The location-aware mobile social service Loopt will be integrated in (I guess select) phones from US Cellular. No financial details were disclosed. The carrier will implement the Loopt Location Platform, providing users with more frequent and accurate location updates. Loopt is working with US Cellular on various location experiences, including mapping and geo-location apps. In…
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Mobile Marketing Association repositions
On the heels of the feedback from a survey of member and non-member companies, the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) recently announced a repositioning to “enhance its effectiveness at the global, regional and national levels,” and to create additional membership benefits. As a result, MMA will focus on the following activities: Promote the channel, the industry…
Yamgo, Clubbing TV launch 24/7 mobile music channel
After the 24/7 sport news channel, Yamgo is going for the dance music fans in partnership with Paris-based Clubbing TV. The new channel is available on an array of mobile devices (not just smartphones) and it features a combination of the hottest new music videos and some of dance music’s most popular classics featuring the…
LG adds NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 processor to its Optimus series of smartphones
Today, LG introduced a series of high-end smartphones powered by NVIDIA’s dual core Tegra 2 processor. As previously rumored, these Tegra 2 smartphones will be part of LG’s recently announced Optimus line of mobile devices and will start shipping in Q4 2010. The Korean manufacturer does not name the mobile OS powering these upcoming handsets but one candidate for this super-fast treatment will…
Cupertino Confusion: Is that an iPhone or an iPod Touch?
Happen to notice anything strange about the new iPod Touch images up on the Apple site as of late? The good readers of Engadget did, and after a closer inspection myself, I have to give them a firm *tip of the cap*. Well done readers, well done. Check out the image above. You’ll notice that…
Epic Unleashed custom ROM for the DROID 2 now available
The DROID 2 launched in early August, achieved root at the end of August, and obtained its first custom ROM today. The ROM, dubbed Epic Unleashed, is an offshoot of the Epic ROM which made its debut on the original DROID. Epic Unleashed builds upon the stock Android 2.2 with MOTOBLUR that ships on the DROID…
The Do-it-Yourself iPad Stand for the Penny Pincher
If you’ve spent all the money you’ve been saving on your iPad, chances are you don’t really want to break the bank buying accessories for the device. Sure, you have the iPad in-hand, and can browse the web and interact with apps like never before, but what do you do when you want to watch…
This is what Android TV looks like – Lava Scandinavia TV from People of Lava
Google, Sony, and Logitech may be hard at work to polish Google TV and launch it in time for the 2010 holiday shopping season, but that hasn’t stopped a lesser-known TV maker from Scandinavia from putting the Android operating system on their latest range of flat-screen “boob tubes”. The Lava Scandinavia TVs, from People of…
Hands-on: ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Android tablet – This is what an Android tablet should be
There’s no question that Android tablets were the most interesting devices to come out of IFA 2010 Berlin – and the Android 2.2 Froyo-powered ViewSonic ViewPad 7 tablet is one of the best of the bunch. It might not have the largest display, or the highest-resolution, or the most feature-packed specs-sheet, but the ViewPad 7…
Android 2.2 (Froyo) for HTC Desire Pushed then Pulled by O2
UK service provider O2 had begun rolling out Android 2.2 (Froyo) to HTC Desire owners earlier today, but have paused the deployment due to some technical difficulties users are having with installation. The same update went out through Vodafone recently, including such features as Flash 10.1 and mobile Wi-Fi hotspot support. It seems like most…