Now that it's finally got an Android tablet app to speak of, DirecTV is returning its attention to phones: the company announced today that both its iOS and Android applications will be receiving voice search starting this summer. As the company describes it, the app is meant to address the age-old problem of there being ...
Yahoo Re-Launches News App With Heavy Summly Integration
on 4.22.13
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has announced an update to Yahoo’s iOS app, featuring Summly integration, a new look and improved search features. To recap, Summly is the news summary app recently acquired by a Yahoo from British teenager Nick D’Aloisio. The app was launched by D’Aloisio when he was 16, and was reportedly ...
Sunday Funnies Go Digital: GoComics Hits iOS
on 4.22.13
If you're an avid reader of the many comic strips on Universal Uclick's GoComics website, you'll be pleased to know the company's recently released its first app for mobile devices. Optimized for tablets and smartphones running Windows Phone, Android and iOS, the company states that the free app serves as the "official ...
Google Launches ‘One Today,’ A New Charity Initiative
on 4.19.13
Google quietly ushered in a new application built on top of its nonprofit arm, Google.org. The app is called One Today, and it’s currently invite only for Android users at this time. The aim is to get people to donate $1 to different organizations, while getting the complete information about how your donation will be ...
Yahoo Launches Beautiful New Mail and Weather Apps
on 4.18.13
In a call with investors earlier this week, Marissa Mayer summarized her plan for getting on track as a “chain reaction.” “We’re starting with great people, the foundation for creating great products,” she said. “These great products and increased ubiquity will drive user growth and higher engagement. And ...
Rand McNally Atlas Comes to iPad
on 4.17.13
Before everyone had a smartphone in their pocket, a good road atlas was found in every car’s glove box, with many of those created by Rand McNally. A staple in the space for the past 90 years, the Atlas creator celebrated its 90th birthday this week with the release of an ebook version of its 2014 Road Atlas as well as an ...
CrashAlert App Will Help You Talk and Text
on 4.16.13
The last time you saw someone walk into a lamppost while focusing intently on a smartphone, you probably thought, “That was dumb!” If you were Juan-David Hincapié-Ramos, though, you might have thought, “There should be an app for this.” Hincapié-Ramos, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Manitoba’s ...
Best iPhone Games of 2013
on 4.11.13
We’re more connected now than we ever have been before, and we’re only going to get more connected as we move into the future. According to Intel, at the beginning of 2012 there were approximately 2 billion people connected to the Internet. By 2015, Intel expects the number to be over 3 billion and, by 2020, the company ...
Samsung’s ‘Smart Pause’ Feature Hits iOS in Free App
on 4.10.13
Anticipation reached Apple-like levels head of Samsung’s Galaxy S4 unveiling last month, and one feature in particular generated a good amount of hype. Though early reports incorrectly stated that “Smart Pause” utilized eye-tracking to automatically pause media when a user looked away from his or her phone, the new ...
Burner App Comes to Android, Provides Disposable Phone Numbers
on 4.10.13
Many months have gone by since we first heard about Ad Hoc Labs' Burner application, which brought a new kind of disposable digits service to folks with an iPhone. Well, starting on Wednesday, those with an Android handset can also snag throw-away phone numbers via the newfangled app on Google's flavorful platform. ...
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