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Of all the Windows Phone 7 devices that are available now, it seems the Dell Venue Pro has been the most unattainable. It’s not because the Venue Pro has been sold out or outrageously popular, but you can’t just waltz into a T-Mobile store and pick one up. Most folks I know have been searching…
Google Voice is one of my favorite mobile services. Since I’m constantly switching phones and in between numbers, it helps to have the one number that all my friends, family and acquaintances to hang onto regardless of which phone I’m using. For the holidays, Google has decided to offer $10 of Google Voice credit to…
Yahoo! News just announced the iPhone 4 as the number one obsession of 2010. It’s not terribly surprising given the attention the Apple smartphone received thanks to the story of its leak back in April, the “Antennagate” issue that caused a media stir and the subsequent whispers of the reason why we don’t have a…
Lookout Mobile has well over two million users now, but I bet it never imagined that its security application would help locate a stolen car. That’s exactly what the mobile app did for a man who had his car stolen at gun point with his cell phone still inside the vehicle. Stalin Guzman, a father…
Just two months ago, we took a poll for the Apple iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab, and our readers seemed to prefer the Android tablet over the iPad nearly two to one. However, in a recent survey conducted by Piper Jaffray, it seems that 85% of users actually prefer the iPad and see more value…
Path is poised to be pretty huge despite the popularity of other photo-sharing apps like Instagram, but its limitations make it very unattractive to users who are accustomed to over-sharing. The idea behind Path is that, since you’re limited to only 50 friends with whom to share photos, you can truly be yourself. You get…
Android has exploded in a big way over the past year, and Verizon says that Google can thank the Big Red network for that. I’m sure Verizon would just love to take all the credit for Android’s success, but just how much of a role did the carrier play in the platform’s popularity and explosive…
Today, Verizon announced its plans to launch LTE or 4G and Clearwire isn’t missing this opportunity to address that. What’s the subject of debate? Use of the term “4G” and what it means. Basically, Clearwire is admitting that “4G” is being used as a marketing term right now, especially since both Verizon and T-Mobile are…
A new iPad commercial by Apple highlights some of the new features of iOS 4.2, like printing and AirPlay. Couple these new features with a strong backing from Oprah and our insatiable urge to shop this holiday season and it looks like Apple might see some good numbers before the year’s end. It’s really impressive…
eBay has taken a look at the numbers, and it looks like Cyber Monday was huge for shoppers using their mobile devices to make purchases. Could there be a better signifier than the future of mobile commerce? After all, PayPal has been saying for weeks that it will see close to $700 million in mobile…