Say what you want about T-Mobile’s less than ideal indoor wireless reception or their spotty 3G coverage, the fourth-largest US wireless carrier continues to prove that it really knows how to treat its customers. T-Mobile USA has, once again, topped a J.D. Power & Associates survey. This time around, the consumer survey firm is awarding…
Intel to help Orange bring its services to the MeeGo platform
Intel and Orange are teaming up to deliver Orange multimedia services across a number of devices based on the Intel Atom Processor and MeeGo software platform. Among the operator services (Orange Signature Services) that will be ported to the new platform are Orange TV and Orange Maps, even though we’re still waiting to see the…
Samsung Corby F(older) officially official in South Korea
After finding its place on Samsung’s website, the Corby Folder has been officially announced as the Corby F. The device keeps its youth look and feel, even sporting some fairy-like illustrative icons, as well as illuminated LED icons of cats, kiss etc. on the front of the phone — in total there are about 40…
Google Gesture Search now available for Android 2.x devices
Google has really been churning out their own apps lately. It seems that Goggles, Shopper, Buzz, Earth, appeared relatively quickly one after the other, and now we have Google Gesture Search hot off the shelves. If you’ve used any of Google’s applications for Android, you’ve probably noticed that they work rather well, even for a…
WhosHere, the iPhone Social Networking App, passes 1 Million Users
WhosHere, which was apparently the very first Social Networking app for the iPhone to let you meet and interact based on proximity, has passed one million users. The WhosHere’s user community now extends to more than 150 countries, with users sending millions of free text messages and images per day. WhosHere managed to achieve many…
Newsy.com Releases Application for Android-Enabled Devices
The Newsy Android App is now available to download from the Android Market, offering users easy mobile access to Newsy.com’s multi-source news videos on Android-enabled devices. The free application has a simple, clear interface, and is easy to use – users can watch the latest Newsy.com multi-source news videos with just one touch. The App is…
AT&T CEO expects Apple iPad to be mostly a WiFi affair
AT&T’s 3G network has traditionally been hard-pressed to keep up with all the data-hungry iPhones hammering for some sweet wireless data on the daily, but that might not be an issue when the Apple iPad comes online. Randall Stephenson, AT&T’s CEO, has gone on record with the assertion that the iPad will be used mostly…
HTC responds to Apple lawsuit, cites own patent portfolio
We live in an age where intellectual property can easily be worth more than any physical asset, and that situation has spawned an entire business based on suing companies for dubiously infringing on particular patents. Companies these days wage patent-warfare on each other for the sake of protecting unique and innovative technology or just to…
Google: FREE Nexus One or Motorola Droid phones for all (eligible Android devs)!
When you have the kind of bankroll that Google carries around in their back pocket, it’s not hard to seed the entire free world with gratis smartphones like the Google Nexus One or Motorola Droid. Granted, Google isn’t about to hand out free high-end Google phones to the entire world, but they’re going to do…
AT&T kicks Google search out of their own phone in favor of Yahoo
Everyone break your piggy banks, the Motorola BackFlip is coming! Or, not. AT&T has just stuck it to Google by going with Yahoo as the device’s primary search feature. Why they decided to go this route is up for debate, but all the upcoming AT&T Android devices coming out this year could be shipping with…