NOTE: Make sure to click on red links. After two years of work in progress, Apple unveiled its first iPhone on January 9, 2007. Boom Bingo – most people liked the idea though some folks (select media included) didn’t see how the Cupertino-based company can succeed in this market. Arguments were made from both sides,…
Archives for August 23, 2011
Rant: Huawei Vision and MediaPad – two products that could help the Chinese company get a decent slice of the Android pie
We’ve been talking about the Huawei Vision for few times in the past. If you recall, it’s a high-end device similar to the Nexus One, specs wise. It doesn’t have a dual-core processor — which would make it the superphone by today’s standards — but a single-core CPU, clocking at 1GHz. Rest of the Vision…
Sharp AQUOS Hybrid 007SH Hello Kitty edition lives in Japan!
Remember the Sharp AQUOS Hybrid 007SH, which as far as we know is the world’s first Android Gingerbread clamshell smartphone? Well it just got better at least if you ask Hello Kitty fans. Yep, it’s now available in pink with that cute cat logo on it. Aside from the change of color, the specs are…
Motorola Flipside gets Android 2.2 Froyo update
Good news for those of you still sticking to the Motorola Flipside. The American handset maker, which will soon be owned by Google, has finally released the Android 2.2 Froyo update, bringing a ton of improvements introduced in this version of the Android OS. If you recall, Froyo brought quite a few improvements to the…
HTC Sensation 2.3.4 update now available on Vodafone UK
Good news for those of you who grabbed the HTC Sensation through Vodafone UK. The Big Red carrier has released a small firmware update for HTC’s baby to address several performance and stability issues. More precisely, the new software brings stability and performance updates, reduces heating in some scenarios by optimizing processor load, and improves…
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Wi-Fi gets a small firmware update
Samsung has started rolling-out a small update for the Wi-Fi only version of the Galaxy Tab 10.1. The 3.22MB “heavy” download is said to address several of the problems Sammy’s TouchWiz UX have, making the device more stable than ever. Unfortunately, we don’t have the official change log and can only speculate about all of…
MTV launches WatchWith for iPhone, a companion app for its shows
MTV’s WatchWith iPhone app is designed as a co-viewing second screen experience, delivering complimentary and additive content to fans of the popular MTV shows. Available as a free download, the application curates the social conversation on Twitter and Facebook, while also connecting users with the stars of their favorite MTV shows such as Jersey Shore,…
Parkmobile brings pay-by-phone parking to Nashville, Tennessee
Parkmobile keeps adding new locations where people can pay for their parking using nothing but their mobile phone. Their latest gig is in Tennessee, where the company has teamed-up with Premier Parking to allow users to pay their dues across surface lots located in and around the downtown Nashville. As that’s the case with other…
Delta Airlines testing iPads for pilots
Like any other airline, Delta wants its piece of the iPad media attention, as well. They decided to dump the paper version of the so called “Electronic Flight Bags” (EFBs) and replace them with an iPad and accompanying app that does the same job. If you remember, Alaska Airlines also tested this” trick,” using the…








