Distimo, which as you may know provides free analytics services for app developers, is out with its June report, covering app performance across mobile app stores. Some of the findings you may have read from Blake’s article on the subject, but here are other highlights as well: More than 50% of applications are priced below…
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Pay for recharging of electric cars with mobile in Sweden
High tech Swedes are on the roll. Like it’s not enough they are among the first countries to get an LTE network, now we’re hearing that electric car owners will be able to pay for recharging with their mobile phone! In order to do so, you’ll have to download a special mobile app, developed by…
Google Chrome to Phone Syncs Browser and Froyo in Harmony
Have you ever left your house thinking, “I’m so sorry I have to leave home and get some air and sunshine instead of clinging to the Internet via Google Chrome”? If you own an Android device running version 2.2, or Froyo, you’re in luck. The new Chrome to Phone extension will allow you to sync…
Twitter for BlackBerry Finally Sheds its Beta Skin
BlackBerry Twitter fanatics can start getting excited now as the official Twitter for BlackBerry application has finally grown out of beta. We’re proud to see that the app has graduated into full, official status and with it comes a whole slew of new features and improvements. It’s about time after so many beta updates. Letting…
Lenovo: Steve Jobs “doesn’t care about China”
Well, the claws are out folks, as Lenovo’s head, Liu Chuanzhi, said Apple is missing out on the world’s most populous country because Apple CEO Steve Jobs “has such a bad temper and doesn’t care about China.” Well, Chuanzhi, I get the feeling you’ll soon have a chance to eat those words. To be fair,…
T-Mobile Motorola Charm spotted in the wild
It looks like the Android-powered Motorola Charm isn’t too far away from release, as a tipster was able to nab this photo from a retail package shipped to a T-Mobile store. The Motorola Charm is an odd fellow, as it looks to have a small, short, squat form factor. I guess it could be best…
Apple may be forced to adopt Flash by EU law
The European Union may enact policy that could force Apple to let web technologies like Flash on its iOS devices like the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. You just know Steve Jobs is gnashing his teeth over this. The Digital Agenda tackles multiple issues but one particular change may have a major impact on Apple…
Adobe shows off Flash 10.1 Player on the Verizon Motorola Droid X
The Verizon Motorola Droid X isn’t even out yet, and we’re already seeing Adobe’s Flash 10.1 Player for Android running on the device. That should be exciting news to anyone that managed to get a Droid X pre-order. We still wish the device would ship with the Android 2.2 (Froyo) OS that is required to…
Bluetooth 4.0 Spec Ready for Certification
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has just announced that the 4.0 specification is now open for qualification, which, as we’ve heard, will include low-power, high-speed and classic modes. The low-power portion is drawing most of the attention, and for mobile phones in particular, it’s really good news. Battery technology advances at a snail’s pace, so…
Apple issues statement on iTunes eBook fraud, vaguely cops to hacking (kinda)
Over the weekend, there was some iTunes fraud afoot thanks to nefarious AppStore developer who managed to hack iTunes and use some users’ accounts to download eBooks of his own making. Developer Thuat Nguyen apparently gained access to user accounts and used those accounts to fraudulently download eBooks of his own making. In doing so,…