Verizon Wireless’ Droid Incredible 2 is by no means a bad device. However, it’s also not the best thing you can buy these days, especially when we know that the Motorola Droid Bionic will be launched in the near future. Still, it’s a decent smartphone with pretty good specs that include a 4-inch WVGA touchscreen,…
Déjà Vu app adds image recognition capability to Evernote
If you’re a regular Evernote user like me, you’ll love Déjà Vu. Developed by the image recognition specialists from kooaba, this iPhone app is made to extend your visual memory by labeling and categorizing some of the memos automatically. Once integrated with Evernote, Déjà Vu will create a dedicated notebook, syncing all of the memos…
Mobile app store Appia surpasses 1 million downloads a day
Appia (former PocketGear) announced record growth in the second quarter along with information on passing several major milestones. During the period, the Appia-powered application marketplace crossed the 1 million downloads per day threshold, reaching over 40 million downloads in July. In total, Appia has delivered 200 million cumulative downloads in the 38 months since launching,…
Vodafone Essar, Opera Software expand partnership in Indian market
On the heels of the recently sealed deal between Opera Software and Vodafone, the carrier’s India arm launched a co-branded version of the Opera Mini mobile browser, which works with pretty much any mobile phone with an Internet connection. In the official press release, Opera promises to deliver a better and faster browsing experience for…
Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray heading to Vodafone UK
During the next couple of weeks, Vodafone UK will start selling the Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray. While we don’t have the exact date, we do see that the smartphone got its page on the carrier’s “Coming Soon” pages where those interested can leave their email and be instantly notified when the Big Red is ready…
Microsoft awarded with a neat slider patent
Microsoft was awarded with a neat patent on sliding mechanism in mobile device. But that’s not the “regular” sliding mechanism – rather the idea here is to level display with keyboard. To get the idea how this looks like in the real world, you should try out the HTC Desire Z aka T-Mobile G2 which…
Samsung’s Galaxy naming scheme unveiled
Ever wondered what’s the logic behind various Samsung Galaxy models? While we still don’t have the complete answer — like where Galaxy Ace and Mini fit into the scheme picture above — we do start to get the idea behind the Korean giant’s thinking (at least for the new phones). As you can see for…
Nimbuzz for Android updated with push notifications
Nimbuzz has updated its Android application with push notifications, allowing users to keep up with their buddies even when Nimbuzz isn’t running. And that’s just one of the benefits users get with this feature — the phone’s battery will also last longer as the application won’t be pinging Nimbuzz’s servers all the time. The new…
Motorola FIRE coming to UK with a 215 GBP price tag
Thanks to Clove, we know when the Motorola FIRE will be released in the UK. The American handset maker’s QWERTY keyboard-equipped device will be available in September (we don’t have the exact date) for 215 GBP sans any contract whatsoever. Despite its full QWERTY keyboard, this is still kinda steep for a low-to-mid end device…
Motorola Titanium to get a small firmware update on August 15th
Apparently there’s something wrong with the Motorola Titanium when Sprint and Moto decided to launch the first firmware update only days after the launch. We’re not what’s all included here, but can only guess some of the known bugs will be fixed to ensure the Titanium runs smoother and faster. The official launch date of…









