The Boston Symphony Orchestra launched the “BSO Media Center” iPhone app, providing its fans with the latest news, program notes and comprehensive season schedules for all events, along with special offers on tickets, merchandise and digital music. In addition, users will be able to view the BSO’s Classical Companion, listen in and watch the BSO…
Archives for 2010
Verizon LTE SIM card found in the wild, plus leaked documents confirming late 2010 launch
Americans should be super excited right now. There are a little over 5 months until the end of the year, and besides all the new smartphones due to launch, plus new versions of Android and Windows Phone, Verizon is going to be turning on their brand spanking new LTE network. According to documents that were…
India’s Tata DOCOMO launches Voice Free plans with 40 daily minutes
India’s Tata DOCOMO is introducing a cool voice plan called “Voice Free,” which includes 40 local minutes (2,400 seconds) per day. The new plan is initially offered to the carrier’s customers in Andhra Pradesh, where interested folks can grab the the “Voice Free Recharge” in three denominations of Rs. 200, Rs. 350 and Rs. 500,…
Tour de France 2010 hits the AppStore
The world’s biggest bicycle race is getting its own iPhone game. Tour de France 2010 could be yours for just a buck (99 cents actually) if you click on a link below. But I want to say few words about the game as well. It’s not yet another racing title, as it combines elements of…
SK Telecom, KDDI and SoftBank team-up on NFC mobile payments
NFC-enabled mobile payments may be waiting for a miracle to happen for a wider adoption in the western hemisphere, but they are already being used by high-tech folks living in Japan and South Korea. Like that’s not enough, we now have SK Telecom joining forces with Japan’s KDDI and SoftBank Mobile to develop an interoperable…
Texting while diving now possible!
And you thought you could avoid answering a text message in a submarine? Soon enough that won’t be an excuse thanks to a 40-inch-long buoy that allows submarine captains to send SMSes from under the sea. As you can guess for yourself, the buoy stays tethered to the submarine by miles of cables which can…
GolfLogix Golf GPS App Now Available for the Palm Pre
My current favorite when it comes to golf GPS applications, GolfLogix, has just added the Palm Pre to its growing list of compatible devices. Other smartphones that already play nice with GolfLogix include the iPhone 3G and 3GS, plus many BlackBerry, Android and Windows Mobile powered devices. If you’ve never used a golf GPS app…
Leaked iPhone 4 Investigation Gains Gawker’s Co-Operation
Remember the first iPhone 4 controversey, before all this Antennagate stuff? Yes, the wonderful Gizmodo leak that subsequently resulted in police seizing property from Editor-in-Chief Jason Chen’s home in order to ascertain if the pre-release device they had paid for was obtained legally. What followed was a lot of resistance from Gizmodo and its parent…
Verizon may be axing Microsoft Kin sales entirely
We all knew the Microsoft Kin phones weren’t long for this world after the software giant said it would be focusing on the upcoming Windows Phone 7 but we’re hearing word that Verizon Wireless may be cutting off sales entirely tomorrow. The folks over at WMExperts have been told that all the remaining devices and…
Samsung Captivate Now Available from AT&T for $199.99
Just a friendly reminder that the hot, new Android smartphone for AT&T is here. The Samsung Captivate, a Galaxy S line smartphone, is now sharing some shelf space with the iPhone 4 and HTC Aria over at AT&T. It features a contrast-rich Super AMOLED display and runs Android 2.1 while being powered by a 1GHz…