The iPhone software distribution model, is burning up the intertubes with more than 2 million application downloads every day. According to a recent analysis by CNBC‘s Jim Goldman, Apple is seeings demand for its iPhone and iPod Touch applications actually increasing, despite pundits that have suggested that initial Apple App Store demand was merely a…
Yahoo upgrades mobile Flickr with iPhone-optimized video
Yahoo is responding to growing mobile demand, and users that are uploading pictures and video more frequently from their mobile phones, with a renewed push for their mobile Flickr website. The upgraded mobile Flickr touts an mobile-friendly format and even supports video streaming through a smartphone’s mobile web browser. Most notably, the upgraded mobile Flickr…
Nano-material breakthrough may make voice-powered mobile phones possible!
As wireless devices become ever more integrated into our daily lives, the struggle to keep them all charged and ready to work becomes a real problem. There are only so many different charging cables a person can carry around before going nuts. Now, imagine a future where your mobile phone is actually powered by the…
iPhone as gaming console – Playing iPhone games on TV
The iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod Touch have proven themselves as capable mobile gaming platforms. With the widespread availability of intuitive motion-controlled games through the iPhone App Store, it’s no wonder that iPhone games are encroaching on gaming console territory. Freeverse, maker of the iPhone game Moto Chaser, has developed a proof-of-concept demonstration that allows…
Americans twice as text-happy as their European counterparts
An SMS text messaging craze is taking the world by storm, and the US is apparently leading the charge. Despite Europe’s head start on text message adoption, it seems that Americans send far more SMS text messages per month than their European counterparts. A new study from Portio Research has found that US monthly text…
Verizon gets official with BlackBerry Storm firmware update
Earlier today, we speculated that Verizon would be rolling out a firmware update for the Verizon BlackBerry Storm sometime soon, possibly even today. The update is expected to fix a lot of the laggy screen rotation and keyboard issues that many BlackBerry Storm users have been complaining of. Lo and behold, Verizon has just gone…
HTC MAX 4G reviewed, liked
The world’s first GSM/WiMAX handset was launched not too long ago for use exclusively on Russia’s Scartel-owned Yota WiMAX network. The HTC MAX 4G sports GSM/EDGE and WiMAX hardware on top of the WiFi radio to ensure high-speed wireless connectivity, backing it all up with a beautiful 3.8-inch WVGA (480×800) touchscreen display, 8GB of onboard…
Nokia pares down holiday-quarter performance outlook
Things are bad, the global economy is finding new lows, and consumers are pulling back on their holiday gadget spending. Nokia, in anticipation of economic woes affecting holiday mobile phone sales, has announced that they are lowering their Q4 2008 handset sales would fall short of previous expectations. Nokia had earlier predicted that global handset…
iPhone-like screen transitions for T-Mobile G1 and Android OS
There’s no doubt that the T-Mobile G1 is a serious competitor in a crowded smartphone market. With an open-source Android OS powering the smartphone, the G1 is about as flexible and powerful as any other mobile phone. Unless, that is, you want your T-Mobile G1 to animate screen transitions all slippy-slidey like, much like the…
T-Mobile Shadow II approved by FCC
T-Mobile’s follow-up to their consumer-oriented, Windows Mobile-powered “Shadow” is inching closer to actually seeing the light of day. The FCC has approved the T-Mobile Shadow II, as it’s known, for US duty. The T-Mobile Shadow II has been expected to carry T-Mobile’s Windows Mobile Standard torch into 2009 with a refreshed design and a bump…