August 2010 Archives
Droid By Motorola 2nd 2.2 Update 4 Adobe Flash 10.1 Out Flashing
The last software update to the original Droid by Motorola did not include support for Adobe Flash 10.1 or Wi-Fi hotspots. Today's update brings Flash in a flash. First you install the upgrade from Verizon then you download the Flash Player 10.1 from Android Market.The Verizon Droid support page cal…
Droid Incredible Incredible Update to Android 2.2 Upgrade to Froyo Prontisimo 2Morrow?
Droid Incredible owners who've been waiting for the super-powered Android 2.2 update to Froyo from Verizon should get ready for an Over-the-Air update. Verizon has posted instructions and details about the update and Android spies have posted rumors and screenshots showing an imminent release…
Smartphone Use in Bathroom, Bedroom, Church and @Funerals, Reports Samsung Study
Smartphone users are changing protocols, ready for calls at all hours, use computers less frequently and think that smartphones should be supplied to all business people. Samsung Mobile's new survey shows smartphones users are breaking wind and old boundaries on business call locations and activiti…
iPhone, Android an’ Droid App: Google Finance for Mobile
Google launched the new Android app and iPhone optimized edition of Google Finance for mobile.The new design gives users a unified experience across computer desktop and Android or iPhone phones, offering nearly all the same features and functionality on both. There is a mobile website as wel…
iPhone, BlackBerry, Android an’ Droid Apps Big $2.2 Billion Market, Says research2guidance
iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Nokia and other smartphone apps appear to be making big bucks. The worldwide smartphone app market grew more than $2.2 billion dollars within the first six months of 2010, according to research2guidance. Mobile application download numbers reached a total of 3.8 billion …
iPhone Apps: Netflix Streaming Video App for iPhone iPod Launched
There is now a Netflix App for iPhone and iPod touch that allows for streaming video of TV shows and movies for Netflix members who pay for the Netflix service. The Neflix iPhone App is available in the iTunes App Store.The Netflix App offers an array of movie and TV choices in an iPhone-style inte…
Verizon’s EDNP Neisinger to Keynote at 4G Wireless Evolution in L.A.
TMC and Crossfire Media announced that Chris Neisinger, executive director of network planning at Verizon Wireless, will deliver a keynote address to the audiences of 4GWE and ITEXPO. This session, scheduled for Tuesday, October 5, at 10:30 AM in the Los Angeles Convention…
Gmail Gets Google Voice Phone Calling & Answering 2Day
Starting today, Gmail account holders can receive or place Google Voice calls from their computers. Originally Google Voice was launched to help users manage communications and make and receive calls on existing phones. But what if people don't have a phone with them, are not in a reception…
Mobile Challenge Will Bring Tiers of Data Pricing, Says Freshfields
Mobile operators are moving towards usage-based pricing models to relieve network congestion and contain the cost of funding next-generation networks, reports Freshfield's mobile group. Almost half of international mobile executives (48%) predict mobile operators will focus on developing new pricin…
QSL Launched with Android, iPhone & Brew LBS Social Apps
Qualcomm Services Labs a wholly owned subsidiary of Qulacomm has been created to develop and introduce new mobile services and applications.QSL will act as an incubator for new ideas, technologies and services for Qualcomm’s technologies. Some of the top apps and services that came from labs a…
BlackBerry RIM Buys Apps Dev/Storefront Maker Cellmania
The buying and mobile app mania continues with RIM buying mobile software and storefront platform maker, Cellmania, in the hopes to add more apps to the BlackBerry App World mobile storefront.Cellmania confirmed the deal on their website, “Our team has joined RIM’s global organization an…
Mobile Dating Data Shows Top Mobile Dating Websites – Summer Surfing Surge
Summer is time for the great outdoors, traveling and more mobile dating data. The number of visitors to mobile dating sites increased by 92 percent from the first week in June to the last week in July reports mobile measure firm Ground Truth. The study show a steady climb in romantic search throug…
Virgin Mobile Broadband2Go $40 Prepaid Unlimited Data Launched
Now, Virgin Mobile's Broadband2Go offers a new $40 unlimited mobile broadband plan. Available tomorrow online the plan includes access unlimited internet use at home or on-the-go for $40 per month. The $10 option for 100 MB, good for 10 days from purchase, remains …
Open Mobile Summit Speakers- Sprint’s Hess, Nokia’s Vanjoki and Mo’
Dan Hesse, CEO, Sprint, will join the keynote line-up at The Open Mobile Summit taking place at the Marriot Marquis in San Francisco, this November 8-10. Now in its third year the Open Mobile Summit is widely recognized as the thought leading event for CEOs and senior stra…
T-Mobile and Mo’ Tech Leaders Speak to Teens @ Giant Campus
In Back-to-School news Giant Campus, will offer a speaker series with some well-known speakers from wireless management and tech entrepreneurs . The online series will enable high school students to learn firsthand how some of the leading marketing, business, and graphic and game…
BlackBerry, iPhone, Android an’ Droid Travel App: FlightView
If you are traveling over the Labor Day weekend or are heading back to the school, you'll want to check out the FlightView app for BlackBerry, Android and iPhone. Its manages flight information the Android version has just been updated. FlightView's latest upgrade gives Android user…
Android Tablet: Samsung Galaxy Tab Specs Revealed – Rumors Reviewed
Smasung has starting gaining buzz for its forthcoming tablet the Samsung Galaxy Tab, with a 7 inch touchscreen, Android 2.2, Augmented Reality, video calling, Swype touchscreen keyboard and HD video. The date to watch is September 2, in Berlin, Media.We reviewed the rumors and leaked videos to…
Prepaid Mobile Broadband News: VZW 2 Offer 5 GB for $80 .mo
As competition heats up in the prepaid market, Verizon will launch a 5 GB for $80 per month, mobile broadband offering, according to a new report from Current Analysis. Virgin Mobile is offering a cheaper unlimited plan for $40 a month.The new Verizon prepaid mobile broadband plan remains in affect …
Android News: Dell Aero Android 1.5 w/3.5″ Screen $299 w/o Contract $99 with
Dell is offering an Android smartphone, available without a contract or with a contract from AT&T, the Dell Aero. The news release claims that the Dell Aero is one of the lightest multi-touch 3.5-inch Android smartphones. It has a 5 megapixel camera, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 624Mhz Marvell…
Verizon Offers Thinkfinity Resources for Back-to-School
Just in time for the new school year, Verizon Thinkfinity has launched a back-to-school feature that uses engaging educational resources to help teachers get students excited about their return to the classroom. …
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