The BlackBerry Theme App World is continuing to expand across the globe, now finding its way to Australia and New Zealand. That’s a bit of a wait, considering App World launched last spring, and has since been invaded by a marauding host of themes, but considering the scale of the rollout and the various localizations…
T-Mobile rolls out Sidekick LX 2009 OTA update
T-Mobile is all about rolling out over-the-air (OTA) updates recently. The Sidekick carrier has started pushing Sidekick OS updates to Sidekick LX 2009 handsets that should improve system stability and allow the user to backup their Sidekick contacts onto T-Mobile’s purpose-built backup servers. We all know how reliable Microsoft’s Danger servers proved to be, so…
GoGoStand – The iPhone stand that fits in your wallet!
The iPhone works great as a portable media player, unless the media type you’re trying to play starts with a “v,” ends with an “o” and has the letters “ide” in the middle. Watching video on the iPhone (or iPod Touch) usually requires that you hold it with at least one hand – that’s awkward,…
GAO to FCC: Do your job better
The Government Accountability Office, “the investigative arm of Congress,” has found, after a recent audit, that the Federal Communications Commission has been slacking on their mission to protect consumers and regulate the US wireless ecosystem. Citing a survey of 1,100 wireless subscribers in the US, the GAO says that the FCC isn’t keeping up with…
Get Wolfram Alpha’s iPhone App for Cheap(er)
Wolfram Alpha is a lot of things. It’s a great way to search for obscure information with free-form search queries. It’s a great way to cheat on your Algebra homework. It’s a great way to impress your friends. On thing it’s not, though, is cheap. The iPhone app has been available on the AppStore with…
Android Marketplace Gets T-Mobile Carrier Billing Support!
The Android Market just hit the “easy button,”at least as far as T-Mobile subscribers are concerned. Following on a previous announcement that T-Mobile would soon enable carrier billing for the Android Market, the carrier has announced that it is starting to roll out the feature. As of last night (Dec. 9), T-Mobile and Google began…
Greystripe: With 300 million downloads, we are the largest mobile ad network for downloadable apps and games out there; We’re also bringing full-screen ads to Android
Greystripe, the company which is arguably the main competitor to AdMob (recently acquired by Google), announced that it has delivered ads into over 300 million ad-supported games and applications on the iPhone and Java platforms. This fact in turn makes Greystripe the largest mobile ad network for downloadable apps and games in the world. In…
Get The Playboy iPhone App For Its Articles. Seriously.
We all know why we read Playboy magazine – for the articles and op-ed pieces. At least that’s what us guys are always claiming to be the reason we subscribe to Heff’s perspective on the objectification of women. You may not have thought all those white lies could ever catch up with you, but today…
Look Out – Verizon Dropping Droid Eris Updates On You Tonight
‘Tis the season for OTA updates from Verizon, it seems. Verizon Wireless just started rolling out Android 2.0.1 updates to its Motorola DROID fleet across the country, and now has the Droid Eris in its sights. Before you get all excited, this is a bug-fix and system enhancement update, not the Android 2.0/2.1 update that…
HTC Posts Hotfix For HTC HD2’s Pink-Hued Camera Photos
The HTC HD2 has an impressive 5-megapixel camera fitted to a fantastic form-factor. Despite running Windows Mobile 6.5, we can’t say enough good things about the HD2. But, the HD2’s camera has so far been performing below its full potential. There’s a bug in the HD2’s camera that causes photos to take on a bit…