This past September was a historic month. Vodafone Czech Republic has sold more phones with Android than with the Symbian operating system! Sure it’s a single carrier in not that big of a market, but it is definitely a sign of changing times. Up until now, no other smartphone platform came even close to Symbian’s…
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Nokia N8 available on Orange UK for free on a contract!
After Vodafone, we have another British operator joining the Nokia N8 party. It’s Orange which like Voda is also offering the Symbian^3-powered device for free on a two-year contract that includes at least 32.5 GBP a month plan. The cool part about Orange’s version of the Nokia N8 (actually it has to do with their…
Namco launches Ridge Racer Drift for Java, BREW, RIM and Windows Mobile phones
Namco Networks is bringing another classic title to mobile phones – Ridge Racer Drift. The game has been released for a number of platforms, including Java, BREW, RIM and Windows Mobile, with (I guess) others to follow. The mobile version of the once popular racer features six new tracks, nine racing machines, and you can…
eMarketer: $743.1 million will be spent on mobile ads this year!
eMarketer is out with its latest report on mobile marketing, predicting that this year will end with $743.1 million in total mobile ad spending, representing a more than 25% increase over last year’s forecast. Moreover, the research company’s projections are up on the order of 25% to 35% per year through 2014. Among the factors…
Angry Birds now available for Symbian^3 devices, Nokia N8 and C7 included
The full version of Angry Birds is now in Nokia’s Ovi Store and it can also sing along the latest Symbian^3 smartphones such as the N8 and C7. As a matter of fact, the game takes advantage of the new graphics co-processor that is an integral part of Nokia’s Symbian^3 smartphone series. If you’ve been…
coresystems’ coresuite mobile announced for Windows Phone 7; SAP users rejoice!
coresystems, which is the world leader in next generation apps and solutions in the SAP environment, announced that it will bring its coresuite mobile solution to Windows Phone 7. Based on Microsoft Silverlight, coresuite mobile is touted to be “just the right solution” for business customers looking for a mobile ERP solution for their smartphone.…
Vodafone to invest $500 million over the next two years on Indian 3G network rollout
India’s Vodafone Essar is planning to spend up to $500 million over the next two years on its 3G network rollout. The company expects to launch its first 3G services in India early next year, according to Mr Marten Pieters, Managing Director. The Big Red’s move is somewhat surprising considering that a couple of rival…
Germany to be the first country in Europe to roll out LTE on the digital dividend 800 MHz band
The European Union, like the United States, is taking spectrum that was once allocated for television broadcasts and letting operators use it to deploy advanced wireless networks. The US already had their 700 MHz auction almost 2.5 years ago, with Verizon declared the victor, but the EU is a bit more complicated with each nation…
Japanese company makes $25 NFC device that’s 3.9 mm thick, has a QVGA screen, and buttons
The upcoming near field communication revolution is so close that we can taste it. What the Japanese have been enjoying for years is finally going to come to the rest of the world once the price of incorporating NFC into mobile devices comes down in price. We’ll most likely see firms like Qualcomm, who sell…
Video: iPhone App: Twario makes reading your Twitter stream as fun as playing Super Mario Brothers
When the graphical user interface was invented, there were people who thought it was a huge waste of system resources, and that people should simply learn how to interact with their computers via the command line. Those old men, relics of the past, were of course wrong, and both Apple and Microsoft “wasted” system resources…