Remember that Palm Pre-esque Motorola XT300 we’ve seen back in August? It has been officially announced by the American handset maker, though that doesn’t mean you can readily have it. The Android-powered smartphone is a Brazil thing only at the moment, where it will be offered as Motorola Spice. Specs wise, we’re talking about the…
Archives for 2010
ELLE magazine celebrates 25-year anniversary with an iPad app
In celebration of 25 years of US publication, ELLE launched ELLE App for iPad in conjunction with the October 2010 Anniversary issue. Unsurprisingly, the application takes full advantage of iPad’s large screen, bringing the real magazine look and feel, plus videos and tips from ELLE’s editors, tap-to-shop functionality, daily horoscopes, and two new customizable features…
Nokia Updates iSync for Mac, Now with N8 Support
Nokia has updated its iSync software for Mac and now supports the new N8. If you’re a Mac owner, you’re probably all too familiar with the pain of being unable to easily sync non-iPhone/iPod devices to your computer. Third-party software doesn’t make it any better, either. Just look at how long it took BlackBerry Desktop…
appMobi XDK allows web developers to make iOS and Android apps
appMobi launched appMobi Cross Platform Development kit (XDK) that allows developers to use existing web development tools to create native mobile apps for the iOS and Android platforms. The promising tool/service is by itself cross-platform “enabled” making sure even Windows users can make iPhone apps. Have no fears though – the apps produced by the…
CounterPath brings its enterprise-grade, SIP-compliant VoIP app Bria to Android
Provider of VoIP software solutions CounterPath is shooting for the Android smartphone users with the release of its Bria app for Google’s mobile platform. Actually, the application — which BTW is already available for the iPhone — will be commercially available at the end of October, so it’s not like you can download it right…
Fifth Third Processing Solutions teams up with Bling Nation to bring mobile payments to the U.S. financial institutions
Payment solutions provider Fifth Third Processing Solutions is teaming-up with mobile payments experts Bling Nation to allow virtually any financial institution that is part of the Fifth Third Processing Solutions network to enable the Bling services for their financial institutions’ debit card customers. The main idea is to provide clients of Fifth Third Processing Solutions…
Mobile Marketing Association gets a new Global President and CEO – Greg Stuart
The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) announced the appointment of Greg Stuart as President and CEO, effective immediately. He will oversee the implementation of the MMA’s recent repositioning to enhance the organization’s effectiveness at the global, regional and national levels. Mr. Stuart used to be the President and CEO of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) from…
Nokia to Make Phones for LightSquared 4G Networks
We recently heard about LightSquared and its plans to build a wholesale 4G or LTE network, but it didn’t take too long before it decided to make mobile phones that will be compatible with that network. It’s a wise move on Nokia’s part since LightSquared plans on covering about 260 million people in the U.S.…
BlackBerry Bold 9780 Coming Soon to Vodafone Spain
Earlier this week, we had heard some undocumented rumours about Vodafone UK picking up the refreshed BlackBerry Bold 9780, but today that claim has been backed up by a shot of the device in Vodafone Spain’s business catalog. Most of the stuff in the specs list has already been confirmed – 5 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi,…
Sony Steps Up Megapixel Race with 16.41MP Exmor R Camera Phone Sensor
Sony is at it again with insanely high megapixel counts for mobile phone cameras. The new Exmor R, which is a 16.41-megapixel backlit CMOS sensor, is said to produce high-quality images with good low-light performance and less digital noise than other camera phones. We’ve seen how cameras on phones with small sensors deal with tons…