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Apple announced their new ad platform with iOS 4, which went live on July 1st. One lucky app developer showed off his returns after one day, which are, needless to say, awesome. Of course, there’s a lot of contention about making this much regularly through iAds, and this particular instance is just as likely likely…
Although Acer has been blasting through Android handsets at a good clip lately, they haven’t forgotten their first handset using Google’s mobile operating system. The Acer Liquid A1 has a 768 MHz processor, 800 x 480 display, 5 megapixel camera with ISO setting and auto-focus, and custom home screen multimedia apps. The biggest thing its…
Telus is testing the INQ Chat 3G, the BREW phone out of the UK with heavy social networking angle. By and large, it’s a dumbphone with well-tailored preloaded software, but my contact said he hates the thing. It’s actually kind of too bad that Telus decided to ruin the INQ brand name in Canada with…
Following up on the release of the Android 2.2 source code, affectionately named Froyo, Google has updated their software development kit. Here are the few modest changes. Adds default Search Widget. Includes proper provisioning for the platform’s Backup Manager. For more information about how to use the Backup Manager, see Data Backup. Updates the Android…
We’ve seen Ford SYNC cars be cell-phone friendly in a lot of ways, like Wi-Fi sharing, and smartphone application APIs; today they’ve got two more features that will keep drivers both safe and connected. First up is a Do Not Disturb mode, accessed from the snazzy MyFord Touch console, which mutes incoming mobile calls, e-mails,…
Nokia may have recently scored some serious attention-grabbing product placement for its Nokia E71 at the World Cup this year. Phone fans will probably notice the little bit of technology smooshed up between those mammaries. According to a Paraguayan publication, the Finnish mobile phone maker tapped Larissa Riquelme, a model and actress who has probably…
Vodafone, Orange, and O2 are already offering the iPhone 4 in the UK, and soon T-Mobile will join them. Monthly rate plans are available in £25, £30, £35, £40, £45, £50, £55, and £60 bundles, starting with a meager 100 minutes of talk, 100 text messages and 500 MB of data, and capping out with…
Falling in line with rumours of a July 11 launch, Sprint has confirmed that they’ll be selling the Samsung Intercept on July 11. The Android 2.1 device is a nearly-indistinguishable successor to the Moment, which also had a 3.2 megapixel camera, 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and a 3.2″ touchscreen, though it’s possible that…
WordPress for BlackBerry and Android is now sitting at version 1.3, with a variety of new goodies. The big ones are comment status sorting and easier rich text editing, but here’s the full list for updates to the BlackBerry version. Option to load more comments, not just the latest 100 Ability to load comments by…
A UCLA student has cooked up a reliable microscope attachment for mobile phones that can help medical professionals around the world while staying affordable. We had actually checked in with LUCAS’ creator, Aydogan Ozcan, a little over a year ago when it was still in the early stages, but now it’s almost ready for trials…