It is estimated that nearly 20 percent of children between 5 and 7 uses a phone. On the other hand, apps for kids are growing exponentially and many of them are designed to make them smarter. There are thousands of education apps available for download on various app stores. Children-oriented apps like “Wheels on the Bus” continue to become top …
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While this could be disappointing news for some users; app developers can finally rejoice. Installous for iOS is no more following the shut down of Hackulous. The app is often used to download and install pirated apps on any iOS device. The app was available on Hackulous’ servers and it got a strong support from many iOS users through web …
Windows Marketplace has delivered 75,000 new Windows Phone apps in 2012. While this seems like a small increase compared to how much other major apps stores get, Windows Marketplace has doubled in size over the past year. The marketplace has also launched new feedback supports and payment methods. Proponents of Windows Phone OS have suggested that there has never been …
Microsoft is developing a highly-efficient GPS solution that offloads heavy data crunching to the cloud-based services to get around the high power requirement. The CO-GPS (Cloud-Offloaded GPD) was first unveiled in the 10th ACM Conference. GPS antennas are typically the biggest power hog in mobile devices and it can run down the battery in a few hours when used constantly. …
If you keep on misplacing the car keys, future smartphones can help you unlock the door. Researchers at Hyundai have developed an innovative system that allows smartphones to work as car keys. The technology will be ready for commercial use within couple of years. Instead of Bluetooth, the method is based on NFC (New Field Communication), which allows users to …
Packing a 3.7” Super-AMOLED display, 1.4GHz Snapdragon processor and Mango, the Samsung Focus Flash looks rather unassuming in this Windows Phone 8 era. Even with its plastic-dominated body, the Samsung Focus Flash surprisingly feels nice in out hands. The Adreno 205 GPU won’t do much to help the Focus Flash keeps pace with the likes of HTC 8X and Nokia …
If you have a rooted Samsung smartphone and S Memo in it, then your username and password will be stored in plain text. This is obviously a scary discovery and further signifies the drawback for having a rooted smartphone. There always are a few security risks that may come along with a custom modified device. If you fail to check …
One new exciting features of Jelly Bean (Android 4.2) is the Daydream, which is essentially a built-in screensaver. The Daydream is activated when the device is docked or connected to a charger. It turns out that Google has hidden a rather interesting Easter Egg within the Daydream. Google regularly hides version art in each Android version release since Gingerbread. Users …
Intel has confirmed its intention to release a next generation SoC for mobile device in 2013. The earlier Intel Medfield processor was only able to scratch the paint of ARM’s might and the company still fails to grab sizable market share. ARM is currently controlling 90 percent of the mobile industry and despite relatively a new arrival; the Intel Atom …
US Jury from Delaware federal court has recently found that Apple infringed three patents belonged to the MobileMedia Ideas. These patents are related to camera phone technology and have been implemented on the iPhone. MobileMedia Ideas acquired them from Sony Corp. and Nokia in 2010. Sony and Nokia haven’t released official statements regarding to this issue. The trial only defined …