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Pioneer is continuing its love affair with Apple by introducing the AppRadio in-car entertainment system which will let users utilize the connectivity, apps and processing power of the iPhone or iPod touch. The AppRadio in-car unit features a 6.1-inch touchscreen with a WVGA (800 x 480) resolution which you can easily connect your phone to…
I just got back from an interesting meeting with Broadcom about the general state of the mobile industry and there were some interesting topics that came up. The company also showed off a few quick demos of WiFi Direct and its location technology and these should be makings its way into phones and tablets in…
Okay, that’s kind of a baiting headline but an interesting topic came up this morning while I was at a state of the mobile union talk with Broadcom: Are the carriers not pushing hard enough to make smartphones have better battery life? I’m not even talking about the connectivity part, although that’s clearly leading to…
The Apple App Store has reportedly passed the 500,000 app mark, according to a new infographic put together by Chomp, 148 Apps and Chillingo. I won’t waste too much time breaking it down, as that’s the beauty of this infographic. Still, it’s neat to note that there are now at least 85,569 unique developers, Angry…
Microsoft unveiled all the goodies of Windows Phone 7.1 Mango this morning and the company has made the new developer tools available. That should mean we should get some cool apps soon which are on par with what is on the iPhone and Android. Something like Instagram or a barcode reader haven’t been possible on…
We all know that Apple is baking iOS 5.0 for the next iPhone and iPad but the latest rumor suggests that iPhone 3GS users may be out of luck and won’t be able to upgrade when the software is finally released. This rumor comes from Eldar Murtazin, who is extremely well-connected in the mobile world…
Twitter has purchased TweetDeck for more than $40 million and I think it’s fair to ask: What’s going to happen to the TweetDeck apps? Right now, you can get the TweetDeck app on the iPhone and on Android and these are solid ways to keep track of your micro-blogging. What’s interesting is that these apps…
If you’re sick of the standard Safari browser on the iPhone or the iPad, then you’ll be happy to know that Opera Mini 6 is now available of iOS and it has been optimized for whichever screen you’re using. The new update of Opera Mini 6 includes: Updated design with a fresh new look and…
Well, we finally got some hands-on time with Android 3.1 Honeycomb on a Motorola Xoom and even though it’s just a 0.X update, it packs enough new features to breathe new life into your tablet. What’s most encouraging about this is that it shows that the Tegra 2 chip inside isn’t even close to being…
You were probably watching our live blog so you know that Microsoft finally officially unveiled Windows Phone Mango and this software update delivers multiple new features (at least 500, the company claims). We already knew many of the upcoming features in Windows Phone Mango, as the company has been showing these off for months. As…