The GSMA, the boys and girls who invented the standard that delivers mobile communications to practically every single human being on the planet, has formed a task force that is set to investigate what the future of mobile devices might be like if SIM cards were embedded with new products and they could then be…
Qualcomm unveils first chip in new Snapdragon family: 28 nm, dual core, 5x performance bump
Qualcomm, manufacturer of a line of mobile processors known as Snapdragon that makes up the guts of almost every Android phone that ships and is also in 100% of Windows Phone 7 devices, has taken the lid off their future plans. Today’s Snapdragon chips are built using 65 nm and 45 nm transistors. That’s set…
Space Quest for iPad Available Right Now!
Greetings, earthlings. I’m pleased to report that my bud Martin Kool has gone ahead to complete his quest in completing Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter for iPad… and yes, it’s packed full of all the retro-goodness you remember. The great thing about this game is the fact that it’s completely web based. You read right,…
Verizon HTC Merge launching November 18th?
We’ve known about the HTC Merge for a quite a while now, but we never really knew when the handset would actually launch. As it turns out, it may launch as soon as tomorrow as apart of the Droid Incredible‘s re-launch party. The evidence is piling up for the impending Merge launch, and it could…
Mobile video ad network Rhythm NewMedia raises $10 million in a round led by QuestMark Partners
The largest mobile video ad network Rhythm NewMedia announced the completion of its third-round of financing, totaling $10 million. QuestMark Partners led the round, which also included existing investors Lightspeed Venture Partners, Morgenthaler Ventures and Rembrandt Venture Partners. The company will use the new funds to fuel the expansion of its mobile video ad network.…
Discovery Health Unveils Free Android App
It looks like the good folks at Discovery Communications are at it again. This time around, Discovery Health has launched its first app, and it’s exclusive for Android users. Discovery Health for Android is a free app, and packs all kinds of health related goodness. Browse and read over 10,000 articles, view videos, check out…
Sharp announces Alice, Blink, Tango and Cyborg phones for India
Sharp doesn’t want to miss India’s “rise to mobility” and is launching four new phones in the fast developing nation. The four models are Alice, Blink, Tango and Cyborg but unfortunately we don’t have all of their specs at the moment. We do know Sharp has used some of its Japan-only phone designs for these…
Quicky: Evernote reaches 5 million users!
What can I say, I love Evernote and I know I’m not the only one. As a matter of fact, there are potentially 5 million of us, though I’m not sure all of those users love the note-taking service as much as I do. 🙂 Anyway, a few days ago 22,130 people registered at Evernote…
Android 2.3 Gingerbread could launch any day now
While you probably already know that the next major version of the Android operating system, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, could launch at any moment now, Google Mobile just solidified this fact. According to a recent tweet, @GoogleMobile had this to say, “Our cafes are baking something sweet.” The picture above was attached to this tweet. So…
Africa now has over half a billion mobile subscribers [That’s a lot of phones]
Africa, a continent that’s highly diverse with nations that are well off while others maintain the same living standards that people had several centuries ago, has just crossed an impressive threshold. There are now over half a billion mobile subscriptions, giving people such rich services as mobile banking, reminders to take medication to treat AIDS…






