Netflix Netflix, the popular movie- and TV-streaming service, has just landed on the Android platform. Already a staple for many iOS and mobile Windows 7 users, the Netflix mobile app now lets Android owners in on the instant-streaming party. It also comes with a full browsing experience, and it enables you to manage your Instant …
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12 May
Twitter rolls out faster, sleeker mobile website for iOS and Android
Twitter has updated its website with a version designed for use on the browsers of iOS and Android mobile devices. The company wants to provide a unified mobile experience whether you choose to use the browser-based interface, install the official Twitter app, or both. Twitter boasts the new mobile Web version was built from the ground up and designed specifically for smart phones and tablets. It …
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12 May
Nokia N9 is MeeGo for launch as FCC approval doc surfaces
Nokia is still planning to launch the N9 slider phone. At least that’s what a document from the FCC would have us believe, reports Unwired View. Listed as the RM-680, the sketch of the phone’s back does look similar to these remarkably clear leaked photos. Early this year we were starting to get excited about the N9‘s supposed 1.2GHz Atom …
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12 May
The Apprentice app episode didn’t appeal to Apple
Did you watch The Apprentice last night? There’s a question we’d never thought we’d ask here in Crave, but in last night’s episode of the BBC business reality show, Lord Suralan Sugar‘s latest batch of horrendously deluded egos in suits entered the technology arena by creating a mobile app — in 24 hours. But even Britain’s biggest bolshie boardroom businessmouth …
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12 May
Samsung Galaxy S 2 available in NFC version from June
A new Samsung Galaxy S 2 with a near-field communication (NFC) chip for mobile payments could hit UK stores in June, according to a tipoff reported by Mobot. The slinky Samsung is barely out of the starting blocks, yet a new version could be on sale just a month from now. We’re not entirely sure why Samsung chose to omit …
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12 May
Sony Ericsson Cyber
Sony Ericsson could be working on an Android-powered Cyber-shot phone to go with its Walkman phone and PlayStation phone. That’s if blurry photos of a possible prototype spotted by Pocket-Now can be believed. We do love a blurry shot of a yet to be released gadget. It makes us feel like spies. Is it for real? Has someone been mucking …
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12 May
Samsung Replenish review: Sprint’s first Android eco phone
Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Replenish 2:15 The Samsung Replenish may have the designation of being Sprint’s first Android-powered eco-phone, but even if it managed to cinch closed a hole in the ozone layer, we still wouldn’t recommend it if it didn’t stand up to its rivals.Recommend it we do, especially to budget-conscious consumers who are looking for a capable …
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12 May
Android Atlas Weekly 48: Google united, Google divided: the I/O show (Podast)
Google gets serious about putting an end to fragmentation at its 2011 I/O conference with the official announcement of the next generation of Android: Ice Cream Sandwich. At the same time, the tech giant adds another layer of complexity to its big picture with another big push behind Chrome OS with the announcement of a series of Chromebook devices. Will …
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12 May
Virgin Media cheapo TiVo available today for £50
Cheapo TiVo is here. Virgin Media’s new budget version of the TiVo personal video recorder is available today, learning your taste in telly and recording stuff it thinks you’ll like for just £50 upfront. The cheaper option looks and performs exactly the same as the more expensive TiVo: it’s the same box, but with a different hard drive inside. The …
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11 May
Google adds in
SAN FRANCISCO–On the second day of Google’s developer conference here, the Google team announced a feature that lets developers add one-touch in-app purchasing to their Chrome Web Store apps, using Google’s payment system. Now with a single click, app users can make a purchase and then jump right back to the application, be it a comic book, game, or whatever …
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