India’s Rcom has listed the Android-powered Samsung Galaxy i899 in the “Coming Soon” section of their website. The device which we know as the Samsung Saturn for Chinese market is slated to be the first CDMA-based Android smartphone in India. As you know from our previous post (where talked about the Saturn), we’re talking about…
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Light a Candle for Microsoft Kin Through Online Memorial Website
The Microsoft Kin was gone before it ever really had a chance, but its memory will live on. Or at least for as long as someone remembers to pay hosting fees for KinRIP.com, an online memorial site for those looking to grieve the Kin’s untimely passing. Microsoft’s little social networking device was an enigma, but…
iPhone 4 Reception Issues Due to Bad Production Run?
The drama with the iPhone 4 reception and antenna issues has continued well into the holiday weekend. So far we’ve been hearing and reacting to Steve Jobs’ take on the problem, allegedly fake e-mail conversations between users and Jobs, the class action lawsuits and the multitude of videos and stories online about the problem. This…
Samsung Wave S8500 available on Amazon for $440
Even though Samsung has still to find a carrier partner for its Bada-powered Wave smartphone, Amazon is offering the device for $440 unlocked. As you know from our ramblings in the past, the Wave is the first in the upcoming series of Bada handsets, rocking such features as a 1GHz CPU, 3.3-inch Super AMOLED capacitive…
PUMA Phone hits the markets of Europe, Africa and the Middle East
Announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the Sagem-made Puma Phone is finally hitting retailers around the world. The device that’s focused on sport activities will be available in select countries of Europe (Germany, UK, Italy, Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Austria, Greece, Romania, Macedonia and Slovenia), Africa (Uganda, Madagascar, Kenya, Mauritius, Cameroon, Botswana, Tunisia and…
Juniper Research: Mobile VoIP minutes to double each year, reaching 470.6 billion by 2015
The number of mobile VoIP minutes will rise from 15 billion this year to 470.6 billion minutes by 2015, finds a new report from Juniper Research. According to the research company, the traffic will steadily rise in all regions over the forecast period, but particularly in developed markets. Juniper’s Senior Analyst Anthony Cox points to…
Handmark to create mobile apps for Penton Media’s B2B publications; Supermarket News is the first app in the series
As you may know from our previous posts, Handmark is on a mission to “mobile-ize” as many media companies as possible using its Mobile Publishing Platform. Their new client is Penton Media, a B2B media company behind a variety of publications spanning industries like food retailing, business technology and IT, engineering, electronics, government, compliance and…
Glu Mobile offers most of its games for 99 cents for the Independence Day
Glu Mobile is celebrating the Independence Day with a big sale. The gaming publisher is offering most of its titles for iPhone, Android and webOS devices for just 99 cents. Here’s the full list: iPhone / iPad AppStore 1000 – Find Them All Beat It! Bonsai Blast Brain Genius Deluxe Build-a-lot Cooking Star Cops &…
ABI Research: Worldwide mobile subscriptions will exceed five billion this year
According to ABI Research forecasts, there will be over five billion mobile subscriptions by the end of 2010. The first quarter by itself ended with about 4.8 billion connections with most of subscribers coming from developing markets in Africa and the Asia-Pacific region. Africa remains the fastest growing mobile market with a year-on-year growth of…
Telefonica raises bid for Brazil’s Vivo; PT’s board approves the deal, but government blocks it
The drama surrounding Telefonica’s bid for Brazil’s Vivo is coming to an end. After selling an 8% stake in Portugal Telecom, leaving the Spanish group with only 2% share, Telefonica additionally increased its bid by 10% to 7.15 billion EUR (up from 6.5 billion) for PT’s 50% stake in Brasilcel, a holding company with a…