After Apple Deal HopStop App Disappears From Windows Phone

Only days after Apple announces buying HopStop, the transit navigation app used in metropolitan areas vanishes on Windows Phones. The app is no longer made available to the Windows Phone Marketplace. Owners of the Windows Phones who had  previously been using the app received an abrupt message stating, “HopStop no longer supports the Windows platform.” … Read more

DC Politicians Learn to Instagram

Popular social network, Facebook, is currently looking to hire a “Political Outreach Manager” to teach Washington D.C. officials how to use Instagram. Facebook recently posted a job listing for a position teaching government officials, politicians and other notable political voices in D.C. how to better their skills at using the Facebook owned app, Instagram. The … Read more

Apple Improves Maps

After breaking away from Google, Apple buys HopStop and Locationary to improve mapping tools. Apple Inc. has confirmed their plans in order to advance mobile operating systems on iPhones and iPads. Until last year, Apple had used Google as it’s mapping service. Their breakup had proved to be a disappointment among their users, as maps … Read more

Viber Releases Desktop Version

Viber, the popular free messages and calls app has released a new updated version for both Android and iOS versions plus a new desktop for Mac or PC users. Who wouldn’t love Viber? But if free calls and messages to anyone around the world wasn’t enough, the company has now released a desktop version and … Read more

Firefox Phones Set to Hit the Market

The first mobile phones to run Mozilla’s Firefox OS have been shipped today by Geekphone, a small Spanish Company. The two handsets, the Keon and the Peak, have been geared for developers who want to create apps for the new open source mobile operating system. The Keon has a 3.5 inch multitouch display 1 GHz … Read more