Mobile internet firm Volantis commissioned a report on the mobile web usage and we have some interesting details to share. The main point is that games and social networks will persuade consumers to use mobile internet services more regularly. Here are the key findings: 42% of of US consumers aged 18-34 said that mobile entertainment…
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Ultrabrief: Opera Mini 5.1, optimized for low end devices
Opera has just launched Opera Mini 5.1, the browser that over 61 million people love when they have to endure a slow EDGE connection or have a low end device. What’s new? Not much … unless you have a clunker of a mobile phone. The new version optimizes memory usage, has a new skin so…
Qik for the HTC EVO 4G Finally Gets Fixed
Remember when all the HTC EVO 4G users on Sprint were gloating about their ability to make two-way video calls with Qik? Well, that fire was put out very quickly when, upon launch, the video service was plagued with a number of issues. Servers were being overloaded, video call quality was horrendous and being able…
Metaio Junaio augmented reality app adds image recognition to iPhone
Metaio Junaio app is trying to bring augmented reality to your smartphone in a big way and its latest app brings cool, new experiences to your Apple iPhone 4 or 3GS. The company has updated its Junaio augmented reality platform for iOS 4 and this takes advantage of the new developer tools for interactive experiences…
T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant could arrive early
If you can’t wait to get your paws on the Android-powered Samsung Vibrant on T-Mobile, you may be able to get it sooner than expected as reports indicate it will launch July 15, a few days earlier than previously announced. There’s no real explanation for the early launch but it would give T-Mobile a nice…
T-Mobile’s roadmap leaked for the 2nd half of 2010
Above is a leaked roadmap for the devices T-Mobile plans to release for the rest of the year, and things are looking pretty exciting on the Android front. Please excuse the picture above, it’s very blurry, but tells a good story. The picture may be a little out of focus, but for the most part,…
Samsung Intercept Confirmed by Sprint for July 11, $99 on Contract
Falling in line with rumours of a July 11 launch, Sprint has confirmed that they’ll be selling the Samsung Intercept on July 11. The Android 2.1 device is a nearly-indistinguishable successor to the Moment, which also had a 3.2 megapixel camera, 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and a 3.2″ touchscreen, though it’s possible that…
YouTube Mobile gets boost with HTML5
Google has revamped its YouTube Mobile site and it features a good dose of HTML5. Google said the new version of YouTube Mobile could be faster and offer better video quality than the native app version on devices like the Apple iPhone. This is possible because Apple does the heavy lifting on the iPhone app…
Only 503 Microsoft KIN Handsets Sold?
In more tragic, yet comedic news, it turns out that the Microsoft KIN may have only landed in 503 happy hands. The untimely demise of the device brought out all kinds of rumors, but this fits in rather nicely with the one that speculated only 500 units being sold. This whole thing has just been…
WordPress for Android and BlackBerry Updated with New Stats, Rich Text Editing
WordPress for BlackBerry and Android is now sitting at version 1.3, with a variety of new goodies. The big ones are comment status sorting and easier rich text editing, but here’s the full list for updates to the BlackBerry version. Option to load more comments, not just the latest 100 Ability to load comments by…