Google updated its Chrome Beta browser for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich devices today. While there isn't a changelog available for the update in the Android Market, reports suggest that pages load faster than before, though we have not seen improvements on our own devices. It does appear that the browser now supports the TypeKit font system, though. The updated Chrome Beta for Android is free and available in the Android Market now. Read the … [Read more...]
Today Netflix announced that it has no plans to develop an application to support the BlackBerry PlayBook or any other BlackBerry device according to an update on the company's Twitter account: "We don't have any current plans to support BlackBerry devices, including PlayBook." Read the full story here. … [Read more...]
Today Nokia announced that this week an update to Nokia's Symbian Belle smartphone OS will begin rolling out that includes Microsoft Apps, the first wave of Microsoft Office integration applications for the platform. Included in this initial update are OneNote, Microsoft's Lync 2010 messaging system, the Document Connection app for managing all of your phone's documents, and the PowerPoint Broadcast application, which lets users share … [Read more...]
Fraunhofer IIS, best known as the inventor of the MP3 file format, has announced the first full-HD voice call capabilities with Android smartphones connected to LTE networks. Full-HD voice calls offer superior clarity and sound quality over standard voice calls. Read the full story here. … [Read more...]
ViewSonic has apparently been studying Apple's spec sheets, as its latest smartphone, the ViewPhone 4s, not only cribs Apple's naming scheme for the iPhone 4S, it also matches its display size and resolution. The company also outed a couple of other smartphones and tablets ahead of Mobile World Congress. Read the full story here. … [Read more...]
Visa and Samsung have announced that they are partnering to launch the official mobile payments application for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The system uses Visa's payWave system and will work with NFC capable smartphones. Visa claims that there will be more than 3,000 ~NFC contactless payment point of sale terminals installed across the venues for the two events. Read the full story here. … [Read more...]