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Indian protesters mob Indian Nokia Store, set phones on fire
The world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer is under fire, literally, for a mapping mishap that caused a patriotic uprising from members of India’s Bharatiya Janata Party. The latest release of Nokia Maps, the company’s own GPS-enabled navigational mapping application, apparently contained some inaccurate information. Nokia Maps listed Kashmir as being part of Pakistan – an…
4 billion wireless subscribers and counting!
Planet Earth saw its 4 billionth wireless subscription go live in 2008. According to that latest statistics from GSM trade group 3G Americas, wireless world hit the 4 billion milestone in December 2008. The number represents 60% of the global population, indicating that more emerging markets are starting to enjoy wireless connectivity. “The Latin America…
Apple rolls out more MobileMe enhancements
MobileMe has had some trouble getting up and running. The push-data service from Apple is now stable and reliable, but far from perfect. To that end, Apple has rolled out a few fixes and feature upgrades to its MobileMe service. Apple’s list of MobileMe enhancements and bug-fixes include: Contacts Searching for contacts in a large…
iPhone hangin’ with the big boys on Flickr
We’ve seen it before. The iPhone had previously taken the top spot as the most used cameraphone on all of Flickr. Today, we’re seeing the iPhone and it’s 2 megapixel camera hanging out with the big boys on Flickr – the iPhone is just about as popular as a full-on DSLR camera. The iPhone has…
New BlackBerry users likely to return BlackBerry Storm while loyal fans stick it out
Following up on Simon’s speculation that Verizon customers were returning BlackBerry 9350 Storm handset en masse, I decided to perform a casual survey of BlackBerry Storm buyers. In and around Los Angeles, I approached 10 people that had either purchased their BlackBerry Storm as an upgrade from a previous BlackBerry smartphone and 21 people that…
Garmin looking to Android for future smartphones in 2009
It sure didn’t take long for Garmin to cement their membership in the Open Handset Alliance with their pledge to support Android. Garmin has announced that they will be launching their Android handset in the second half of 2009. Garmin’s Android push won’t be making its way into the Garmin Nuvifone, despite the GPS-phone’s oft-delayed…
USA Today launches iPhone application
News applications are a great way to get your daily dose of world and local news on the iPhone. The latest new app for the iPhone comes from USA Today, offering users the latest sports scores, pictures, headlines, and even weather through a colorful and intuitive interface. Unique to USA Today is the application’s location-aware…
FuzeBerry skin adds splash of color and BlackBerry style to TouchFLO 3D
Windows Mobile hasn’t seen a more intuitive and sleekly designed user interface since HTC launched their TouchFLO 3D UI. The TouchFLO 3D interface rides on top of the Windows Mobile platform, optimizing it for finger-based inputs. And, it doesn’t hurt that TouchFLO 3D is easy on the eyes. TouchFLO 3D is about as good as…
Christmas Easter Egg: HTC TouchFLO 3D Weather Application Animation
What, just because Hannukah has kicked off and Christmas is knocking on the door, we can’t hand out Easter Eggs? Seasons greetings aside, we’ve found a cool little easter egg in the HTC TouchFLO 3D UI. Turns out, you can animate all the weather panes in TouchFLO 3D Weather application. The Easter Egg is quite…