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It has finally happened: GetJar, the second largest mobile app store in the world, has hit 3 million mobile app downloads per day. That is a whole lot of downloads! Year-on-year, the app store has seen 300% growth coming from users in North America, Western Europe, Asia and South America. No real surprises there in…
Access, which just released the Graffiti handwriting recognition software for the Android mobile operating system made by Google, has joined the Open Handset Alliance in a move that should help the little, green robot do well in Japan. Access has found success with multiple software products for Japanese carriers and its inclusion in the Open…
HTC is making a few managerial moves to prepare itself for more growth in a smartphone-centric world. The move makes sense, as HTC is finding itself increasingly at the head of the smartphone pack when it comes to making innovative handsets with intriguing designs. The smartphone maker said Jason Mackenzie has been promoted to the…
LG has been relatively quiet in the U.S. after the Ally launch a few months ago, but it appears to have some plans to release decent devices later this year. One of those devices is an Android tablet, which is going to be launching during Q4 of this year according to LG. The tablet is…
Rev your wallets fanboys, tomorrow the iPhone 4 launches in Canada, and Rogers is ready to take you under its wing for three years. For starters, Rogers has some special hardware upgrade options for those who have been customers since before the June 7 announcement of the iPhone 4; they can get $250 off the…
Verizon, keep it up with your Motorola Droid X ads, because they’re pretty awesome. The newest Verizon Motorola Droid X ad of the bunch shows how the Droid X does 3G mobile hotspots. Put simply, Droid X does cool. As with the last Droid X ad, the new ad is no where near as cinematic-ally…
We’ve talked about how good the T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant (the T-Mobile variant of the Samsung Galaxy S) is, but now you can get the stellar Galaxy S Android device for less than $100 from Amazon.com with a new service contract. If you’d rather go through a T-Mobile retail store, you’re more than welcome to do…
After getting an early look at the new BlackBerry App World 2.0 on-device app store, RIM has kicked off a private beta for a few more people. The main additions will be carrier and credit card billing, a new BlackBerry ID system that should automatically keep track of your downloaded app (as well as BlackBerry…
Let’s face it, there are a lot of crazies out there in the world, some of which I work alongside each and every day – and some of those crazy people are out to do bad things to your iPhone-toting self. If you’re the kind of person who enjoys a good tech gadget, but fear…
Are you a fan of the American Museum of Natural History? Do you also happen to own an iPhone? If you answered an emphatic “Heck yes!” to both of those question, or maybe even a less enthusiastic exclamation, you should consider the AMNH Explorer app for the iPhone. The application works as a companion to…