Say what you will about TouchWiz, but no amount of complaining about its awkward and confusing user interface will keep Samsung from continuing to feature TouchWiz in their latest smartphones – the new Samsung M100S, for example. Samsung just unveiled their Samsung M100S as their first Android smartphone to run Android OS 2.1. Like it’s…
IM+ for Skype brings free VoIP calls to BlackBerry!
It seems Apple’s change of heart in regards to letting VoIP iPhone apps work over 3G networks is having a halo effect on other VoIP services. Shape Services, makers of the popular IM+ chat client, has announced that it has updated the IM+ for Skype app for BlackBerry to offer free WiFi-based Skype calls. The…
Video: Nexus One multi-touch pinch zooming demo
The Nexus One in my pocket has just been blessed with Google’s software update, which enables multi-touch pinch zooming in the web browser, photo gallery, and Google Maps apps. The lack of multi-touch support on the Nexus One’s Android 2.1 OS is considered by many to be the biggest drawback that’s keeping the N1 from…
AT&T launches Open Call mobile app developer contest
AT&T has just announced a new mobile app developer contest that is offering a sizable $40,000 prize pool for developers that enter the contest. The AT&T Open Call – Apps For All! contest is a re-imagining of the Fast-Pitch Platinum Awards, so if you’ve dabbled in that contest, you’ll be familiar with this contest. The…
iPhone icon keychains for iPhoners with keys
Do you love your iPhone? Do you love your keys? Why not combine your love for both with these iPhone icon keychains. Nothing says “I’m a geek and I’m damn proud of it” like a keychain based on app icons from your smartphone. Well, maybe a t-shirt might better proclaim that sentiment, but you get…
Force update your Nexus One with multi-touch pinch zooming
The only thing keeping your Nexus One from laying the smack-down on Apple’s iPhone is this small software update that Google and T-Mobile are sending over-the-air (OTA). Packed inside an update no more than a couple dozen megabytes lies the power to enable multi-touch pinch zooming on your N1. So, why let something like a…
Samsung S8500 first to get Bluetooth 3.0 certification
Being the first one to do anything deserves some serious street-cred. Being the first mobile phone to be certified for Bluetooth 3.0 deserves our geeky attention. The Samsung S8500 has just become the world’s first mass production mobile phone to feature support for the Bluetooth 3.0 standard, as approved by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group…
Motorola backs Scanbuy for mobile barcode scanning
There’s a side of Motorola that you may not have known about – the side that has little to do with mobile phones and invests in other companies. That side of Motorola’s business has just invested in Scanbuy, a mobile barcode scanning app maker. Motorola apparently has high regards for Scanbuy’s “ScanLife” platform, which gives…
Nexus One update enables multi-touch, unlocks iPhone-killing potential
The Nexus One has been revered time and time again, by us and many other mobile blogs, as the most likely contender to unseat the iPhone as the de facto king of the smartphone space. Unfortunately, the N1 hasn’t been able to realize it’s full iPhone-killing potential due to its lack of multi-touch support. That…
Did iPad hype overshadow next-gen iPhone leak?
With all the hype and noise surrounding Apple’s iPad tablet announcement, it seems that the blogosphere may have overlooked a potential image of the next-generation iPhone (iPhone 4G) hanging out on top of what turned out to be the iPad. The photo of the next-generation iPhone looks strikingly similar to the current iPhone 3GS which…