December 2009 Archives
1.5 Million Items Bought on eBay via Mobile & iPhone App
eBay saw a surge in buyers tapping their eBay iPhone app and other eBay mobile applications. Many items were bought on iPhone and in exclusive zip codes.The number of items bought via eBay mobile apps this year was triple last year's holiday volume. In 2009, eBay buyers an…
Kindle, iPod Touch, Nokia 5800 and BlackBerry Bold Top-Sellers @ Amazon for Holidays
Amazon released it sales figures for over the Holidays. On Amazon's peak day, Dec. 14, 2009, customers ordered over 9.5 million items worldwide, which is a record-breaking 110 items per second.The Kindle has become the most gifted item in Amazon's history. On Christmas Day, for the …
Deal of the Weekend: Buy Droid Get Droid Eris Free Deal Back Online
Originally, the Buy a Droid, or Droid Eris and get a free Droid Eris deal was supposed to end on December 24. Verizon has reinstated their buy a Droid or Droid Eris by HTC and get a Droid Eris deal. It's part of Verizon's Current PromotionsThe Droid by Motorola has gotten excellent reviews. It…
Droid Android Apps 2Day: PdaNet Tether App Use Droid as Modem
We've been researching the top best Android apps for Droid by Motorola and Droid Eris which will be published shortly and found this very useful app for a quick tethering of your Android smartphone to your computer. PdaNet provides FULL Internet access so to email, instant message programs will wor…
Droid-Android Free Apps2Day: Feel-Goodies Free
In this season where people can get frazzled and overloaded with negativity, the Feel-Goodies Android app can be the best Droid app to lighten the load. These uplifting feel-good messages are great for down time, or when you are waiting in line or just need a break. Feel-Goodies also make a ni…
Android Droid Tips 2Day: How to Uninstall & Remove Unwanted Apps / Programs
With Verizon and your favorite wireless news sources, suggesting the best Droid / Android apps, you may have downloaded some apps you are now no longer using onto your Android, Droid, or Droid Eris, Motorola Cliq, or HTC Hero, you received over the Holidays. How then do you remove, get r…
Best iPhone Smartphone Blessings/Wishes from Wireless and Mobile News
We at Wireless and Mobile News wish that you, our readers have happy holiday season. We thought it would be fun if we re-wrote the "Twelve Days of Christmas" to include many of the best top smartphones of 2009 along with the top wireless trends of the year. See you if can find trends we re…
Review: Samsung Omnia II SCH-i920 (aka Omnia2) (Verizon) Review of Reviews
Samsung Omnia II (aka Omnia2) Rated 3.75 out of 5 by Wireless and Mobile News Review of ReviewsThe Samsung Omnia II is a Windows Mobile 6.5-powered smartphone, packed with software, GPS, Wi-Fi and a brilliantly gorgeous AMOLED display. But sometimes a relationship with a beauty can get complicated a…
Mirrored Laylo and Bar-Style Domino Available @ MetroPCS
Kyocera announced the launch of the Kyocera Laylo and Domino handsets at MetroPCS. Laylo is an eye-catching red "slider" with a soft-touch finish and a reflective twist - sliding it open reveals a hidden vanity mirror. Domino is a bar-style phone that also comes in red an…
Android Apps 2Day: iHeart Radio
Clear Channel Radio's iheartradio mobile app is available now for smartphones with Android v1.5 or higher models including Motorola DROID, HTC Droid Eris, HTC MyTouch and Samsung Moment. iHeart Radio streams broadcasts from nearly 400 of America's favorite local radio stations. All of iheartradio'…
Google Top Mobile Website, Says Nielsen
Nielsen studies show that Google Search is dominating mobile websites, followed by Yahoo Mial, Gmail, Weather Channel, Facebook, Hotmail, Google Maps, ESPN, AOL mail and CNN. Top 10 Websites Accessed Over Mobile Phones - (U.S.) - January - September 2009 RANK Site 1 Google Search 2 Yahoo! M…
Top Mobile Phones in US Revealed by Nielsen – iPhone,/BlackBerry Top List
Nielsen studies television viewing and now is finding out all sorts of information about cell phone sand smartphones. About one of every seven American households (15%) owns at least one smartphone, according to survey findings from Nielsen's. Nielsen's top mobile phones of the year are …
iPhone Apps: iPhone Holiday Dating More Desirable than Family, Says Skout Survey
Skout social networking singles-meetup service, released results on the Online vs. Real World interaction between its users. The Skout service connects via Facebook and finds local eligible singles. Singles would rather "hook-up" over the holidays than spend time with family. They have r…
Track Santa from Your Mobile, Cellular or Smartphone Via Norad’s Santa Tracker
Norad, has placed Santa cams all over the world to track St. Nick's trek for Christmas. As we write this, Santa's already made progress in the Pacific.Norad is supplying a map online and will send "Santa" to your cell phone. The great travelers trip is available on the web and via a mobile website. …
Wireless and Mobile News’ Top Best Read Smartphone Stories and Trends 2009
Wireless and Mobile News keeps track of our most read and loved articles. When we tallied the count, we realized that our daily page-views reveal the top trends in the wireless and mobile industries.Apps Avalanche - The phrase "There's an app for that," became a reality in 2009. The app …
Verizon’s Top Best Favorite Android Apps 2Day for Droid and Droid Eris by HTC
Verizon Wireless is encouraging Droid by Motorola and Droid Eris by HTC owners to download apps. The Verizon buy a Droid or Droid Eris by HTC and get a Droid Eris FREE deal ends Christmas Eve, December 24.The Droid by Motorola has received excellent reviews. The Droid Eris by HTC has al…
Android Apps 2Day: NPR with Multitasking
The Android apps avalanche continues, NPR has launched an Android app with background listening, listen/read at the same time, browsing by topic and 600 NPR stations. The NPR News app for Android is now available in the Android Marketplace. Today's launch makes NPR the first U.S. radio broadcaster…
Google Phone Nexus One Details Update
After the splurge of Nexus One Google Phone stories, last week. Engadget has posted the spec sheets for Google's Nexus One Android phone. The latest anonymous tip is that it will sold by invitation only at first. Although Engadget states the Nexus One will come with Android 2.1, th…
BlackBerry Updates 2Day BlackBerry Messenger Blamed for BlackBerry Outage
Glitches in the BlackBerry Messenger service, were the cause of yesterday's BlackBerrry email outage, according to RIM. RIM apologized and suggests that if you haven't updated your BlackBerry Messenger service since December 14, that you do so immediately. RIM reported in a statement that the serv…
iPhone BlackBerry Apps Updates 2Day: Android Gets buzzd Too
buzzd, has joined the Android invasion with its new Android service. If you want to find out socializing places are "buzzed' and busied by others this is the app for you. The recent upgrade must also be buzzd because when we tried to get it, there was server error. We are wondering if anyone b…
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