Foursquare on Android and iOS gets search filters for the extra picky
# 2013-05-22 11:02:00, Engadget
Foursquare knows that there's a lot more to a night on the town than a good search keyword. Accordingly, it just updated its Android and iOS apps with location search filters that narrow the results based on familiarity and price. At times, the terms can get very specific: if you want to try an ...Chrome for Android updated with tab history on slates, fullscreen for handsets
# 2013-05-22 10:01:00, Engadget
Google's like the gift that keeps on giving. Following earlier news of a Drive for Android update, the team from Mountain View today rolled out a new version of its Chrome browser for mobile devices. This update brings the same features we saw a little over a month ago in the Beta channel, howev...Lazaridis: iPhone, Android users will abandon iMessage and WhatsApp for BBM
# 2013-05-22 09:20:39, BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech
BlackBerry announced earlier this month that its BlackBerry Messenger service will be coming to Android smartphones and the iPhone in the coming months. The company was initially criticized for once again being late to the game, with services like iMessage, Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp having tak...Google Drive for Android updated with card UI and refined scanner function
# 2013-05-22 07:21:00, Engadget
Cards, cards, cards... that's the refrain around the Google campus these days. Everything is getting turned into cards. That now includes your documents stored on Drive, too. The Google Drive app for Android was updated today with a whole new UI that moves towards the refined Holo design of the ...Google’s X Phone confirmed for Sprint
# 2013-05-22 07:15:34, BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech
A recent filing with the Federal Communications Commission has confirmed that Google’s rumored X Phone device will be coming to Sprint later this year. The Sprint version is identified with the model number XT1056 and includes support for LTE on band 25. The device is equipped with NFC, 802.11ac W...Google Drive App For Android Gets Card-Style Redesign, Document Scanner With OCR And Improved Spread...
# 2013-05-22 07:11:16, TechCrunch
Google's Drive app for Android just got a major redesign that brings the Google Now-like card-style look the company introduced with Google Now to its mobile productivity app.Chrome For Android Gets Fullscreen Mode For Phones, Simplified Searching From Omnibox, Voice Search ...
# 2013-05-22 06:30:04, TechCrunch
Chrome 27 for the desktop arrived yesterday and today, Google updated Chrome for Android to version 27 as well. While the desktop update mostly focused on improved speed, the Android version actually includes a number of new features. The most important of these is probably the new fullscreen mode f...Google Navigation is still broken for many on the HTC EVO 4G LTE
# 2013-05-22 05:42:05, Pocketables
Google Navigation, part of Google Maps and one of the most useful applications on the HTC EVO 4G LTE, has been broken for many (myself included) for about five and a half months now. This happened since the first Jelly Bean update, with no official word from Sprint or HTC about plans to fix. Meanwhi...Cricket launching Galaxy S 4 on June 7th, starting at $55 down
# 2013-05-22 05:10:00, Engadget
The Galaxy S 4 is now readily available in the US, but it hasn't had much sway with the prepaid crowd so far. Cricket should be addressing that deficit soon, as it just narrowed down its launch of the Samsung flagship to June 7th. The contract-free carrier is making up for being late to the part...Here’s a simple way to use Google Now dynamically with AutoVoice and Tasker
# 2013-05-22 03:34:25, Pocketables
I’ve previously written about how you can use AutoShare to access Google Now searches without having to split your voice command in two. That disables any voice feedback though, as well as other methods, which means that the alternative method- which does actually require you to split your command...MessageMe chat app amasses 5 million users in 75 days across Android and iOS
# 2013-05-21 23:50:00, Engadget
Between WhatsApp, Viber, Google+ Hangouts and a raft of others, the mobile messaging app space is crowded, but recent entrant MessageMe has still managed to make notable headway. After a mere 75 days since its launch, the application has amassed 5 million registered users, up from 1 million in i...LG Optimus F3 leaks with 4-inch screen and Jelly Bean, allegedly headed to Sprint
# 2013-05-21 17:41:00, Engadget
As was the case with another LG device recently, the Optimus F3 is making an appearance before going official. Today we're getting an early look at what appears to be an entry-level member of the Optimus family, courtesy of @eveleaks, and one which will reportedly join Sprint's smartphone lineup...Unity makes mobile tools free for small devs
# 2013-05-21 16:00:00, TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog
Unity has announced that it's making its mobile game development tools free to use for most independent and small studios. Unity has always been a popular engine both for mobile game development and for cross-platform game creation, but up until now, you had to pay about $800 to actually publish...Microsoft ends up “scroogling” itself by reading Skype messages
# 2013-05-21 09:54:19, Pocketables
Lots of people are sick of Microsoft’s “scroogled” campaign, which attempts to demonize Google’s long-standing practice of using automated machines to serve you targeted advertising based on your email. That’s why some Google fans have created the MicroShafted website that details some of ...Tasker PAI series: Google Calendar multi-event fetcher
# 2013-05-21 08:01:54, Pocketables
Disclaimer: The Tasker PAI series is a series of Tasker articles “Provided As Is“. They are marked as such because there’s an above average likelihood that something will break very badly when used by someone else, for whatever reason, and I don’t have the time to fix it for everyone that ...Why detailed Tasker instructions are not a good idea
# 2013-05-21 05:41:26, Pocketables
Most of the time, my Tasker articles talk about general concepts and ways of doing things, rather than provide step-by-step instructions. When I do provide something that looks like that kind of instructions, it’s normally in the form of examples. This has caused me to get a lot of requests for mo...Unity drops licensing fee on game engine for mobile developers
# 2013-05-21 05:03:00, Engadget
Indie developers have been able to take advantage of a free version of the Unity engine for desktop game development some time now, and starting today they can extend that development to mobile games at no added cost. The company's confirmed that it's dropping the $800 licensing fee for its Andr...ParkMe's Android app officially launched, does everything but the maneuver
# 2013-05-21 04:00:00, Engadget
Finding a spot to stash your whip, especially in unfamiliar territory, can be a chore, so you might want to employ ParkMe to do the finding for you. The service -- which has been available on iOS and via the web for a while -- has now officially debuted its Android app after a few months of soft...Unity Game Engine Goes Free For iOS, Android And BlackBerry 10 Developers
# 2013-05-21 02:03:34, TechCrunch
The barrier to entry for the Unity game rendering engine for developers on iOS and Android has gotten lower, as use of Unity tech is now free on both mobile platforms. Unity CEO David Helgason announced the changed terms today during the Unite Nordic trade conference, according to Pocket Gamer's Kei...Opera for Android is out of beta and waiting to be downloaded for free in the Play store.
