BlackBerry Beefs Up with 5-Inch BlackBerry Z30
...New features there include the BlackBerry Priority Hub, which marks down important emails and social network messages in a manner similar to Gmail’s Priority Inbox, and an updated BlackBerry Messenger app that displays previews of every message you receive regardless of what app you happen to be viewing. ... Read full article
Amazon Instant Video App for iOS now Supports AirPlay Over AppleTV
...Unlike Netflix and other competing services, Amazon Instant Video is not available as a standalone app for Apple TV. In addition to AirPlay streaming, Amazon has also integrated IMDB content into the app. ...The update for the Amazon Instant Video app is available to iOS users today through the App Store.... Read full article
Box Takes on Google Docs and Evernote with Box Notes
...The company notes that it will add key missing features like offline editing--like Google Docs and Microsoft’s Word Web App, Box Notes is entirely cloud-based--the ability to revert to a previous version of a note, and rich media embedding sometime “soon.” Crucially, there’s also no mobile app at the moment, but Box says that Box Notes will have push notifications and integration with Box’s Android and iOS apps whenever it does arrive. ... Read full article
Working in the Cloud: Road Warrior iPad Apps & Accessories
...TPCR spells out the iPad accessories and apps that can turn this common dream into reality. ...Yet some analysts now predict a surge in mobile in-store purchases within the next couple of years. 6 Anti-Theft Apps for the iPad and iPhone Apple and a flock of other developers produce \"anti-theft\" apps. ...The experts at TabletPCReview take a fresh look at four leading cloud storage apps. ... Read full article
Sony Xperia Tablet Z: Kitchen Edition is a Tablet Designed for Dinner
...Sony’s baking in a variety of cooking apps into the tablet too, including BigOven, Evernote Food, Food Planner Pro, and Juicing Recipes. ... Read full article
iOS 7 Coming September 18
...Features include a new control center, which will let users quickly and easily access settings, apps, and more, as well as iTunes Radio, an updated Notification Center, and new ring and text tones. ... Read full article
Opera Introduces Coast, a Basic Browser for iPad
...Coast is available for iOS users to download from the App Store today.... Read full article
Xbox Music Comes to iOS and Android, Web Streaming Now Free
...The apps give the standard suite of streaming and playlist creation features, but they won’t let you store music for offline listening at launch. Microsoft says that it will be adding that feature to the apps “in the coming months,” and that it will update them regularly in general going forward. ...Source: Xbox Wire, Xbox Music (Google Play), Xbox Music (App Store)... Read full article
Sony SmartWatch 2 Hands-On Preview
...Users need to install a suitable and free app, which is then used to install additional SmartWatch-specific apps. ...The software and OS provide a relatively high level of fluidity, making it fast and responsive for a smartwatch (and that\'s faint praise, given the poor performance of past devices), though TG did encounter some lag while scrolling and running apps. ... Read full article
Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro Announced Alongside New Smartphone, Tablet and More Convertible PCs
...And so on, with Lenovo-made apps for painting, photo editing and more included as well. ...There’ll be an app store built into the interface, and game publishers like Ubisoft will be offering some titles on the device as well. ...It’ll run Android 4.2 under Lenovo’s skin, although Lenovo says that it’s pre-loading a range of apps onto it by default. ... Read full article
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Hands-On: Fast and Feature-Rich Phablet
...With it active, users draw a square anywhere on the display and then choose an app to run in that space. ...But, we are fans of the similar pop up apps on the previous Galaxy devices, and found plenty of use for the calculator in particular. ... Read full article
Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatch Revealed at IFA 2013
...This will all be bolstered by the more than 70 third-party app partners who will be supporting Galaxy Gear at launch, including Evernote, eBay, Path, TripIt, MyFitnessPal and more. ... Read full article