Brad Linder I have to admit, I haven’t paid much attention to TV listings since I started using a DVR about 5 years ago. But if you’re the sort of person who likes to know what’s on TV at a specific time, TV Guide has launched an official Android app. It provides listings for most US TV … Read more
Want to turn your Android phone into a portable WiFi hotspot without installing a custom ROM or waiting for Google to officially roll out Android 2.2 Froyo? If your phone is running Google Android 2.1, then you can. This only works on phones that have been rooted (giving you access to settings and files that … Read more
At Apple’s developer conference, Netflix announced that a mobile app for iPhone will be available this summer. Like the iPad Netflix app, the iPhone version will let you manage your Netflix queue and stream video directly to your mobile device. The Netflix iPhone app will feature adaptive bitrate streaming, which basically means it will try … Read more
It certainly doesn’t take long for hackers to figure out how to cram unofficial software updates onto Android hardware, does it? The Dell Streak Android tablet just started shipping in the UK and now we have the first report of a user gaining root access, which essentially means he can run officially unsupported code and even install … Read more
NPR has released the source code for its Android app. For now, that won’t mean much to most users. The free app still lets you listen to reports from NPR programs and fine live streams from local NPR member stations. But NPR is hoping that by opening up the source code to the public, the … Read more
SongDNA is a mobile app that provides you all sorts of information about songs and musicians. It’s been available for the iPhone for a while, but now the SongDNA team has launched an Android app. My first thought was to describe it as sort of an IMDB-for-music app, but that’s not really doing SongDNA justice, … Read more
Barnes & Noble has launched a version of its eBook reader for the Apple iPad. The company already has an iPhone and iPod touch app, as well as the recently launched Nook dedicated eBook reader. But the iPad app is set to go head to head with Apple’s iBooks. There’s definitely room for more than one digital … Read more
Sure, Twitter just launched an official iPhone client a few days ago, so you might think there’s not much room for yet-another-Twitter-client for the iPhone. But today Seesmic introduced an app that makes a pretty strong case that there is still room for competition. That’s because Seesmic for iPhone isn’t just a Twitter app. It’s … Read more