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HTC has just issued an update concerning the Wildfire via their Facebook page that says European owners will get an upgrade to the Android 2.2 operating system this week, while the rest of the world has to wait until February 2011. The Wildfire, for those of you who may not be familiar with the low…
mTrip is going beyond iPhone and iPod Touch users for the Android kids. The popular travel content/service company launched a series of apps for the Android smartphone owners, each of which comes with handy features and functionalities like: Points of interests like attractions, hotels, restaurants, shopping destinations and more with ratings, reviews and image galleries…
Mobile shopping is getting trendier with the day. According to ABI Research, purchases attributed to mobile online shopping, excluding travel, grew from $396.3 million in 2008 to $1.4 billion in 2009! This year, that figure will surpass $3.4 billion while travel-related purchases (airline tickets, hotels, etc.) will add another $1.5 billion to the pile. The…
Retina display will friggin finally make sense for many iPhone 4 users as Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 will support it. The update has been submitted to Apple, but we’re not sure it will be live in time for Christmas. That may kill some plans, but you still can count on playing it with your buddies…
Wyse Technology launched a free version of its popular cloud-based remote desktop access application/service PocketCloud for the iOS-powered devices. Moreover, the company also announced a new, simpler auto-discovery method for connecting to remote computers. If you don’t know what PocketCloud is all about, here’s a snippet from the press release: It allows PC and Mac…
There’s an explosion of Android smartphones in India. We’re not surprised like at all considering all the opportunities for the handset makers and well… Google (which wants to extend its dominance to mobile phones). Today we’ll talk about the Motorola Quench XT5 which has been brought to the country by Aircel. Specs wise, this device…
Nokia Beta Labs, which we think of as the Finnish company’s software R&D department, has recently updated two of its apps – Wellness Diary and Nokia Bots. The first of the two now includes a faster UI, stability and improved sharing amongst other things. Moreover, this release also includes tips on how to use and…
Samsung has just announced that their Android powered Galaxy S is the first smartphone to sell over 2 million units in South Korea. Considering it launched less than 6 months ago, that’s quite an achievement. They’ve also said that as of last Friday (December 17) they’ve sold 9.3 million units globally and that they should…
Japanese auto maker Nissan will soon begin production of an all electric vehicle called the Leaf and they’ve just announced that one of the whiz-bang-futuristic features it’ll have is an always on internet connection. Said connection is being provided by Telenor Connexion and it’ll enable things like checking how much juice is left in the…
Opera Software has just released their latest “State of the Mobile Web” report and with it comes the announcement that they’ve finally broken 80 million users. Opera, for those not in the loop, is a software company based out of Norway. They’ve been making browsers for close to 15 years now and while the IntoMobile…