Verizon Wireless doesn’t want to miss the huge mobile advertising market. Hence the carrier announced the Advertising Development Center, which will be available through the Verizon Developer Community (VDC) portal to provide developers with information, services and tools to help them implement ads into their apps and/or mobile websites. Initially, two solutions will be available…
Palm Pre Plus hits AT&T for $149.99 with wireless Touchstone charger
AT&T and Palm have apparently chosen this fine Sunday to go live with Big Blue’s very first webOS-powered smartphone – the AT&T Palm Pre Plus. Today is May 16th, after all, and AT&T did previously promise to unleash the Palm Pre Plus on the American masses today for just $149.99 when purchased with a new…
Sprint launches the BlackBerry Bold 9650 for $200
We knew the Sprint BlackBerry Bold 9650 was headed to the US as the first CDMA Bold handset from RIM, but we didn’t think they’d go live with the new smartphone on a Sunday. Nevertheless, Sprint has just made their first BlackBerry Bold for the expected price of $199.99 when purchased with a new 2-year…
Unlimited Plans $15 and Up From Mobilicity, Launching in Toronto
After getting through governmental approval, yet another carrier in Canada is ready to rock and roll: Mobilicity. Their launch devices will be the BlackBerry Bold 9700 for $499.99, the Nokia 5230 for $169.99, Nokia Totem for $99.99, Sony Ericsson TM506 for $99.99, Huawei U7519 for $109.99 and the HTC Snap for $199.99. That lineup will…
Google bumps students to head of class for Google Voice
Google is giving students priority for its Google Voice. So, you students now won’t have an excuse for missing a call. Since Google Voice is currently only available by invite, a lot of students are still listening to voicemail and sending text messages the old-fashioned way. As a recent college graduate, I can’t think of…
Android 2.2 OS ‘Froyo’ shows off WiFi and USB Internet sharing (tethering)
Google has been on a veritable tear with its Android mobile operating system as of late. The recent updates to Android OS have given Apple’s iPhone a run for its money, what with its ability to pinch zoom, translate voice to text, and support enterprise-class email standards. Well, the next version of Android, the Android…
Live: Sprint’s HTC EVO 4G launch event
We’re here in NYC for Sprint’s HTC Evo 4G launch event. Stay tuned. 3:10pm Sprint’s Dan Hesse takes the stage. 3:15pm June 4th is the release date. $199.99 is the price. That got some applause 3:18pm Sprint lit up a local 4G WiMAX network in NYC for this event. We’re posting right now on Sprint’s…
Virgin Mobile unveils new unlimited prepaid plans with BlackBerry data service option
In a perfect world, there would be no years long cellphone contracts that keep you tied to a certain carrier for a couple of years at a time. That perfect world would have us all paying for only the cellular service we needed and nothing more. Alas, we don’t live in that world. But, the…
LG goes official with Verizon’s LG Ally Android phone backed by Iron Man 2
Last night we had a chance to get a sneak peak at the Android 2.1 OS-powered LG Ally. We came away with a positive impression of the Ally, with the understanding that the handset is a mid-ranger that isn’t positioned to compete against high-end Android phones like the HTC Incredible or the Nexus One. Well,…
Sprint announces Samsung Seek for young cyber schmoozers
Sprint announced Samsung Seek, a new entry-level device for heavy social networking and instant messaging users. The full side-sliding QWERTY keyboard-equipped handset comes pre-loaded with clients for popular social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace; as well as client(s) for accessing favorite IM networks and an email app. In addition there’s a 2.6-inch QVGA…