You think 50 billion is a big number? It's certainly a bit bigger than some other numbers that spring to mind, such as 48 billion, and that in itself gives Apple something to celebrate. As is customary with these App Store milestones, whichever lucky jackanape triggered their download at just the right millisecond will ...
Google Play Books Now Lets You Upload Up to 1,000 Files for Free
on 5.16.13
Google has updated its Play Books e-reader apps for iOS and Android to include support for EPUB and PDF files from outside the Play Store. The new feature has been enabled as part of Google's strategy to unite its cloud services, allowing users to either upload their ebooks via its website, or import them from their Google ...
Windows Phone Passes BlackBerry For Third Most Popular Mobile OS
on 5.16.13
Market research firm IDC just released its latest quarterly look at the smartphone market, and for the first time Windows Phone marketshare has eclipsed BlackBerry. During Q1 2013, Windows Phone devices accounted for 3.2 percent of all smartphones shipped around the world, while BlackBerry devices made up 2.9 percent of the ...
Apple Patent Would Let You Use Nearby iPhones for Flash Photography
on 5.16.13
If you've ever been on the set of a professional photography shoot, you'll notice the photographer doesn't just rely on a single camera-mounted flash. Instead, they use a series of strategically positioned flashes, all tethered together so they function as one, to precisely control where and how much light is hitting the ...
Report: Microsoft to Release 7.9″ Surface in June
on 5.16.13
Microsoft is building a smaller Surface tablet according to multiple reports, and a new rumor on Thursday suggests it will feature a 7.9-inch display when it launches in late-June. Digitimes reports that Microsoft’s smaller Surface slate will make use of 7.9-inch display panels supplied by none other than Samsung Display, ...
Pebble Smartwatches Can Now Fully Communicate with iOS, Android Apps
on 5.16.13
Apps for the Pebble smartwatch are about to get a whole lot smarter. On Thursday, the company is releasing a new developer toolkit that will allow Pebble apps to fully communicate with a paired iOS or Android app. Until now, existing apps have been limited to the watch's basic functions, but this won't be the case going ...
Yahoo Adds Twitter Results to Desktop, Mobile Searches
on 5.16.13
Yahoo on Thursday announced a new partnership with Twitter that will see tweets brought directly into the company’s homepage newsfeed. The new integration will be rolling out “over the next few days” on Yahoo’s US site, available to both desktop and mobile Web users. Yahoo says it plans to include “relevant and ...
Study: 1 in 6 People Use Phones at Funeral Services
on 5.15.13
Even in death there is no escape from the familiar ping or ring of a mobile phone, with one in six people admitting to having made or received a call, texted, or used social media at a funeral. Research by Co-operative Funeralcare found that even though funerals topped the public's list of the most unacceptable times to use ...
Report: Xbox to Replace Microsoft Points With Gift Cards, Money
on 5.15.13
Microsoft is killing off its Points system that's primarily used for its Xbox console. The death of Microsoft Points has been a long time coming, and follows Microsoft's move away from the virtual currency towards cash in Windows 8. Sources familiar with Microsoft's Xbox plans have revealed to The Verge that the software ...
Bing Adds Klingon to Language Translator
on 5.15.13
It's time to brush up on your Klingon, Star Trek fans. Search engine Bing has just added the official language of the series to its language translator. Now, you can translate words from English into Klingon — or the other way around. The addition comes just days before the arrival of J.J. Abram's Star Trek Into Darkness ...
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