July 2010 Archives
iPhone Apps: Star Trek Captain’s Log with Social Networking
Star Date Now: There is now the Star Trek Captain's Log app for iPhone 4. The Captain's Log app transforms the iPhone 4 into a Star Trek Captains communicator. Their website claims "Open your Star Trek communicator to begin logging voice recordings, pictures, and GPS mapping locations of your voyag…
Text Doubles, Twitter Free Only, Newspapers Decline, Says USC Digital Future
The latest survey from USC's Annenberg Digital Future Study shows the decline of the newspapers even further and the unwillingness to pay for currently free services such as Twitter.49% of those surveyed said that they use micro-blogging (Twitter) however, when asked if they would pay for Twitter no…
Android an’ Droid News: Google Mining Music for Digital Publishing
The New York Post reports that Google's Andy Rubin has been in negotiations with music digital publishing firms and rapidly acquiring rights to music.Andy Rubin is the Vice President of Engineering at Google and oversees the development of Android.It is believed that Google will launch a music servi…
Library of Congress Jaibreaks Jailbreaking 4 iPhone, Smartphones and Cells
The Electronic Frontier Foundation claimed a victory with the Library of Congress DMCA, making it okay for owners to jail-break and unlock locked phones. In its reasoning in favor of EFF's jailbreaking exemption, the Copyright Office rejected Apple's claim that copyright law prevents people from i…
Android an’ Droid App Update: Google Maps 4.4 for Android Places Places with Details
The latest version Google Maps for Android mobile 4.4, offers new features - a Places icon to find places nearby, business hours/details and tapping the Navigations icon shows live traffic and 3D maps.The dedicated Places icon that lets user quickly look up nearby places and pick a place to go usin…
iPhone App: fabulis LBS Connects Fabbits – Big Gay World in Pocket
Gay men social networking service fabulis now has an iPhone app. Fabulis members, also known as 'fabbits,' can instantly connect with people nearby, engage in real-time chat with members who are online via the iPhone or web, and to browse more than 71,000 gay-relevant local even…
Verizon Smartphone/Droid Customers Use More Data than iPhoners, Says Validas
A Validas' wireless data study, shows that Verizon Wireless smartphones are consuming more wireless data than AT&T iPhones by a ratio of roughly 1.25:1. Average monthly wireless data consumption for Verizon Wireless Smartphones is 421 megabytes per month, versus 338 megabytes per month…
Smartphone Record Growth: Droid Incredible Moves HTC Closer to iPhone
A ChangeWave smartphone survey found that the next 90 day projections show the most extensive growth in consumer smartphone sales ever recorded in a ChangeWave survey. They looked at demand for the new Apple iPhone 4 and the HTC Droid Incredible, along with the impact these and other offerin…
iPhone Web Shows Death Grip on Droid X – Droid X Antenna Backed by Hand Loses Bars
The iPhone 4 isn't the only smartphone getting antenna attenuation attention. Along with the Droid Eris, the Apple forces are showing attenuation on the Motorola Droid X.An Apple photo points out that the antenna of the Droid X is on the back of the Droid. They show a video with a hand over the back…
HTC Aria (AT&T) Android Review of Reviews
Android HTC Aria Rated 3.5 out 5 by Wireless and Mobile News' Review of ReviewsReviewers found the lightweight Android HTC Aria (AT&T) to live up to its name. The Aria sings when it comes to web browsing, social networking, camera and voice quality. The HTC Aria was called cute, fun, and excepti…
BlackBerry Boldness Too?: BlackBerry 9780 – Boldly Sneak Peaked Specs
A sneak peak of the BlackBerry 9780 that looks lik the the BlackBerry 9700 Bold with a darker chrome bezel, with some calling it the BlackBerry Atlas, BlackBerry Onynx or Bold 2. The BlackBerry 9780 is expected to have BlackBerry OS 6 (with a WebKit browser),512 megabytes of memory and a 5 megapixel…
CTIA Sues San Fran for “Right-to-Know” Cell Phone Radiation Law
CTIA-The Wireless Association is fighting San Francisco for its "Right-to Know" cell phone radiation law and claims it challenges the FCC and misleads consumers. First CTIA pulled out of San Francisco for its fall conference, moved future conferences to San Diego and now comes the lawsuit.Their publ…
BlackBerry Curve 8530 @ Metro PCS with $60 mo Unlimited Plan
MetroPCS is now selling the BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone. MetroPCS offers the BlackBerry Curve 8530 with unlimited talk, text, Web and data service, Wi-Fi connectivity, e-mail, and turn-by-turn GPS navigation for just $60 per month including all applicable taxes and regulatory fees - nearly hal…
Samsung Haven @ Verizon July 29 with Big Fonts and Medical Well Being Apps
Verizon Wireless will start selling the Samsung Haven on July 29. This basic flip phone won the Good Housekeeping Seal and is easy-to-use. It also gives users helpful healthy tools with alarms for exercising or pill taking. There is also a medial app to help with medication notes and allergies. A…
Apple Makes a Case for Apps, Get Your Free iPhone 4 Case from App Only
Just in case you haven't heard, there have been issues with the iPhone 4 and attenuation on the iTenna. Hands that touch the lower left hand corner, can decrease signals. This condition was called the "death grip" and the whole mess is called "Atennagate.'Last week, Steve Jobs, announced that …
Android an’ Droid Apps: AOL Android, Daily Finance Android an’ m.aol.com
AOL is mobilizing with a new mobile web portal and two AOL-powered Adrdoid apps. m.aol.com, offers AOL content and optimizes it for any mobile device. The AOL Android App also offers dozens of AOL's most popular properties, and the DailyFinance app for Android AOL's smartphone portal works on any …
BlackBerry and Android App Update: Faster Google Voice
The Google Voice blog reports that they have increased the speed of Google Voice for Android and Blackberry. They have improved the Google Voice apps on Android and Blackberry phones, which makes placing calls much faster. The feature is called “direct access numbers.” Here’s ho…
AT&T Wi-Fi Data Use Explosion, Hotzones Help Reduce 3G Traffic
Wi-Fi use with AT&T has exploded. In the second quarter, AT&T handled 68.1 million connections on its public Wi-Fi network -- up from 15 million connections in the second quarter of 2009. That's up 30% over the last quarter.AT&T Customers have made 121.2 million Wi-Fi connection…
Android an’ Droid App: Nook eReader with eBook Sharing Free Classics
NOOK for Android is now available and offeris he ability to share eBooks with friends.NOOK for Android offers those with devices using Android OS 1.6 and higher the ability to shop Barnes & Noble's eBookstore and download titles in seconds. Any customer's personal B…
App Update New NFL Mobile from Verizon Wireless Free ’til August
A new updated NFL Mobile from Verizon Wireless arrives today with a new look and more options for users to keep up-to-date on teams, players and happenings around the league.To Get NFL Mobile ; text "NFL" to 8915 for a link to the application. Customers with Android phones can download it direct…
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