The Wholesale Applications Community (WAC) announced an additional nine new members to the organization, bringing the total member count to 57. New members to the organization include Aepona, Camber Tech Inc (BVI) Limited, GClue, Gemalto, Infraware, KT Innotz, Sharp and Sony Ericsson as Associate members while the Russian operator VimpelCom has joined as an Operator…
Archives for 2010
Rhapsody for Android 2.0 adds offline playback
Rhapsody is bringing the long-time awaited offline playback feature to the Android community, allowing users to keep listening to the music even in spots where there is no network signal around. The updated Android app comes on the heels of the iPhone application, which got the same treatment earlier in the year. As you may…
Priceline.com’s Hotel Negotiator now available for Android, too
After the iPhone version, Priceline.com is bringing its popular Hotel Negotiator hotel room booking app to Android devices. Available as a free download, the Priceline Negotiator (William Shatner) lets travelers use their smartphones to quickly find and book last-minute hotel rooms using Priceline.com’s “Name Your Own Price” hotel service to save up to 50% over…
HTC updates Sync 3.0 for myTouch 3G Slide, HTC EVO 4G, AT&T Aria, HTC Desire and Droid Incredible
HTC has updated its Sync software for select Android smartphones, including myTouch 3G Slide, HTC EVO 4G, AT&T Aria, HTC Desire and Droid Incredible. There are few new things included in the version 3.0.5481 like: Support for “Group” syncs in Contacts Extend Calendar Sync period to 1 year Add “My favorite” item support for Contacts…
Samsung Wave 723 lands in Germany for 349 EUR
Samsung Wave 723 is now available in Germany. The price is 349 EUR, which is kinda steep for a device running Bada OS. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve nothing against Samsung’s own mobile OS, it’s just that you can’t find that many apps for it. Moreover, I don’t see developers getting excited about the prospects…
Wireless Intelligence: There will be more than 120 million LTE connections in Asia Pacific by 2015
According to new data from Wireless Intelligence, the number of LTE connections in Asia Pacific will exceed 120 million by 2015. As expected, China will lead the ride, accounting for nearly half (57.9 million) of the total number. Other markets that will follow China on its “rise to LTE” include Japan, with 26.5 million, Indonesia…
Deal Alert: Nokia N8 in vomit green available at Dell for only $450
Nokia’s N8, regardless of what you think about the Symbian^3 operating system, is hands down the best camera phone money can buy. With a 12 megapixel sensor that’s larger than many of the sensors found in today’s point and shoot cameras, plus the ability to capture 720p video, if you’re an avid mobile photographer then…
GSMA looking at making future SIM cards embedded into devices [No more swapping for you!]
The GSMA, the boys and girls who invented the standard that delivers mobile communications to practically every single human being on the planet, has formed a task force that is set to investigate what the future of mobile devices might be like if SIM cards were embedded with new products and they could then be…
Qualcomm unveils first chip in new Snapdragon family: 28 nm, dual core, 5x performance bump
Qualcomm, manufacturer of a line of mobile processors known as Snapdragon that makes up the guts of almost every Android phone that ships and is also in 100% of Windows Phone 7 devices, has taken the lid off their future plans. Today’s Snapdragon chips are built using 65 nm and 45 nm transistors. That’s set…
Verizon offers $10 per line discount for smartphone owners on a Family SharePlan
Verizon confirmed that it will offer a discount on the price of a multi-line Family SharePlan if you buy a new smartphone. Starting tomorrow November 19th, customers that buy a smartphone from Verizon will have the $9.99 monthly additional line fee waived for the entire length of the two-year contract. This monthly savings tallies up to $240…