A company called ThinkChange is out with an unofficial Foursquare client for the Symbian S60 5th Edition smartphone community (phones like the Nokia N97, N97 mini, X6, 5800 XM, Samsung Omnia HD, Sony Ericsson Vivaz, etc) simply called Symbian Foursquare. As you can see from the screenshots above, the S60 client looks pretty much like…
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VisualFriend is a dating site for iPhone 4 owners
I guess we knew something like this will be launched, now that that the iPhone supports video calls. VisualFriend is a dating site — though they say it’s not the regular dating site — for iPhone 4 owners, looking for some FaceTime talk with their potential mate(s) and/or friend(s). The service distinguish itself from the…
Samsung bada SDK exits beta!
Samsung is out with the final version of the bada SDK! The v1.0.0 awaits all interested companies and individuals at the bada Developer site along with the choice of language pack. In addition to all the documents and tools, the SDK also includes Remote Test Laboratory (RTL), allowing developers to test their application(s) onto a…
Nokia, India’s Reliance Communications team-up on mobile services
India’s Reliance Communications (RCOM) and Nokia are teaming up to promote the Finnish company’s mobile services, including Ovi Life Tools and Ovi Music. As part of the deal, RCOM will offer rural and semi-urban segments of their users Ovi Life Tools, which is a range of services covering agriculture, education and entertainment. Reliance will offer…
Yamgo launches free 24h sports news channel
Yamgo is launching Outdoor Sport News Channel, which they say is the first consolidated 24 hour sports news channel available on freeview mobile TV. The programming includes interviews, highlights and results from the worlds of Formula One, cricket, tennis, rugby, boxing, motorsports, major athletics tournaments and all other major summer and winter sports. Additionally, sports…
Virgin Mobile’s new $40 unlimited Broadband2Go plan temporarily delayed
Virgin Mobile hit us up to let us know that its new $40 unlimited Broadband2Go plan is temporarily delayed. Minor technicalities have forced the carrier to delay the launch until Thursday at the latest. This unlimited plan will not appear on Virgin Mobile’s website and you will not be able to sign up for a new…
Boston to have 4G coverage from three wireless carriers in 2010
Good ole Bean town, it was the first to toss that English tea into the drink and now it is going to be the one of first major hotbeds for 4G technology. Yes, all you Bostonians have cause to rejoice- within the next 6-8 months, you will have not one, not two, but three wireless…
First stock Android 2.1 ROM alpha for Samsung Vibrant released
As much as I love the T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant, I’d love it that much more if there was a stock (no custom UI) Android ROM available for it. Well to my surprise, it turns out that there is, sort of. One of the awesome Android developers, Eugene373, has cooked up a vanilla Android ROM for…
Samsung Captivate available for a penny on Amazon with two-year AT&T contract
If you were waiting for the Samsung Captivate for AT&T to drop in price, your wishes have been answered. The Galaxy S phone is now available for a single cent on Amazon, with a two-year contract attached, of course. Yeah, we know, a lot of smartphones can be found for about a penny online, but…
Study: Black People Talk and Text More Than White People
If your monthly wireless bill tends to be higher than your friends, chances are good that you are Black or a female – and all bets are off if you’re Black and female. No, we’re not being racist or sexist – there’s a new study that shows that black people and women tend to talk…