New iPhone App Release: Product Reviews

A brand new iPhone app has made its way onto the App Store simply called “Product Reviews” aka PR and this is the perfect application to have on your Apple iPhone or iPod if you want all the latest news on products across the world.

Product Reviews By Dansway Communications LTD was founded in 2004 and it makes sense that they finally released its first app, which is the best source for news on gadgets, phones, autos, technology and much more.

PR receives more than 8-million page views per month and gives readers all the breaking news being it gaming, product guides, tech, hands-on reviews, the list is massive. PR likes to keep up-to-date with the social network and is highly popular with Facebook, bloggers and Twitter users.

Main features: Daily news on apps, gaming, autos, computers, electronics, phones, and more, the app gives product reviews and analysis, Post directly to your Twitter account, In-depth coverage of major events, Email blog posts to your friends, plus customize the app with your favorite icons and content.

Unlike most apps this one allows you to view a certain news article where at the bottom you can choose to comment, once the comment has been posted within the app it not only becomes live in the app it also shows up on their main online product-reviews.net website.

You can also drag and drop the tabs – their news app can be customized with drag and drop ease, now you can have one click access to your favorite news topic.

For more information about Product Reviews aka PR please visit iTunes, this app is totally fee and we do suggest you getting it right now. We have

Android & Maemo Mozilla Firefox Beta 4: Better for Tablets

The new Mozilla Firefox 4 Beta has just been released for Android and Maemo, it as now available from the Android Market and on your Nokia Maemo device.

The new Firefox 4 Beta now adds improved stability and better performance, it is much faster and even easier than before to use with a few added improvements. Faster start up and page load times, plus Increased JavaScript performance and Major stability improvements.

For more information on this please visit The Mozilla Blog, we decided to look a little further into this and came across ZDnet and they have a few interesting details worth sharing with you.

ZDnet say the overall Firefox 4 for Android is more than likely to become a go-to mobile browser but would be more suited for tablets and that the best part is the Firefox 4 was the Sync feature. The downside according to the source is that linking the desktop browser to the phone is a little difficult and requires a long sync key, but once done is worth it.

Going back to being better on the tablet is down to many new tablet PC’s releasing of late and with Firefox’s features such as Sync, tabbed browsing and mobile add-ons it only makes sense to have it as it will work better on a larger screen.

Please do post your comments below as we would love to know what you think of the above. For more information on how to test Android & Maemo Mozilla Firefox Beta 4 please visit the here.

Dell Rolling Out Streak 5 Froyo Update for AT&T

Dell has begun to roll out its long awaited Android Froyo update for the Dell Streak 5 tablet on AT&T. The update adds the Dell Stage user interface as well as adding Flash 10.1 support, live wallpapers and other enhancements. There is currently no word on whether the Streak 5 will be further updated to the more appropriate Android Honeycomb.

Minecraft coming to Android, too

Have you been considering ditching your Android phone for an iPhone ever since you heard that Minecraft would be heading to iOS later this year? Then you might want to reconsider, as Kotaku has confirmed that the game that's already inspired a documentary will be headed to Android as well. Interestingly, the site says that the game's creators initially held some talks with third-party developers about doing a mobile version, but ultimately decided to do both ports in-house. Details are otherwise still pretty light but, like the iOS version, this one is said to be coming "later this year."

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Verizon iPhone Against Motorola Droid 2 Global Comparison Battle Video

I’m fairly sure most in the mobile world enjoys a good comparison battle between two mighty smartphones, so today we have for your viewing pleasure below a full blown comparison fight between the Verizon iPhone and the Motorola Droid 2 Global.

A kind of iOS verses Android smartphone battle which comes our way courtesy of the guys over at Daily iPhone Blog and by way of Phone Arena’s YouTube page, and delivers twelve and a half minutes of comparison footage for you to enjoy.

The guys over at Phone Arena also have a lengthy in-depth four page article covering the comparison between the Motorola Droid 2 Global and Verizon iPhone including an abundance of images which you can check out by hitting up their website.

However, if you are not into reading lengthy articles and would prefer to spear a few minutes to watch the video you can do so by heading on down and hitting the play button to find out which device comes out on top…enjoy.

Motorola Atrix 4G Laptop Dock demo units have multitouch trackpads -- but yours doesn't

We were crestfallen to discover that our review unit of the Laptop Dock for Moto's Atrix 4G didn't have multitouch capability, making scrolling a rather old-fashioned affair -- and considering that a desktop build of Firefox figures prominently into Webtop's capabilities, scrolling is something you'll be doing quite a bit of. Well, this is where it gets weird: a number of people on xda-developers are discussing the fact that in-store demo units of the Laptop Dock seem to mysteriously have multitouch added in, and at least one poster notes that a Motorola rep that visited his local store a while back had multitouch working as well. That means one of three things: either these units are physically different hardware, they're running a prerelease firmware upgrade, or they've got a feature that was pulled at the last minute, possibly because it didn't work very well. Unfortunately, the latter seems plausible because Motorola has indicated to us that the Laptop Dock's hardware doesn't support multitouch and it's not something we can expect to be added in down the road -- but we can hope.

