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Adobe Slows Down Flash Support On Android

Tom Wyrick — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 19:07:33 +0000

Adobe announces today, via their blog, the discontinuation of support for its Flash video player for new Android devices. As of August 15, the Flash application will no longer be available for downloading from the Google Play store, except for Android devices that already have a previous version of the player on them. Adobe warns […]

Facebook Android App Update Offers New Toys, Fails At Basics

Matt Algren — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:00:04 +0000

Facebook updated their Android App to version 1.9 last Friday, offering two new icons, a slightly refreshed interface, and some performance improvements. As always, Facebook wants to make it easier to stay immersed in their social network, and the two new icons do just that. With Facebook’s billion dollar purchase of Instagram less than two […]

Kenyan City Official Turns Twitter Into Village’s Own 911 Response System

Matt Algren — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:04:25 +0000

On Wednesday, the Associated Press’s Tom Odula reported an interesting mobile development in Kenya. It seems that Francis Kariuki, the town administrative chief of Lanet Umoja, Kenya uses his Twitter account to communicate with people in town, most unconventionally to stop crime. Kariuki said that even the thieves in his village follow him on Twitter. […]

SnApp Judgments: Monopoly

Jeremy Goldstone — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:46:52 +0000

Every night at 12:15 AM Pacific, Amazon gives away a free paid app through their Amazon app store. As I am usually awake at 12:15 AM Pacific, why not let you know if today’s app is useful, or just more clutter in your app drawer? Today’s free app is Monopoly by Electronic Arts Inc. which usually runs for […]

Top 10 Apps For Your New Android Device

Jeremy Goldstone — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:56:23 +0000

Congratulations on getting your new Android device! Pretty awesome, isn’t it? Except something seems missing. It’s cool and all, but why isn’t it doing all that awesome stuff like in the commercials? You need to download some apps, but with over 380,000 apps to choose from, that can be a daunting task. Fortunately, Techcitement is […]

SnApp Judgments: Fruit Ninja: Puss in Boots

Jeremy Goldstone — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:06:41 +0000

Every night at 12:15 AM Pacific, Amazon gives away a free paid app through their Amazon app store. As I am usually awake at 12:15 AM Pacific, why not let you know if today’s app is useful, or just more clutter in your app drawer? Today’s free app is Fruit Ninja: Puss in Boots by Halfbrick Studios […]

SnApp Judgments: Butter Lion Memo

Jeremy Goldstone — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:23:24 +0000

Every night at 12:15 AM Pacific, Amazon gives away a free paid app through their Amazon app store. As I am usually awake at 12:15 AM Pacific, why not let you know if today’s app is useful, or just more clutter in your app drawer? Today’s free app is Butter Lion Memo by Auer media & entertainment […]

CTIA 2011: HTC Titan (Video)

Jeremy Goldstone — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:06:46 +0000

[yframe url=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b50I0Wp3mxc’] The Sensation XL wasn’t the only phone from HTC I got to go hands-on with at CTIA 2011. I also received some play time with the Titan, their ginormous Windows 7 superphone. The phone is 4.7″ of Microsoft-powered mobile goodness. The good news is, this one has actually been announced to come out […]

Google Buys Motorola, Rest Of World Next

Yoni Gross — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:45:33 +0000

Google has decided to change the mobile world. Again. Google CEO Larry Page announced this morning that Google will purchase Motorola Mobility for $40 per share, or roughly $12.5 billion. Motorola has been responsible for some incredibly important Android devices in the past and has a history of being first to market with devices carrying […]

PhoneLynx Takes Your Cellphone Back In Time

Yoni Gross — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:04:22 +0000

Let’s face it, the landline is dying. We all have cellphones, and every day fewer people feel the need to pay for a landline phone that no one ever calls them on anyway. Unfortunately, cell phone reception indoors isn’t always the best. Besides, wandering around your house talking on your cellphone seems like a waste […]