Samsung Epic 4G owners on Sprint must be getting a little impatient with Android 2.1 knowing that 2.2 Froyo has been available for the HTC Evo 4G for quite some time now. However, it looks like the wait might not be much longer as a leaked screen shot shows the Epic 4G slated for an…
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Ford AppLink Goes Live for BlackBerry, Android, and iPhone
Awhile back we had covered a developer initiative that Ford was spearheading for their Sync system which would allow drivers to control smartphone apps using in-car controls and voice. Today, that AppLink software went live for Ford Fiesta owners, including with it previously-unannounced iPhone support. Three apps are leading the charge here: Pandora, Stitcher, and…
Radio Shack offers EVO 4G for $99 with trade in
Radio Shack is having another cool smartphone promotion, as the retailer is offering the Android-powered EVO 4G for $99 when you trade in a phone and sign a new contract. The promotion will run through Christmas day and it’s unclear if you can just bring any old phone in off the street. Still, if you’ve…
Dell drops the price on the Streak, now $399 unlocked
The Dell Streak continues to drop in price with the 5-inch tablet now available for $399 unlocked from Dell. This new low price applies only to the 16 GB model in Carbon black. Before you snub your nose at this Android 1.6-powered tablet, remember the Streak may ship with Android but 1.6, but it will…
Cell phones are killing landlines for certain ages
A new report confirms what many of us already know: cell phones are becoming the primary and only phones for a certain age group. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that more than half (51%) of Americans 25-29 do not have landline service and the cell phone is their…
Telefonica launches BlueVia and actually shows that operators can innovate
Telefonica, the world’s 3rd largest operator behind China Mobile and Vodafone and who is also more commonly known as O2 in the UK, recently launched a developer platform called BlueVia that’s just about the most innovative thing I’ve seen come out of the backwards telecommunications market since ringback tones. What BlueVia enables is for developers…
Motorola buys Zecter to boost personal cloud
Motorola just acquired Zecter and the personal-cloud storage company could lead to a noticeable boost for the MotoBlur service. Zecter’s main products were ZumoDrive and ZumoCast, which were both personal cloud service. ZumoDrive was very similar to Dropbox in that you could access your data on the go from multiple devices and ZumoCast is a…
HootSuite for BlackBerry Adds Check-Ins, New Localizations for Android and iPhone
The HootSuite Twitter/Facebook app for Android, iPhone, and BlackBerry have all been updated recently with a selection of new features. BlackBerry definitely got the most lovin’ this go-around, as now you can check in to Foursquare, Facebook Places, and take advantage of native Twitter location services using the app. Android got a few tweaks to…
Palm Pre 2 Now Available at Rogers for $99
As hinted by a sneak peek at the box in the fall, Rogers now has the Palm Pre 2 available for $100 on a three-year contract. The Pre 2 is the first smartphone HP and Palm have made together, but unfortunately it’s not quite that much of an upgrade from the Pre Plus. However, we…
Super Stick Golf for iPhone is Swingin’ Good Times
One of my favorite games for the iPad has to be Stick Golf HD. I love to golf, and while the game isn’t a golf game in the classic sense, it is a super-fun side-scrolling golf game chock-full of goodness. That’s why, when I stumbled up on the very new Super Stick Golf for iPhone,…