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They may be smarting from the recent launch of the heavyweight rival Facebook Places iPhone app, but Foursquare are pressing ahead with the own location-aware, social networking app.
Foursquare 2.0 for the iPhone promises ‘Instapaper’ functionality Read MoreFacebook’s new Foursquare-crushing location-based feature, Facebook Places, has just launched in the UK, a month after hitting the USA.
Facebook Places – Foursquare-thumping ‘check in’ feature – hits the UK Read MoreThe stat-collecting crew at ComScore have just unleashed their latest set of numbers for the US mobile market share, and it shows Android continuing to grab a bigger share in …
Android’s US market share surges, Apple slip, Palm steadies Read MoreIt seems that Apple has unilaterally declared Antennagate to be over, and has announced that it will stop sending out free iPhone 4 bumper cases from September 30 – although …
iPhone 4 Antennagate declared more or less over by Apple. Sort of Read MorePerhaps in recognition of the growing criticisms and gripes from frustrated developers and users, Apple has announced that they are, “relaxing all restrictions on the development tools used to create …
Apple swivel 360 degrees and allow third party iPhone development tools Read MoreBilled as “the first major update to iOS 4,” Apple has announced that their iOS 4.1 software update will be ready and willing for your downloading pleasure on Wednesday, September …
Apple iOS 4.1 update hitting the UK on September 8th, Ping full of fail Read MoreA new report from research bods Quantcast shows that Apple’s lead in mobile Web usage is declining in the US, while Android is surging forward at an impressive rate of …
Android mobile market share soars, as Apple’s lead reduces Read MoreDuring Apple’s press launch event yesterday, Steve Jobs was doing his usual ‘big-up’ routine and bragging about the zillions of iOS devices being activated every day, adding what appeared to …
Handbags as Apple call out Google’s Android figures Read MoreGoogle has announced that their Google Mobile App for Apple’s iPhone has been upgraded to be push notification compliant.
iPhone Google Mobile app gets push notifications Read MoreA new research project at the London School of Economics has spawned an interesting iPhone app called ‘mappiness which aims to chart personal happiness.
Mappiness iPhone apps aims to find out how happy Brits are Read MorePosting on the official Facebook blog, Michael Sharon, Facebook product manager has added more detail to their new Places functionality, enthusiastically introducing it as a feature that lets you tell …
Facebook Places explained: it’s all about the check-ins and sharing Read MoreAndroid emerged the big winner as global worldwide smartphone sales soared 50 per cent during the second quarter, according to the bean counters at Gartner.
Android sales go ballistic as the world goes smartphone crazy Read MoreWe have to admire the cheek of iPhone developers TapTapTap who, clearly frustrated with Apple’s restrictions on what apps can and can not do, decided to ‘hide’ a feature that …
Camera+ iPhone app sneaks in useful feature, Apple gets a-banning Read MoreApple has just punted out iOS 4.0.2 for iPhone and iOS 3.2.2 for iPad updates to patch up a recently uncovered security flaw in Safari.
Apple releases iOS security update for iPhone and iPad in over-sized download Read MoreVodafone has announced that it will be undercutting Apple’s prices and selling the iPhone 4 on prepay for as ‘little’ as £480.
Vodafone PAYG iPhone 4 undercuts Apple’s prices, throws in free data Read More