Get ready to pay more if you use a lot of mobile data, as AT&T’s Chief Executive Officer Randall Stephenson said the second largest U.S. carrier may have to implement tiered pricing in order to better manage its network. Speaking at a Morgan Stanley conference Tuesday, Stephenson said 40% of the company’s network capacity is being…
Google expands click-to-call mobile ads
Google said it is giving mobile advertiser more click-to-call options, as it now enables Android, iPhone and Palm Pre users to see national phone numbers in mobile ads. Previously, advertisers could include a click-to-call link that would get you a local number. I think this is far more useful because most of the time I’m…
Boob iPhone app slipped through Apple censors
Remember when Apple decided to be our dad and removed all applications with sexual content or innuendo from the App Store? Well, it looks like they missed one and it pulled in $10,000 in a week before being pulled. A boob app called Tubes! avoided the ban because it wasn’t being sold in the United…
What’s Next for iPhone 4G?
With all the hype over Apple’s iPad announcement now behind us, Apple-eyes have now turned their attention to what might be on the docket for the anticipated release of iPhone 4G. We’ve torn down and rebuilt thousands of iPhones over the last few years and talked with scores of customers about how they’re using it…
Nintendo not worried about iPhone
In a long-ranging interview with VentureBeat, Nintendo of America’s executive VP of sales and marketing, Cammie Dunaway, said the gaming company is not very concerned about Apple’s growing presence in the mobile gaming space. Nintendo’s Wii is the dominant home gaming console and its DS is miles ahead of Sony’s PSP but there’s growing evidence that…
RedEye dongle turns iPhone into universal remote
Having too many remote controls can be a pain but I just don’t feel right about plopping down $200 or more for a fancy universal remote. ThinkFlood‘s RedEye mini may solve this problem because the $50 dongle turns your iPhone or iPod Touch into a remote for all of your IR gear. You simply plug…
Netflix ‘Watch Instantly’ video streaming iPhone app on the way?
When Netflix takes surveys, we pay attention. Why? Because it usually indicates that a new product is coming down the the line. Shortly after they polled users about interest in Netflix on the Wii and PS3, we saw the service going live on both gaming consoles. So, when the company that pioneered the mail-order movie…
Video of the Day: If Old Spice Made Ads for Apple
Time for a video (and laugh) break. New from the folks at neo-fight.tv, comes what they believe an Apple commercial would look like if produced by the advertising team at Old Spice. I think they’ve got it dead on. Take a minute, hit the play button above and enjoy. ‘anything’s possible when you buy from…
Apple’s at it again – rejecting apps people want.
Apple has a way of — let me put this in a nice way — really pissing people off with what gets approved in their App Store, and what does not. From rejecting Google Voice, and then accepting a Spanish version of Mein Kampf, you’ve really got to wonder if they are reviewing these applications…
Android and RIM web share up in February, iPhone falls slightly
It looks like Android and RIM have really been clawing their way up in they smartphone market food chain. Both OS’s have increased their share of North American mobile web traffic a decent amount in the month of February, and let’s hope they don’t stop. On the other end of the spectrum, the iPhone has lost…