Brighthand Has Deployed TapaTalk for Our Forums

By Valerie Sarnataro | 11/29/2011

Good afternoon readers, Brighthand has made communicating on our forums while on the go much easier for smartphone users out there with the new TapaTalk software.

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Google Docs and Dropbox Now Accessible on LogMeIn for iPhone

By Valerie Sarnataro | 11/22/2011

An update to the remote desktop access app, LogMeIn Ignition, now allows iPhone users to access files stored in Google Docs and Dropbox through the My Cloud Bank feature.

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Adobe Flash Player Coming to Android OS 4.0 After All

By Ed Hardy | 11/21/2011

Even though Adobe has abandoned its efforts to bring support for Flash to smartphones and tablets, the company said today that a version for Android OS 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) will be released. This will be the last, however.

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Google Gmail App for iPhone Available, Again

By Valerie Sarnataro | 11/17/2011

Less than two weeks ago, Google launched a Gmail app for iOS, only to remove it within hours of going live due to a bug. Yesterday, however, the company claimed to have fixed the issues plaguing the first release and has once again made it available in the Apple App Store.

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Google Music Now Competes Directly with iTunes by Adding Music Store

By Ed Hardy | 11/16/2011

Google took a major step forward in its growing battle with Apple by introducing a music store that will go head-to-head with iTunes. This is in addition to Google's already-existing streaming music service.

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Apple iTunes Match Goes Live

By Valerie Sarnataro | 11/15/2011

One of iCloud's most anticipated features, iTunes Match, is finally live. This for-pay service backs up all the music in a user's iTunes library online.

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Google Music Store May Debut on Wednesday

By Ed Hardy | 11/13/2011

Google has sent invites to the press for an event to be held on Nov. 16. The heading for the invite -- "These Go To Eleven" -- gives a strong hint that it's going to be music-related, and likely will be the debut of the Google Music Store.

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iPhone OS Updated to Improve Battery Life

By Ed Hardy | 11/10/2011

Apple has just released iOS 5.0.1, a new version of the system software for its smartphones and tablets. The main goal of this update is to improve the battery life of the iPhone 4S and 4.

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Android and iOS Games Out-Earn Nintendo and Sony. Game Over?

By Valerie Sarnataro | 11/10/2011

Android and iOS will generate about $500 million more in revenue this year in the U.S. from the sales of mobile games than Nintendo and Sony, ending the DS and PSP makers' 20-year dominance of the portable game market in this country.

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Adobe Ending Development of Flash Player for Smartphones, Tablets

By Ed Hardy | 11/9/2011

Adobe has just announced that it's abandoning its efforts to bring support for Flash to smartphones and tablets. Instead, the company is throwing its weight behind an alternate standard, HTML5.

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Spotify Music Service for Windows Phone Now Available

By Valerie Sarnataro | 11/8/2011

Spotify is now available for Windows Phone 7, bringing the popular music streaming service to the Marketplace. Spotify allows users to listen to music from its vast library, as well as play tracks from personal playlists.

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Download Lowdown: 10 Must-Have App Types for Your iPhone

By Daniel Dern | 11/7/2011

Along with the apps that come with your iPhone, you'll definitely want to download more. Here are recommendations on what types to choose out of the hundreds of apps downloadable from Apple's App Store.

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