Like many other companies and organizations, U.S.’ National Peanut Board (NPB) wants its slice of the “Apple pie,” too. The organization that represents all USA peanut farmers and their families released Peanuts: Energy for the Good Life iPhone app, offering recipes, snack suggestions and a five-minute mindfulness meditation exercises to help people care for their…
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Vodafone’s iPhone 4 on Pay As You Go sells out within 24 hours!
Remember that Vodafone UK’s iPhone 4 offer on Pay As You Go? We didn’t liked it much, but apparently many people did. I assume the idea of signing a 12-24 month contract isn’t appealing to everyone, hence we’ve seen Vodafone clearing out its iPhone 4 stock for that particular offer. Best of all (for Vodafone…
ChinaTel to deploy WiMAX network across 29 markets in China
ChinaTel Group and CECT-Chinacomm Communications are working together to deploy a WiMAX network in the 3.5GHz band across 29 markets in China, including Shanghai and Shenzhen. Chinatel has 20 megahertz of spectrum which it got from the Chinese government as a grant as part of a mandate to WiMAX-enable 12 markets by June 2011. The…
House of Vans iPhone app rocks augmented reality
Action sports footwear and apparel company Vans unveiled its latest iPhone app called House of Vans. Available as a free download, the application is touted to be “perhaps the most advanced brand shopping app to date.” The trick, you ask – it’s augmented reality, which is used to help you find the nearest Vans dealer.…
Elite Mobile Partners to launch the PUMA Phone in UK
We’ve already talked about the distribution plans for the PUMA Phone when we said it’s coming to the markets of Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Now we have additional details to share regarding the UK – Elite Mobile, which is one of the leading mobile phones distributors in the country, signed the exclusive partnership…
UK’s Tesco Mobile unveils 6 GBP a month mobile contract
UK supermarket chain Tesco has been running its MVNO business, Tesco Mobile, for quite some time now. Now they’ve unveiled a new monthly plan for the younger market, which interested individuals can grab for only 6 GBP a month. Translated into U.S. dollars that’s $9.39 which is very, very affordable for a monthly plan. That…
More than 50% of mobile users want location-aware advertising
Oh you crazy, location-loving mobile phone users. When given the choice of all these cool endeavors like geo-caching and Foursquaring, you had to go pick navigation and location-aware coupons as your top two favorite location-based services. It is understandable that you could not resist the allure of instant savings and chose it over treasure hunting…
Indian man killed by exploding mobile phone
In a country where remote farmers and corporate suits share a similar passion for mobile phones, a lot of strange things can happen. Such is the case in Bandha village where a 23-year old man was killed by an exploding cell phone. The man, identified as Gopal Gujjar, was tending to grazing cattle and reportedly…
iPad production close to meeting demand; iPhone 4 levels to follow soon
The low inventory that has plagued the “delicious” iPad since launch is soon coming to end, according to Susquehanna Financial analyst Jeff Fidacaro and Barcaly’s analyst Ben Reitz. In a recent research report, Fidacaro noted that iPad production is ramping beyond expectation with 4.75 million units predicted to go out the door in Q4 2010 alone.…
Dell Thunder Android phone prototype previewed, loved
The guys over at Engadget got their hands on two early Dell Thunder prototypes running Android, and damn if they’re not looking good. Earlier today on CNBC, the on-air folks tore the Streak apart, calling it boring, and that Dell itself was a boring company. Well, CNBC, you haven’t met the Thunder, have you? To…