After the Amsterdam, Orange is launching another city-named device – San Francisco. I’m not sure I dig the idea of using city names for phones, but what do I know… Anyway, the San Francisco is an entry-level Android smartphone, with hardware that’s pretty much identical to the ZTE Blade. In other words, specs include a…
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Motorola Android tablet coming early 2011?
Looks like we’ll have to wait a little longer before we can get our hands on the much-anticipated Android tablet from Motorola. Rumored to hit Verizon this holiday season, the device, codenamed Stingray, may have been delayed until early 2011 according to Sanjay Jha, Motorola’s CEO. Oddly enough, not only has the tablet been delayed,…
Korean scientists working on a technology that converts conversation into electricity
Scientists from Korea are working on an awesome technology which converts sound waves into electricity. The research could lead to panels that would turn noise into energy that could be be used to, for instance, charge a mobile phone from a conversation. Harvesting energy from sounds waves is based on materials known as piezoelectrics, which…
Samsung Apps now a one-year-old app store; Available in 109 countries
What do you know, it was a year ago when Samsung launched its app store, Samsung Apps, initially in select markets of Western Europe (UK, France, Germany, Italy, etc). Today it is available in a total of 109 countries around the world, which is an impressive number. What’s still not impressive is the number of…
IDC: Number of business mobile email subscribers to surpass 250 million by 2014
In its latest report, International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts further expansion of the business mobile email around the world with revenues set to grow at CAGR of 13.2% over the 2009-2014 forecast period. The number of subscribers, on the other hand, will grow at even faster pace of 36.5% (CAGR). IDC argues there are multiple…
Zappli’s myShopanion is a mobile social shopping tool
A company called Zappli launched myShopanion touting it as the “world’s most comprehensive mobile social shopping solution” for the iPhone. Available as a free download, the application combines peer insights and product information into a single app. Here’s what you can do with it: Search for products using barcodes Access extensive product descriptions, reviews and…
SocialSmack’s reviews platform goes iPhone, Android
SocialSmack, which is a web-based reviews platform that brings together consumers and brands, is going for the Android and iPhone users, allowing them [users] to rate and rant on products while on the go. Instead of star-based voting, users either “prop” or “drop” some product or service, and can also include a short explanation why…
Apsalar’s marketing tools give app developers insight into user behavior
A company called launched what they say is the “next generation mobile analytics platform” at Demo Fall 2010 with the idea to provide developers with crucial data about how users interact with their apps. Apsalar’s offering consists of the following parts: ApScience – a user-centric conversion analytics tool that defines and then interprets different conversion…
Ovi Maps now in version 3.06!
Nokia has updated its popular mapping and navigation client – Ovi Maps. Version 3.06 packs tons improvements (much more than one would expect from a 0.01 update), including: Refreshed main menu and icons New maps with public transport lines for subways, trams and trains in more than 80 cities around the world. To use this…
Study: Android soars at Microsoft, Apple, RIM expense
A new report from comScore said that Google’s Android operating system is gaining market share like crazy and this could be bad news for Apple, Microsoft and Research In Motion. The comScore report said that there were 53.4 million people in the United States with smartphones in the second quarter, which was an 11% increase…