Apple Stores now using iBeacon tracking for app-enhanced personal shopping
While shopping online often means your whims are creepily tracked, at least there’s respite in brick-and-mortar retail, right? Actually, following tests at a New York outlet, Apple has just rolled out iBeacon technology that can shadow your every …
Google Play Books launches in Argentina, Chile, Columbia, Peru and Venezuela
Good news for our bookworm friends in Argentina, Chile, Columbia, Peru and Venezuela; Google Play Books is now officially available to you, as announced on Google Play’s Google+ account today: Although the full Google Play library has been made available to these South American…
Twitter and U2opia Mobile bring trending tweets and topics to dumb phones
We’re spoiled here in the US. When we want to browse what’s trending on Twitter, we just break out our smartphones, launch an app and we’re perusing the latest tweets about Joan Didion and the war on Christmas in no time. Those in developing natio…
Google Play Store update brings better social app recommendations to Android
Just when it appeared Google’s recent run of Android updates had come to an end, a new version of the Play Store pops up with new features in tow. Android Police got its hands on the app, running it under a microscope to find new social and recomm…
Nikon takes first blood against Polaroid’s knock-off J1
Remember when Nikon noticed that Polaroid’s iM1836 looked a little too much like the J1 and lawyered-up? The case has arrived at the Southern District Court of New York, where a judge probably took 30 seconds to nod their head and say “Yeah, that’…
Spotify To Give Free Access To Mobile App On December 11th
In the increasing competitive world of music streaming services, one feature of streaming giant Spotify has been glaringly absent since the service’s launch. That feature, of course, is free access to the mobile app; in Spotify’s current revenue model, only subscribers to their…
Verizon quietly expands LTE capacity and speeds in select cities
To stay in front of the LTE pack, Verizon purchased $3.6 billion worth of spectrum from a cable consortium last year, then sold off a bunch of its own to gain FCC approval. The fruit of that labor is now arriving in force, as Big Red has quietly t…
Download Google Play Store 4.5.10 Now!
The Play Store has been once again updated and of course we have the download for you. The version is 4.5.10, and the most noticeable, as well as awesome, feature that was added is the fact that there is an indicator to let you know there is in-app purchases. It’s always nice to know if…
Books come to Google Play in five South American countries
Google Play Books’ expansion tour has just made an important stop in South America. As of today, bookworms in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela can browse Google’s virtual shelves from Android, iOS or the web. The wider access sadly d…
Google simplifies sharing and adds microSD storage to Play Music on Android
Fresh off its world tour, Google Play Music is making it easier to store, shuffle and share your mobile tunes. For starters, Mountain View’s music streaming-and-locker service now lets KitKat users with SD-equipped handsets put cached tracks on th…
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