Adobe’s Connect Pro Mobile for the iPhone and iPod Touch is a solid, free way to connect to Web conferences on the go, but what’s really interesting is that this is the first app that has shoehorned Flash on the platform. The app was created in Flash Professional CS5 beta and uses Adobe’s Packager converter…
Palm struggling with sales, lowers revenue expectations
Bad news Palm fans, as the company said it is expecting lower-than-expected revenues for the third quarter due to sluggish sales. While webOS has been well-received by the press, the Pre and Pixi have yet to grab market share away from the iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android handsets. Palm had previously expected revenues between $1.6 billion…
Video: Recognizr brings face recognition to Android
Are you tired of having to remember what your friends look like? Well, The Astonishing Tribe‘s Recognizr app will enable Android phones to recognize your friends’ faces and associate them with online services like Skype, YouTube, Facebook, and more. In addition to the aforementioned online services, the app will also associate the face with profile…
T-Mobile stops bleeding subscribers, kind of
T-Mobile USA gained 371,000 subscribers for the fourth quarter but the majority of these were the less-lucrative prepaid customers. The company is still squarely in fourth place with 33.8 million customers, while Verizon and AT&T remain the big dogs with 91.2 million and 85.1 million subscribers, respectively. Sprint’s customers have been leaving in droves over…
MetroPCS snags Samsung Caliber
The Samsung Caliber is not going to blow away an iPhone or Droid but it appears to be a solid choice for MetroPCS customers. The Caliber has a 3.2-inch touchscreen, 3-megapixel camera, 3G, full HTML browsing, a microSD slot, and the widget-tastic TouchWiz user interface. Unfortunately, it’s only EV-DO Rev. 0, so the data connection isn’t…
Mobile Roadie wants to rock Android apps
Mobile Roadie has expanded its rich-media app platform to now include Android. The platform had previously been iPhone only and it was billed as a way for people and companies to easily create good-looking apps that are integrated with iTunes, Amazon’s MP3 store, YouTube, Flickr, Twitter, Facebook, and a host of other familiar online services.…
Hi, I’m Marin and I’ll be your editor
I thought it would be prudent to do a proper introduction as I’m the new guy and you’ll be seeing my mug around here a lot. I’m a tech reporter who’s written about mobiles for InformationWeek, CNET, Androinica, Know Your Cell and various other sites. I’ve spent a ton of time thinking about smartphones and…
FCC seeks more wireless spectrum for mobile broadband data networks
The FCC is looking to free up to 500 megahertz of spectrum for wireless broadband over the next ten years and it will try to buy the airwaves from broadcasters. The move would help avert what FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski calls a “spectrum crisis” that could leave data-hungry mobile devices like the iPhone, Droid, and 3G-enabled…
Philips’ GoGear Connect PMP packs Android 2.1
Look out Archos because Philips just introduced the GoGear Connect and this VoIP-enabled personal media player is rocking Android 2.1 OS. Philips has been a bit slow with the official specs, but the device is expected to have Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, a touchscreen with haptic feedback, a microSD slot, DIVX/XVID support, a trackball for additional…
AT&T tops 3G speed test
It looks like AT&T’s network upgrades are paying off, as the carrier’s 3G network bested Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon in PCWorld’s 13-city mobile data test. The report said AT&T’s download speeds were 67 percent faster on average than its competitors, with an average download speed of 1410 kbps and 773 kbps upload. This is a…