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If you didn’t notice that Google is very serious at making the Android OS as seamless as possible, you should look into what Ice Cream Sandwich promises to bring. In its latest attempt to ease the fragmentation of its mobile OS, today the Android Developers Blog announced a new feature for developers: Multiple APK support.…
T-Mobile isn’t in short supply of entry-level Android phones on the cheap and will soon offer up yet another option for customers on a budget. The HTC Wildfire S was announced today for the carrier and can be yours on August 3rd for $80 on a new contract. While the Wildfire S definitely isn’t the…
Lenovo has officially taken then wraps off of its upcoming line of Android Honeycomb and Windows 7 tablets. The IdeaPad Tablet K1, the ThinkPad Tablet, and the IdeaPad Tablet P1 are all packed to the gills with high-end specs and should a nice alternative to some tablets out there today. As far as the Honeycomb…
T-Mobile announced new Value plans, promising to deliver “exceptional savings” to the consumers. Slated to be available starting July 24, the new plans can be paired with any of T-Mobile’s phones or mobile broadband devices, offering a variety of affordable monthly rates for talk, text and unlimited data with 2 GB, 5 GB or 10…
Last time we talked about Slacker Radio, they added a new country music station, curated by Justin Moore. Now they’re expanding the offering with three additional stations – Ida Maria Radio, Sondre Lerche Radio and Matt Costa Radio stations. As that was the case with Justin Moore, these three also feature songs by each respective…
Companies all around the world are betting heavily on the prospects of mobile social gaming with TapJoy and OpenFeint launching dedicated funds to help developers make their games more social. Now CrowdStar and YouWeb are teaming-up over a similar initiative, $10 million StarFund, to “help spur the next generation of mobile social gaming innovation.” Interested…
Skyhook scored another Android app/service to use its super-accurate Location Engine. It’s HopStop, which is a transit routing app that provides detailed public transit, taxi and walking directions to city residents and tourists in 57 major metropolitan areas throughout the US, Canada, Europe and Russia. Whether you’re traveling by bus, subway, train, tram, trolley, ferry,…
The popular note-taking service Evernote raised $50 million in a round led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from Morgenthaler Ventures. The new money will be put towards an “aggressive growth and acquisition strategy” centered on expanding the company’s offerings. As part of the deal, Sequoia’s Roelof Botha will transition from an observer seat to becoming…
MetroPCS announced new devices in its offering – Huawei M835 and Samsung Freeform III. The first of the two is an entry-level Android 2.2 Froyo-runnin’ smartphone with 3.2-megapixel camera, GPS, 3G data and DTS Envelo Virtual Sound Technology that delivers “crisp and clear audio.” It costs $79 and requires MetroPCS’ $50 smartphone service plan. The…
Swype announced that it raised an additional $2.5 million in Series C financing led by existing investors, including Samsung Ventures, Nokia Growth Partners, Benaroya Capital, DOCOMO Capital and Ignition Partners. With this new money and the existing $3.5 million raised in March with Ignition Partners, Swype’s total series C has hit $6 million. The plan…