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Motorola has announced via Facebook that DROID users will soon be receiving on over-the-air update for Android 2.1, making the phone the second to have the latest firmware, after the Google Nexus One.
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Date: 9 Feb 2010 19:02
Google has started live phone support for the Nexus One this week, finally giving users a way to directly talk with representatives from the company. Until this week, live, phone support had ...
Date: 9 Feb 2010 18:02
Adobe has announced today that Flash 10.1 will only work on Android smartphones running firmware 2.1 or later, a move that disappoints most Android phone owners out there, being that only one ...
Date: 9 Feb 2010 18:02 | 1 comment
Following an FCC investigation into the overall industry, Google has slashed the fee for Nexus One owners who decide to drop their contract early.
The early termination fee, or as Google ...
Date: 9 Feb 2010 00:02 | 7 comments
According to BBLeaks, the upcoming BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) 3.0 details have been leaked, and it appears that BB owners will be getting better support for Gmail among other significant updates.
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Date: 8 Feb 2010 04:02
According to the latest IDC numbers, vendors shipped 54.5 million smartphones in the Q4 2009, a record, and a 39 percent increase year-on-year.
Nokia led the pack with 67.7 million for all ...
Date: 6 Feb 2010 23:02 | 1 comment
More details have been released on the upcoming Motorola Devour from Verizon, and it appears that the Android device will launch with Adobe Flash Lite, giving the phone the Flash support that ...
Date: 6 Feb 2010 23:02 | 10 comments
The latest update to Google Maps 3.4 has enabled multi-touch for the Motorola DROID, with pinch-to-zoom now available for the device, at least while using the popular app.
Last week Google ...
Date: 6 Feb 2010 22:02 | 1 comment
Deutsche Telekom AG is actively considering an IPO for its T-Mobile USA branch, as a way to help pay for the carrier's large upcoming infrastructure buildout.
Telekom is Europe's largest ...
Date: 5 Feb 2010 21:02
According to the The Symbian Foundation, the world's most popular mobile operating system, Symbian, is going open-source.
Individual developers as well as organizations can now modify the ...
Date: 4 Feb 2010 21:02 | 3 comments
After months of leaks and rumors, Verizon has officially unveiled the Motorola Devour, and will begin selling it in March.
Touted as a younger brother to the DROID, the new phone will have ...
Date: 3 Feb 2010 19:02 | 5 comments
Google has announced today that Nexus One owners will be receiving an over-the-air update for their smartphones this week, one that adds a number of features, the most prominent being multi-touch support.
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Date: 3 Feb 2010 18:02 | 3 comments
AndroidCentral has posted pics today of the Motorola Devour Android device, Verizon's first phone to emphasize MOTOBLUR.
The phone will release in silver, and will not have any connection ...
Date: 2 Feb 2010 18:02
This weekend, Mozilla released the long-anticipated mobile browser, Firefox Mobile 1.0, for the Nokia Maemo.
Hoping to take market share from more established players like Opera, the Firefox ...
Date: 2 Feb 2010 18:02 | 5 comments
According to new data from ABI Research, the Apple iPhone lost smartphone market share in the fourth quarter 2009 compared to the Q3, dropping from 18.1 percent of all sales in the third to ...
Date: 2 Feb 2010 16:02 | 9 comments
The Spanish language blog MuyComputer has reported today that Microsoft will be launching the long-anticipated Zune Phone this month at the Mobile World Congress event in Spain.
The presentation ...
Date: 1 Feb 2010 18:02 | 4 comments
According to a recent FCC filing, an AT&T-compatible Google Nexus One has been approved, and could be available for the GSM-based provider within a few months.
Currently, the Nexus One works ...
Date: 31 Jan 2010 23:01 | 3 comments
T-Mobile is set to add a new "flagship" Android device to their lineup of smartphones, one that likely signals the end of the T-Mobile G1, the original Android-based device.
It is still unknown ...
Date: 31 Jan 2010 21:01 | 2 comments
Following Nokia's earnings report today, there was an interesting note about the Ovi Store, Nokia's application store for its mobile phones.
The Ovi Store is now seeing 1 million downloads ...
Date: 28 Jan 2010 18:01
Yesterday we reported that Wal-Mart had a "coming soon" screen for the Google Nexus One, and it appeared that the smartphone may have been headed to brick and mortar stores around the U.S. (View ...
Date: 28 Jan 2010 18:01
In updating the iPhone SDK, Apple is now accepting apps that allow for VoIP calls over 3G networks. Until this week, that option had only been available through Wi-Fi.
iCall, the maker of ...
Date: 28 Jan 2010 17:01 | 1 comment
Nokia has just announced the financial results for the previous quarter. The mobile giant reported profit of 1,395 billion euros (approx. $1,952 billion) and the revenue rose to 12 billion euros ...
Date: 28 Jan 2010 11:01 | 2 comments
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has issued a statement today telling citizens that the Android mobile OS is "OK" in China despite Google's recent threat to leave the ...
Date: 28 Jan 2010 07:01 | 5 comments
Samsung has announced that they have begun mass producing displays for 3D LED HDTVs, a move that puts a lot of support behind the technology that many critics have called a "gimmick."
Being ...
Date: 28 Jan 2010 02:01 | 7 comments
Nokia Corp. has decided not to bundle its 'Comes With Music' service with its flagship X6 music phone model, in an effort to boost sales of the device. By cutting the unlimited music service, ...
