| Sparrow mail app for iOS hits version 1.1, Push support to follow 'with or without Apple' Apr 4th 2012, 20:14  Good news today for Sparrow iOS users. As expected, the company has updated its splendid lil' email app to version 1.1 and loaded it with a few hotly anticipated features. Among some bug fixes, you can now make use of a built-in browser, "Send and Archive" messages, filter specific folders and labels, clear your spam and trash bins and even set which accounts you'd like to show or hide dock badges for. While the app is still sorely lacking Push support, Sparrow believes that Apple may change the privacy guidelines for its Push API, which the company plans to include in version 1.2. That said, it's partnered with folks outside of Cupertino's walled-garden, so that it can bring the feature to fruition "with or without Apple." Furthermore, that future version's other features have been detailed -- it'll include landscape support, vertical swiping through messages and localization for an additional nine countries. In related news, version 1.6 of Sparrow for Mac OS X is being readied for release, and it'll pack support for POP email accounts. You can glide on down to the source link for further details. Sparrow mail app for iOS hits version 1.1, Push support to follow 'with or without Apple' originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink  The Verge |  Sparrow | Email this | Comments | | Gmail app update brings ICS experience to Honeycomb tablets, performance tweaks elsewhere Apr 4th 2012, 19:31 Fiddling with updates this evening? If so, you may notice your Gmail app begging for a refresh, as Google has revised its famed email program to bring the Ice Cream Sandwich experience to Android 3.2 (Honeycomb) users. Specifically, it'll allow you to swipe to move between newer and older conversations, tap to access Recent labels, set custom notifications for individual labels and sync the last 30 days of messages so you can read and search messages faster both online and offline. As for Android 2.2 and 2.3 users, they'll see a new labels API for third-party app developers as well as nondescript "performance improvements." If you needed any help, the download link is waiting there in the source. Gmail app update brings ICS experience to Honeycomb tablets, performance tweaks elsewhere originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Android Police | Google Play | Email this | Comments | | Sky offers free WiFi to broadband customers via 'The Cloud', makes pun writers' jobs too easy Apr 4th 2012, 19:06 Sky broadband customers will be pleased to hear that the operator is to release a new "Sky Cloud WiFi" app that will let them hop onto 10,000 hotspots around the UK. The new venture comes after it snatched up service provider The Cloud earlier this year, and also includes WiFi at partner outlets such as: Pizza Express, Caffè Nero, JD Wetherspoon and First Great Western trains. The app will be free, and available on iOS and Android, but only Broadband Unlimited / Connect customers will be able to dine at the free-data table when it launches in mid-April. That said, with the option of being able to register up to six devices per household, perhaps now's the time to give your Sky-subscribing friend a call, just to see how they are. Continue reading Sky offers free WiFi to broadband customers via 'The Cloud', makes pun writers' jobs too easy Sky offers free WiFi to broadband customers via 'The Cloud', makes pun writers' jobs too easy originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | | Email this | Comments | | Roku celebrates 100 channels in the UK and Ireland, says more are on the way Apr 4th 2012, 18:39 Hitting any milestones or goals are usually worthy of a celebration, and on this occasion it's Roku's turn to party on. The LT, HD, XD and XS creator is flaunting the reach of 100 channels in its UK and Irish boxes, adding over 60 since its launch date back in January. The outfit isn't planning on slowing down anytime soon, though, saying more channels are expected in the upcoming months and that it aims to bring the one-channel-per-day model to streamers across the pond. Congrats, Roku, congrats. Continue reading Roku celebrates 100 channels in the UK and Ireland, says more are on the way Roku celebrates 100 channels in the UK and Ireland, says more are on the way originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Roku (UK) | Email this | Comments | |
