China had 38.64 million 3G users by the end of October, which is a threefold increase year-on-year. According to figures from the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), 25.38 million users were new subscribers in the past year. Each of the three operators — China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom — has…
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The Wine Sisterhood’s Drink-U-Lator helps iParty organizers buy enough booze
The Wine Sisterhood, the popular digital community devoted to promoting wine conversations among women, launched an iPhone app called Drink-U-Lator. The name of the application reminds me on “Drunk-U-Later,” which would be really, really bad name for the app, except for designated drivers. Anyway, Drink-U-Lator is designed to solve the problem of how much wine,…
Canada Post Launches Package-Tracking iPhone App
A new iPhone App has popped on the scene that many Canadians will want to keep on the radar. New from Canada Post, comes the aptly named Canada Post iPhone App… and it does pretty much what you’d expect it to do. A free download, this one does pretty much what you’d expect it to…
Samsung C3530: Overpriced feature phone made out of metal [2.2 inch screen]
The battle for consumers looking to spend less than 200 Euros on a phone is hot and heavy since the addressable market is much larger than that of the super smartphones running iOS and Android, otherwise known as the devices that get all the attention from the technology press. Samsung is introducing a new feature…
AT&T makes its Windows Phone BOGO sale retroactive
In conjunction with Microsoft, AT&T launched a Windows Phone buy one, get one free sale for the holiday season. Starting on Black Friday, this sale kicked off less than a month after the handset officially launched in early November. The sale may have delighted holiday shoppers, but its timing raised the ire of the early…
Rumor: Automattic working on a WordPress app for Windows Phone
Good news for WordPress fans with a Windows Phone handset. Automattic, the company behind WordPress, is rumored to be working on an official WordPress client for your mobile platform. While Automattic has remained silent on the possibility of a Windows Phone client, its website is a bit more revealing. The folks at The Blog Herald…
Rumor: Windows Phone 7 update in January will be huge, copy/paste included
Microsoft’s new mobile platform has been out just shy of one month, but Windows Phone 7 is slated for a major update in January according to a recent rumor. It’s almost funny that this is such a big deal, but copy and paste will be coming on board since it was notably absent during release…
Acer Liquid Metal may land at AT&T, T-Mobile
AT&T and T-Mobile are currently evaluating picking up the Acer Liquid Metal Android handset, according to representatives from Acer. The company said the Acer Liquid Metal is currently being evaluated by these carriers and it could provide a solid Android experience if it is finally picked up. Wherever it lands, the Acer Liquid Metal won’t…
iPhone quilt shows how young fanboys are trained
There’s a small chance that Gabriel Stein might grow up to be an Apple fanboy. After all, his grandmother put together an iPhone quilt just for him – and doesn’t he look totally adorbz in it?! We’ve seen iPhone cakes, cupcakes, chocolate blocks, pillows and costumes in the past. While those have all been quite…
Southwest Airlines jumps on Android bandwagon with its very own app
For the last 15 years, my favorite way to travel between Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas and Phoenix has been with Southwest Airlines. Service has generally been good, prices and deals were always great and I’ve never encountered any delay issues. Before I really start gushing and getting nostalgic, if you’re a fan of…