Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo has reportedly identified "Android app traffic" as the cause of a recent network outage which affected some 2.5 million of its customers. According to Japanese newspaper Nikkei, DoCoMo did not identify the…
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Japanese carrier ‘blames Android app’ for recent downtime
January 30th, 2012 
Alex Dobie 
Posted in News 
Tags: Android Market, app, AppStore, carriers, docomo, google, japan, Network, ntt docomo, outage, Smartphones 
No Comments »Steam mobile app beta invites now rolling out; we go hands-on
January 28th, 2012 Alex Dobie As we reported on Thursday, Valve Software recently took the wraps off the Steam mobile app for Android (and iOS), as part of a limited beta. Steam users could register their interest by downloading the app and entering their details, and over the pas…
Posted in News Tags: app, app store, application, Applications, community, Gaming, hands-on, Mac, mac gaming, PC, pc gaming, steam, store, valve No Comments »Fly Delta Android app updated to ease international travel
January 28th, 2012 Phil Nickinson Delta Air Lines' Fly Delta Android app has long been one of the first things I install on a phone. It's well-designed, and has added a couple killer features since its release nearly a year ago — mainly the ability to view upgrade/standby lis…
Hands On: Steam Android App Knocks It Out Of The Park, This Is How You Do A Video Game App
January 27th, 2012 Eric There was a reason why I said that Valve was one of my favorite companies yesterday. We got hooked up with access to the closed beta of the Steam Android application that hit the market yesterday and all I can say is “wow.” The app was test…
Pulse News – Updated with bug fixes for tablets, dark mode
January 27th, 2012 Chris Parsons If you're a user of Pulse News you'll want to the Android Market and grab the latest update. Getting bumped up to v2.7.4, this releases addresses some issues with dark mode and more importantly takes care of a few bugs for tablet users. It'…
Posted in News Tags: Android, android app, android smartphone, android tablet, app, Applications, pulse, pulse news No Comments »Steam beta journeys to Android and iOS, for select invitees
January 27th, 2012 Zachary Lutz Our friends at Joystiq are members of a privileged club of which we are not. We’ve both downloaded and installed the mobile version of Steam — now available as a free beta download for Android and iOS — but where they found Mac and PC games for sale…
Posted in News Tags: Android, app, Apple, Apps, beta, chat, game, Games, Gaming, google, iOS, mobilepostcross, steam, steam mobile, SteamMobile, valve No Comments »Official Steam app released for the iPhone, iPod touch and Android
January 27th, 2012 Dan Graziano Valve on Thursday released mobile versions of Steam, the company’s digital game distribution platform. The mobile app is available for both iOS and Android devices. Games cannot be played through the app for obvious reasons, however users will be able to access to the store and connect with friends. ”With the free Steam app, you can participate in the Steam community wherever you go,” read the app’s description. “Chat with your Steam friends, browse community groups and user profiles, read the latest gaming news and stay up to date on unbeatable Steam sales.” Steam is a digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer and communications platform developed by Valve. The software was first released in 2003 and as of January 2012 and
SwitchMe brings makeshift guest account to Android root users
January 27th, 2012 Zachary Lutz Wouldn’t it be absolutely splendid if you could hand your phone over to a friend (or complete stranger) without fear of them mucking up your system or digging into your personal bits? Yes, we’d absolutely love to see guest accounts become standard iss…
Posted in News Tags: Android, Android Market, AndroidMarket, app, Apps, developer, Developers, fahrbot, fahrbot mobile, FahrbotMobile, google, guest, guest account, GuestAccount, hobbyist, mobilepostcross, privacy, Root, rooted, switchme No Comments »Kaiser Permanente Releases Android App, Lets Users Manage Their Health Plan From A Smartphone
January 26th, 2012 Cameron Summerson Kaiser Permanente, the largest medical organization in the U.S., has released its official app into the Android Market. The app allows health plan members to access vital information, including medical records and prescription information, as well as t…
Hands on with Cablevision’s upcoming Optimum App for Laptops
January 26th, 2012 Dan Graziano Last summer, Cablevision was one of the first cable providers to release an app for watching live TV on mobile devices. The Optimum App for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch allows Optimum subscribers to watch live television when connected to their home networks. Cablevision is now testing the Optimum App for Laptops, which transforms a user’s laptop into an additional TV when connected to a home network. A beta version of the application is currently available to select customers for a limited time and we managed to put it through the paces on Thursday. Check out our hand-on photo gallery below and hit the break for some quick impressions. After installing Microsoft Silverlight, we were able to jump right into
Posted in News Tags: app, Cablevision, hands-on, iPad, iPhone, ipod touch, live tv, Mac, Optimum, Software, TV, Windows No Comments »
