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While we were looking at the numbers that Pingdom had commissioned from StatCounter regarding global smartphone OS marketshare based on web usage by region, we noticed that StatCounter also had some more recent mobile web usage data that showed BlackBerry being more popular than iOS (which includes iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch) in the U.S.…
We’re all pretty excited about the upcoming PlayStation Phone and now a tech blog out of Greece has some supposed spy footage of the device in action. As you can see from the video below, the device in question could definitely be a PlayStation Phone made by Sony Ericsson because it kind of looks like…
The Motorola Olympus is one hotly anticipated Android device, and it looks like we could be seeing it some time soon. After all, one managed to find its way into a flea market for an unsuspecting and lucky person to purchase. Whether that’s the actual story seems irrelevant at this point, because the lucky new…
Rovio confirmed this morning that its highly anticipated Christmas version of Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons, is now available for Android and iOS. The Android version is available now from the Android Market or GetJar for free. This version is still ad-supported but Rovio confirms that it is working on a paid version of Angry…
Web analytics firm StatCounter has teamed up with the folks at Pingdom to produce a series of charts and compile a set of data about which smartphone platforms are popular and where. The data collected turns over some of the assumptions I had, such as RIM’s BlackBerry platform. You’d think it was the most popular…
Good news for our Samsung Galaxy S ownin’ readers on a T-Mobile UK contract. The carrier has started rolling out Android 2.2 Froyo updates and you should be able to make your device up to date either over the air or using Samsung’s Kies software. If you opt for the former, make sure you’re in…
Micromax, one of the many local mobile phones manufacturers in India , has recently launched the Andro A60. It’s nothing more than a rebadged ZTE Penguin, but it doesn’t matter because it’s giving countless numbers of people access to Google’s Android operating system for just a hair over $150. The Andro A60 will retail for…
Spotted earlier in the wild, the LG Star is expected to be one of the first dual-core Android handsets from the Korean manufacturer. Though we have seen some pretty polaroids of the handset, the full specifications are still unknown. In addition to its Tegra 2 processor, the Star is thought to include a 4-inch display, an 8-megapixel camera…
Hello everybody! Hopefully by now you’ve all recuperated from your Thanksgiving feasts and are currently recovering from any bruises, broken bones, or loss of a family member due to Black Friday. Now that we’re all back in our cozy offices counting down the days until our holiday vacations start, we thought we’d help you pass…
If you’re a mobile music fan with an Android phone, then you probably already know doubleTwist and its multimedia syncing software. Well, the company is taking it up a notch and offering wireless syncing of your music, playlists, photos and videos. To get the wireless syncing, dubbed AirSync, you have to download the free doubleTwist…