Love the push email on your Android phone, but not so much in love that it’s only available for Gmail? Well SEVEN may be the way to go, which brings push email to all email accounts, not just Gmail and Exchange on Android 2.1 OS devices. After downloading SEVEN, you’ll get two new icons in…
Archives for 2010
San Francisco moves toward cell phone radiation law
The city of San Francisco is one step away from having retailers post warnings about how much cell phone radiation handsets emit. The city’s Board of Supervisors voted 10-1 for the move, which is expected to be signed into law by Mayor Gavin Newsom shortly. The move is intended to give consumers all the information…
T-Mobile Expands HSPA+ Network to Cover 25 Metropolitan Areas
T-Mobile is growing its HSPA+ with “4G-like speeds” shortly after announcing its Northeastern U.S. growth last month. The carrier is announcing that its super fast 3G data network will cover 25 major metropolitan areas and 75 million Americans by the end of this month. Since T-Mobile hasn’t jumped on the official 4G bandwagon (if you…
Sony Ericsson Gets Official With Xperia X8, GreenHeart Cedar, and Walkman Yendo
We had heard about the X8 and Yendo (but not the Cedar), and today all three phones have been officially announced by Sony Ericsson. The Xperia X8 is in a size category somewhere between the diminutive X10 Mini and the considerably larger X10, but still running Android. The Yendo is a pretty snazzy-looking Walkman phone…
Swype for Android now available to all comers
If you missed out on your chance to get Swype’s beta last time, you’re in luck because the company has re-opened its innovative text-entry keyboard to all comers. For those who haven’t used it, Swype is a software keyboard replacement that takes a new approach to text entry. Instead of tapping buttons, you trace words…
Radio Shack Joins in the T-Mobile Fun, Offers Free Phones June 19
Are you getting pumped for the Father’s Day sale that T-Mobile has lined up this Saturday? Radio Shack isn’t letting the carrier have all the fun as it, too, is joining in on the sale. On June 19, both T-Mobile and Radio Shack will be offering the entire T-Mobile phone lineup for free with qualifying…
Android to focus on user experience with Gingerbread
The Android operating system is full of features but it still lacks the visual polish of something like the iPhone. That should change soon, as the Google team is reportedly focused on user experience for the next update, known as Gingerbread. According to TechCrunch, the Android team is “laser focused” on user experience for the…
AT&T Halts iPhone 4 Pre-Orders After 600,000 Already Gone
It has only been a day but Apple and AT&T have managed to push 600,000 iPhone 4 units out the door, so to speak. The device isn’t even on sale yet and over half a million are spoken for after just a day of pre-orders filled with glitches, woes and frustration. Hell, some people even…
BlackBerry App World 2.0 Getting Carrier Billing, QR Codes
BlackBerry’s official software portal, App World, is getting a big update to include carrier billing, as announced in November. That means when you buy an app, instead of having to go through PayPal, the charge will just be tacked on to your regular wireless bill. There’s also a new option to use credit card billing,…
HTC Hero, Xperia X10 Series Getting Android 2.1
Both Sony Ericsson and HTC have confirmed that some of their handsets will be getting the upgrade to Android 2.1, which was host to a couple of new features, like new contact and account management, combined inbox, and Bluetooth 2.1. Some folks have been waiting for 2.1 on the Hero since before spring, and will…