Pokémon Go becomes the biggest mobile game in US history after just a week
It’s more than doubled the value if its creators Nintendo, and now Pokémon Go has become the biggest mobile game in U.S. history.
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Mobile apps and smartphone software
IK Multimedia announces iRig Mic Studio, a compact, large-diaphragm digital microphone
IK Multimedia has unveiled its new iRig Mic Studio, an ‘ultra-portable’ large-diaphragm digital condenser microphone for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, PC and Android devices.
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Google publishes a bumper list of Must-Have Android apps
Google has created a list of what it feels are the ‘Must Have’ Apps for 2014, and it’s quite a lengthy one, totalling 127 apps.
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Tough, loud and slick: we love the portable Logitech UE Boom Bluetooth speaker
We’ve tried a host of portable Bluetooth speakers over the years, but these bad boys from Logitech are the ones that have got us more excited than most: they look tough, sound great, …
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Textra SMS is our favourite Android text messaging app – and it’s free
There’s an immense choice of text/SMS messaging apps available for Android, but the one that has impressed us more than the rest is Textra.
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WhatsApp rival Telegram picks up 5m users in one day and throws down a $200k challenge to hackers
It seems that the combination of Facebook taking over WhatsApp for $19bn swiftly followed by the service crashing for several hours over the weekend has seen millions of users rushing …
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WhatsApp down as rival Telegram struggles under avalanche of new users
In a case of spectacular bad timing, the WhatsApp messaging service – which has just been bought by Facebook for a staggering $19bn – has now been down for several …
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Disgruntled WhatsApp users switch to rival open source Telegram app
It seems that not everyone was delighted by Facebook’s $19 billion acquisition of the popular messaging service WhatsApp, with the news sparking a wave of defections to the rival Telegram …
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Sony takes on FitBit with the Xperia SmartBand and companion Lifelog Android app
Wearable fitness trackers and smartwatches seem to be attracting huge interest from consumers, and Sony is looking to make a big splash in the market with their advanced new Xperia SmartBand …
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ShutterBug Remote lets you control your camera from your Android or iOS device
The ShutterBug Remote is a rather natty Bluetooth-enabled camera remote that teams up with your Android or iOS device to let you snap photos from afar.
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Google blends Currents and Magazines into a new, all purpose Newsstand app
Google has unveiled its new consumer-friendly news app, Newsstand, which mixes up the functionality of the Play Magazines app and Google Currents.
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O2 dishes out a year’s free Evernote Premium subscription to customers
UK mobile operator O2 and note taking supremos Evernote have pressed the flesh and high fived each other in celebratory style as they announce a suitably synergetic partnership.
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IK Multimedia announces iRig BlueBoard wireless MIDI pedalboard for musicians
IK Multimedia has announced the first Bluetooth MIDI pedalboard for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, giving musicians hands-free control over their music apps.
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Skydiver builds website as he parachutes earthwards in fabulously pointless publicity stunt
Getting your work noticed is an ever-tougher challenge in an increasingly crowded marketplace, so New Zealanders Chris Hirst and Leo Zhao decided to come up with rather a novel piece of …
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Like a drunk friend, FWeather Widget tells you what the effing weather is
Dispensing with all the niceties and getting straight down to effing business is the FWeather Widget, which happily hurls abuse at users when they check the weather from their Android …
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