Monday night, Netflix released an update to their iOS video streaming app – consisting of some bug fixes and iPhone video out capabilities. Basically, items so minor that I didn’t even bother taking a screengrab. Fast forward about half a day and the blogosphere has written off all set-top boxes and pay TV: This update now … Read more
Skype has released an new app that’s available as a free download from the Android Market. It supports all phones running Android 2.1 and up. While Skype had already offered an app for Verizon Wireless customers in the US, it wasn’t widely available until this morning. The Skype Mobile app does almost everything you would expect. You can … Read more
September 30th has come and gone… without a peep from Apple. If you recall, that’s when their iPhone 4 free case program was set to expire. I’d wondered what, if anything, would happen come that date. To help them along, I even offered up a few redesign suggestions that might overcome their reception-killing death grip … Read more
Most smartphone platforms provide users with a way to synchronize contacts, appointments, and other important data with a computer. Google Android doesn’t. That makes sense, since Google is first and foremost a company with its head in the cloud. Much of your important data, such as Gmail and Google Calendar, is stored on their servers. But … Read more
Last month PlayOn got tired of waiting for Apple to launch a native iOS app for its streaming audio and video service, so the company introduced a web-based version using HTML5. But Apple has since decided to relax some of its App Store rules, and now there’s an official PlayOn app available for download. It’s free, and … Read more
It turns out that the new Apple TV ($99) runs the same basic iOS operating system as the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. It’s just locked down a little tighter so that there’s no official way to install third party apps (yet?). And instead of displaying the typical iOS program launcher, AppleTV runs an app … Read more
Research in Motion (RIM) unveiled its iPad competitor yesterday, the BlackBerry PlayBook. My early take is that there’s a lot to love about this 7″ tablet, but I also have some concerns. In the good column, the PlayBook promises Flash compatibility, video conferencing, portability advantages (very slim and light), a 1GHz dual-core processor, and 1GB … Read more
Apple has launched version 2.0 of its Remote app for iOS. In a nutshell, Apple Remote lets you use your iPhone or iPod touch as a remote control for iTunes on your computer or an Apple TV set top box. Version 2.0 adds support for the Retina display on the latest iPhone and iPod touch. … Read more