Archive for August, 2009
Mobilize ‘09 Shaping up to be Android’s Biggest Event Yet
Next month’s Mobilize ‘09 is shaping up to be the Android event we’ve all been waiting for.After waiting patiently over the last 18 months for the big Android coming out party. Each time we expected a CES, CTIA, or MWC to deliver the goods, we came away feeling disappointed. September 10th should all that. As we look through [...]
Android at the top in mobile game sales
Mobile phones are becoming very competent and popular mobile gaming platforms. According to the largest third party application store, mobile games were 25% of all apps sold for the first half of 2009. That is a 6% increase from 2008. According to Handango’s report, Android was one of the most popular gaming platforms for mobile devices. [...]
T-Mobile Galaxy gets FCC approval
That fantastic source of leaked product information known as the FCC has givien its seal of approval to a new Android handset for T-Mobile. The handset in question is the Samsung Galaxy, otherwise known as the i7500. The i7500 is expected to hit other carriers as well, including Verizon. The FCC approval doesn’t point to what carrier will [...]
Who Has Best Google Voice Experience?
Rafe Needleman of cnet/Buzz Out Loud fame has put together a little head-to-head comparison for phones that run Google Voice. Guess who came out on top? To be fair, there are really only two platforms that have official Google Voice apps – BlackBerry and Android. Having said that, he still has good things to say about how well the app [...]
TuneWiki (Version 1.2)
TuneWiki is the winner of 3 international prizes. Its patented technology allows you to listen to music while watching subtitled lyrics, translated to 40+ languages. Features include Music Maps, Top 50 Charts, Shoutcast, Last.fm, and music videos. NEW: Widget, Live Folders, Facebook/Twitter posting. Ad-free upgrade available! Read more @ [...]
Wikitude 3 and Wikitude.Me Announced By Mobilizy
Someone has been busy! In a Press Release published yesterday, mobile app developer Mobilizy killed two apps with one code, announcing the launch of Wikitude 3 and Wikitude.Me. The application fits into the wonderful world of Augmented Reality (AR) we keep hearing so much about. It is essentially a “World Browser” that allows [...]
Middle East Gets First Android: Samsung Galaxy
We don’t talk much about the Middle East mobile market and while we (in the States) complain about only having the G1 and MyTouch with many more Androids to come, the poor folks in the Middle East are Andriodless. WERE Androidless I should say - the Samsung Galaxy is now available in stores across the region for AED 2,299. The AED is stands [...]
AT&T Not Helping Motorola’s Cause
If Motorola wants to turn their ship around using Android, they’re not getting much help from AT&T. The second largest US carrier has canceled plans to offer two smartphones expected later this year. The two models, Heron and Sawgrass, were originally Windows Mobile devices retrofitted to run Android. The problem is that the phones [...]
O2 UK Now Offering Galaxy On Upgrades
This is a little bit confusing so bear with me. Yesterday we saw some reports that the Samsung Galaxy was delayed on O2. The Galaxy had never been given a firm release date and the future of the phone looked bleak since the cause for the delay was failed device testing and glitches. From Mobile Today: The release date of Samsung’s first Android [...]
FCC outs Android-powered Archos tablet
You have to love those hacks over at the FCC. They seem to be incapable of not leaking a product ahead of its official announcement as they are testing it for compliance with all the wireless regulations in America. The FCC has become a constant source of information on new products. The latest outing by the FCC is Archos’ Android media [...]
