Amy Eichelberg

After a whirlwind of rumors and leaks suggesting that Microsoft was developing Microsoft Office for iOS, we are rather surprised to see this launch fly under the radar. Now fans of Excel and Word can do it up right from their very own iOS device, just as long as you have an Office 365 subscription. That’s right, you can now view or edit spreadsheets, docs and Powerpoint files stored on Microsoft’s cloud services, or pinned to emails all from the convenience of your iPhone or iPod (sorry, no iPad version available yet). Offline editing is also feasible as long as you’ve […]

According to TMoNews, the launch of T-Mobile’s UNcarrier “Phase 2” plan has been delayed to July 14th. There’s also a  “Phase 3″ in the works, however, details are also unknown. One of the rumored services launching with Phase 2 will be a “new” rate plan that is postpaid, with no credit check. The rates will be the same as what’s now offered and will be marketed toward customers who prefer not to have their credit run.  Apparently,  EIP will be offered with this plan and customers will buy phones outright. T-Mobile’s UNcarrier efforts will also be combined with 15 additional markets launching with

Jolla, the new Finnish-based smartphone company that was born out of Nokia, just landed its first mobile phone carrier. DNA is the third largest smartphone carrier in Finland and has just confirmed that it would be the first carrier to sell Jolla’s flagship smartphone. According to CEO Tom Pienimaki, Jolla plans to start production of its flagship phone by the end of this year and aims at shipping out pre-orders by the end of the year. Currently, 118 countries have shown interest in the Jolla smartphone but Jolla remains focused on placing its main efforts on the European and Chinese markets.

In an announcement today Google confirmed that it is updating the notification system for Google+. The rollout will start with Android, the web, and will follow up with iOS. The revamped system provides synced notifications across all of your devices, which streamline the overall user experience. The notification tray also separates read items from unread,which will help with organization and allow the user to visually see what needs to be prioritized. The app will also include the officially-sanctioned navigation drawer to be more consistent with other Google apps. The update is rolling out now to the Android app and the web. If

It’s been awhile since we last heard of a Key Lime Pie flavored rumor, so this one caught our attention thanks to a report from VR-Zone. Their sources have Google’s next major version of its mobile OS, Android 5.o launching in October. The report goes on to detail that this would coincide with the launch of the Motorola X Phone and the Nexus 5 handset. What is even more interesting is that the guys at VR-Zone believe Android 5.0 to be support older Android devices and those with 512MB of RAM and above. It goes without saying that this would be

Google announced to developers today that it would be shutting down AdWhirl, a platform that allows app developers to switch between different ad networks on the fly. For those of you not familiar with AdWhirl, it was a part of AdMob, acquired by the mobile ad network just months before AdMob was bought by Google for $750 million. Google wrote in a letter (inserted below) addressed to developers that they will have until September 30 to figure out where they would like to move their ads. Of course, Google is encouraging developers to migrate to AdMob Mediation, a competing tool that it launched after the acquisition

Microsoft announced today that it will open speciality Windows Stores within Best Buy retail locations this year. The collaboration will oversee  stores go up in 500 Best Buy locations here in the US and 100 Best Buy and Future Shop retail stores in Canada. Consumers and Windows fans alike will be able to get their hands on Windows-based tablets, Windows Phones, Office, and Xbox devices in a similar fashion to how Apple and Samsung stores offer their dedicated products. Opening up a store within a store requires a knowledgeable staff and Microsoft plans to assist Best Buy in training over

One of the cool new perks of iOS 7 is that the background dynamically moves with you when you tilt your iPhone up and down. The effect makes your pictures appear almost 3D, which has plenty of people buzzing about the feature. Now if you really want to be impressed, set your iPhone homescreen picture as a panorama and spin around. Here’s a video of the hidden feature: If you’re interested on learning how to enable this feature in iOS 7, then check out our how-to here. Source

The world has already seen the new dynamic wallpapers for iOS 7 but have you seen the panoramic wallpapers? If you haven’t, then check it out here. The panoramic wallpaper moves with you and provides you with the entire 240-degree effect. Cool stuff right? In order to take advantage of the panoramic wallpaper you will have to install it correctly. You will first need to be running on iOS 7 and make sure you have at least one panoramic photo somewhere saved in your Camera Roll. Here are the instructions below: 1. Open the Settings app. 2. Select Brightness & Wallpaper. 3. Select Choose Wallpaper. 4. Under

The HTC One Mini has been spending some unofficial time in front of the camera again. The source of the photo claims that the little device will run on Android 4.2.2 and is equipped with a 1.4GHz dual-core processor, 4.3-inch display and an Ultrapixel camera capable of shooting Zoe and capturing full HD video. As you can see depicted in the image, the HTC One Mini will sport a full metal body similar to the HTC One, but with a plastic band that runs around the edge of the device. Bloomberg also reports that the mini will make its official debut sometime in

Everytime Samsung releases code for one of its devices, it’s surely to make the developer community happy. Today Samsung decided to release the official kernel source code for AT&T Galaxy S4. Considering the Galaxy S4 is the latest Android flagship smartphone from the Korean manufacturer, we’re sure plenty of devs were waiting for this gem. The 382MB kernel source code can now be downloaded direct from Samsung. This is also good news for the end user as developers use this code to customize the Android experience in a variety of ways. Developers can create a multitude of custom ROMs and then will modify

One of the first developers at Tumblr and creator of Instapaper, Marco Arment, believes that Apple’s next mobile operating system, iOS 7, is going to wipe out thousands of app developers currently making apps for the App Store and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Arment explains his theory in  a post on his blog, saying that the new version of iOS is like a  force of nature: “Like a forest fire, clearing out the old is very destructive and shouldn’t be taken lightly. But what’s left behind is a clean slate and immense opportunity,” he writes. According to Arment, long

Just a few short days ago millions of iOS users ooo’d and ahhhh‘d to next version of Apple’s mobile OS, iOS 7. What grabbed everyone’s attention was the iOS 7 feature that makes your background image seem like it is in 3D when you move the device around. What many of those iOS users didn’t realize was that this particular feature is already available for Android users on Google Play. The impressive live wallpaper effect has actually been up for grabs since November 2012 via the 3D Image Live Wallpaper application. The app was ironically updated on the same day that Apple unveiled iOS 7 and will

If you’re a fan of the unbreakable and like to know that you can drop your phone a million times without worry, then this piece was written with you in mind. Thanks to the reliable @evleaks, a new press render has leaked out into the wild showing off  Verizon’s upcoming Casio Commando 4G LTE. We last saw this rugged device when it made its way through the FCC. Currently, not much is know in the spec arena other than the fact that the device does support 4G LTE. We do know that this baby will be water and dust resistant and that you can probably

Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy S4 Zoom. The device combines a fully featured Android 4.2.2 Galaxy phone with a 16MP point-and-shoot and a 10x optical zoom lens. On the phone side, it comes equipped with a 4.3-inch qHD display, 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, 1.5GB RAM, 8GB of internal storage (expandable via microSD slot) and a 1.9MP front facing camera. The camera boasts optical image stabilization and a Xenon flash, alongside a unique “Zoom Ring.”  The ring surrounds the camera, and when twisted it can launch in-call photo sharing, or go directly to other camera modes. President and CEO JK Shin