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We all know that upgrading your Apple iPhone 3G to iOS 4 can be kind of a pain but the French mobile operator SFR is giving the strongest warning we’ve seen yet about the process. According to a translated version of the page: “Updating of the iPhone 3G to iOS 4 software significantly slows navigation…
Good news Sprint EVO 4G users, as the carrier just said you’ll be getting Android 2.2, or Froyo, next week. This will be the first smartphone to get Android 2.2 besides Google’s now-defunct Nexus One and the firmware offers a host of new and much-needed features. “It is exciting for us to lead the industry…
Apple iPhone app developers can now try and generate some revenue with media-rich ads, as Apple is opening up its iAd advertising platform to more app creators. The move should allow iPhone devs to promote their own iPhone apps through Apple’s new mobile ad service. On its developer page, the company details its iAd for…
Access, which just released the Graffiti handwriting recognition software for the Android mobile operating system made by Google, has joined the Open Handset Alliance in a move that should help the little, green robot do well in Japan. Access has found success with multiple software products for Japanese carriers and its inclusion in the Open…
HTC is making a few managerial moves to prepare itself for more growth in a smartphone-centric world. The move makes sense, as HTC is finding itself increasingly at the head of the smartphone pack when it comes to making innovative handsets with intriguing designs. The smartphone maker said Jason Mackenzie has been promoted to the…
We’ve talked about how good the T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant (the T-Mobile variant of the Samsung Galaxy S) is, but now you can get the stellar Galaxy S Android device for less than $100 from Amazon.com with a new service contract. If you’d rather go through a T-Mobile retail store, you’re more than welcome to do…
Motorola will be using the 700 MHz spectrum to bring a 4G network based on Long-Term Evolution (LTE) technology to San Francisco. The city of SF has tapped the wireless infrastructure arm of Motorola to build out the nation’s first LTE mobile broadband data network for use in public safety services. Before you San Franciscans…
In a bid to make the Amazon Kindle a mass-market device, the company will be introducing new versions of the e-reader next month that will feature a cheaper price tag and a slimmer, sleeker design. Speaking with the Wall Street Journal, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said a smaller Amazon Kindle will hit the company’s digital…
A device from Sprint just passed through the Federal Communications Commission, the Sprint Peel case, that might soon bring 3G connectivity to your Apple iPod Touch. This is the first time we’ve seen an iDevice accessory sleeve that actually endows it with a wireless data connection. The device is manufactured by ZTE and it appears…
Look, I know Google gets a lot of good will for the open source nature of Android OS but don’t try and think the company isn’t focusing on its bottom line. Google CEO Eric Schmidt told the Wall Street Journal that its mobile platform could soon generate as much as $10 billion for the company…