Mapfia launched its location-based calling app to a swell of fanfare back in June, though initially the apps were restricted to North American smartphone users. Today, however, it rolls out in the UK, India, Brazil, China, Japan and Taiwan, taking its total region count to eight – including the US and Canada. Just to...
After a 16-month ban, controversial music streaming service Grooveshark is back on Google’s Android platform. The shift represents a change of luck for the beleaguered company, who eagerly announced the news via email last night. Are things finally looking up for Grooveshark, or has the streaming music market moved on without it? The company apparently...
Tech entrepreneur Jim Disanto sees the automobile as the next great platform for connectivity. “There are a more than a billion cars in the world,” he said. “Every automotive OEM and Tier 1 supplier will tell you that within three years, every car will need connected systems, or you’re not going to be able...
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Google has today announced that YouTube Partners will now be able to switch to display their full name as it appears on their Google+ profile. The Internet giant has been striving to unify its various products for some time now, introducing single sign-ins across its various products. This is perhaps most evident with YouTube...
New Zealand was the first country to get Facebook’s new-look Timeline last December. Now the country looks like it may be putting in another special appearance, as Facebook’s push for more advertising (and revenue) leads the social network into new pastures on the display front. A reader in New Zealand has sent us some screenshots...
If you’ve ever fired up a virtual machine on your Mac, then there’s a good chance you did so with one of the top two suites out there: Parallels Desktop or VMware Fusion. Both are perennial favorites among Macheads and there’s a lot to like in both suites. But Parallels 8 throws the gauntlet...
In recent years, it would be accurate to say HTC had embroiled itself in a race to the bottom, releasing smartphones left, right and centre in an attempt to capitalise on its then impressive market share. Following a series of dismal quarterly results, the company took stock and attempted to reverse its decline with...
ATT on Saturday will open the doors to a new flagship store on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue that isn’t quite like any of its 2300 retail locations. The 10,000 Square-foot space right in the heart of the Windy City’s main shopping promenade is designed to showcase anything and everything you can do with an ATT...
As the Web is stuffed with more and more content, we’re increasingly in need of good curators to help us discover the things we’ll love amidst the noise. Flipboard, for one, rose to popularity by transforming your favorite digital news sources into a socially-curated mobile magazine. Shuffler.fm is on a mission to do the...