In case you missed it, AdMob has recently published their latest mobile metrics report for your viewing pleasure. It’s always a good read if you’re interested in anything mobile, especially manufacturers, OS’s, trends, and more. Below are some key points from this new report: For this month’s feature, we revisit the top smartphones in our…
Rumor: List of Cities Going 3G on T-Mobile
Chalk this one up for rumor right now, although I’ve seen no evidence to prove this as a hoax… yet. But our bud David over at TmoNews has posted a screenshot of what appears to be a list of cities going live on 3G in Q2, Q3 and Q4 of this year. Could simply be…
Howard Stern Picks BlackBerry Bold Over Palm Pre
Popular radio show host and ‘shock-jock’ Howard Stern has chosen a BlackBerry Bold over the much ballyhooed Palm Pre. In a move that was designed to generate some notable buzz, Palm decided to give Howard a Pre to test out, to see what he thought. The device would be delivered to his home, he would…
Vodafone Australia Puts iPhone 3G Up for Free
WooHoo! Time for iPhone fans in Australia to get down to a Vodafone dealer. Vodafone Australia has announced that the iPhone 3G will be free of charge when a customer opens a AU$69 plan, on a 24-month contract. Edward Goff, General Manager of Consumer Markets at Vodafone commented: “Vodafone is thrilled to be offering iPhone…
Samsung, LG To Have a Strong Showing in US Market This Year
South Korean device manufacturers are set to take a huge chunk of the US market in 2009. This new information comes from Taiwanese market sources via DigiTimes: “Samsung and LGE have continued to increase their penetration in the US handset market since 2008, and the two companies are expected to grab the top and second…
AT&T Launches Apps Beta Program
While manufacturers are either working hard on their own version of an on-device ‘App Store’, lets not forget about all of the carriers out there. They’re chomping at the bit to get in the game and make more money as well. To that end, AT&T has introduced its own Apps Beta Program. Developers simply submit…
T-Mobile G1 Users Love to Download Apps
T-Mobile USA released some interesting numbers this past week. Turns out that G1 owners download (on average) more than 40 apps for their device… While iPhone owners tap in and download 37. I was actually a tad surprised that the G1 outperformed the iPhone here for app downloads, but both numbers are very high in…
Virgin Mobile Canada Launches PayCheck Promotion
A quickie for the Canucks out there. Virgin Mobile Canada is running a new promotion called ‘PayCheck’ that in essence puts $150 back in your pocket. In exchange for purchasing a prepaid phone and registering for their auto-pay (charges to through to you credit card every month), Virgin will give you $5 every month for…
Specs on New BlackBerry 9000 Series Devices Emerge: Onyx, Driftwood and Magnum
The Boy Genius has come through with some specs on three upcoming BlackBerry devices. Tip of the cap yet again to BGR and his ‘ninjas’ for this one. Let the rumors and speculation begin 🙂 According to the tipster these specs and codenames are confirmed… and all three devices will fall into the 9000 series.…
Amico ‘Brava’ Shows Off Android Touchscreen Goodness
EngadgetMobile has managed snap some pics and even take a quick video of a brand new Android-powered device. Who’s it from? A manufacturer called ‘Amico’. It’s OK, I haven’t heard of them either. The device was on display this past week at CTIA, and was running a newer cupcake-filled Android OS. What is kind of…