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While we’ve been focused on the enormity of the iTunes App Store, and the rising Android Market, we can sometimes forget that GetJar is the world’s second largest app store. It’s loaded with tons of utilities, entertainment apps and games and media. Today, GetJar is announcing that it will be giving away premium Glu Mobile…
It looks like Skype will be swiping Cisco executive Tony Bates as its CEO and he will be heading a company which has the opportunity to be a major disruptor in the mobile space. Skype has more than 560 registered users and about 124 million of those use the VoIP-calling service on a monthly basis.…
Google CEO Eric Schmidt said that smartphones will outsell PCs in two years and the search giant has been adjusting its business accordingly. Speaking at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference, Schmidt said that Android is picking up steam, as there are now more than 60 devices from more than 20 manufacturers. This momentum doesn’t appear to…
I guess we all agree Angry Birds is a massively addictive game when even the British Prime Minister David Cameron enjoys playing it from time to time. It has been ported to other mobile platforms and now it got a plush toy, which is awesome! Actually, it seems the toy is a work of the…
We all know that driving and texting while driving can be dangerous but many of us do it anyways because the convenience just seems to outweigh the risks. A new study from the Governors Highway Safety Association is contemplating the nuclear option to wipe out this problem: banning all cell phone use, even with hands-free…
After a successful pilot program, United Nations are expanding the SMS food aid program for Iraqi refugees in Syria to include more people. Tens of thousands of refugees living outside Damascus (the capital) will now be able to receive aid by exchanging coupons sent to their mobile phones. Under the voucher project, beneficiaries receive a…
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has introduced mobile trading in India in an effort to potentially increase the number of retail investors in the country. Right from the bat, more than 30 members of the exchange registered their participation in the program with more expected to jump on board in the next few days. Using the…
Israel’s Ministry of Communications is set to issue two new mobile licences in order to increase competition in the country’s telecoms sector. Applicants must submit their request by February 1st, 2011, and existing operators cannot participate (to increase their own spectrum allocations) with the exception of Mirs, which is the smallest of the carriers. The…
Netflix has just announced a deal with NBC that should make all of its mobile apps much, much better. The deal will bring much of NBC’s television content to Netflix streaming, which means you’ll be able to access these on the go with your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. We’re also expecting a Netflix Android…
France Telecom acquired 40% stake in Meditel, Morocco’s second-largest mobile operator, for 640 million EUR. The initial transaction, which brings Meditel’s valuation to 2.14 billion EUR, is the first phase to fully consolidate the Morroco’s operator into France Telecom’s accounts by 2015. France Telecom’s new CEO Stéphane Richard described the deal as “the first concrete…