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When it comes to your wireless bill, it looks like the FCC has your back. How often have you opened up your cell phone bill only to be hit with outrageous charges and overages? Pretty soon you won’t have to worry about that as the FCC looks to make it mandatory for carriers to notify…
Beejive, a popular instant messaging application on BlackBerry and iPhone, has made the leap to Android today, offering users the ability to tap into a variety of IM networks, including AOL, Windows Live, Google Talk, Yahoo!, ICQ, Facebook,and iChat. Beejive on Android includes most of the features you’d expect, like group handling, always-on connectivity with…
Windows Phone 7 is going to hit very soon and a number of handset buyers will undoubtedly be Mac users, too. So Microsoft is releasing a new tool that will allow Windows Phone 7 handsets sync with Mac OS X. However, given Apple’s tight control over its platform, the Windows Phone software will only allow…
A rumor surfaced yesterday that suggests the T-Mobile G2 was receiving an update to enable WiFi hotspot functionality and add WiFi-calling to this premiere Android handset. While anxious customers waited for this important update to arrive, T-Mobile reached out with an official statement of its own that is decidedly ambiguous. “Wi-Fi Calling and tethering/Wi-Fi sharing…
Apple, ever so wholesome, has been hard at work to make sure our iPhones stay clean of any filthy or salacious content. It started with apps that may have been remotely viewed as a bit too sexy, and now it’s even looking to block sexy texts. That’s right. The US Patent and Trademark Office just…
Grooveshark has updated its mobile music app for Android with a whole boatload, nay, freighterload of new features. Oh, and the iPhone app is back on the jailbroken app store Cydia, if you were heartbroken about it being yanked from iTunes a few months ago. On Android, you can now stream music from playlists of…
Skype fans, be sure to check your updates in the iTunes App Store as the iPhone version has just been updated. The latest version has a number of bug fixes as well as some new changes. Also, don’t forget about Skype’s latest deal where you get 400 minutes free calling to landlines (or cell phones…
Habs fans, it looks like Bell has released a new Montreal Canadiens app for Android, BlackBerry and iOS. It’s no surprise that Bell has come to the table with this, being minority owner of the team and all… and, oh yes, the Canadiens do play in the Bell Centre, right? 🙂 The new app brings…
Verizon is reportedly using Android to beef up its network in preparation for an onslaught of iPhone customers. The latest CDMA iPhone rumor assumes that Verizon will debut the device early next year and is preparing now for this highly popular smartphone from Apple. Unlike AT&T, whose network has struggled under the load of millions…
The entry-level BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330 was announced on Verizon a few weeks ago, with promises of a fuchsia version in the future.Well, happy day, the 9330 has arrived on Verizon, though there’s no sign of the more subdued “charcoal” version in the online store. Besides running on CDMA rather than GSM networks, the 9330…