Cash-strapped webOS hopefuls and deal seekers alike, take note: Amazon is offering Sprint’s Palm Pixi for just $25. The entry-level webOS smartphone hasn’t been on market for more than a week and we’re already seeing the handset hovering dangerously close to “free with contract” territory. As it stands, Amazon will sell you the Palm Pixi…
Chinese iPhone users embrace the AppStore
The iPhone just recently made its debut in China. Thanks to a three-year deal with China Unicom, Apple has finally managed to bring the iPhone to the world’s largest pool of mobile phone users. With hundreds of millions of wireless subscribers in China, Apple’s got to be raking in iPhone sales, right? Well, yes and…
AT&T beefing up 3G network in San Francisco Bay Area
AT&T apparently isn’t going to let the likes of Verizon Wireless and bitter AT&T subscribers get them down about their 3G network performance. Big Blue has announced that it’s beefing up 3G services in the San Francisco Bay Area – they’ve upgraded more than 800 cellular base stations and is in the process of migrating…
Droid Does… pretty damn well in it’s first week
Droid Does. That’s the slogan that Verizon’s ad campaigns for the Motorola Droid have been hammering into our heads for the past several weeks. With $100 million reportedly invested into the marketing push to turn struggling Motorola’s Droid the de facto alternative to the iPhone 3GS, Verizon and Motorola are betting big on the new…
Roambi Visualizer turns your iPhone into a spreadsheet cheat-sheet
No one likes poring over spreadsheets, especially on the iPhone’s relatively small display. It would be nice if there were some way to break down spreadsheet information into visual representations that actually make sense. Thankfully, there’s an iPhone app for that. Roambi Visualizer turns your iPhone into a handy spreadsheet cheat-sheet that converts your information…
Google’s Android 2.0 Eclair source code now available to all!
Following on HTC’s release of the HTC Hero kernel to developers, Google has gone all open-source with their latest Android 2.0 operating system. Android 2.0 OS went live not too long ago with the launch of Verizon’s Motorola Droid, but we have yet to see another Android smartphone launched with Android 2.0 in tow. Today’s…
AT&T ‘Sets the Record Straight’ on Verizon’s 3G coverage map ads
Verizon isn’t backing off its advertising push to point out the inadequacies in AT&T’s 3G coverage. Despite AT&T’s lawsuit seeking to stop Verizon’s allegedly misleading ads, Verizon continues to release new commercials that poke fun at AT&T. In response, AT&T has released a statement that they hope “sets the record straight on Verizon ads.” In…
Mall Maps for iPhone helps you navigate shopping malls with ease
Shopping malls are a staple of the frenzied holiday shopping season. Unfortunately, a lot of malls in the US are winding mazes of retail stores and kiosks that don’t seem to have any logical layout to them. We swear shopping mall designers do that on purpose. But, with an iPhone in hand, your next trip…
Windows Marketplace open for PC, Windows Mobile 6.0 and Windows Mobile 6.1
Microsoft is really pushing hard to get their Windows Mobile app store, called Windows Marketplace for Mobile, out to every corner of the smartphone world. Windows Marketplace first launched with Windows Mobile 6.5 OS, giving WM6.5 fans an exclusive look at the Marketplace. Now, Microsoft is bringing the Marketplace to older Windows Mobile 6.0 and…
Microsoft Office Mobile 2010 coming to Windows Mobile 6.5
Windows Mobile 6.5 might not be the most compelling smartphone platform out there, but a new rumor could give potential Windows Mobile users a good reason to choose Microsoft to run their next smartphone. Word has it that Redmond is planning to launch Microsoft Office Mobile 2010 for Windows Phones running the Windows Mobile 6.5…