# 2013-05-21 01:40:20, Gizmodo
Opera for Android is out of beta and waiting to be downloaded for free in the Play store. It offers some features to speed up mobile browsing—but it's probably too late to steal Chrome's lead.Read more...ASUS PadFone Infinity review: the convertible phone goes full HD and beyond
# 2013-05-21 01:30:00, Engadget
Almost exactly two years ago, Motorola's Android-in-Webtop-OS solution was kicked off the stage by ASUS' PadFone, the world's first phone that could fully power a tablet module from its own OS. The original concept took a while to materialize, but since then the company has kept up with a surpri...CellMaps by Mosaik brings accurate, detailed coverage maps to Android
# 2013-05-21 00:00:00, Engadget
Sometimes in the mobile world, selecting a carrier isn't determined so much by devices or plans, but rather which provider best suits your coverage needs. Sadly, the map tools on carrier websites are needlessly painful, and most coverage apps that you'll find rely on crowd-sourced data -- great ...Opera for Android out of beta, available on the Play store now
# 2013-05-20 23:54:00, Engadget
If your ears perked up when you heard about Opera for Android going WebKit, but were holding out for the final, non-beta version, then that wait is over. More recent features of the browser include the option to toggle the nav-bar location, text-wrapping when zooming and a full screen view of ac...Dish Anywhere on Android gets On Demand content streaming, tablet app
# 2013-05-20 21:57:00, Engadget
A fresh release of Dish Anywhere for Android just hit Google Play, bringing it up to speed with its iOS counterpart. Now, the application allows users to stream On Demand content from wherever they have an internet connection, and adds Facebook and Twitter sharing. The experience has also receiv...Evolio announces the Quadra, its first quad-core Android 4.1 tablet for Romanian locals
# 2013-05-20 19:26:00, Engadget
The buy local movement has plenty of appeal, but the philosophy often extends more readily to tomatoes than tablets. Not so in Romania, where Evolio has served up its share of slates and laptops for the home crowd. Now, the company is back with its first quad-core tablet offering, the 10.1-inch ...The Nexus Q is now on life support, isn’t supported by Google Music All Access
# 2013-05-20 18:14:24, Pocketables
Google I/O didn’t bring along too many new products, whether devices or software. One service that did get a decent update, though, was Google Play Music, which added new All Access streaming, as well as a completely new interface to the Android app. However, a few users have noticed that the upd...Samsung may turn to Intel for Galaxy Tab 3
# 2013-05-20 14:00:11, BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech
Samsung is rumored to be preparing a new Galaxy Tab tablet to debut in the coming months. Earlier reports claimed the device would be equipped with a 10.1-inch 1280 x 800 pixel resolution display, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, a 3-megapixel camera, a 7,000 mAh battery and Android 4.2.2 J...Flickr updates its website and Android app with a more eye-pleasing interface, we go hands-on
# 2013-05-20 13:23:00, Engadget
Flickr's one of the elder statesmen of the online photo sharing world, but in recent years its UI has grown a bit long in the tooth when compared to the eye candy provided by other kids on the social sharing block. That's all changed as of today, as Marissa Mayer's team has overhauled Flickr's l...HTC One US developer edition gets OTA update to 1.29.1540.16
# 2013-05-20 13:20:28, Pocketables
Those of you who decided to opt for the GSM unlocked developer version of the HTC One should start hitting your update buttons. The device is receiving a small OTA update that weighs in at 17.14MB, bumping the software version up to 1.29.1540.16. This is definitely not the much-anticipated update t...HTC One with stock Android to reportedly launch by the end of the summer
# 2013-05-20 12:00:37, BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech
Google announced a special edition Galaxy S4 smartphone running stock Android at its I/O Developers Conference last week. The device will be sold directly through Google Play for $649 in June and won’t run Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface. There was some speculation that other manufacturers may...
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