The torch has been passed: Mobile data traffic now surpasses voice and it will continue to grow indefinitely. As a consequence, operators need to find ways to not only support …
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The music video site Vevo has released an app for the iPhone and iPod Touch and is working on apps for the iPad, Android-powered devices and other mobile operating systems. …
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Samsung UK is giving out free Galaxy S smartphones to people who have publicly expressed their frustration with the new iPhone 4 on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.
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If you’re a social geek like me, then Flipboard is the iPad app you’ve been waiting for, aggregating Facebook, Twitter and other feeds into a very appealing magazine-like style.
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RIM is showing off yet another sneak peek of its BlackBerry 6 operating system today, releasing a YouTube video monday filled with tons of tweetery and far too much Facebook for a traditionally enterprise phone
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Motorola is trying to ‘charm’ its way into consumer hearts with its new Blackberry look-alike Android device. The much rumored Motorola Charm has now been confirmed and legitimized by the firm itself, and will be sold exclusively through T-Mobile in the US this summer.
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Consumers are increasingly tapping into the advanced features of their mobile devices, according to a new report released by Compete Inc. as part of its Quarterly Smartphone Intelligence Survey.The firm …
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@ Uplinq: Qualcomm entices developers with augmented reality SDK, peer-to-peer support
by Tracy Fordby Tracy FordSAN DIEGO – Qualcomm Inc. has paid $3 billion to developers using its BREW platform, CEO Paul Jacobs told a crowd of about 3,000 during yesterday’s keynote speech at the …
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Foursquare, the smartphone app which lets one “check in” at various real-life locations, proceeding to use that information to spam ones mates via every social network under the sun, is close to locating a bit of funding of its own, it has been reported.
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Google’s Nexus One is continuing its global sales tour, with Vodafone’s Australian branch – Vodafone Hutchinson Australia (VHA) – today announcing it is getting ready to sell the Google Nexus One in Australia, exclusively on Vodafone.
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While Smartphones are mostly snagging the headlines thanks to their enormous growth in market share, feature phones which run a non-smart OS and are Java enabled seem to be fading further and further from public consciousness.
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Twitter Inc. just did the inevitable. Twice.First it launched a geolocation-based service called Places. Then a few hours later, the entire service crashed and stayed down into the late hours …
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Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …
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Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …
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Editor’s Note:Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Last week, Jim did …
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With physical stores increasingly coming into competition with online retailers, it seems almost inevitable that one would begin to borrow from the other
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LOS ANGELES – Kicking off the final day of the cable industry’s big soiree, Federal Communications Commission Chair Julius Genachowski tried to dampen obvious concerns in the room over his …
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@ Digital Hollywood: How smartphones define us, why video hasn't taken off
by Matt Kapkoby Matt KapkoSANTA MONICA, CALIF. – Few, if any, technologies have taken off as quickly as smartphones have in the United States and it’s changing the American lifestyle in the process. At …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.This industry provides …
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We test out the new Twitter app for Android, bringing you the first screenshots. Review to follow
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The Twitter blog announced on Friday that the popular social networking service had been made available for Android and was now being offered on the Android Market. “Mobile phones are …
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Just when I thought Twitter could not possibly become any more ridiculous or meaningless, someone had to go and figure out a way. The people over at the Critical Media …
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People over at the Critical Media Lab in the University of Waterloo have gone somewhat loony and teamed up with a local Ontario dairy farmer to give 12 cows twitter accounts, in a bizarre use for RFID tagging.
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As a mobile pundit, something I’m asked a lot recently is whether the Nexus One is a good substitute for the iPhone. To answer the question properly, I decided to …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. …