OpenFeint, the popular social networking service for mobile games, said it will allow both Android and iPhone users to compete against one another in online multiplayer games. Here are the words of Aurora Feint executive chairman Peter Relan: “One glaring problem with today’s mobile gaming community is how fractured it is across platforms. OpenFeint is…
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China Mobile gets a new CEO; Reveals some cool numbers
China Mobile has a new CEO – Li Yue. He supersedes Wang Jianzhou, who stepped down after almost six years at the helm. Mr Jianzhou will remain as executive director and chairman. In addition to the change in management, China Mobile also unveiled some cool figures. Here’s what we find to be most interesting: H1…
Sueddeutsche Zeitung is the first augmented reality enhanced magazine!
Metaio, the creator of the augmented reality browser junaio, is all proud to announced that the entire issue No 33 of the Sueddeutsche Zeitung’s supplement magazine is enhanced with the augmented reality. Here’s what to expect (from the press release): The cover of the magazine shows Sandra Maischberger, the well known TV personality, hiding behind…
Samsung Galaxy 3 (I5801) and Galaxy 5 (I5503) announced for India
Samsung is super serious when it comes to India. On the heels of their Galaxy S announcement, the Korean company is launching two additional Android smartphones in the country – Galaxy 3 (I5801) and Galaxy 5 (I5503). The first of the two is a better devices, sporting a 667MHz CPU, 3.2-inch WQVGA touchscreen, 3G and…
GetJar to power-up Virgin Mobile India’s mobile app store
GetJar, which touts itself as the “world’s largest cross-platform mobile applications store” and “world’s largest independent application store,” announced a new client – Virgin Mobile India. The Richard Branson’s group-owned MVNO will provide its users with access to GetJar’s extensive catalog of more than 70,000 mobile games and apps, ranging from games, education, social networking,…
Callpod’s Keeper mobile app updated for latest Android smartphones
Callpod, the company we know for their unique mobile phone accessories, announced the new version of Keeper app for the latest Android smartphones such as the Motorola Droid X, Droid 2 and HTC Incredible. As you may know from our previous article on Keeper, it’s a security app that safely stores and encrypts sensitive data…
Sony invents new method of moving power and data using only 1 cable [Crazy Clamshell Creations]
Sony has invented a new method of transmitting both power and data over a single copper cable, thus replacing the complicated ribbon cables commonly found when disassembling mobile phones, especially clamshell form factor devices. Typically a mobile phone has several dozen cables embedded inside one or two ribbon cables which are used to transmit audio,…
Facebook for iPhone boasts of over 100 million monthly users
Facebook is exploding into the mobile space in a big way. Recent stats reveal that the Facebook application for the iPhone has over 100 million active monthly users. With over 100 million iOS devices in circulation, it does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that theoretically almost every iOS device has an install…
Samsung Galaxy S, Vibrant, and Captivate easily unlocked to run on another carrier
Owners of the Samsung Galaxy S and its variants including the Captivate and the Vibrant take note. The folks on xda-developers discovered much to their surprise that unlock codes for the Android handset are stored covertly on handset. Rather than on some remote server under lock and key, the unlock code is stored in a…
Android 2.2 Froyo for Motorola Droid X – Install tutorial and walkthrough
As you’ve probably heard, Android 2.2 Froyo has been leaked for the Droid X, and now pulled, but this time around, we’ve got some hands-on video and the instructions on how to install it yourself! We’ve been tricked before about the Droid X’s Froyo availability, but this is the real deal. Even if it’s not…