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Even though Apple said the antennagate problem was smaller than it thought, Consumer Reports still won’t recommend the Apple iPhone 4. Consumer Reports, the shopping watchdog, originally gave the Apple iPhone 4 an extremely high rating but once the hubbub about antenna attenuation, the agency took away its recommendation. Apple then began giving out free…
The Skyfire browser has always been popular among mobile fanatics but the company has told us that its Android version is officially mainstream as the server-side browser has been downloaded more than 1 million times. If you haven’t tried out the free browser, you should. Skyfire for Google’s mobile operating system uses server side technology…
Well, it looks like the HTC Droid Incredible is going to get one of those fancy SLCD screens from Sony and this should help keep the device on the shelves. As you know, HTC was having problems with the AMOLED screens it was getting from Samsung. Actually, the screens were fine but it couldn’t get…
Traditional publishers are facing disruptions from all over the place, as the Internet and mobile apps are becoming increasingly popular and disrupting business models. At the App Nation conference in San Francisco Monday, representatives from ESPN, TIME and Samsung offered some interesting takes on how mainstream publishers can adapt to the new world. “What’s most…
After we’ve heard word that the Garmin smartphones weren’t selling well the company said in an interview that it will evaluate its phone business if things don’t pick up in the next few quarters. The company is well known for its class of personal navigation devices but that market may be dwindling as convergence take…
It was a big week of upgrades, as Nokia arguably upgraded itself with a new CEO, Apple iPhone users received the 4.1 software and the sequel to the world’s first Android phone made its official debut. We missed last week, but let’s dive into a recap of this week in mobile news. Nokia gets a…
Microsoft just wrapped up a huge parade for the upcoming launch of its Windows Phone 7 platform and it reportedly included a funeral procession for the Apple iPhone and BlackBerry handsets. The celebration took place at Microsoft’s Redmond campus and the Microsoft mobile team were the participants. The workers reportedly dressed in funeral-like costumes and…
Foxconn has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons, as the company which actually manufactures the Apple iPhone has been vilified because of multiple worker suicides. To combat this bad press, Foxconn allowed Business Week to have an all-access tour of the facilitates and the results are a fascinating in-depth look at…
Well, what do we have here? We’ve seen the Asus Windows Phone 7 phone before but now it’s being shown off in all its glory in video form. There’s still no direct word on the specs from this device that was spotted at Gnomedex but it’s safe to assume that it will have a 1…
When assigning stories, Will Park asked us “Who likes the iPad and malls?” My hand immediately shot up and I’ve been toying around with the Micello Maps HD app for the Apple iPad and this brings in-door mapping to your “magical” tablet. We’ve covered the Micello app before when it launched on the Apple iPhone…