Filed under: WIRELESS | Tags: Android, Apple, Business, HTC Magic, LG Electronics, Mobile phone, Research In Motion, Smartphone
While other carriers might finally be dipping their toes in the Android water this month, T-Mobile has been in this game for a long time. They got their first Android phone (the G1) out last October, and managed to launch two more (the myTouch and the CLIQ) within the year. It makes sense, then, that they’re the first to pipe up with some usage details. (Mobilecrunch11/4)
If you’re determined to shake down some deals during the mother of all U.S. shopping days, then forgive the cliche when we tell you there’s an app for that. Powered by dealnews, the just-released version 2 of their Black Friday app (iTunes link) adds a number of new features for bargain hunters. (Mashable11/4)
LG Electronics, the world’s third-largest cell phone maker, is eyeing sales gains of 20% this year and in 2010, Skott Ahn, the CEO of its mobile-device business, said. At a separate event Tuesday, LG Electronics CEO Yong Nam said the company was “investing heavily” in smartphones, adding that, “We’re not yet there but we’ll get there.” Nam said LG saw companies such as Apple and Research in Motion, rather than fellow handset makers, as its chief competition. Reuters (11/3) , The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (11/4)
![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=2b7c32f8-a53b-4e1b-83aa-7e17f1936862)
Filed under: WIRELESS | Tags: Android, BlackBerry Storm, HTC Corporation, HTC Hero, PC World, Research In Motion, Smartphone, Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless will introduce an HTC Android-powered smartphone Friday alongside the Motorola Droid, the carrier said. The $99 handset, which Verizon Wireless has dubbed the Droid Eris, has similar features to the HTC Hero, industry observers reported. Verizon Wireless also said last week that it was “very pleased” with the initial sales of Research in Motion‘s BlackBerry Storm 2, which launched Wednesday. Yahoo!/PC World(11/1) , The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (10/30)
![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=81d23745-faef-4843-8461-bdbc960a095e)
Filed under: WIRELESS | Tags: AT&T, iPhone, Microsoft, Mobile phone, Nokia, Research In Motion, Smartphone, Wall Street Journal
The rise of the mobile-app market has helped send the popularity of games soaring, according to a new AT&T-sponsored survey that found 57% of cell phone users are gamers — with more than half of those playing at work. AT&T also released a list of the 10 most popular games and applications that were downloaded on its network from January to March. The Wall Street Journal (5/5) , TMCNet.com (5/5)
Say you’re a wireless carrier with an exclusive deal on the hottest wireless device with the most popular application store. What do you do? Well, up until now, AT&T’s answer has been basically nothing. It had released zero apps taking advantage of the fast growing iPhone platform. Today, it finally got around to releasing one. (http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/05/05/att-finally-releases-what-should-have-been-the-first-iphone-app 5/5)
Developers planning to write for Microsoft‘s new mobile market should forget about VoIP applications and programs that change the phone’s default browser or allow users to shop at rival app stores. Those are among the 12 rules Microsoft has spelled out for the downloadable-apps market the company is expected to launch — along with an operating system upgrade — in the second half of the year. PCWorld/IDG News Service (5/5)
AT&T is putting some of its smartphones on a diet: The carrier said Monday that it would begin selling in early summer Research in Motion‘s new BlackBerry Curve 8900 — at 0.53 inches deep, the phone is said to be RIM’s thinnest full-QWERTY release ever — and has put Nokia‘s new e71x on sale for $100. At 0.39 inches in depth, the Nokia 3G-enabled handset might be the world’s slimmest and is the first keyboard-equipped phone that Nokia has released in the U.S. in more than two years. TWICE (5/4) , xchange (5/4)
![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=463ab41b-2b52-41b1-8503-538f40477b62)
Filed under: WIRELESS | Tags: App Store, Apple, Blackberry, Facebook, Google, iPhone, Research In Motion, Yahoo
Apple is under pressure from developers who are selling downloadable iPhone applications in competition with the company’s megasuccessful App Store, according to a published report. To use the unauthorized apps, users must download software to modify the device. An executive at one third-party provider said the software had been installed on 1.7 million iPhones. The Wall Street Journal (3/6)