[Thanks, Caleb]

Think HTC: MacBook Pro Thunderbolt (Light Peak) Port

Not sure if we are the only ones thinking this but Apple will be putting in its MacBook Pro 13-inch model the Light Peak port that they have called “Thunderbolt”, time for HTC to think.

Now we all know that HTC is releasing its new smartphone called Thunderbolt so how come the new MacBook Pro is getting the Light Peak port also named Thunderbolt, surely you cannot have two products with the same name.

Who is wrong, HTC or Intel and could Apple be under scrutiny for applying something with the same name as HTC, this is only a thought and I am merely thinking outside the box.

MacRumors by way of Mac4Ever is showing an image of the low end 13-inch MacBook Pro featuring the new port, the image below clearly shows the new Thunderbolt / DisplayPort hybrid port.

Intel will be officially launching the new Light Peak aka Thunderbolt on Thursday at the same times as the Apple’s new MacBook Pros. Please let us know what you think of the above?

BMW Connected hitting 1 Series cars first, lets you tweet your disregard for speed limits

The BMW Connected app has been available for a few months now, following in the footsteps of Mini Connected as it sits there, and taunting you from the App Store. We knew cars supporting the feature would be coming in March, and now we know which ones will be first: BMW's svelte little 1 Series. To enable the streaming radio and even streaming video (when the car is stationary) on the dash-mounted display you'll need to tick the box next to a €150 (about $205) option. In your suitably equipped car you can then get your Facebook and Twitter feeds read to you and even provide automated responses using "vehicle information such as current speed, outside temperature or navigation destination." We're hoping the car can apply some flowery language to such hard data, like "bat out of hell" for those particularly warm days in which you're driving at a high rate of speed from an unpleasant point of origin.

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BMW offers new interface for extended iPhone connectivity.The special option Apps.

23.02.2011Press Release
Munich. For the first time following the launch of MINI Connected, the BMW Group is now also offering select iPhone applications for integrated use in a BMW. This capability sees the already extensive range of BMW ConnectedDrive features enhanced by a function hitherto unmatched by the competition. With this offer, BMW is once again underlining its leadership role in the field of in-car integration technology. The new option is designed to improve the integration of the Apple iPhone in the car and will be available from spring 2011 to coincide with the launch of the new BMW 1 Series Coupé and the new BMW 1 Series Convertible. The special option will cost €150.

BMW Connected app: listen to web radio, send and receive Facebook and Twitter posts.
With the BMW Connected app, functions such as web radio, Facebook and Twitter can be shown on the car's display and be operated by means of the iDrive Controller. In addition to the new special option Apps, the requirements for this function are Bluetooth connectivity and the Navigation system Professional (both special options), as well as an iPhone with the BMW Connected app, which can be downloaded free of charge in the Apple App Store. If the iPhone is connected to the car via the USB socket or snap-in adapter, the content of the BMW Connected app appears on the display, which is ideally positioned in the driver's line of vision. This means drivers can leave their iPhone in the holder and keep up with personal Facebook or Twitter posts in comfort and safety via the large vehicle display. Using preformulated text modules, which can be individually defined and stored in the iPhone app, the app can also be used to call up vehicle information such as current speed, outside temperature or navigation destination, enabling the driver to reply to new posts and messages from the car at any time.
As with Facebook and Twitter, the web radio feature can also be operated via the Navigation display using the iDrive Controller. It means that vehicle occupants have access to thousands of internet radio stations around the world, irrespective of the car's location. As with the iPhone, music station searches can be carried out via a wide range of search parameters such as genre, country or local stations. Stored favourite stations can also be called up.
Whereas Facebook and Twitter can only be accessed inside the vehicle, the web radio feature of the BMW Connected App is also available on the iPhone beyond the confines of the car.
In addition to allowing the use of the BMW Connected app, this interface also opens up the possibility of using future applications in the vehicle which have been adapted in collaboration with BMW. As such the Apps interface only marks the beginning of extended iPhone integration through BMW ConnectedDrive. Further functions and apps will follow at regular intervals and will be available for download from the App Store to customers who have opted for the special option Apps and the related interface.

PlugIn: simple operation of the iPhone's iPod function in the car.
As well as permitting the integration of apps, the new interface offers a further in-car entertainment function known as PlugIn. This allows the operation of functions via the familiar Apple iPod user interface that appears in the car's display. Since the PlugIn feature gives the car direct access to the iPod functions of the iPhone, BMW owners can also avail themselves of all the extended options in the car. These include, for example, Genius playlists that allow the driver to automatically generate mixes of similar tracks from the music catalogue. All stored playlists are shown with their original album cover art – just as they would be on an iPhone or iPod. Here, once again, BMW is affirming its leadership role in the field of infotainment.
As the software for the various BMW ConnectedDrive options is in the user's iPhone, regular updates can extend and adapt these functions, thereby guaranteeing the long-term use of current and future iPhone functions. It marks a new era in the integration of consumer electronics in the car. The requirement for this comprehensive integration is a snap-in adapter.

Video playback: vodcasts in the car as well.
Last but not least, the new Apps interface also allows video podcasts from the iPhone's iPod function to be played and watched on the in-car display – when the vehicle is stationary.