modern mobile user. Read More »
Have a DVD that you want to watch while traveling or otherwise away from home? The latest version of the TV Anytime app will let its users rip and transfer DVDs from their desktops to mobile devices for on-the-go viewing. Read More »
After two weeks of using the Asus Transformer Prime, I’m convinced that it’s best large Android tablet available today for several reasons. Android 4.0 devices all got a better browser this week, thanks to the Chrome beta. Meanwhile HTC announced its Android 4.0 upgrade plans. Read More »
The Netflix streaming app is now available on over 800 different devices, which is nearly double the number of devices that the app was on only six months ago. Yet for all that growth, Netflix is suddenly looking vulnerable in mobile video as new competitors with …
Android smartphone and tablet owners can collaborate on documents while mobile with an updated version of Google Docs. The software, supporting Android 2.1 devices and up, adds the real-time collaboration found in the full web version of Google Docs and includes interface tweaks for smaller screens.
