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Jul 21, 2010 | 2 Comments |
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Mobile app market is blowing up

By Staff Writer – Boonsri Dickinson (@boonspoon)

Out of the blue, the app market has become a multimillion dollar industry. Apple still hogs 90 percent of it. But imagine how big the industry would be if other smartphones platforms began producing apps at similar rates.

According to an analysis…

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Jul 12, 2010 | 2 Comments |
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Google do-it-your-self app

By Staff Writer – Boonsri Dickinson (@boonspoon)

Do you have the burning desire to build an app? You’re in luck. Google just unleashed a tool that allows you to build an app and you don’t have to know how to program. This is perfect for someone like me!

This…

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Jun 16, 2010 | No Comment |
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YouTube introduces cloud-based video editing

By Staff Writer – Boonsri Dickinson (@boonspoon)

I have a few videos that are still on my computer that I haven’t uploaded yet. Granted, uploading videos to YouTube can be a real pain, especially if the Internet connection is lagging.

You can now edit in YouTube’s cloud-based

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Jun 11, 2010 | No Comment |
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In the future, digital and real life will mix

By Staff Writer – Boonsri Dickinson (@boonspoon)

It’s so hard to imagine what the world will be like in the future. Where are our flying cars that we were promised? Our predictions of the future, sometimes (ok, most of the time), don’t really come true. But it won’t…

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May 20, 2010 | 2 Comments |
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Snac makes regular phones smarter with quicker access to the web

By Staff Writer – Boonsri Dickinson

Snac is a startup that wants you to digest information in snack sized amounts.

Want access to the web in 2 seconds to check sports scores, stock, or the latest tweets, but only have an old school phone?

Well Snac might be able to…

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May 4, 2010 | 5 Comments |
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Google buys BumpTop for its 3D software company

By Staff Writer – Boonsri Dickinson (@boonspoon)

Google purchased BumpTop, a startup that makes your desktop look 3D. This is big news because the acquisition of BumpTop might help make Android more popular than Blackberries and possibly compete with iPads.

BumpTop was made to run on desktops, but it doesn’t…

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Feb 16, 2010 | No Comment |
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Verizon Offering Buy 1 Get 1 on Android Phones

By Senior Editor Kris Smith (@croncast)

The rumors were true - Verizon has put many of their smartphones on sale during a promotion to get you signed on for two years.

Verizon’s Android and Palm powered phones are buy one get one with…

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Feb 15, 2010 | One Comment |
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10 Android Reads for Today

By Senior Editor Kris Smith (@croncast)

When I logged into my reader this morning there was one meme that was loud and clear – Android.

With Mobile World Congress going on right now in Barcelona the…

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Feb 11, 2010 | No Comment |
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The Chinese Are Coming With Slates and Tablets

By Senior Editor Kris Smith (@croncast)

If the iPad is going to cause any sort of revolution in computing it is going to be the massive choices that people will have to buy non-Apple slates.

The number of announced slates for Android, MS and Linux is gaining everyday.…

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Feb 10, 2010 | No Comment |
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What Phone Would You Get?

By Senior Editor Kris Smith (@croncast)

The time has come for me to give up my Virgin Mobile burner after 3 months of trusty use. It just isn’t cutting it any longer.

I’m tire of having to re-up minutes and pilfering my…

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Feb 4, 2010 | No Comment |
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NYC BigApps Winners Announced

By Senior Editor – Kris Smith (@croncast)

The New York City Big Apps winners were announced this evening and release by Center Networks.

The winners were selected from contest entrants that developed applications to best transmit information about city and add to transparency. That information took…

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Jan 25, 2010 | 4 Comments |
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MusicDNA to Compete with Apple’s iTunes LP. Will Fail.

By Staff Writer – John Federico (@gadgetboy)

When are manufacturers and developers going to get a clue about competing with the dominance of Apple’s iPod/iTunes/iPhone hegemony?

Apparently, not soon enough.

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Jan 5, 2010 | No Comment |
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Got Odiogo Apps? There’s An App For You!

By Staff Writer – Boonsri Dickinson (@boonspoon)

Appsfire’s Ouriel Ohayon recently launched his own app, there’s no reason why you can’t either. The Odiogo Apps people wanted to use Ohayon as a test case to demo their app.

Success. They put his personal blog,…

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Dec 31, 2009 | One Comment |
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WakeMate Bluetooth Wristband Knows The Best Time To Wake You

By Staff Writer – John Federico (@gadgetboy)

What’s so special about an alarm clock?

Ostensibly nothing.

However, has your alarm ever woken you in the middle of a REM cycle, making you feel like you have to be dragged out of bed?…

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Dec 31, 2009 | No Comment |
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VIDEO: Complete Google Nexus One Demo

By Staff Writer – John Federico (@gadgetboy)

We’ve been teased and teased over the past few weeks about the upcoming Google Nexus One Android Smartphone with various screenshots, blurry photos, short video clips and even “leaks” of the product sales page…

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Dec 23, 2009 | One Comment |
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By Staff Writer – John Federico (@gadgetboy)

Who ever thought that analytics for mobile applications would become such an important market?

This is all thanks to the iTunes App Store and the flurry (pun intented) of ad-supported applications.

Two of the fastest growing startups…

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Dec 16, 2009 | One Comment |
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By Staff Writer – John Federico (@gadgetboy)

CNET’s own Ina Fried got her hands on a prototype of the upcoming Entourage Edge eReader that I told you about last week.

While watching the CNET video (see it after the jump) my first…

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Nov 30, 2009 | No Comment |
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By Senior Editor – Kris Smith (@croncast)

Hey guys, for those of you on the iPhone or any Android device we’ve got a small update for you being released this morning.

It’s not that big of a deal, just one…

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Nov 25, 2009 | 7 Comments |
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By Senior Editor – Kris Smith (@croncast)

With the imminent release of WordPress version 2.9 on the horizon and my subsequent lack of excitement, it only seems fitting to put together a wish list for the next version. It is even more fitting since

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Nov 24, 2009 | One Comment |
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By Senior Editor – Kris Smith (@croncast)

Fring is an Israel based startup that has been offering its signature VoIP application for mobile devices is now available for Android phones in the Android Market. Fring is an app…

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