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There are some interesting data points out of a recent Appcelerator survey, as the survey showed that mobile developers are highly interested in Apple’s iOS in the short term but there’s long-term interest in Android. It’s no surprise that developer interest is there for the iPhone, as fourth version is poised to be a tremendous…
Samsung’s first Bada phone, the Wave, is coming to Canada by way of Bell on July 8 according to internal documents. We had an inkling this would happen, but nothing quite as specific as a date. The Samsung Wave has a 3.3″ 480 x 800 Super AMOLED display, 1 GHz processor, 5 megapixel camera with…
As if you haven’t seen enough of the BlackBerry 9800 already, another set of pictures have bubbled up, giving us the whole tour. As you might already know, the 9800 is packing OS 6, a 5 megapixel camera with flash, 4 GB of on-board storage, 512 MB of RAM, an HVGA touchscreen, Wi-Fi b/g/n, 3G…
The Sprint HTC EVO 4G has a nice little pile of issues hanging around it right now, but really, what device doesn’t right out of the box? Well, EVO lovers, an OTA (over-the-air) update could be hitting your handsets soon with some fixes to a handful of issues you may be experiencing. The rumored update…
Apple’s App Store and the Android Market get a lot of attention in the mobile app space but don’t count out the independent players like GetJar. The multi-platform app store has just secured $11 million in Series B funding, which should give it the resources for continued growth. The company offers free apps for multiple…
U.S. lawmakers are pressing Apple about an update to its privacy policy regarding location data for iOS devices like the iPad and iPhone 4. Earlier this week, the company implemented the change that allows it to share location data with partners and licensees (this could include advertisers!). This applies to the iPod Touch, iPad and…
Skyfire has been on a roll lately, and with their newest update for the Android platform, it doesn’t look like they will be slowing down anytime soon. The updated version of the Browser (2.1) has some nice improvements, but the real story is how they are taking on Flash. With Flash, Adobe is not being…
Following up on the handset announcement yesterday, Motorola is showing off two accessories that will go with their new Android handset, the Droid X. As you can see, we’ve got a pretty sharp-looking HDMI/charging/sync dock, as well as a car mount. Due to launch July 15 on Verizon for $199 on contract, the Droid X…
The Apple iPhone 4 is a massive success already and the handset may go on and sell 1 million units today alone but that doesn’t mean everything’s gravy, as we’ve already seen scattered reports of problems with the handset. It’s way too early to say that the hardware was muffed, as Apple generally does a…
Sad like Keanu about the iPhone 4 Death Grip? Hang in there buddy, it’s possible a software solution is on the way. A few iPhone 4 owners were experiencing reception problems when holding their new baby the wrong way, which we presumed had something to do with the antennae around the outside. According to some…