Handmark launched two new apps for Android smartphone owners – PolitiCaster Right and PolitiCaster Left. As you can guess, the first of the two is aimed at Republican Party fans, whereas the second looks for its user base among the Democrats. In other words, whichever side you pick, Handmark will make money out of you…
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GSMA unveils additional keynote speakers for Mobile World Congress 2011
The GSMA announced additional keynote speakers for the upcoming Mobile World Congress 2011. As you’re about to see, all of the giants (except Apple) are on board. Here’s list of recently confirmed speakers: Paul Otellini, President and CEO, Intel Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft Stephen Elop, President and CEO, Nokia Ryuji Yamada, President and CEO, NTT…
Martha Stewart Makes Cookies launched for the iPad users
Martha Stewart Makes Cookies is a new iPad app released by Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, providing iPad-ownin’ home bakers with tons of tools, information and “inspiration” if you need some. Included in the app are more than 50 recipes which can be searched by type and/or flavor using an “innovative roulette-wheel-style recipe finder.” Additionally, 11…
QIP is Russian answer to Skype?
Most of us haven’t heard of QIP, but apparently it’s getting a popular instant messaging and VoIP app in Russia these days. The man behind this product is a billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, who is planning to create a rival to Skype and offer cheap online calls. The service is still not as widely popular as…
Juniper Research: North American operator non-voice revenues to reach $96.7 billion by 2015
Juniper Research’s new study estimates that operator revenues from non-voice services will go from $56 billion this year to $96.7 billion by 2015. Unsurprisingly, carriers have consumer adoption of data-hungry devices such as smartphones and tablets to thank for this surge in demand. However, the report forecasts that despite this rise growth in total operator…
China Mobile joins Linux Foundation
China Mobile is joining the Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux. The world’s largest telecom operator by both market value and number of subscribers became a Gold member, joining almost 100 companies on the list. The Foundation has three levels of membership – Platinum, Gold and Silver. There are…
Motorola Droid Pro launching November 18th?
The first official “Business Droid”, the Motorola Droid Pro is set to hit Verizon on November 18th, if the document above is correct. The document also called the Pro an iconic device, and it is in some aspects, but we will have to wait and see consumer response before we can call the device “iconic”.…
Skyfire for iPhone available now – Get Flash on iOS [Update]
We knew this day was coming but the Skyfire browser is now available for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. That means you’ll be able to get Flash content on your iOS device. If you don’t know, Skyfire is a mobile browser which aims to deliver content to the handset with minimal bandwidth. Like Opera,…
Apple to triple iTunes music previews from 30 to 90 seconds
A leaked memo from Apple to the music labels suggests Apple is increasing the length of music previews on iTunes from 30 seconds to 90 seconds. The change would only affect music files that are longer than 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Tracks shorter than this arbitrary limit will keep the 30 seconds preview. Previously…
Sprint jumps on T-Mobile 4G claims, too
It looks like the claims of T-Mobile that it has the largest 4G network aren’t going over well with the competitors, as Sprint is now talking all sorts of trash. “Halloween is over – it’s time for T-Mobile to stop dressing up like their favorite super hero – Sprint 4G,” Sprint 4G President Matt Carter…