A $5 app turns Android tablets into a second monitor for Mac or PC
Apple iPad owners have the $10 AirDisplay app to use their tablet as a second monitor for their Mac, but Android owners aren't left out in the cold. Mobile app developer Shape offers a similar program for $5 that works with both Macs and Windows PCs.
With 9M pre-orders, Galaxy S III could play hard to get
After waiting for Samsung's highly anticipated Galaxy S III handset, it's possible you could be waiting some more: Samsung has 9 million pre-orders for the new smartphone; 3x more than last year's model. And it says it can only build 5 million each month.
Why Google needs the Motorola deal for tablets
China is expected to rule soon on Google's proposed acquisition of Motorola, with the deal already approved elsewhere. It needs the deal, especially for tablets, says Goldman Sachs, because the costs are too high to be the default search engine on Apple's iPad.
The newest phone app teens will hate but parents will love
With a reported 11 teens killed while texting and driving per day, parents are turning towards apps to limit their kids phone use behind the wheel. SecruaFone offers one for iPhone and Android handsets that diables some features when in motion, but it doesn't stop there.
Does your Facebook mobile app suck? Here’s why
Is your Facebook mobile app slow to update or showing old data on Android or iOS? If so, you're not alone. I've noticed a degradation in the mobile application's performance for months but I never knew exactly why it was. Until now.
Latest beta of Firefox’s speedy mobile browser hits Android
Mozilla has a new beta version of its mobile Firefox browser for Android. The software is still a work in progress, but shows promise with a redesigned user interface, faster startup and support for Flash. In a JavaScript test, it's as fast as Chrome for Android!
HTC Sensation 4G gains Android 4.0, loses free tethering
The good news: HTC Sensation owners on T-Mobile's network are getting a software update to Android 4.0, also known as Ice Cream Sandwich along with HTC Sense 3.6. The bad news: It will cost $14.99 monthly to keep using the phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot.
Video of Android apps running on…. Tizen?
The Samsung- and Intel backed Tizen mobile operating system could give both companies an out from using Google Android. But without apps, how successful can Tizen be? Perhaps the platform should look to Android again, but only for the apps, which run on OpenMobile's solution.
Chrome for iOS coming as mobile browser wars ensue
Google's Chrome browser is will appear on Apple's iOS devices this quarter suggests Macquarie (USA) Equities Research, reducing the payments that Google makes to Apple for search results in Safari. That sounds great but Apple's third-party browser limitations will surely minimize any benefits for Google.
As prices drop, when’s the best time to buy a new phone?
As the pace of advances in mobile technology accelerates, waves of new smartphones are appearing every few months. That can mean some savings in the form of a price drop on recently launched phones by the carriers. But how long should you wait? 
Facebook brings bigger pics and posts to mobiles
Facebook users on Android, iOS and mobile browsers aren't stuck with postage-sized pictures and posts any more. Facebook announced on Monday that it now supports full-sized pictures on all three platforms as well as posts that will automatically scale from edge-to-edge of a handheld device. 
So who picks the browser on a mobile device: You or “them”?
There's quite a ruckus going on over ARM-powered Windows 8 tablets: Mozilla and Google are crying foul over third-party browser restrictions Microsoft has put in place in Windows 8. Here's why this isn't really a new problem and why it's likely to get worse over time.
