With all the counterfeit mobile phones coming out of China, you’d think we’d be desensitized to tasteless cellphones by now. We wish that were true. Unfortunately, atrocities like this here Michael Jackson phone are hard to ignore. It’s decked out in fake gold, fake diamonds, and enough decorative homages to “The King of Pop” to…
Verizon offers Internet tethering on Motorola Droid, for a price
There’s more to the Droid than its high-end spec-sheet and Android 2.0 OS. Turns out, Verizon Wireless is going to let Droid owners use their new smartphone as a 3G modem. But, it’ll cost ‘ya. In return for allowing you to connect your laptop to your Droid and use its 3G data connection to hop…
The DROID is live!
The Motorola Droid is live on Verizon Wireless! Following weeks of hype and impressive TV ads, the highly anticipated Android phone from Motorola has landed on US shores. Verizon Wireless stores across the country opened for business bright and early this morning to accommodate the masses of Droid hopefuls yearning to be the first of…
Samsung sells 10 million ‘Star’ touchscreen phones, proves the low-end is where it’s at
The public eye might be focused on headlining smartphones with bang-whiz features and sleek designs, but Samsung proves yet again that the low- to mid-level handset market is nothing to laugh at. Samsung has announced that it has sold 10 million Samsung Star touchscreen handset since its launch just six months ago, as expected. That’s…
T-Mobile USA reports 77,000 net customer loss for Q3
The competition in the US wireless market is getting fierce. Just ask T-Mobile. Citing increased pressure from other carriers offering innovative handsets, T-Mobile USA today reported a net loss of 77,000 customers in Q3 2009. The loss is striking, compared to the same quarter last year, when T-Mobile reported a net addition of 670,000 customers.…
Verizon goes prepaid with 3G modem plans
Mobile road warriors can attest to the usefulness of 3G modems. It’s empowering to know that you can hop online at anytime, no matter where you are. It gets even better if you can use your 3G modem with a prepaid data plan, like the Broadband2Go plan from Virgin Mobile USA. And, it looks like…
Download Gokivo Navigator for iPhone for FREE today!
Since Google Maps for iPhone doesn’t support (so far) turn-by-turn GPS navigation directions, iPhone users are left having to pay for GPS navigation apps from the AppStore. But, getting navigation on your iPhone doesn’t have to be expensive. Today, Networks In Motion has announced a new update to its Gokivo iPhone app [iTunes link] that…
Video: Hands-on with Verizon’s HTC Droid Eris
If you’ve had your eye on the Android-powered HTC Hero and its customized Sense UI, but just couldn’t bear to leave Verizon’s warm embrace for Sprint’s network, you’re in luck! Verizon went official this morning with the Hero-esque HTC Droid Eris. The Eris is a lot like the Hero, just for the Verizon Wireless network.…
AppStoreHQ shows you what iPhone apps are hot on Twitter
If the social-networked iPhone app discovery app Chorus isn’t your cup of tea, your best bet is to hit Twitter to see which iPhone apps are trending hot. AppStoreHQ makes it easy to keep tabs on the Twittersphere and breaks down which apps tweeple around the world are tweeting about. It’s a points based system,…
Waveboard brings Google Wave to your iPhone, kinda
Google Wave on the iPhone, in theory, would be a great way to use Google’s new collaborative chat service. So, when we first heard that Waveboard for iPhone launched as the first Google Wave iPhone app, we were excited to try it out. Then, we realized that the Waveboard app is nothing more than a…