Building a mobile app that requires constant data update from a server is always been a thorny topic for developers. While it is preferable to deliver the most updated information to the end-user all the time, constant use of the radio to poke the server is a battery drain. So, most app chooses to ask [...]
A Nexus One running a Windows OS? You got to be kidding, right? Not on my wildest imagination. But hey, what would a developer with a free time will do? Check out the video after the break and see for yourself if this is for real or some fancy hoax.
“Think Different” – the ad campaign that Apple launched 13 years ago. It was probably the single most important ad campaign for a company that started in a garage and became one of the most successful tech industry players. It was a phenomenal story of rags to riches, of nerds to coolmeisters and of [...]
My grin was ear-to-ear when I received my first Palm Pilot back in 1997. Back then, the cool factor for having a “Palm” was like being in an “Oktoberfest” with a VIP pass. Yesterday, that cool factor has reached its coldest state. Thanks to HP and its $1.2 Billion, Palm Inc has lived to see [...]
The proof is in the pudding that when it comes to touchscreen accuracy, the iPhone rules the day. The shocker to this is that there isn’t just a little difference between devices, but there is a HUGE difference! We’ve all read reviews or heard other people talk about how they didn’t the touchscreen or just [...]
Skype is on a roll. We recently blog about Skype’s availability on Nokia smartphones. Today, a post on Skype’s web site announcing availability of Skype on Verizon starting this Thursday, 25th of March. The following smartphones will have it (mostly BlackBerry): BlackBerry Storm 9530 BlackBerry Storm2 9550 BlackBerry Curve 8330 BlackBerry Curve 8530 BlackBerry 8830 [...]
Dell will soon be entering the smartphone business in the US with an Android-based device named “Aero”. As you can see from AT&T’s web site, Aero will have the following features: * 5MP camera with the app integrated into Flickr, Facebook, Picassa, YouTube and TwitPic. * 3.5″ nHD display * Supports Flash Lite * Wi-Fi [...]
When Google released the Nexus One a couple months ago, it was only available for T-Mobile networks. T-Mobile was the obvious choice because it was an early partner and carrier for the first Android device, the G1. We were told at that time that support for Verizon and Vodaphone were coming soon, but curiously absent [...]
Hott MD500 is hot! A 4.8″ tablet based on a customized Android OS. Priced at $92 to distributors is a good reason to make this device a very attractive option. I don’t think this one is an iPad killer but it really looks cool. Check out the youtube video after the break and tell us [...]
Today, comScore released some interesting numbers on the mobile subscribers market share. The numbers are based on US mobile subscribers age 13 and above from the period of October of last year to January of this year. By end of January: 234 million Americans have mobile phones 42.7 million uses a smartphone I’m quite surprised [...]