A 50-second low-on-quality yet high-on-excitement video has surfaced of Google’s Android Music App. The demo video shows a more interactive, more colorful version than the current Android music player, and has more animation than Apple’s player. Some think it could be a glimpse into what Google has planned for its rumored music selling service, Google…
Read MoreSecurity technology company McAfee Labs has released its 2011 Threat Predictions report, and warns of major attacks by cyber criminals to many recent darlings of the tech world. Included on MCAfee’s list: Google’s Android, foursquare, Google TV and the historically untouched-by-hackers, Apple. “We’ve seen significant advancements in device and social network adoption, placing a bulls-eye…
Read MoreMozilla has released Firefox 4 Beta with improved synch features and rendering for 3D graphics as well as a change to the Add-ons Manager. This latest addition streamlined the browser’s Firefox Sync setup that allows a user to securely sync their bar history, bookmarks, open tabs and passwords across computers and smartphones. This includes desktops,…
Read MoreMillions of users have delivered revenge on the green pigs who stole the Angry Bird’s eggs. Now, those who play on the free Android version have the option to pay to remove ads, and eventually, make in-app purchases. Angry Birds developer Rovio has teamed up with mobile operators for “Bad Piggy Bank,” an in-app payment…
Read MoreNow that Thanksgiving is behind us, the shopping season will be in full swing. If you are looking to get a jump start on Black Friday then you might be interested in a few iPhone or Android applications that might be worthwhile if you are looking for savings. Black Friday Android and iPhone App –…
Read MoreDistracted driving is sure to become a safety epidemic as our need to be connected strengthens and more and more people decide to respond to that one text message or place a call while driving. Most people probably associate distracted driving with texting, but research shows that driving while simply talking on a cell phone…
Read MoreIn an O’Reilly Radar report, mobile evangelist Jason Grigsby (@grigs) captures two mobile trends that might be surprising. Much unlike the desktop market, which has long been dominated by Windows with MacOS running a distant second, mobile devices are seeing increased fragmentation in operating systems. At the same time, web standards are bringing mobile web…
Read MoreAccording to several reports, Google will continue the trend of giving away Google Android devices at its upcoming I/O conference on May 19th and 20th. I benefited from the Google dev lab this past February at Mobile World Conference in Barcelona when Google offered up Nexus One devices to every attendee of their half hour…
Read MoreToday at CTIA Wireless 2010 Sprint unveiled the HTC EVO, the world’s first 3G/4G WiMAX mobile phone. The phone that runs the Android 2.1 platform and appears to be the most feature-packed Android phone yet – even better than the Google Nexus One. The HTC EVO 4G can deliver has the following features: 4.3 inch…
Read MoreDo you have a band and wish there was a better way to connect with fans and sell tickets? Mobile Roadie offers a platform that lets anyone build their own iPhone or Android app in minutes. Users can upload music, video, photos, news, and concert schedules and manage the app’s content via MoRo’s CMS. But…
Read MoreGoogle announced this week the launch of its new Android app called Google Shopper. In a blog post Google software engineers Daniel Switkin and Farhan Shamsi said: Shopper lets you find product information quickly by using your phone’s camera. It can recognize cover art of books, CDs, DVDs, and video games, along with most barcodes….
Read MoreWell the big mobile news coming out in the tech stream this week are surrounding the Mobile World Conference taking place in Barcelona, Spain this week. Up front we have gotten big news on the application front. Up until very recently, the Apple iPhone App store was the be and and end all for mobile applications. However,…
Read MoreWe are excited to announce the launch of our MOBILE cocktail event series and media site. The site, found in the navigation of TECH cocktail or by visiting mobile.techcocktail.com directly, will cover the ever-changing mobile technology landscape by opening it up to the community to contribute and share their stories and knowledge either via email…
Read MoreLast week, Google boldly released the Google-branded NexusOne phone (manufactured by HTC), the closest device to date to compete with the iPhone in terms of features and flexibility. By now, critics and users have discussed the phone on its merits and by how its release changes the smartphone landscape. For those looking to enter the…
Read MoreThere has been a lot of buzz lately about the Android mobile phone platform by Google. Well it just so turns out Google is set to launch it’s own phone called the Nexus One on January 5th at a private event at Google in Mountain View, California. Keep in mind the timing as it appears…
Read MoreWell well, another week down with some great events and even bigger tech news. Locally in DC we had some big news, our good friend Nick O’Neill had his company, Social Times acquired by WebMediaBrands ! I have had the pleasure of getting to know Nick over the last couple of years and was always…
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