Whatser, the mobile location-based travel guide we’ve already covered last month, just got better thanks to the inclusion of content from Rough Guides. If you remember, Whatser allows users to get around their travel destinations by following their friends’ recommendations and/or by consulting third-party content providers. Initially, Rough Guide content for Paris, London, Amsterdam and…
Archives for 2010
GSMA announces Mobile World Congress’ Mobile Ad Forum conference programme
We all know mobile advertising is an interesting and rapid growing market with all of the major companies jumping on board to secure their share of the action. In that sense, GSMA as an industry group, decided to give it a proper exposure at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. And they announced the…
TELUS Goes Official with OS 5.0.0.807 for the BlackBerry Curve 8350i
I can’t remember the last time I read any news about the BlackBerry Curve 8350i, so when I came across this OS release for the device, I figured I should post it. Yes, a new and very official OS has dropped for 8350i users north of the border. Coming to us from TELUS, owners of…
Best Buy confirms the free iPhone 3GS sale, this Friday only
Best Buy confirmed via its official Twitter account that the free iPhone 3GS sale is a go. This Friday only, the iPhone 3GS 8GB will be available for free with a two-year customer agreement. The tweet mentions the offer is available to “qualified customers”, but provides little detail on exactly who is eligible. The earlier…
Ridiculous: The Large Pocket iPad Shirt
When I first set eyes on this t-shirt for the iPad user, I literally laughed out loud. I mean, yeah I use my iPad daily and tote the darn thing around with me… but I’ve been struggling since the day I picked up the iPad to find an ultimate carrying solution. Today, I have found…
Reminder: Radio Shack iPhone 4 Offer Ends This Saturday!
Received a heads’ up email from Radio Shack earlier today, to remind me that the deals they have going this week are coming to an end on Saturday. You might recall me telling you about this one last weekend… remember, the crazy iPhone 4 deal? Perhaps I should recap. First, every iPhone 4 (the 16…
iPhone 4 and iPad top Google searches in 2010 for consumer electronics
If you didn’t agree with the Yahoo! Top Ten Obsessions of 2010 list containing both the iPhone 4 and iPad – at numbers one and three on the list, respectively – then perhaps this new info put out by Google might make you think twice. For searches in the consumer electronics category, the iPhone 4…
Costco to no longer sell Apple products
It looks like we nailed it: Costco said it will start phasing out Apple products in its nationwide chain of stores. So, it looks like you’re out of luck if you were hoping to get an iPad and a six-gallon jar of mayonnaise. Costco said it was a “mutual agreement” and this means you will…
Verizon intros $1.99 prepaid daily service
Verizon has cut the cost of its prepaid wireless service in half to handle the mounting pressure in this space but users may want to approach this with caution because the texting rates have doubled. You’ll now be able to get Verizon prepaid wireless service for $1.99 a day, which is half of what voice…
Sprint readies WiMax in Denver for a December 19 launch
Sprint is gradually making its WiMax network available in more areas this year, and it looks like Denver, Colorado is next on the list. After successful and recent launches in New York City and Los Angeles, the folks of Denver have quite a bit to look forward to. Of course, we all know that these…