Chillingo announced seven brand new games for the iOS devices to “celebrate the remaining joyful days of summer.” Without further ado, here’s what they got: Lamp of Aladdin – An iPad title that sees you plunging into a world where fairytales come true as players explore exciting and mysterious realms with Aladdin and his magical…
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Evernote for BlackBerry updated, too
After updating its iPhone and Android apps, Evernote is bringing its attention to the BlackBerry community. The updated application is much better, featuring the so much needed native note browsing and viewing. That means better and more consistent layout, easier navigation and faster loading — all of which ensure you’ll never jump to the mobile…
Visa launches contactless mobile payments in Turkey
Visa Europe and Turkey’s bank Akbank are launching a memory card-based mobile payment system, using which consumers will be able to pay with their phones at any Visa point around the world. The pilot program aims to demonstrate how (or whether) the memory card slot can be used in mobile payments solutions to enable contactless…
Putty Squad is another classic game that will extend its life on the iPhone
If you remember, Putty Squad was released on SNES back in 1994. Then it was planned for Amiga and even received great reviews in magazines like Amiga Power, but the game was never actually launched for Commodore’s platform. Now it is about to get a second life on the iPhone/iPod Touch and PSP. The release…
Quicky: Cricket offers Huawei-made EC1705 modem for $64.99
Cricket launched the new Cricket EC1705 modem from Huawei, offering it with its popular all-inclusive “True Rate” service plans ranging from $40 to $60 per month. The 3G modem provides download speeds of up to 1.4 Mbps, working both with Windows and Mac computers. The EC1705 is available in Cricket branded retail stores and dealers…
Number of iDEN network users outside of the USA hits 10 million
Motorola said that the number of iDEN subscribers has reached 10 million outside of the USA. The company’s proprietary iDEN technology is currently in operation with more than 30 network operators in 23 countries worldwide. In the U.S., it is used by NexTel and its affiliates such as Boost Mobile. Commenting on the news, Gene…
MetroPCS Unveils OS 5.0.0.847 for the BlackBerry Curve 8530
Hey BlackBerry Curve 8530 owners… time for a quick OS update, OK? By the sounds (and looks) of things, MetroPCS has released an OFFICIAL OS update for the 8530 by releasing 5.0.0.847. Leaks and official releases for the Curve series have been few and far between these days. Some of you out there may be…
Apple granted design patents for its iOS slide to unlock and keyboard letter popup
Apple has been awarded two design patents that cover the animated portions of the graphical user interface of iOS. The patents were originally filed three years ago and cover Apple’s popular slide to unlock and its keyboard letter popup feature which facilitates touch typing by enlarging the letter that you are typing. The two features…
Infographic: Texting teens take the top slot in this SMS explosion
Some eye candy and interesting stats on texting have been fused together by Mashable into an infographic that details the explosion of SMS over the past 18 years. All texters would agree that SMS is on record pace to surpass email as a primary communication tool. Not surprisingly, the biggest adopter of texting is not…
Verizon Wireless fall roadmap leaked, 2nd Edition
Earlier this month, we had a preview of the upcoming primarily Android smartphones, tablets, and mobile broadband devices slated to hit Verizon Wireless. Today, the remaining devices in the wireless carrier’s portfolio were identified in a another roadmap leak that focuses on the feature phones, BlackBerry handsets, netbooks, and more that are expected to land this…