Social bookmarking service Pinterest today announced a new app for Android and iOS in a move to appeal to an even larger audience. If you’ve not used the service, it’s like a image-based social bookmarking system. You “pin” websites to your own Pinterest account, then share the pinned bookmarks via categorical lists. It has a heavy Facebook and Twitter integration as well, and last week it opened the doors to the general public, not requiring an invite any longer.
If you were thinking about switching over to Sprint, you might want to consider doing it before August 26th. Sprint is offering anyone who purchases a smartphone online (with a 2-year agreement) a $100 reward card from American Express — as long as they add an additional line of service. It’s certainly not a deal that’s going to cause a mass exodus towards Sprint, but if you were already headed that way, you might as well get yourself an extra $100.
Flash was once viewed as an advantage of the Android platform over its competitors, and now, it’s going the way of the Dodo. If you would have asked me two weeks ago if I would miss it, I would have said no. But after trying to watch NASA’s live feed of the Curiosity moon landing on my Nexus 7 only to be met with a “required plugin is not installed,” I can honestly say I’ll miss it.
At today’s Gamescon in Germany, Sony announced its plans to bring more games and more devices to Playstation Mobile (aka Playstation Suite). Only two new manufacturers were mentioned, but when they uttered the name “ASUS,” the hair on the back of my neck stood up. Could it be? Could the amazing, wallet friendly, powerhouse Nexus 7 gain the title “Playstation Certified”?
Earlier today, EA issued a press release for its upcoming SimCity. Within the release, it was revealed that both the game and EA’s Origin client would be making its way to Mac. This news not only signified the return of Sims to Mac, but also that EA was becoming more serious about getting its Steam competitor out to other platforms. I say platforms because later on during the company’s GamesCom press conference, they announced their plans to also bring Origin to Android, Facebook, and SmartTVs.
