Hands on With Twitter for iPhone and Android. Twitter unleashed a major redesign of its platform on Thursday, including brand new versions of its Android and iPhone apps. Like Facebook, Twitter is using HTML5 along with native app elements to unify the user experience of its mobile apps across platforms. We’ve spent some time with the [Continue Reading]
Not Seeing Twitter Mentions on Your iPhone? This May Be Why. I look at my Twitter feed on a variety of system: desktop, tablets and smartphones. So it took me a little while to notice that the Connect tab on my iPhone’s Twitter app was frozen in time. Eventually, with responses two days old on my [Continue Reading]
iPhone Camera Helps Save Baby Trapped in Well. Firefighters in China rescued a two-year-old baby trapped in a well with the help of an unusual tool: the Apple iPhone. Rescuers were called to the scene after passers-by heard the baby’s cries from the depths of the 40-foot-deep well in a village outside of Mengzi City, China, [Continue Reading]
Reading this on an iPhone? You’re more than twice as likely to be doing so via Wi-Fi than that guy with the Android phone next to you, according to a new study. The majority of Android users ditch Wi-Fi hotspots for mobile networks, whereas iPhone owners typically ride both. Looking at network usage on both [Continue Reading]
Two separate complaints filed by Apple and Microsoft accuse Motorola Mobility of overcharging for its products in Europe. The European Union’s antitrust enforcers are investigating the charges, which Microsoft was the first to bring last month. The software giant says Motorola was charging exorbitant prices for its 2G and 3G patents, as well as [Continue Reading]