Category Archives: Mobile

Dungeons & Dragons Goes On the Road In New ‘Arena of War’ Mobile Game

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Joe Gillis

If you’re a geek, at one time or another, you’ve likely played Dungeons & Dragons. Heck, you may be playing this week or even while you’re reading this very article. It’s a great way to pass the time and something … Continue reading →

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Tech: Google+ For Android Updated, Now Includes Location Sharing, ‘Great Photos’ and More

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Joe Gillis

With Google I/O last week, the company unveiled a brand new vision for mobile communication called Hangouts. A major component of Hangouts is the Google+ service, which is getting a major update today. Among the many changes in Google+ are … Continue reading →

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Google I/O 2013: Google To Update Wallet So You Can Send and Receive Money Via Gmail

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Joe Gillis

As far as online payment services go, if you want to send money to someone, you’re pretty much stuck using Paypal. Not because it’s a great service (ask anyone who’s ever needed support or had to dispute an arbitrary Paypal … Continue reading →

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YouTube Starts Offering Paid Subscriptions To Content

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Chris Ullrich

Well, well, how things are changing. Not to be left behind as the paradigm shifts from traditional cable and satellite networks towards what paid subscription services like Apple, Hulu and Netflix are doing, YouTube today announced the first channels that … Continue reading →

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Comics: Dark Horse to Hold Mega ‘May the 4th’ ‘Star Wars’ Comics Sale

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Chris Ullrich

Do you love Star Wars? Of course you do. How about comics? Yep, us too. So when these two awesome things can be combined, it’s even better, right? Well, you’re in luck because out friends at Dark Horse are stepping … Continue reading →

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Is This Google’s New X Phone?

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Chris Ullrich

Even though a majority of us here at The Flickcast use smartphones made by Apple, that doesn’t mean we only care about iOS or things from Cupertino. We also like Android quite a bit too. And when a new smartphone … Continue reading →

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‘Google Now’ Reportedly Killing Battery Life For iOS Users

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Chris Ullrich

It isn’t that often that iOS users don’t get the latest and greatest aps first, before their Android-using pals. However, when the app in question happens to come from Android-maker Google, iOS users tend to take a back seat. Most … Continue reading →

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Apple Releases iOS 6.1.4 Update for iPhone 5

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Joe Gillis

Even though they don’t release updates quite as often as a company like Microsoft, Apple does tend to update its products pretty often. In fact, they just issued an update today. Today’s update is for iOS and the iPhone 5 … Continue reading →

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