Yahoo appears to be making a smart move by disbanding its dedicated mobile division as part of a larger reorganization that will integrate the mobile web into the core of most of its products. “We are more tightly integrating our mobile business into the company’s DNA as we create the best possible user experiences for…
Windows Phone 7 gaming demoed
There are still many questions about the intriguing Windows Phone 7 Series from Microsoft, but the company is slowly releasing more details. We already know that it will break compatibility with Windows Mobile and that it will use Silverlight, .NET and XNA for development. That last one is important because it means we’ll see gaming…
Get Swype for Android right now
Swype is making its interesting touchscreen keyboard available to select Android users in a limited beta. If you don’t know, Swype was created by the guy who invented T9 and it’s trying to be a new way for text input on touchscreen displays. Instead of clicking on letters, you swipe your finger in a continuous…
Verizon’s LTE hits 50 Mbps
If you’re not excited about Verizon’s 4G network rollout, you should be. The largest U.S. carrier said its test markets using Long-Term Evolution technology were able to have peak download speeds of 40 to 50 Mbps with 20 to 25 upload speeds. Peak speeds and theoretical limits are one thing, but Big Red said its…
Location-based services are coming, whether you like it or not
This week’s SXSW festival will be more than just bands, beers and bongs, as the Austin-based conference has become a hotbed for technological innovation. Remember, it was at SXSW that Twitter became popular among the digital crowd before surging to the mainstream a few years later. This year’s digital darling is going to be location-based…
Thoughts on the Motorola Devour: Good try, but no need to taste this one
If you’ve been watching my Twitter feed, you’d know I’ve been playing with the Motorola Devour. The Devour is Motorola’s second Android phone for Verizon Wireless and it’s the first to bring MotoBlur to Big Red. The handset is a decent mid-range smartphone for social networking fanatics, but it is underpowered and is nowhere near…
App market could hit $15 billion by 2013
It looks like these mobile applications aren’t a fad, as a new report from research2guidance said the global app market could generate $15.65 billion in revenue in four years. This is great growth from the $1.94 billion apps generated in 2009 and the customer base for these apps is expected to grow from 100 million…
Sony Ericsson Satio getting firmware upgrade
Sony Ericsson’s Satio is going to get a firmware updates and we have the change log. If you don’t remember, the Symbian-powered handset has a 12-megapixel camera, WiFi, 3G, Bluetooth, GPS and a large touch screen. Here are the details of the additional features of the coming firmware: Support for WVGA video recording – The…
Verizon ditches mail-in rebates for Palm phones
Mail-in rebates are a pain in the ass because half the time you forget about it, and sometimes it just never comes. Verizon Wireless feels your pain and it has dropped the mail-in rebates for the Palm Pre Plus and Pixi when you order online. You can now get the Pre for $149 and the…
Following Google acquisition, reMail goes open source
There’s some good news if you want to create an e-mail application for the iPhone but don’t want to start from scratch. After being acquired by Google last month, reMail has made its code open source. “As someone who is passionate about mobile e-mail, my hope is that developers interested in making e-mail-related apps can…