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Microsoft March 19 upgraded its free Bing application for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch, adding bookmarks, location setting and a number of other features to fortify the software's search experience. The app, which has seen more than 1 million downloads since its launch in mid-December, voice search, the ability ...

Amazon introduced Kindle for Mac, a free application that extends Kindle capabilities to Apples Mac. A book started on a Kindle can now be finished on a Kindle DX, an iPhone, an iPod touch, a BlackBerry, a PC or, as of March 18, a Mac. - Amazon ...

Apple breathed new life into the mobile app market, which has since run off in numerous money-making directions, driven by increasingly capable devices, high-speed networks and happier developers, says a new report. In 2009, 30 new non-carrier app stores opened their doors. - Mobile application downloads will ...

Another new universal remote control hardware/app combo has turned up for the iPhone called i-Got-Control. The device plugs into the charge port, has an IR database, and can learn commands from an existing remote. iLuv has finally announced that the cool iMM190 App Station clock/speaker dock is shipping. The thing has ...

A recent study has shown that nearly 40% of Blackberry owners would trade their RIM device in for an iPhone. The same study showed nearly a third of Blackberry users would switch to Android devices. Word has come from SXSW that the Rhapsody app for iPhone is set for an update. ...

Apple's iPad tablet PC continued to prompt third-party developer interest in the weeks leading up to its launch, according to analytics firm Flurry, which has noted a 185 percent increase in iPhone OS application starts since the iPad was originally announced on Jan. 27. In addition, Flurry indicated that companies ...

The Federal Communications Commission gives American consumers the opportunity to check for dead zones and broadband speeds through a set of tools one of which is also available as an Apple iPhone and Google Android mobile application. - The Federal Communications Commission launched two digital tools, the Consumer ...

Barnes Noble plans to release an e-reader application for Apple's upcoming iPad tablet PC, suggesting that the bookseller has truly embraced a strategy of porting its e-reader brand onto as many screens as possible even as its own device, the Nook, prepares to compete directly against the iPad. ...

The non-profit Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) obtains a copy of Apple's iPhone Developer Program License Agreement and finds provisions it labeled disturbing and frustrating. - Developers and Apple critics have long grumbled about the tight grip the computer maker holds over its wildly successful ...

Microsoft unveiled Microsoft Tag for Google Android, which allows users to scan a customized tag with their smartphone's camera module and receive multimedia and other content on their screen. Although Microsoft is contesting fiercely with Google, Apple and other companies in the smartphone space, it evidently recognizes the opportunities to ...

Nokia has added a Skype app for handsets running the latest version of Symbian, as a free download in its Ovi Store. Ovi currently sees 1.5 million downloads a day, and Nokia hopes Skype will make that number climb. - Nokia is the latest company to promote ...

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center says it has created an app doctors can use to receive important patient data via their BlackBerry smartphones. In addition, the health care organization has completed a proof-of-concept of a technology platform that helps doctors and patients share information. - The ...

We have all sent texts at one time or another and wished after the fact that they could be deleted. A new app called TigerText is available that lets users send messages to each other via the application and set them to delete automatically. The app is $2.50 for unlimited ...

The iPhone OS is the latest platform to receive a 3M Mobile Dictation Software app, which enables health care staff to dictate notes for transcription and quick delivery to hospital systems. The app is already offered for BlackBerry and Windows Mobile platforms. - 3M Health Information Systems ...

A new set of headphones for iPhone 3GS users has been unveiled called the V-MODA Remix Remote. The headphones have a mic and inline remote for controlling track and volume and can be bought at Apple Retail stores for $99. A survey has been conducted and claims that iPhone owners will ...

Apple could introduce an Explicit category to its App Store, as suggested by developers who saw a tab for adult-themed apps appear briefly as a primary category in the iTunes Connect system. Whether Apple was testing code or yanked the category after news leaked remains to be seen. ...

We all need extra power for our iPhone at one time or another and if you play lots of games, that need probably comes frequently. A company called Unioo has unveiled three new batteries and two of them connect to the charge connector on the iPhone. A company called Power A ...

News Analysis: Apple's decision to remove over 5,000 applications because of their inclusion of objectionable material has caught the ire of several critics. But it's more of the same for the hardware company. Here is why Apple's App Store policies simply don't make any sense. - ...

Apple has removed some adult apps that have had complaints from users. Among the apps removed were one that animates parts of people in pictures and one for a porn star's fans. Photoshop is one of the most popular photo editing applications around. A version of the app is already on ...

This is some very good news; Apple has doubled the download limit for app size over 3G. Previously the limit was 10MB and now the limit is 20MB. No more waiting until you get home to grab that new game! The iBoob app that animates the boobage of women in photos ...