It’s been quite some time since we first heard about the Belkin TuneCast Auto Live FM transmitter for the iPhone, but the wait is finally over. The GPS-enabled FM transmitter is now officially the only iPhone FM transmitter capable of using GPS positioning and crowd-sourced feedback to determine which FM stations are the clearest in…
Verizon’s HopeLine phone donation program nets 1+ million phones in 2009
There’s a lot of bad in this world, but it’s good to see wireless carriers, like Verizon Wireless, doing their part to help make this rock we call Planet Earth a better place to live. Verizon has announced that it has collected more than 1 million mobile phones through its HopeLine Program in 2009 –…
Motorola announces Baidu search alternative to Google Android phones in China
China and Google’s relationship has been on the ropes since Google uncovered a Chinese hacking initiative that sought emails of Chinese dissidents, and it seems Motorola is expecting the worst. Motorola has announced that it will offer the Baidu search engine as an alternative to the default Google search engine on Android-powered Motorola smartphones in…
Truphone and Vodafone UK enter strategic MVNO partnership
Truphone has announced a strategic MVNO partnership with Vodafone UK. The agreement will give Truphone access to Vodafone UK’s network to deliver voice and data services to its Truphone Local Anywhere customers. The partnership is apparently the first in a series of building blocks for the launch of Truphone Local Anywhere, a global SIM-based mobile…
FAVI launches two interesting new pico projectors
Do you like pico projectors? I do. The concept of them, and the face they are a genuinely useful accessory (or at least will be when the evolve to reach the mass market) I think means they will see an explosion in sales in the not too distant future. Maybe when the miniaturisation process gets…
Amobee Acquires RingRing Media – Consolidates Mobile Advertising Market
Amobee, which positions itself as the world leader in advertising solutions for mobile operators, has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the world’s largest mobile advertising agency, RingRing Media (www.ringringmedia.com). The acquisition brings Amobee one step closer to fulfilling its long-term vision aimed at “creating the industry’s largest mobile advertising exchange…
Boost Mobile brings its popular $50 Monthly Unlimited service to Puerto Rico
Sprint-owned Boost Mobile announced that its popular $50 Monthly Unlimited Plan is now available in Puerto Rico. As a result, Puerto Ricans will be able to experience some unlimited talk, text and web, and maybe even more important, no roaming fees for travel between Puerto Rico and the mainland U.S. and vice versa. In addition,…
WiMAX smartphones not coming until end of 2010
Clearwire and Sprint’s 4G WiMAX network has been hitting every bump on the road towards their nationwide network rollout, and it looks like they’re coming up against yet more obstacles. According to WiMAX carrier Clear, we won’t be seeing any WiMAX-capable smartphones coming to market anytime before the end of 2010 – possibly the rumored…
Get free Ovi Maps Navigation on your Nokia N97 now (because waiting isn’t fun)
Nokia is bringing their Ovi Maps Navigation service to the Nokia N97 (along with a slew of other Nokia smartphones) on January 28th, but you don’t have to wait for the official update to start playing with free GPS navigation on your N97. Nokia N97 Blog has posted instructions for getting Nokia’s Ovi Maps installed…
Indie+Relief raises $143,000 for Haiti relief in just one day
Remember the Haiti relief charity project, called Indie+Relief, that we told you about last week? The charity project sought to corral a group of independent iPhone and Mac developers with the goal of donating app revenue to Haiti relief efforts. Participating developers pledged to donate app sales from January 20th to various charity organizations helping…