A research firm /mobile/SQUARED says that at the current download rate of 5.1 million apps per day Apple will pass the announced 1 billion app downloads in the afternoon (GMT) of April 23rd. So if everything goes as planned, the Cupertino folks will reach 500 million apps downloaded in just 94 days. In comparison, the…
Archives for April 21, 2009
Cricket joins Verizon and U.S. Cellular to offer its service on Chicago subway
Cricket has entered a 10-year long deal with the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) to lease their wireless communications infrastructure in the Red Line and Blue Line subways, agreeing to pay $22,250 per month, as a result. Cricket is not the first company to offer its wireless service to the passengers of Chicago’s 11.4-mile subway system…
Nokia Friend View updated to include friend alerts
Remember Friend View, Nokia’s location-aware Twitter-like app for Symbian S60 smartphones? Well, it has been recently updated to include friend alerts in the mix. Now the application can run in the background in “Normal” or “Active” modes and a “pling-plung” from Friend View will tell you that your friend is close by so you can…
HTC Touch 3G gets a firmware update
HTC has recently released a new update to its high-end Touch 3G smartphone. Among the improved functions and fixes, they highlights: Fixed auto-reboot issue after enabling WLAN. Added the control panel to the action panel after taking a picture in theme mode. Improved QuickGPS updating through ActiveSync, Wi-Fi and GPRS. Enhanced Opera’s browsing performance while…
Telenor, Tele2 team-up to build 4G network in Sweden
Telenor Sweden and Tele2 Sweden have recently announced an agreement to build a joint 4G network in Sweden. Under the agreement, the two companies will enter a 50-50 joint venture for network construction and sharing of spectrum in the 900MHz and 2600MHz frequency bands. The roll-out of what will be Sweden’s most extensive 4G network…
Quickoffice hits the AppStore!
Quickoffice for iPhone is now in the AppStore, allowing Apple handset and iPod Touch users to edit their documents and spreadsheets from their shiny devices, while on-the-go. Here’s a rundown of the application features: Text formatting – change font size, style and color Content selection along with cut/copy/paste support Ordered and unordered lists within Word…
Red LG Lotus now available on Sprint for 50 bucks less – $49.99!
Dear heavy texter, I’m sorry for interrupting your message, but there’s something you need to know. The we-knew-it’s-coming LG Lotus in red is now available on Sprint. But the news doesn’t stop there. You see, instead of asking 100 bucks ($99.99) for the stylish QWERTY clamshell (the expected price), Sprint decided to cut the price…
Video: LG Viewty Smart GC900 demo
The new LG Viewty Smart GC900 is an impressive device. It packs all the things a high-end phone user could possibly need — including a powerful camera with some cool technologies to support better photo taking, WiFi, GPS, hi-res screen, and a cool form factor. Plus, let’s not forget that neat 3D user interface. Still…
WeFi gets a Fring add-on to allow users access to millions of WiFi hotspots
WeFi, the company behind the first open community-based global Wi-Fi network, and Fring launched the WeFi add-on for Fring to give users mobile access to the database of 20 million WiFi hotspots around the world. If you need to pick one Fring add-on to install, this is the one. That’s in case you’re travelling often…