TS2R Wireless News from Wireless and Mobile News
Full news stories today include the popularity of the iPhone 5, smartphone habits, more Q3 HTC smartphones, Droid Bionic news and the BlackBerry Bold Touch at T-Mobile 8/31.
Here's the news that's too short to report:
- Send in the iPhone Clones - From watching a video of a Chinese clone iPhone, bloggers have deduced it will come in white and look like previous iPhones.
- Sharp FX Plus @ Walmart - Walmart is the exclusive retailer of the Sharp FX Plus, an entry-level Android 2.2 Froyo QWERTY smartphone with Wi-Fi, GPS, 3MP camera and 3G data access for $28.88.
- Android #1- Canalysis reported Android is the number one platform by shipments since Q4 2010. It was also
the strongest growth driver this quarter, with Android-based smartphone
shipments up 379% over a year ago to 51.9 million units, representing 50% of the market. - Mo' T-Mobile @ 7/11 - T-Mobile and 7-Eleven announced the availability of a
T-Mobile prepaid, no term contract handset in 7-Eleven convenience stores. - Skype iPad App Outed - After launching the Skype video chat app for the iPad, Skype removed it from the App Store.
- MobiTV @ U.S. Cellular - U.S. Cellular has launched U.S. Cellular Mobile TV, powered by MobiTV that features live TV, video-on-demand programming from ABC, CBS, NBC, ESPN and Comedy Central.