After the iPhone and Windows Mobile, ConnectWise is bringing its mobile app to the Android platform (though the image above is from Windows Mobile version), allowing IT service providers with smartphones running Google’s mobile OS to “do their thing” while on the go. By “their thing,” ConnectWise includes timesheets, work schedules, contacts, service tickets and…
OwnSkin launches wallpaper creation tool for Android
Dalrus Pte, the company behind OwnSkin.com, announced the wallpaper user generation tool for Android – LiveWallpaper, providing users with an easy way to customize their smartphones. No programming is needed to create your own dynamic wallpaper and you can even include such elements as animation, clock compass and battery information. The resulting wallpaper can be…
Skype Mobile for Android Now Works with Wi-Fi on Verizon
Skype Mobile, which still only works with Verizon thanks to a deal made earlier this February, can now connect over Wi-Fi. Odd, isn’t it? You’d think that Wi-Fi would have been an option from the start to relieve the U.S.’s best 3G network (in terms of coverage) of some strain. However, until now Skype had…
Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate Starts Hitting Verizon Stores
Fans of the Galaxy S series of devices from Samsung can get excited for the Fascinate as it is apparently arriving at Verizon stores now. Well, more specifically the launch kits are now arriving at Verizon stores, which means that we could be seeing the Fascinate any day now. This certainly jives with what we’ve…
Huawei Ideos: Android 2.2, 2.8 inch QVGA screen, around $150 [UPDATE: Video!]
Huawei has just announced what they’re calling the first mass market Android 2.2 device, the Ideos. Earlier this week I linked to an article from The Wall Street Journal that said Huawei would be releasing their first high end smartphone at IDF. Looks like they, and in turn I, got it all wrong. The Ideos…
T-Mobile: The upcoming G2 has an 800 MHz processor, runs Android 2.2 and does 14.4 Mbps
T-Mobile’s insider newsletter, aptly called “SCOOP“, has revealed some details on the yet to be announced HTC G2, namely that the processor inside is clocked at 800 MHz, the operating system it runs is Android 2.2, and that the peak theoretical network speed it’ll offer customers is 14.4 Mbps. But doesn’t T-Mobile have a 21…
Samsung Galaxy Tab officially unveiled as Android-powered iPad competitor
After a brief tease last week, Samsung has made its Galaxy Tab official. The teaser video from last week hinted at most of the details on this tablet, but it is exciting to see the nitty gritty details fleshed out. Other than a Tegra 2 processor, this hot, new Android 2.2 tablet is chock full…
Google slapped with Nexus One 3G reception lawsuit
Thanks to Gizmodo, who showed the world that you can kill the reception of an iPhone 4 by holding it as if it was the rope needed to pull you out of a pit of quick sand, everyone started doing the same thing to their devices and low and behold the Google Nexus One suffered…
Samsung says consumers will start carrying multiple SIM cards in the future
At Samsung’s IFA 2010 press conference today, September 2nd, President of Samsung Mobile Communications Business JK shin was on hand to talk about the just-announced Galaxy Tab Android tablet. The Tab offers full 3G connectivity with the ability to make phone calls. But how will consumers react to having multiple SIM cards and multiple rate…
Vlingo, Foursquare team up for Android voice check ins
Foursquare and Vlingo are teaming up to battle bigger competitors and the companies are integrating voice controls to do things like having audible check ins. Despite what it says publicly, Foursquare is facing pressure from the new Facebook Places. Foursquare will need to add its own differentiated services to keep users from just using Facebook’s…