The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, together with the GSM Association have announced a new program that expands the availability of mobile banking services in the developing world. Called ‘The Mobile Money for the Unbanked (MMU) Program’, it will work with mobile operators, banks, government and more to encourage and foster expansion of reliable, affordable…
More Android Market Policy Details
For those of you excited about the prospect of paid apps in the Android Market, some new policy notes surrounding the Market have come to light. Here are some of the key points: You can make returns. From the moment you buy an app you have 24 hours to ‘return’ it. When you buy an…
Ralph De La Vega: Dell Entering the Smartphone Market… Oops!
Rumors have been bouncing around for some time now that Dell may be entering the smartphone market. While Dell isn’t present at MWC this year, AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph De La Vega is, and during a panel at the event he let the following gem slip through his lips: “Dell announced they’re entering the smart…
LG Globus TU330 Set for Rogers Launch
To go along with the LG Secret TU750 that I mentioned earlier in the day, looks like there’s another device set to hit Rogers soon… The LG Globus TU330. While not heavy on the features, the Globus is a flip phone that packs a 1.3MP camera with video capabilities. There’s GPS, stereo bluetooth… and the…
LG Secret TU750 Coming to Rogers
Courtesy the quarterly mag that Rogers puts out, it looks like a new device will be coming to the carrier in the near future (no launch dates mentioned, but when a device appears in this mag it usually surfaces within a month or so). The device I’m talking about? The LG Secret TU750. The Secret…
Bolt Mobile Browser Now Available For All as Public Beta
The latest out of Mobile World Congress is that the new Bolt Browser from Bitstream (say that 10 times fast) is now moving to a public beta… Right now! The new version has gone to .86. Bitstream started out the private beta of Bolt with a few friends and family, and then grew it with…
Google Setting Price Cap for Apps in the Android Market
Remember the $999 I Am Rich app for the iPhone? The thing was completely ridiculous. The whole purpose of the app was to give ‘rich’ folks an extremely overpriced app to buy, just so that they could show off how much money they have. The app didn’t do anything. Hit the icon, and all you…
Adobe Flash Player 10 Coming to Android, Symbian, Windows Mobile and More!
For those of you that were wondering when the heck Flash was coming to Android, your wait is over. Today, at Mobile World Congress Adobe just made an official announcement that yet, Flash is coming to Android. But it doesn’t stop there. More Flash goodness is spreading around. The same announcement also let us know…
Big Nerd Ranch Android Developer ‘Bootcamp’ Coming in March
Are you a developer that has been itching to learn more and start developing apps for Android? If you are, and aren’t afraid to drop some coin on solid training, Big Nerd Ranch is holding an ‘Android Bootcamp’ from March 16th – 20th in Atlanta. The bootcamp will take you through everything Android, from a…
New ‘Meet Pre’ Video Arrives From Palm
If you can’t get enough of the Palm Pre, you’re not alone. The anticipation for this device is the largest Palm has seen in years and years… Maybe ever. Which is why when I watched the ‘Meet Pre’ video below, I had to share it with you. The video gives you a pretty good overview…