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Turning your Apple iPhone into a remote control with an IR dongle is nothing new but the My TV Remote app caught my eye because it’s introducing some cool social networking integration and it comes in at a reasonable price. It’s clear to me that this whole social networking thing isn’t a fad and I…
We know that Hewlett-Packard will use its recently acquired webOS platform for phones, tablets and even printers but HP could be throwing that OS on some crazy devices. How crazy? Well, are flexible displays crazy enough for you? During the MobileBeat 2010 conference Monday, HP’s Phil McKinney showed off some of the flexible display technology…
One of the coolest new features about the Apple iPhone 4 is the ability to do two-way video calling. This feature, known as FaceTime, is the star of a series of new ads from the handset maker. The Apple iPhone 4 has a front-facing camera that can be used for FaceTime. One of the cool…
In a pretty big milestone for the upcoming Microsoft Windows Phone 7 smartphone platform, the company has released the developer tools that should enable content creators to make apps. This build of the Windows Phone 7 developer tools is still in beta form but the software giant says it’s a near-final version. If other platforms…
If you’re itching to get a new Chrevrolet but don’t have time to mill around the showrooms, you’re in luck because the company has released an app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The Chrevrolet Showroom app allows users to view the lineup of cars and trucks. You’ll also be able to check out…
We’ve heard a lot about these so-called “superphones” like the Nexus One but Samsung’s Chief Strategy Officer Omar Khan wanted to provide a clear definition. Speaking at the MobileBeat 2010 conference, Khan unsurprisingly said Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S lineup hits all the check marks for this new category. These devices have a large display for…
Google wants to make it easier to find parking spots and the search giant has released an Open Spot Android app that will help you mark and discover open parking spaces. I used to have a car here in San Francisco but the frustration of finding a viable parking spot led me to give it…
For all the guff AT&T gets about its mobile data usage in major cities, I’m pretty glad they have John Donovan as its Chief Technology Officer. Donovan’s an interesting cat. A self-proclaimed gadget freak, he carriers an HTC Android device (Aria?), a BlackBerry Bold, an iPhone 4, a Kindle, an iPad and other things. I’m…
Google is looking to make it easier to create mobile programs for Android and its just-launched App Inventor makes it simple to create programs with little, to no experience. The new development tool has been in work for over a year and it essentially creates a drag-and-drop interface for mobile program development. This doesn’t mean…
So, yeah, because this was a short week with a major U.S. holiday at the beginning, it wasn’t the biggest week for mobile news. Still, we saw the introduction of a new Android handset from Motorola, rumblings that the first HSPA+ phone will be coming soon and we found a way to waste even more…