Google has recently announced big changes to its mobile mapping services, with upcoming features including an interesting-looking offline mode, and with Apple set to ditch Google for its own, in-house iOS maps offering, Google quite clearly needs to remain on its toes in the mobile game.
After more than two years of work on bringing new features and reaching out to other mobile platforms, Foursquare completely redesigned their apps for iOS and Android. The updated app, numbered 5.0, offers a much better user-experience and a new recommendation system. We’ve discussed both right after the jump!
The patent wars between Apple and Google are only heating up. On Tuesday, Apple filed a motion - in its second California litigation against Samsung - that could ban the sale of the Galaxy S III in the United States. Basically, they tossed the Galaxy S III in the same motion to ban the Galaxy Nexus in the US. But why? Because of infringements pertaining to Apple's infamous voice command sassy butler Siri.
The recently-released Samsung Galaxy S III is a powerhouse matched only by a couple of devices within the smartphone market, but that hasn't stopped one modder from pushing the boundaries just that little bit farther.
Although Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is undoubtedly Google's strongest mobile OS iteration to date, the length of time it has taken to trickle out to the many hundreds of Android devices has shrouded the release. With quite a few improvements plus a beautiful visual makeover, it was supposed to bridge the gap between tablet and smartphone, but with the majority of devices still awaiting that elusive OTA update, the release - if not the OS itself - has to go down as a fail.
When big companies collaborate - especially within tech circles - the initial hype generated seldom equates to good products, and two companies which appear to be perfect partners "on paper" often cannot unite in discovering the magic formula required to push successful products.
Not long ago, there was a rumor that Microsoft was going to announce a feature called SmartGlass for tablets and phones at E3, allowing users to interact with content on the Xbox using their "second-screen" devices. Well, that rumor has panned out to be true; during its E3 keynote, Microsoft did officially announce the service.
While the US is usually first in line when it comes to product releases, the release of Samsung smartphones goes spectacularly against the grain. The release of the Google Galaxy Nexus (manufactured by the Korean electronics giant), was delayed by months as stateside tech fans waited on an apparent whim for the landmark release.
Weather apps are not usually that interesting, and we're usually no more interested than the majority of you guys, but this particular weather app piqued our interest, if only because it uses fancy-looking radar images. We're suckers for the shiny, you know!
It may not be the of our hopes and dreams rolled into one, but Android-owning golf fanatics have a new little release to play with as the mobile division of Electronic Arts have pushes out Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2012 for Android. One of the video gaming industry’s biggest franchises is certainly set to make an impact on Android owners with its crisp, sharp graphics and adrenaline-filled swinging action.
