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Google wants to make it easier for you to search on your phone and it is bringing its search History feature to your Apple iPhone and Android device. What are the benefits of search History? According to Google: If you’ve enabled search history in your account (tap “Settings” and select “Save Searches” under “Search History”,…
It’s not only middle-eastern governments giving BlackBerry the ol’ heave-ho these days – the European Commission and its 32,000 employees will be using HTC smartphones and iPhones rather than BlackBerrys. Following an evaluation, an EU Commission spokesperson revealed that those two were “the most suitable platforms for voice/mail-centric mobile devices.” Wow, really? Is it the…
Vonage is trying to make it easier to speak with your Facebook friends on the go and its new iPhone and Android app enables free VoIP calling to your contacts on the world’s largest social network. This isn’t the company’s first mobile VoIP app, but the Vonage Mobile for Facebook app focuses on connecting you…
Wind Mobile has just announced their first Android handset, the Huawei U8100. It’s not the HTC Magic, but it’s a start. For $160, you get a 2.8″ QVGA touchscreen, 3.2 megapixel camera, 3G, A-GPS, Wi-Fi, and Android 2.1. Not a bad deal at all. It’s high time Wind offered something with Android, as its popularity…
One feature most iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users are hoping for is iTunes on the cloud. The ability to stream your music library wherever you are, especially if your enormous collection is just too much for any of the current capacities of Apple’s iDevices, is what audiophiles are lusting for. Now we’re getting a…
Is it any surprise to anyone that Android is very quickly dominating the U.S. smartphone market? The Apple iPhone is just one phone on one carrier, so it’s not shocking that it’s being toppled by Android. And RIM, well, despite having several handsets on every major carrier (and some smaller ones, too), just isn’t looking…
Telus just announced that they’re making a significant upgrade to their network which will include some HSPA+ technology only deployed on Australia’s Telstra network so far. They claim that using this new HSPA+ Dual Cell network, Telus will be able to achieve data speeds of up to 42 Mb/s. “Up to” are the key words…
Facebook for Android has finally been updated, and it now seems easier to navigate and much more pleasant to use. From the user interface changes to some of the new features added, Facebook for Android really needed this. I used to guage the quality of Android apps versus iPhone apps based on ones like this–apps…
The good folks at Cricket Wireless have announced the BlackBerry Curve 8530. The device will be available on their network Starting Friday, August 6th. If this sounds like something right up your alley, you can head over to Cricket and pre-order. The pre-order will save you $10, plus you’ll get free shipping of the device,…
Anyone out there care for more action from the ‘Corby‘ lineup of Samsung devices? Latest word from our good friends at MobileSyrup puts the Samsung Corby Touch on Rogers in the very near future. As you can see on the Samsung Canada website, the Corby Touch is in full view, with Rogers branding smack-dabbed all…