Lauren Goode in Social on February 15 at 1:41 pm PT
Timehop taps into your social networks to remind you what you did a year ago today. But the start-up is starting to look beyond social.
Ina Fried in Mobile on April 14, 2011 at 11:49 pm PT
The iPhone maker offered an update on Thursday aimed to address two recent bugs causing problems for some using the latest versions of Apple’s latest phone and tablet software. It also released security updates for the Mac and for the Verizon iPhone.
Ina Fried in Mobile on April 13, 2011 at 9:33 am PT
Windows Phone VP Joe Belfiore offers apologies for the past updates, while outlining some of the new features coming this fall as part of a major update, code-named Mango.
And for those wondering when they will be able to launch birds from a catapult, Angry Birds for Windows Phone is coming May 25.
Ina Fried in Mobile on March 28, 2011 at 4:30 am PT
Microsoft’s efforts to update Windows Phone 7 have proven a bit challenging on both the communications and technical fronts.
In a posting on Microsoft’s developer site, vice president Joe Belfiore apologizes and pledges to both communicate and execute better in the future.
Ina Fried in Mobile on March 4, 2011 at 4:43 pm PT
Redmond encounters several problems in its first attempt to update Windows Phone 7 devices. And these problems have come in an update that doesn’t even add features. This update is designed merely to get the phones ready for an update, expected later this month, that adds copy and paste, along with performance improvements and better search from within the Windows Marketplace.
Ina Fried in Mobile on February 15, 2011 at 12:55 am PT
HTC became the latest company to “friend” Facebook, showing off a pair of Android phones that have a button for connecting directly to the social network. It also used Mobile World Congress to show off its first tablet and other Android devices.
Ina Fried in Mobile on February 14, 2011 at 7:00 am PT
In an interview, Microsoft phone unit President Andy Lees walks through the changes that Redmond plans to make to bolster Windows Phone 7.
Improvements coming later this year include Twitter integration, a better browser and the ability to do more things at once.
Liz Gannes in Social on February 9, 2011 at 10:53 pm PT
I last wrote about Bubble Motion, provider of the Bubbly mobile messaging service, exactly a year ago. At the time, the company had 150,000 users. Today, it has more than seven million.
Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on February 9, 2011 at 6:01 pm PT
Dell’s Streak 7 is the least expensive tablet from a major manufacturer and claims to be the first capable of 4G cellular speeds, but the compromises made to get the price down make it impossible to recommend.
Liz Gannes in Social on February 3, 2011 at 5:00 am PT
Hearsay Labs today launched a social media platform for companies that have both corporate brands and local representatives, with existing customers such as Farmers Insurance, State Farm and 24 Hour Fitness.
