FileHippo News

The latest software and tech news

Proven: A Job Search App Proven to Help You Get a Job
More people are turning to their smartphones when looking for a job.  Proven is one such mobile app that allows people to apply for jobs directly from their smartphones.  Proven has just made the process a lot simpler for many folks with an update to its Android version.  The... Read more
Wal-Mart Expands Self-Checkout Service With iPhones
You can crack all the jokes you want about Wal-Mart, particularly about “Wal-Mart speak”, but you can’t deny the impact of this chain, both on those in the industry and on consumers. More so, for an “old” company, Wal-Mart does seem to be on the ball when it comes... Read more
Google Unveils ‘Full Value Of Mobile’ Platform
Google on Tuesday unveiled Full Value of Mobile, a new platform that allows mobile advertisers to gauge the success of their campaigns via smartphones and tablets. The program focuses on ad spend relative to actual sales, allowing advertisers to quickly gauge how effective their mobile campaigns have become. The program offers... Read more
Forget Gorilla Glass – Sapphire Screens are Coming
Technically known as alkali-aluminosilicate sheet glass, Gorilla Glass by Corning has given electronic device owners much more confidence in handling our devices. I suppose that is a good way of saying that we have a not-so-free pass to be a little more negligent. That’s because this material is practically... Read more
Barnes & Noble Nook Is Getting In-App Purchases
The Barnes & Noble Nook has teamed up with mobile payment provider Fortumo to offer in-app purchases. Under terms of the deal app and game developers will be allowed to sell their digital products through the NOOK Store with the new feature enabled. The new platform will go live... Read more
US Department of Defence To Get 650,000 iDevices
The rumor mill is busy once again – not that it ever gets some rest, as we know very well. This time, the rumors point to something rather positive for Apple, with the United States Department of Defense supposedly getting ready to acquire 650,000 iDevices. Based on an exclusive... Read more
Amazon Announces ‘Send to Kindle’ Button
Most of us have encountered a news article, blog, or other web content that we want to read, but don’t have time to do so.  It can also be difficult to reliably keep track of all of that web content. Fortunately, Amazon has devised a solution for this particular... Read more
Samsung Galaxy S IV A Sony PlayStation 4 Competitor?
In what universe? Believe it or not, it might very well be a possibility in our own universe, in our time. The Samsung Galaxy SIV has been officially unveiled, and while Samsung’s stock took a tumble after that event, one cannot ignore the impressive power that the latest Galaxy... Read more
New Microsoft Windows Phone Coming in Winter 2013
Microsoft’s last effort to  get a piece of the smartphone market’s revenue was Window’s Phone 8. The phone was first launched in the U.S. last November  The company sold a few million Lumia 920s and boosted last year’s holiday sales. Now it looks like Microsoft has a similar plan for... Read more
Google Now For iOS – Erich Schmidt Says Apple Must Decide
Google Now could arrive for Apple iPhone and Apple iPad devices, but only if the tech giant agrees to support the new Google platform that allows for deep user integration. Speaking at the Google Tent Summit in India the Google Executive specifically addressed last weeks rumor from Engadget which featured a... Read more
Adobe CTO Moving to Apple
According to a news leak in an SEC filing and a confirmation by Adobe, the company’s  CTO Kevin Lynch will be leaving Adobe and taking a new position with Apple. Lynch started working for Adobe in 2005 when the company acquired Macromedia. While working at Macromedia, he worked on... Read more
PayPal Is Upping The Ante In Mobile Payments
Not too long ago, PayPal moved in a new direction and got a new guy to head the company. David Marcus has gotten some good feedback, thanks to the things he has been doing for the company, and recently, we heard about a new acquisition which does have some... Read more
Forget Siri: Android’s New Utter App is Awesome
With the advent of Siri came an onslaught of attempts by other applications to replicate Siri’s success.  Luckily for Android users, there is a promising new voice controlled personal assistant that may be able to give Siri some serious competition.  Not simply content to be a Siri clone, Utter... Read more
The Fight Against Android Malware
Just as Android mobile usage is on the rise, so is malware targeting Android users.  According to a recent report from Kaspersky, malware on smartphones was up 780 percent last year, over the year prior.  Of all of the mobile malware that was identified, 99 percent specifically targeted Android... Read more
WhatsApp Now On BlackBerry 10!
Popular cross-platform messaging app, WhatsApp is now going to be available on BlackBerry 10, in spite of a previous statement from a member of the WhatsApp back in December of 2012. According to James Richardson of CrackBerry, a team member responded to his question via email by saying “We... Read more
CCleaner Android App Announced
Android users will be able to clean their smartphones and tablets with ease once the CCleaner app is released later this year. Piriform (makers of the massively popular CCleaner software) have announced they are working on the CCleaner Android app and it will be released soon. For those of you that... Read more
Samsung Smart Watch to Compete with Apple iWatch
Let the smart watch races begin! Samsung is currently developing a smart watch that it hopes to release before the end of 2013. According to a report in Bloomberg the smartphone manufacturer is hoping to beat the Apple iWatch to market. According to executive vice president of Samsung’s mobile business, Lee Young... Read more
Younity App Makes Cloud Storage Easier
A new app is making it easier for users to store and access their files across devices.  Younity is essentially your own personal cloud, created for all of your files.  It is a service that makes all of your files available to you on any device.  The unique aspect... Read more