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It looks like the claims of T-Mobile that it has the largest 4G network aren’t going over well with the competitors, as Sprint is now talking all sorts of trash. “Halloween is over – it’s time for T-Mobile to stop dressing up like their favorite super hero – Sprint 4G,” Sprint 4G President Matt Carter…
Archos is finally shipping some of the Android 2.2 tablets it announced earlier this year and the devices look pretty good but may not be able to go toe-to-toe with the Apple iPad or the Samsung Galaxy Tab. The Archos 43 will have a 4.3-inch resistive touchscreen display, 1 GHz ARM Cortex A8 processor, HDMI…
If you were wondering why Google was willing to spend close to a billion dollars acquiring the mobile ad firm AdMob, some new data from ad optimizer Smaato should help you understand just how large this business could become. The company said that the mobile advertising market for the Untied States alone could be up…
As our smartphones get more computer-like, the bad guys are going to increasingly target these devices. That’s why a company like Lookout has created a mobile security app and the company has just rolled out a few, new premium features. The Lookout mobile security app for Android already has more than 3 million users and…
There are some interesting numbers coming out of Nielsen today, as the firm is saying that 28% of U.S. mobile subscribers are now rocking a smartphone. That means that the vast majority of U.S. cell phone users aren’t on an iPhone or Droid X but are instead using a feature phone or an entry-level device.…
A rumor suggests that Apple and Google are both looking into acquiring the mobile payment company Boku to boost the mobile payment capabilities of the iPhone or Android platforms. TechCrunch is saying that Boku is in early high-level talks with both Apple and Google and this could involve a deeper level of integration or an…
Remember MySpace? The hottest thing in social networking five years ago has just introduced a major redesign and this will soon be coming to your mobile phones. In a world where Facebook seems to be ubiquitous, is this move too little, too late? The new MySpace redesign actually looks pretty good, as it emphasizes multimedia…
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but your mobile phone could soon become your wallet. This has been bandied about for nearly a decade but PayPal is taking some steps to actually make this happen within months, instead of years. I spoke with Laura Chambers, senior director at PayPal Mobile, at the X…
There’s an interesting article over at the New York Times which says the Android app ecosystem is rounding into shape. With news that the Android Market has just surpassed the 100,000 app mark, I’m inclined to agree that Google’s mobile operating system will soon generate some big business for app makers. The article is actually…
Get ready for some more ads, as Google AdMob is bringing interactive video ads to Android apps. Sure, it sounds kind of cruddy but remember that these ads could lead to more free, high-quality apps for all of us. Google AdMob had already been providing interactive video ads to the Apple iPhone for almost a…