Would you pay $10 for an entire offline copy of Wikipedia, the crowdsourced encyclopedia of information that you can get on the Web for free? WikiPock
, a Paris-based startup, has compressed the entire English language version of Wikipedia to under 4 gigabytes (not including images), and is selling it for mobile phones. (Iwantmedia 3/6, http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/06/wikipock-will-put-an-entire-copy-of-wikipedia-in-your-pocket-for-10 3/6)
Yahoo is said to be in talks with Vodafone about the distribution of the Internet company’s mobile search product. A deal could make Yahoo mobile search the default software on phones sold by Vodafone across Europe. Vodafone’s deal with Google expires this year. (Iwantmedia 3/6, http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a8PTHNIb80cI 3/5)
Research in Motion is inching closer to the launch of its own app store – the BlackBerry App World – stocked with games, social networks, personal productivity application and other gizmos RIM hopes will stave off iPhone envy. In a FAQ posting the company said the store will work with all BlackBerry smartphones running OS version 4.2.0 or higher and that paid apps will start at $2.99. (Developers can price their apps in $1 increments as long as they’re at least $2.99). (Cynopsis 3/6)
Developer MobileTribe unveiled a powerful new app for BlackBerry allowing users to blend data and address books from multiple services including Facebook, MySpace, Orkut, Plaxo, Yahoo and Google. The service allows you to view email, wall posts and friends requests from these social networks as well as view pictures on flickr, Picasa, Facebook, MySpace, Orkut. (Cynopsis 3/6)
![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=79f24fa7-92a7-452d-b931-b258183c67cc)
Filed under: WIRELESS | Tags: Barack Obama, Blackberry, Computers, Enterprise Server, President-elect, Research In Motion, RIM, WIRELESS
The growing increase in the quality of cameraphones will likely result in an explosion of imaging applications for wireless devices, according to a new report from Parks Associates, a research and consulting firm. The study predicted revenue from the new opportunities should reach $500 million by 2013. InformationWeek (1/13) , cellular-news (U.K.) (1/13)
In a demonstration of why President-elect Barack Obama will probably have to surrender his BlackBerry, owner Research in Motion on Monday issued a pair of interim patches to cover up critical security holes in the handset’s software. In an advisory, RIM listed four service packs from its Enterprise Server and Professional Software systems that were affected and warned users to open PDF documents only from trusted senders. CNET (1/13)
![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=2c976883-8b90-4a93-96be-c8c0d2d1de4f)
Filed under: WIRELESS | Tags: Apple, Blackberry, Facebook, Google, iPhone, Myspace, New York Times, Research In Motion
Google introduced a free application for the Apple iPhone this week that lets users vocalize questions into its search engine to learn facts or find addresses. The company hopes to offer a new avenue for targeted advertising by combining the service with the phone’s GPS. The New York Times (11/14)
Research In Motion has released a native MySpace client for its Blackberry devices, allowing users to add comments and post photos, among other features. The move reinforces the company’s push to take the Blackberry brand beyond its enterprise roots to target consumers. (Iwantmedia 11/14, http://blogs.zdnet.com/social/?p=609 11/13)
![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=6310a683-923a-48a1-9e7b-f5c1baf83464)
Filed under: WIRELESS | Tags: AppStore, BerryStore, Blackberry, BlackBerry App, BlackBerry Storm, iPhone, Research In Motion, Storm
As Research in Motion prepares to open
its Blackberry Application Center to answer the iPhone’s App Store, an unaffiliated startup called the BerryStore has already launched a competing app store for Blackberry Apps. What makes it better than the official BlackBerry App Center (besides the name), is that apps in the BerryStore work across both old and new BlackBerries alike (not just the upcoming BlackBerry Storm), and across carriers. The BlackBerry App center, in contrast, is designed to be a carrier-specific store, with different apps for different carriers. (http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/06/forget-the-blackberry-application-center-the-berrystore-will-have-better-apps 10/6)
![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=7017c2ec-1e10-4213-8460-15bce2fe23b2)
