Thrillist is out with its “local lifestyle” iPhone app, which at start is sponsored by Bacardi’s new Torched Cherry flavored rum. If you’ve visited the Thrillist website, you can guess for yourself what their app is all about. If you haven’t, here’s a snippet from the press release, explaining the app instead of me: A…
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ABI Research: Enterprise adoption of ultra-mobile devices to hit $12.5 billion by 2015
Although Apple introduced the iPad as a consumer-focused device, enterprise suppliers are already preparing it for business use. For instance, we have Cisco releasing its WebEx Meeting Center application for Apple’s tablet, and I’m sure other enterprise solution makers will follow the example in no time. According to ABI Research, worldwide ultra-mobile device (UMD) adoption…
Ovi Maps updated with location-aware hotel booking in the US and UK
Ovi Maps got a cool new update for spontaneous folks living or travelling to the US and/or UK. Nokia’s maps app now rocks a location-aware booking feature, allowing users to search for hotels nearby and reserve a room right on the spot. The functionality is added in cooperation with Expedia and comes on the heels…
InMobi officially enters the U.S. mobile advertising market
Mobile advertising agency, InMobi, is formally entering the U.S. market, after soft launching in January of this year and serving 2 billion ad impressions monthly. In less than six months, InMobi has more than doubled from 7.5 billion to 16.7 billion available impressions monthly across Asia, Africa, North America and Europe. Now U.S. advertisers can…
Orb Live launched for iPad, Android
Orb Live, the application that allows users to access their media files from their mobile device, has been launched for the iPad and Android smartphones. As you may know, Orb Live communicates with Orb MyCast, which is a personal media server application installed on your home computer, to allow you to access your media while…
Orange offers a mobile phone visor to block out sunlight so you can enjoy FIFA World Cup matches outside
Orange UK has developed a mobile phone visor to block out sunlight so 2010 FIFA World Cup games can be enjoyed while sunbathing on the beach or in the park. The France Telecom-owned operator has actually produced a limited run of these products, but it has also provided the mobile phone visor template at Orange.co.uk…
QoTD: AT&T: We’ll be the #1 mobile broadband company in the US in 5 years, possibly the world
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson told CNBC that he expects that within 5 years AT&T will be the “number one mobile broadband business in the United States, probably one of the top in the world.” Considering that the iPhone is 3 years old, and 5 years ago the most advanced mobile phone on the planet was…
Half of all Android devices on the market run 2.1, 25% are still on version 1.5
Every 2 weeks Google is nice enough to update a chart on their website that shows the current distribution of Android devices by what version they run. It’d be nice if other smartphone manufactures did this. Apple obviously doesn’t need to do this since they only sell one device at a time, and even then…
FCC looking at broadband classification this week
The Federal Communication Commission is set to vote Thursday about whether it will take public comment on reclassifying broadband as a common carrier. We’ve touched upon this before because this could have a major impact on your home and mobile data connections. The move would eventually help us determine how, if anything, the government will…
iPhone Bumper case shipments delayed, hints at strong sales
Apple isn’t just getting ridiculous traction with their iPhone 4 preorders, it looks like the official iPhone 4 “Bumper” cases are selling like hotcakes as well. With the iPhone 4 accessory landscape still looking a bit barren, it seems Apple is cashing in on their de-facto gotta-have case for your new iOS 4-powered smartphone. A…