comScore is out with the latest report on key trends in the U.S. mobile phone industry during the three month period ending April 2010. The figures are compared to the preceding three-month period, ranking the leading mobile OEMs and mobile operators in the U.S. according to their share of usage by current mobile subscribers age…
Archives for 2010
Slacker Radio 2.0 for iPhone updated with station caching!
Slacker Radio for iPhone (iPod Touch and iPad) is in the version 2.0. The main new thing is the ability to cache your favorite music stations and listen to the music even when you’re not connected to a wireless network. The new feature requires the Slacker Radio Plus subscription, but once that is set (paid)…
Mobile Spinach launches “Discount for Life” offers, expands across the U.S.
Local mobile advertising solutions provider Mobile Spinach is launching “Discount for Life” offers that give local merchants a new marketing tool to bring new customers and keep them coming back with lifetime discounts. At the same time, the company opened up its mobile advertising solution across the U.S., giving merchants a new marketing channel that…
junaio augmented reality browser can now identify certain objects!
The fight between the two leading augmented reality browsers, junaio and Layar, is heating up. This time it’s metaio’s (maker of junaio) turn and they announced an important update to their app. The new version of junaio is able to identify objects and “glue” object specific real-time, dynamic, social and 3D information onto the object…
ZTE USA gets a new CEO – Mr. Lixin Cheng
ZTE USA is getting a new CEO Mr. Lixin Cheng, replacing Mr. Jiang Xiangyang who has stepped down in order to spend more time with his family. Mr. Jiang will continue working with ZTE Corporation’s management team operating out of their headquarters in Shenzhen, China. As for the new man in charge, here’s what we…
The Associated Press launches FIFA World Cup 2010 mobile app
The Associated Press is joining the FIFA World Cup 2010 games with its own mobile application. Actually, we’re not talking about a single app, but a series of applications released for every major platform. Virtually all smartphones are supported, including the iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and various Nokia devices (both S60 and Series 40 – which…
Telefonica: We’re on board for MeeGo!
MeeGo got a new and big supporter – Spain’s Telefonica. The company pledged to support the Linux-based platform which was unveiled at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona by Intel and Nokia. In a statement, the operator group said it will use MeeGo to deliver products such as “smartphones, netbooks, tablets, and internet connected…
Ultrabrief: Video: Nokia Ovi Mail has 10 million users
Here’s a statistic that’s going to get lost in the flood of Apple news due to shortly hit: Ovi Mail, the service that Nokia builds into their mobile phones, now has 10 million activated accounts. No word as to how many of those accounts are active, and what the definition for active really is. I…
Motorola launches the Milestone XT720 on Apple Day; 8 megapixel, Xenon, HD video, Android 2.1
Motorla either has balls the size of the small tanks that soccer moms drive to their local Starbucks, or a skull with enough empty space to park said sport utility vehicle. We’re thinking the latter. Today is Apple day, the new iPhone is due to be announced in less than 6 hours, but I digress.…
HTC spends $13 million to buy French software firm Abaxia; HTC looking to attract operators
HTC purchased French software development firm Abaxia for 11 million EUR ($13 million) according to Digitimes. The official press release is here, but does not mention the financial details. What exactly does Abaxia do? According to their website they offer 3 products: Mobile Portal: White label Active Idle Screen application embedded on the handset. It…