January 2009 Archives
T-Mobile Now Offering New Wi-Fi Shadow with HotSpot Calling
T-Mobile is now selling the new T-Mobile Shadow smartphone which is rounder, has hotspot calling, more processing power, a 2 megapixel camera, web surfing, and Wi-Fi. The T-Mobile Shadow smartphone is powered by Windows Mobile 6.1. It the first Windows-based phone to provide support for …
Glu Mobile to Sell Directly to Consumers with Movaya Tech
Mobile game publisher Glu Mobile has integrated Movaya's PlugNPlay and TryNBuy solutions into Glu's website for direct-to-consumer sales. "It has been a great experience working with Movaya to offer Glu's award-winning games directly to our customers," said Jill Braff, senior vice president of globa…
Admob Adds Ad Unit for Android
AdMob has added an advertising unit for Android applications. The first developers to leverage AdMob's new Android ad unit in their applications include AccuWeather, Jirbo, and TapJoy. AdMob's new Android ad unit will also allow brand and performance advertisers to reach the rapidly growing base of …
AT&T Sold 1.9 Million iPhones added 2.1 Million Subs in Q4 2008
T&T reported that revenues grew in in 2008, and it expects 2009 will be another year of overall revenue growth and solid progress Consolidated revenue growth was driven by 13.2 percent wireless growth. "During the past year, we took major steps to improve AT&T's position for 2009 and beyond.…
One Million BlackBerry Storm Smartphones Sold by Verizon
During the earning conference call for Verizon Denny Strigl, President and Chief Operating Officer, said that Verizon has sold about 1 million BlackBerry Storm smartphones since it was launched in November.Verizon estimates that it could have sold another 200,000 BlackBerry Storm smartphones, but th…
Pink Flare Mobile Phone Helps Support Breast Cancer Research
Virgin Mobile is supporting breast cnacer research with every sale of the Pink Flare flip phone mobile phone, sold exclusively at Best Buy.Five dollars from the purchase of every Pink Flare mobile phone, (MSRP $29.99) will benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world's largest breast cancer …
Firefox Mobile Browser for Windows Smartphone Due Next Week
According to the Mozilla Wiki there may be a Windows mobile version of the Firefox browser for the HTC Touch Pro, next year."We are targeting a Milestone release for the first week of February, targeting the HTC Touch Pro," notes the Wiki post.The browser is code named Fennec. The open develop…
Longer Development and New Genres for iPhone Apps, Says Game Developer Research
Game Developer Research debuted the results of its State of iPhone Game Development report.The report uses iPhone App Store data and an anonymous survey of almost 150 current iPhone developers. Metrics have revealed a trend towards longer development cycles for iPhone games currently in production. …
DTV Switch Delayed to June 12, Qualcomm Biggest Loser
On Monday the Senate approved the delay until June for broadcast television’s switch to all-digital services. TV viewers will now have until June 12 to purchase a digital television or converter box. The FCC auctioned that wireless spectrum in the 700 MHz block to AT&T, Verizon and Qua…
Increased Data Revs in Q4 and More that 45.5 Million 3G Devices at Verizon Wireless
Verizon has announced its 2008 fourth quarter results. Verizon Wireless' revenue increased 12.3% for the fourth quarter because subscribers increased their spending on text messaging and Internet services by 41% compared with the same period a year earlier. There official release describes Wireless…
Developers Have High Hopes for Enterprise Mobile Development in 2009
According to the Wireless Development Survey from Evans Data of over 400 wireless developers worldwide 94% of corporate developers expect the development of wireless enterprise applications to either increase (47.6%) or stay the same (46.4%) in the coming year.Only 6% of developers expect developmen…
LG Versa (VX9600) to Debut February 22
The LG VX9600 Versa could be called versatile because its parts are detachable. They're calling it the successor to Verizon's LG Voyager. The QWERTY keyboard, gamepad, Wi-Fi module and external speakers all can be separated from the mother ship of the smartphone. It has a 240 x 480 pixels disp…
Microsoft WinMo 6.5 Honeycomb Seen on Square EDA Exeda
The Exeda smartphone, a square shaped smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard has been getting a lot media coverage, not for the Exeda but because they posted photos of the smartphone running the new Alpha version of the Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system. (Pictured at left, to view larger image click on…
AT&T Femtocell 3G MicroCell Shown on Web
The AT&T website is showing information for their 3G MicroCell with lots of information but no price ability to order it, yet.The AT&T MicroCell is made by Cisco and requires a broadband connection to operate. It covers up to 5,000 square feet, allow up to four simultaneous voice or da…
T-Mobile Enterprise FMC with Meru WLANs
T-Mobile USA, Inc., and enterprise wireless LAN vendor Meru Networks have teamed up to bring fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) to enterprise customers.By using unlicensed mobile access (UMA) technology it allows users of T-Mobile devices tto roam between outdoor cellular towers and indoor Wi-Fi network…
Sprint Cuts 8,000 Jobs
Sprint Nextel Corp. will to reduce internal and external labor costs by approximately $1.2 billion by cutting 8,000 jobs. The reduction total includes approximately 850 positions expected to be eliminated under a voluntary separation plan started late last year. "Labor reductions are …
250,000 BlackBerry Storms Made Each Week, Glitches New Reality Says RIM
According to a Wall Street Journal article over 100 million dollars was spent on the BlackBerry Storm marketing campaign.Customers complained about software sluggishness while sales and production were high.Analysts predict that Verizon sold about 500,000 BlackBerry Storm smartphones in the fi…
Verizon Network Extender Extends Coverage
Verizon is now offering its Network Extender on its website for $249. It uses a broadband connection. Network Extender has a range of up to a 5,000 square feet.. Up to three Verizon phones can use the extended network at once. The Verizon website states with the Network Extender, you can begin a …
Top Best Selling Smartphones of 2008: Microsoft Wins?
The stats are in and analysts are trying to figure out what company was the smartphone champ of 2008?Microsoft claims more than 20 million smartphones were sold in 2008 with its software. Adding totals form Apple’s reported figures, approximately 13-14 million iPhones were sold in 2008.Eric Ze…
Free BlackBerry Storm App of the Day: Tiltris Tilting Boxy Game
Today's BlackBerry Storm App of the Day is Tiltris. This game is perfect for waiting in the bank line, for guys waiting while their gal is the fitting room and kids in the back of the mini-van.Basically, Tiltris uses the accelerometer, the sensor that knows when the phone is moved for portrait…
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