April 2010 Archives
BlackBerry OS News: BlackBerry OS 6 Features WebKit, Facebook, Twitter, Media and YouTube
BlackBerry OS 6.0 was revealed at WES. The new BlackBerry OS 6.0 will work on touch and non-touch devices and is expected to be released next quarter.CEO Mike Lazaridis touted the most significant BlackBerry software overhaul in years with BlackBery OS 6.0 The new WebKit browser will be part …
Skyhook Hooks Moto’s Androids for Location Location Location Services
Skyhook location based technology will be deployed on Motorola Android smartphones, pushing out Google. Motorola will integrate Skyhook's Core Location technology directly into its Android platform. Core Location uses of Wi-Fi, cellular and GPS readings for an accurate location.Moto Android smartp…
Android an’ Droid News: Verizon Nexus One Deal Nixed for Droid Incredible
There will be no Verizon version of the Nexus One super smartphone sold directly by Google. The Nexus One order page and blog suggests that Verizon Nexus One buyers by the Droid Incredible instead. "In the US, if you've been waiting for the Nexus One for Verizon Wireless' network, head over to Veri…
Yahoo! Yahoos Samsung bada and Android Smartphones Around World
Samsung mobile phones and smartphones, running Samsung bada and Android platforms will be loaded with Yahoo! services starting in May 2010.Samsung will load Yahoo! services such as Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! Messenger, Yahoo! Front Page, Yahoo! Search, Yahoo! Flickr, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, Yahoo!…
Twitter Hops Clouds Buy SMS Cloudhopper
Twitter announced that it has acquired Cloudhopper, a messaging infrastructure company that enables Twitter to connect directly to mobile carrier networks in countries all over the planetTwitter started working with Cloudhopper to become one of the highest volume SMS programs in the world eig…
Mobile Marketing Association Updates CBP Guidelines to 5.0
Thenew Consumer Best Practices (CBP) Guidelines for Cross-Carrier Mobile Content Services was released by MMA. The 5.0 guidelines provide measures of acceptable and unacceptable practices for all players in the U.S. ecosystem The guidelines are for text messaging (SMS), multimedia messaging (MMS),…
Pearl of Power: BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 and 9105 Lightest BlackBerry
At WES, BlackBerry announced their new pearl of power the with the BlackBerry Pearl 3G, the smallest BlackBerry, weighing 3.3 ounces, and the first to support 802.11n WiFi. It has all the horse power of a BlackBerry Bold 9700 in a smaller package. The BlackBerry Pearl 3G has support for tri-b…
BlackBerry Bold 9650 (BlackBerry Tour2) Boldly Announced by BlackBerry
BlackBerry announced that the BlackBerry Bold 9650 will be sold in the United States beginning in May at Sprint May 23. Update 5/31: The launch date at Verizon of the BlackBerry Bold 9650 is expected online June 3 and in stores June 10.The BlackBerry Bold 9650 is considered an update to the Bl…
The Hub Bub on Windows Phone 7: Office Hub Support Email, Calendaring
Microsoft really wants Microsoft Office users to love their next smartphone operating system. Windows Phone 7 is going to embraace office Office Hub with audio notes, photo notes, shared docment library, auto summaries and word search. Of course there is a whole of PowerPoint, Excel, Sharepoint, and…
Review: Droid Incredible(Verizon) aka HTC Incredible Review of Reviews
Droid Incredible Rated 4.25 out of 5 by Wireless and Mobile NewsReviewers used all kinds positive rave terms for the Droid Incredible, top, best, amazing, powerful, and incredible. The Droid Incredible, formerly know as the HTC Incredible, is Verizon's latest Android 2.1 smartphone with the full bel…
Oprah App-lifies Herself: Oprah Mobile Apps for iPhone, BlackBerry Android and webOS
When soccer moms are at the game or empowered female executive between meetings, don't have to give up Oprah.Oprah Winfrey has gone mobile. Oprah fans can interact with her through Oprah Mobile apps for iPhone, BlackBerry, Palm Pre and Android .The O-apps help users keep up w…
Android an’ Droid Apps: ChaCha Droid Quick Answers and Voice Search
ChaCha, the person-powered text question answering service, held a developer contest and the grand prize winner was ChaCha Droid.ChaCha Droid lets you ask questions and get ChaCha answers in conversational English instantly through a interface on the Android. The ChaCha Droid app also lets users…
BlackBerry Tour Storm(1&2), Bold and Curve Free Apps(Limited Time): Voice to Text Dragon Email
Nuance is offering Dragon for Email dictation app for BlackBerry for free for a limited time. BlackBery Dragon for Email users can use their voice to to write reply, or forward emails . The app is currently free for a limited time on BlackBerry App World for BlackBerry Tour, Storm, Bold and Curve…
No Mo’ Nexus One 3G Fixes from Google Says Nexus One Forum
The super Android smartphone from Google the Nexus One experienced issues when it was released with 3G connections. Owners of Nexus One smartphones had problems with 3G all over the globe. Rumors have circulated that there would bel be OTA fix for the problem in the future which has been…
Android Barnes & Noble Nook Updates: Read-in-Store, Games
Barnes and Noble has an update to their NOOK book reading device to v1.3 software adding read-in-store, games, basic web browsing (Beta), faster page turn speed, and updated home screen. The Tead-In-Store feature means users can read many complete eBooks available in Barnes & Noble's exp…
US Cellular Launches LG Mystique with Music Mystique
U.S. Cellular will offer the LG Mystique tomorrow. The LG Mystique is a flip phone with a music player with external controls,, microSD slot supporting up to 16GB of memory and micro USB charging port. Dedicated internal hot keys allow one-touch access to easyedge(SM), music, and voice com…
Wi-Fi Hotspot Access Up 69% Made from Smartphones, Says AT&T
According to AT&T there were 53.1 million AT&T Wi-Fi connections in the first quarter. Smartphones and other integrated devices accounted for the majority of connections made on AT&T’s Wi-Fi network. 69 percent of Wi-Fi connections were made from smartphones and integrated devices…
Android AT&T in the Dell: Dell Aero Notifications Coming from AT&T
Little noticed in the slew of Dell smartphone leaks today, is that AT&T has page for registering to get new information on the Dell Aero when it comes out. AT&T claims that Dell Aero is the lightest Android phone available. The Dell Aero has a5 MP camera with integration into Flickr,Faceboo…
New Dell Smartphone Android an’ Windows News Flash: Lightning, Thunder, Flash and Smoke Revealed
Computer maker Dell has been testing new smartphones that appearing on the web through leaked and information. Engadget revealed leaked literature that shows a line-up of super smartphones coming from Dell. They have the flashy names of Lightning, Thunder, Flash and Smoke. The most noticeable …
Verizon Wireless Data Revs and Pre-Paid Subs Grow
Verizon Wireless reported its financial data for the first quarter of 2010. Verizon added 1.55 million net new wireless customers with 1.3 million prepaid subscribers. Overall sales increased 1.2% as wireless revenue climbed 4.4% from a year earlier, with wireless-service revenue up 5.9% on gr…
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