Opera Mini 6 Browser Released for iPhone

By Mark Calley | 5/24/2011

Opera has announced and released the newest iteration of its mobile web browser for iOS, Opera Mini 6, which offers improvements to speed and security and new social networking functionality.

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Email Is Shifting to Mobile Devices

By Mark Calley | 5/22/2011

A recent study has found that more and more people are reading their email on their smartphones and other mobile devices -- just another sign of the increasing role these devices are playing, and that the times they are a-changin'.

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PrivacyStar for Android Fends Off Text Messaging Abuse

By Jacqueline Emigh | 5/20/2011

With the annoying phenomenon of text messaging harassment continuing to plague cell phone users, PrivacyStar has rolled out a new feature that beefs up protection against unwanted SMS texts on Android OS smartphones.

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Splashtop Brings Remote Desktop Access to webOS Phones

By Mark Calley | 5/17/2011

A new remote desktop app is bound for the market, courtesy of Splashtop. Splashtop Remote for webOS gives HP Palm Pre 2 and HP Palm Pre Plus owners full mobile access to their Mac or PC desktop.

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Google Reorganizing Android Market, Wants To Make Good Apps Easier to Find

By Ed Hardy | 5/12/2011

Now that there are over 200,000 apps in the Android Market, sifting through the chaff to find the best apps can be a challenge. In order to make this process easier, Google is making some significant changes to its software store.

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Google Brings Cloud-Based Music, Video Rentals to Android

By Mark Calley | 5/10/2011

Some major announcements were made at the Google I/O conference today. The announcement of Ice Cream Sandwich is the major headline, but surrounding it were some important smaller reveals of new music and movie services for the Android platform.

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Microsoft Buying Video Chat Pioneer Skype

By Ed Hardy | 5/10/2011

An agreement has just been announced under which Microsoft will acquire Skype, the company that has brought free video chatting to millions of consumers. This will bring a version of Skype to Windows Phone, as well as other Microsoft products.

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Microsoft Adding Free Voice-Guided Navigation to Windows Phone

By Mark Calley | 5/9/2011

Microsoft has revealed that the next update to Windows Phone will add voice-guided navigation and new Bing search integration, among other new features. The company has already announced that this version, code-named "Mango", will include greater support for multi-tasking.

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RIM's Enterprise Solution Will Let Companies Manage BlackBerry, Android and iOS Devices

By Ed Hardy | 5/2/2011

One of the things that makes the BlackBerry platform popular with businesses is RIM's software that gives companies the ability to remotely manage their employees' smartphones. Today, RIM announced a version that will include support devices running Google's Android OS and Apple's iOS.

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App Stores Matter in Buying a Smartphone

By Jacqueline Emigh | 5/1/2011

Anyone can use a smartphone for phone calling, texting, and browsing the Web. Yet, what sets smartphones apart from usually cheaper featurephones is in their ability to run apps that add practically limitless extra capabilities.

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HBO Go Released in Apple App Store and Android Market

By Mark Calley | 4/30/2011

HBO has just released HBO Go for both the iPhone and Android smartphones. The app provides mobile access to much of the network's content, and is available free to all HBO subscribers, theoretically anyway.

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Google Talk Gets Video Chat in Android OS 2.3.4

By Mark Calley | 4/29/2011

Google Talk for Android is getting video support, something that will help Android compete better against the iPhone. However this update will only be available for smartphones with a new version of Google's operating system.

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