Brad Linder Warner Brothers has begun offering “app editions” of movies for iOS. Here’s the idea: Instead of paying for a movie from iTunes, you can get the app edition from… iTunes, but along with the movie you get extras including scene selection, photos, videos, trivia, and sound clips/ there’s also a “share” area where you can … Read more
The folks at doubleTwist have rolled out an update to their Android music player and desktop synchronization software that now lets users stream audio, video, and pictures from their phones to video game consoles. Here’s how it works. You install the $4.99 doubleTwist AirSync application on your device and your phone will show up as a … Read more
Netflix has been working on a mobile app for Android devices for some time, but hasn’t released anything yet due to the lack of system-wide DRM (digital rights management) on Android phones and tablets. Now the company is showing off Netflix streaming on Android devices using Qualcomm’s next-generation processors. VentureBeat covers the deal that seems to … Read more
Yahoo has introduced a new app which will deliver personalized news and media to users based on their preferences. Livestand will be available soon for the Apple iPad and Android tablets. The idea is that Livestand will draw content from around the web based on your location, interests, and the time of day. Content will come from … Read more
You can use a Google account to login to Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, and dozens of other Google services — but you can also use it to login to third party apps such as online office suites, news readers, and more. That means if someone manages to obtain your Google account info, not only can they … Read more
Image via Gaming Angels Google has rolled out a minor update to Google Android which adds support for more Near Field Communication (NFC) features. To be honest, this update isn’t going to mean anything to most people, because there’s only one phone currently shipping with Android 2.3: The Google Nexus S. But for developers, Google Android … Read more
Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb is expected to hit the street soon, with Motorola XOOM as one of the first devices to run the tablet-optimized operating system. The folks at TechCrunch recently spent some time playing with the XOOM, and one of the apps they foun don the tablet which I hadn’t really seen much of before … Read more
Join.me is a dead simple scree sharing utility that lets you share your Windows or Mac desktop with other users. Just download and run a 1MB file and the app will give you a code that you can share with anyone. They can visit the join.me web site and enter the code to see your … Read more