Research in Motion’s next major version of the BlackBerry operating system is dubbed BlackBerry 10 — and while the company hasn’t shared all that much information about the new OS, the folks at CrackBerry have snagged some details (and photos). BlackBerry 10 will be designed to run on both phones and tablets, and in some ways it’s expected to look a lot like BlackBerry PlayBook… Read more »

There are plenty of home screen widgets for Google Android that will show you weather forecasts for the next few days at a glance. But few will give you detailed forecasts for the next 24 hours. Aix Weather Widget does just that. The free widget shows a graph on your home screen with the estimated temperatures for the next 24 hours. You can also see… Read more »

Apple may not have added support for Android-style home screen widgets to iOS 5, but the company did add a weather forecast utility and support for stock information to the Notification Center. When you pull down from the top of the screen to view missed calls, messages, or alerts from other applications, you can also check the weather or view the latest market updates. But… Read more »

The power widget that comes with newer versions of Google Android makes it easy to access a few system functions from your home screen including brightness, wireless connectivity, and data synchronization. But Elixir is a third party app that lets you do just about anything from your home screen. Elixir is a powerful system information tool that also has highly customizable home screen widgets that… Read more »

Any weather app for Android worth its salt includes a home screen widget that can let you see the current temperature and other conditions without launching the full app. But Apple’s iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch don’t support widgets, so most iOS weather apps just show you a cute picture of a sun and you have to actually load the app to see anything else…. Read more »

HTC has introduced a new version of its HTC Sense user interface for smartphones and tablets with high resolution displays. The new version of Sense runs on the new HTC Flyer tablet, with its 1024 x 600 pixel display and has a few new tricks such as: Support for landscape and portrait views 3D cube-style animation effects when flipping between home screens New full screen… Read more »

*Spark is an app from HipLogic which is designed to replace your Android Home Screen with something… different. Instead of a customizable set of screens which you can place shortcuts and widgets haphazardly on, *Spark has a more streamlined look. It’s still customizable, but not quite as much as the default Android Home Screen. At the top of the *Spark screen you’ll find a weather… Read more »

Google introduced a handy Power Control widget for the home screen with Android 2.1 a while back, letting you adjust the screen brightness, toggle WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth, and enable or disable auto-sync of your Google data with just a click or two. But if you’ve been asking yourself why that widget can’t also show your battery status, toggle your phone’s LED flashlight, enable WiFi… Read more »

Google has launched an updated version of its Google Voice app for Android. This is basically the same build that was leaked a few weeks ago, but now it’s available for download directly from Google. For the most part the new Google Voice app works just like its predecessor, allowing you to see transcripts of voicemail messages or listen to recordings, star messages, or send… Read more »

The HTC G2 smartphone hasn’t hit the streets yet, but a leaked copy of the phone’s firmware has. And among other things, the Android phone appears to have a new version of the Google Voice application, which doesn’t just let you make and receive calls and text messages by opening the app — you can also access some features through a new Home Screen widget…. Read more »