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Droid DNA offer brings Verizon HTC One speculation

By Robert Nelson
on 14 May, 2013

Talk of the Verizon HTC One seems to have been a fairly popular topic over the recent weeks. Verizon hasn't offered any announcement and HTC Director of PR Tom Harlin recently said the Droid DNA would continue to serve as the "HTC hero smartphone at Verizon." Putting that aside, Verizon Wireless has recently announced a special offer on the Droid DNA and it has once again brought back chatter about the HTC One.

Google+ over-the-air app install prompts accepted by 40 percent of users

By Robert Nelson
on 14 May, 2013

Google announced the v3.0 release of the Google Play services back in late-February. At that time there was talk of v3.0 adding the ability to sign in to apps using your Google+ account. That feature was set to compete with Facebook Connect, which is another service that allows the user to login without having to create an entirely new account for each service they use.

MedRef Google Glass app brings facial recognition

By Robert Nelson
on 14 May, 2013

The ability to look at a person and get details seems to be a feature that many would expect with Google Glass. While something along those lines may eventually arrive for use in a wide variety of places, it looks like we are getting our first look at a Glass app using facial recognition. This app is called MedRef for Glass and as implied by the name -- this one is aimed at the medical profession.

Pinterest for Android update brings push notifications, search and more

By Robert Nelson
on 14 May, 2013

The Pinterest Android app has recently been updated. This update has added a few new features and also upped the version number to 1.5. The new features include push notifications, mentions, search and the ability to send a pin to someone. While these additions all seem like they will be welcomed, lets first begin with the notifications.

Rovio pushes Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage under new Stars program

By Robert Nelson
on 14 May, 2013

Rovio Entertainment has announced their latest venture today, Rovio Stars, which is a mobile game publishing initiative. Basically, this is Rovio shifting from simply offering their own games to putting themselves in a position to push games from others. The name, Rovio Stars seems to be a play on what they intend to do -- publish and in turn highlight games from other developers that they believe have potential.

BLU Products increase display size with a trio of new Jelly Bean smartphones

By Robert Nelson
on 14 May, 2013

BLU Products has announced the latest expansion to their Studio series of handsets. This expansion brings a focus of increased display size and includes three devices; Studio 5.0, Studio 5.0 S and Studio 5.3 S. As implied by the names, all three handsets will have displays that are 5-inches or larger. These devices will also bring dual-SIM support and will be available unlocked.

BlackBerry Enterprise Service v10.1 arrives with support for Android

By Robert Nelson
on 14 May, 2013

BlackBerry announced the upcoming support for BBM on Android earlier this morning, however it looks like that was not the only Android related news coming out of BlackBerry Live. The other news was for the release of BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 v10.1, which includes support for BlackBerry devices as well as Android and iOS devices. In simpler terms, this means the IT department will be able to manage and lockdown Android handsets under a bring your own device program.

BlackBerry Messenger for Android will be arriving this summer

By Robert Nelson
on 14 May, 2013

At present those looking to use BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) would need to be using a BlackBerry device. Moving forward though, that support will be expanding to include other platforms. We have heard plenty of rumors suggesting that BBM was coming to Android in the past, however as of today we have the official confirmation coming by way of BlackBerry. In fact, it was said that BBM will be coming to Android sometime this summer.

AT&T’s ‘It Can Wait’ campaign gains the support of other carriers

By Robert Nelson
on 14 May, 2013

While we have seen campaigns against texting while driving from several of the US based mobile carriers, it looks like the four main carriers will soon be coming together under one slogan. That slogan should sound familiar to many as it is already existing. Basically, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and Sprint will unite with AT&T under the It Can Wait platform. The four carriers will be joined by 200 other organizations and the campaign will begin showing in television and radio commercials this summer.

Apple looking to include the GALAXY S 4 in upcoming patent trial

By Robert Nelson
on 14 May, 2013

The fighting between Samsung and Apple has been ongoing for sometime now. While things have been relatively quiet recently, it looks like both companies are preparing for the next phase, which will be taking place next year. Specifically, the trial will continue in March of 2014. In the meantime though, both Samsung and Apple have recently submitted an updated device list. At present each of the lists contain 22 devices.