December 2010 Archives
iPhone, Android an’ Droid Free App: Time Square Ball for New Year
If you love the excitement of Times Square at midnight but don't love the cold, you might want to download the latest Times Square Ball app for Android or iPhone. The app will let see your face on the Toshiba Vision sign at the center of the celebration directly beneath the Times Square Ball.T…
iPhone App: Skype for iPhone – Video
The Skype app for iPhone now comes with video capabilities. Skype for iPhone lets you make and receive free Skype video calls on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, and it works over both WiFi and 3G connections. With the Skype iPhone app you can: Make video calls to people on their computer…
T-Mobile Tops Customer Service, Sprint #2, AT&T & VZW C+, Says Laptop
How well does your carrier support you and your phone? We know you are supporting your carrier with monthly fees, but can they answer your questions?Laptop tested the carriers' customer support three ways - in store, telephone, and web. Using real customer accounts, they tested service o…
Android Trojan Malware Geinimi Hits Android Smartphones in China
There's a new Trojan malware found in China that can not only access information on the phone but also can control it. Lookout, security software, reported that a new Trojan dubbed "Geinimi" from app stores in China can compromise a significant amount of personal data on a user's phone …
Vlingo iPhone Android & BlackBerry Searchers Like Pizza, Coffee, Tron, Harry Potter, N.Y. & Miami
Vlingo, the maker of Virtual Assistant voice commands for phones, announced the most popular actions of 2010. There are Vlingo apps for Android, iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile and Nokia.Text messaging was the Vlingo top function. Users are using Vlingo for buying movie tickets, findi…
7 Trillion SMS Texts Next Year, Says ABI Research
SMS has proven an enormous success ever since it started to show its first signs of traction in the early 1990s. So much so that next year, according to ABI Research estimates, more than seven trillion SMS messages will be sent worldwide, from nearly 4.2 billion mobile …
Nexus S Last Gadget Standing? Mobile Apps Ready to Showdown @ CES
The top 10 finalists for Last Gadget Standing and Mobile Apps Showdown at CES have been posted. Apps Showdown Finalists:DriveSafe.ly 2.0 - text stopping app.IDEAL Item ID - a free, open source, talking barcode reader and barcode maker that allows the visually impaired to identify things.Line2 -…
eBay Mobile Sales Grew 134%, Clothing & Cell Phones Tops
eBay announced this year's global mobile shopping trends. Favorites of mobile shoppers include cars, clothing, car parts, sporting goods and cell phones.In the U.S., the top five categories ranked by the number of items that sold through eBay's mobile apps for the year were: clothing sh…
Top Best Stories: News, Smartphones, Tips, Samsung Galaxy, Android an’ Droid in Wireless and Mobile News
As the year comes to an end, we thank you, our readers, for your continued support. We at Wireless and Mobile News keep track of how often you view the over a half a million pages a month. In case you were wondering, here are the top best read topics and types of articles for 2010.Top Ty…
Android an’ Droid Beta App 2 Try: tryda People, Biz, Reverse Lookup App
The second release of tryda (Beta) is now available in the Android Market for Android smartphones for free. The tryda app lets users look up phone numbers, reverse search by address and phone, and short code. Tryda claims that tryda (Beta) is one of the best and fastest ways to find business…
AT&T Wi-Fi Hotzones iPhones, Smartphones & Connected-Laptops in Times Square
If you are headed to Times Square to ring in the New Year and plan on Twittering, emailing New Year greetings or mapping your way home, you don't have to worry about incurring extra data charges on your AT&T iPhone, smartphone or laptop, because you can use the Wi-Fi hotzone in Times Square.&nbs…
Sprint WiMAXes San Francisco Bay Area with Samsung Epic 4G, HTC EVO 4G or Dell Mini 10
Sprint officially launched WiMAX in the San Francisco Bay Area. The new mobile broadband service from Sprint enables fast mobile downloads, wireless video chat, and mobile Web browsing up to 10 times faster than 3G service. The service is an additional $10 a month for smartphone users, …
App Contest Deadline Approaching, Most Underrated App of 2010, 12/31
Nominations are still open for the Most Underrated Mobile App of 2010 awards. Mobile application developers can submit their applications - free of charge - through December 31 to earn the recognition for their overlooked but award-worthy apps. The award is sponsored by PR4apps, offering…
Safe Drivers to Get Discount with Drive Wise Wireless Device from Allstate in IL
Attention safe drivers in Illinois who drive infrequently, not too fast, and don't brake too much. Allstate will install a wireless sensor in your car to monitor your driving, and you'll save on car insurance.Allstate announced Drive Wise, a voluntary program that rewards safe and low-mileage …
Anti-Texting While Driving Documentary Context: Where u at? DOA
AT&T released a new documentary featuring stories of texting-while-driving tragedies. As our readers know, college students text during all kinds of activities. They don't just text while driving, but also during bicycling, showering and sex. AT&T is trying to get everyone…
Kindle Beats Potter in Sales, Samsung Galaxy S Captivate, Droid Incredible & Droid X Top Amazon Sales
The third-generation Kindle is now the best-selling product in Amazon's history, eclipsing "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" (Book 7), reported Amazon. There were many mobile shoppers - those who shopped via their BlackBerry, iPad or Android smartphone and those who bought m…
Review: Google Nexus S (T-Mobile or Unlocked) Review of Reviews
Google Nexus S Rated 4 out of 5 by Wireless and Mobile News' Review of ReviewsReviewers of the Nexus S liked the pure Google experience, brilliant Super AMOLED touchscreen, snappy performance, improvements to Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and improved keyboard. They all noted that the Nexus S lac…
WMN Exclusive: College Students Text Often & During All Sorts of Activities
Wireless and Mobile News recently polled undergraduate college students at the Claremont Colleges in Southern California and found that texting is a crucial form of communication for college-aged students. College students at the Claremont Colleges use texting more than phone calling and respond qui…
Top Ten Best Happy Holiday Tips an’ Tricks for New Samsung Galaxy S, Android an’ Droid Owners
The news crew at Wireless and Mobile News would like to wish you the happiest of holidays. We know you may be getting a little stressed if you just bought a smartphone, such as a Samsung Galaxy S, Droid or Android, so we've rounded-up some holiday stress-busters.Perhaps you received one of Wir…
Top Best Coolest Smartphones from T-Mobile: Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant, G2 & LG Optimus T Tops
What a year for smartphones. Every carrier - AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile - had models of smartphones appear in the Wireless and Mobile News' Top Ten Best Smartphones Review of Reviews. T-Mobile tied with AT&T for the total number of smartphones that appear in the top ten l…
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