Too Short to Report Wireless News for February 28, 2011.
RIM Offers Free Analytics to App Devs - The BlackBerry Analytics Service SDK Beta is now available for BlackBerry developers. The free service powered by Webtrends helps developers identifiy app usage and know where to invest resources.
WebTop App Will Top Off Moto High-End Smartphones - Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha said that by June all Mototola high-performance Android smartphones will have the Webtop app preloaded. The Droid Bionic will not have Webtop app preloaded because of a time constraints. He did not say if there would be new laptop docks or if all the new smartphones will work with a laptop dock like the Motorola Atrix.
AT&T Kindles 3G with Amazon - AT&T will start selling the Amazon Kindle 3G ereader for $189 in AT&T stores starting March 6. Kindle 3G, which connects over Wi-Fi as well as AT&T's mobile
broadband network, wirelessly downloads books, magazines, newspapers,
blogs and personal documents to a 6-inch, high-resolution electronic
paper display that looks and reads like real paper. The Kindle Wireless Wi-Fi
Kindle 3G comes with free 3G service and a Webkit browser for internet access.
AT&T Launches LBS Ads - AT&T Advanced Ad Solutions and Placecast today announced an
agreement to provide ShopAlerts by AT&T, special offers
delivered to mobile phones when customers are near a store or brand. The messages are enhanced with information such as weather, traffic, and
local shopping area details to more effectively engage consumers.
RIM Mobilizes Wallets with BoA? Bank of America has sent customers offers to participate in mobile wallet trials that requires a new battery cover with an NFC antenna that works with the BlackBerry Curve, BlackBerry Bold and BlackBerry Tour using Mastercard PassPass POS terminals.
Full length news stories today include news of the Verizon iPhone , new mobile game platform Tap Me, Windows Phone 7 HTC Trophy, and ThunderBolt by HTC.