Date: 28 Jan 2010 01:01
Long Zheng at istartedsomething has made a very interesting find today, finding drivers for a Zune phone in the latest Zune software update, version 4.2.202.
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Date: 27 Jan 2010 02:01 | 6 comments
AT&T has shown Apple its plans to improve the wireless data network, says COO Tim Cook, hoping the new infrastructure will change the general perception of the public that the carrier's network is lacking.
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Date: 27 Jan 2010 02:01 | 2 comments
The Google Nexus One smartphone has been plagued with 3G connectivity issues since its launch earlier this month, but Google has said today that an OTA firmware update coming this week should ...
Date: 27 Jan 2010 01:01
According to new sources, Verizon will begin offering prepaid BlackBerry data service sometime in the next three months.
Although there weren't too many details revealed, the plan will cost ...
Date: 27 Jan 2010 01:01 | 1 comment
Although it is available online through the new Google Android store, it appears as though Wal-Mart stores may be getting the smartphone soon too.
More interesting however is the fact that ...
Date: 26 Jan 2010 21:01 | 2 comments
Google has announced the launch of a new version of Google Voice for the Apple iPhone, one that cannot be downloaded through the app store but instead used through the web browser.
In July, ...
Date: 26 Jan 2010 19:01 | 4 comments
If the latest reports are to be believed, Apple and AT&T's iPhone exclusivity pact will end on Wednesday.
Says HotHardware: "According to an inside source close to the going-ons involved ...
Date: 25 Jan 2010 06:01 | 14 comments
The disputes over mobile technology patents just keep on coming. Yesterday, Motorola filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), alleging that Research in Motion (RIM) ...
Date: 23 Jan 2010 13:01
Earlier this week, Nokia responded to Apple's complaints to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), saying it will "defend itself vigorously." Apple filed a complaint with the ITC on ...
Date: 23 Jan 2010 13:01
The world's foremost Android "hacker" Cyanogen has introduced a new Nexus One rom that enables multi-touch support for the "superphone."
For now, multi-touch using the hacked rom will only ...
Date: 23 Jan 2010 04:01
Motorola has announced that it has opened its own app store in China for Android phones, giving users a chance to download apps for their phones despite Google's decision to pull out of the nation.
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Date: 22 Jan 2010 02:01 | 1 comment
PreCentral has compared the older Palm Pre smartphone with the new Palm Pre Plus and it appears that the new handset, which features double the RAM and storage space, can run up to 50 apps simultaneously, ...
Date: 21 Jan 2010 20:01 | 2 comments
Nokia Corp. has dealt something of a blow to navigation players including TomTom and Garmin by announcing plans to release a new version of Ovi Maps that includes high-end walk and drive navigation ...
Date: 21 Jan 2010 12:01 | 3 comments
A new plug-in for Skype being marketed by Startup Vivu brings multipoint videoconferencing to the Skype software; adding functionality that has been absent so far from the service. Failing to ...
Date: 20 Jan 2010 23:01 | 3 comments
Companies that market the 25 year old classic, Tetris, are expected to announce that the game has reached an impressive 100 million mobile downloads -- paid mobile downloads at that. Since it's ...
Date: 20 Jan 2010 23:01 | 2 comments
The popular Pocket God application has hit a milestone today, the first to 2 million downloads.
The game costs $0.99, and has updated 30 times since its release, all for free.
Bolt Creative, ...
Date: 20 Jan 2010 21:01 | 6 comments
The research firm Jefferies and Co. has released a note this week that claims that the long-hyped Microsoft 'Zune phone' will be launched next month at the Mobile World Congress conference.
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Date: 20 Jan 2010 18:01 | 5 comments
Google has delayed the release of two Android-based smartphones in China, both of which were supposed to launch tomorrow with China Unicom.
The phones were from Motorola and Samsung and Google ...
Date: 20 Jan 2010 01:01
BGR has posted some details for the upcoming iPhone OS 4.0 firmware update from "Apple sources."
Says the site:
* There will be multi-touch gestures OS-wide. (Would make sense for that ...
Date: 20 Jan 2010 00:01 | 23 comments
Google has confirmed that the upcoming major revision to the Android 2.x platform is dubbed "Froyo," short for "frozen yogurt."
Android Senior Product Manager Erick Tseng says the name keeps ...
Date: 18 Jan 2010 02:01 | 1 comment
American texters have helped raise $11 million for Haitian earthquake relief, either by donating $5 or $10 to different funds specifically created to help those in need.
The Mobile Giving ...
Date: 18 Jan 2010 01:01 | 4 comments
Apple has fired back at Nokia this weekend, filing a complaint with the International Trade Commission (ITC) over patent violations.
"Nokia will study the complaint when it is received and ...
Date: 16 Jan 2010 22:01 | 3 comments
Yesterday, Verizon dropped the prices on their unlimited voice and text plans, and today AT&T has followed suit, giving iPhone users a break from their normally very high monthly fees.
Before ...
Date: 16 Jan 2010 20:01 | 11 comments
Google and T-Mobile have slashed the price of the Nexus One for T-Mobile upgraders, dropping the price from $379 to $279, while giving refunds to those who paid the full price in the last week.
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Date: 15 Jan 2010 20:01
NBC has reported this week that Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has moved on from the iPhone to the Nexus One, the latest Android device, and a direct rival to Apple's product.
When asked ...
Date: 15 Jan 2010 18:01 | 2 comments
