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Google Currents lands on iOS and Android

December 11, 2011 App , Mobile phones , Software

Smartphone and tablet users are set to benefit from a newstand-style app for mobile devices from Google – Google Currents. The app, launched last week in the US, allows users to access ‘reputable’ online news sources on Android or iOS devices. To this end, Google has partnered with more than 180 different content providers on [...]

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Gmail slip leaves Google and Apple with red faces

Gmail slip leaves Google and Apple with red faces

November 9, 2011 Mobile phones , Web development

Apple are renowned for keeping a steely grip over what they allow in the App Store – so why did Google have to pull a Gmail app after a matter of hours? “The iOS app we launched today contained a bug with notifications. We have pulled the app to fix the problem. Sorry we messed [...]

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After Antennagate comes Batterygate – iOS 5 problems for iPhone users

After Antennagate comes Batterygate – iOS 5 problems for iPhone users

November 4, 2011 Mobile phones

Many users who’ve bought a shiny new iPhone 4S (or updated their existing iDevice to version 5 of the iOS software) have experienced problems with battery life but Apple have been pretty quiet about the matter. You simply couldn’t make it up. Less than a month after Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide [...]

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