Have you been waiting on pins and needles to get Android 2.2 OS “Froyo” in your Motorola Droid? Well, today, your patient wait is unofficially over. We’re excited to announce that the good folks at MyDroidWorld have graciously put together an Android 2.2 ROM for you to use! The Froyo port is now ready to…
Bell BlackBerry Pearl 3G (9100) Now Available
As we expected, the BlackBerry Pearl 3G (9100) is now available on Bell! Pricing is sort of what we expected too. You’re looking at $49.95 on a 3-year deal, $179.95 on a 2-year, $279.95 on a 1-year or you can go off-contract for $329.95. Off-contract for $329.95 you say? You know, that doesn’t sound half…
Google mobile searches now returning hits on Android and iPhone apps
Google isn’t about to lose out on all the potential search traffic they can get from people searching for Android and iPhone apps. The search giant has quietly enabled a new feature this week that will direct any iPhone OS- or Android OS-powered smartphone to a direct download link for a particular app. When searching…
Verizon BlackBerry Bold 9650 Now Available Online
This is just a quickie here for anyone that was buzzed about the BlackBerry Bold 9650 finally making its way to Verizon. I’m happy to report that as confirmed yesterday, the 9650 is now available on Verizon’s website for purchase. Pricing is set at $149.99 after a $100 online discount on a 2-year contract. Yippee!…
Vivo to expand mobile money services in Brazil
Another news item from the floor of the Mobile Money Summit. This time, we’re talking about Brazil’s biggest mobile operator – Vivo, which plans to expand its mobile financial service portfolio and launch new services during the year. According to the operator’s vice president of marketing and innovation, Hugo Janeba, they [Vivo] are teaming up…
Renesas joins Symbian Foundation
Symbian Foundation is one member stronger, as we have Renesas Electronics Corporation announcing its decision to join the Nokia-led group. As part of the deal, Renesas will make sure its chipsets support the Symbian platform to enable OEMs worldwide to create Symbian-compliant devices that fully meet the needs of network operators. Renesas has a track…
Boku launching in-app billing option for Android – Paymo SDK makes Android app billing easy
Boku is a mobile payment company that aims to make your Android in-app purchases easier than ever using your phone. By adding their payment platform to Android, using the new Paymo SDK, Android users can buy goods and services from within an app and charge it to the monthly phone bill. The San Francisco- based…
Smartphone apps usage on the up and up, iPhone users have most installed apps
Whether you’re on BlackBerry, Android, iPhone, or some other smartphone platform, if you’ve got something to do, chances are, there’s an app to help you do it. With smartphone usage on the up and up and app stores from iPhone and Android growing ever faster and adding more features at an almost daily pace, there’s…
Verizon BlackBerry Bold 9650 Available Online June 3, In-Store June 10
In case you missed it over the weekend, tomorrow is a big day for Verizon. Big Red has made it official… The BlackBerry Bold 9650 will be available online June 3rd (tomorrow), with June 10th set for in-store availability. If you’ve been sitting around while your friends on Sprint flash their already in-hand 9650 in…
Motorola FLIPOUT Announced, Packs Android 2.1 with Enhanced MOTOBLUR
Late last night I could have sworn I heard a commercial for the Motorola FLIPOUT on TV. I was tired, slipping in and out of consciousness (I was just tired, nothing more, I promise you!), but I remember thinking to myself, ‘hey, is that Moto’s strange looking swivel device?’… and then I fell asleep. This…