Google Voice just got a little more useful, even if you don’t have a clue as to what Google Voice actually does. Google has just released a new feature for Google Voice that allows anyone to take advantage of Google Voice’s voicemail transcription service. You may not be able to port your existing phone number…
Reminder: Verizon’s Motorola Droid event on Oct. 28th
Verizon is set to unveil their new Android hotness tomorrow, and we’ll be there to witness history in the making. If you’re calendar isn’t already marked, remember to keep an eye out for out of Motorola Droid coverage from Verizon’s Android shin-dig! For those of you that haven’t yet caught wind of the Motorola Droid…
Sony Ericsson Equinox hitting T-Mobile on October 28th; Two cool contests organized as part of the marketing campaign
T-Mobile is Sony Ericsson’s main partner in the U.S. and now we have the two companies launching the mid-range clamshell, Equinox, on October 28th. Specs wise, there’s GPS on board, quad-band (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) GSM and dual-band (2100/1700 MHz) HSDPA radio, 3.2-megapixel camera, 2.2-inch QVGA screen, Bluetooth, FM radio, YouTube client, and so on. The key…
Quattro Wireless teams up with Ford for Lincoln mobile marketing
Mobile marketing company Quattro Wireless and Ford launched a new website for the car company’s Lincoln brand. Specially designed for smartphone users (which smartphone models exactly?), the new mobile site boasts a virtual showroom with vehicle specification, photos and video; shopping tools including a dealer locator and inventory information; as well as information for owners…
blackra1n RC2 now available to jailbreak new (OTB) iPhone 3GS
iPhone hacker George “geohot” Hotz has released an update to his “blackra1n” jailbreak utility that should give new iPhone 3Gs owners reason to celebrate. The blackra1n RC2 update will jailbreak factory-fresh iPhone 3GS’s loaded with iPhone OS 3.1.2 by Apple, but only through a “tethered jailbreak” method. The latest iPhone OS 3.1.2 update was released…
Study: iPhone Mom demographic could be a lucrative marketing target
Soccer moms, move over, your time is over. It’s time to make room for the “iPhone Mom” – a relatively new demographic made up of female iPhone owners with children. A new survey from Greystripe indicates that the usually slow-to-adopt “mommy” segment has quickly become a significant consumer of mobile content and mobile applications. As…
I-play Launches Women’s Murder Club: Death in Scarlet for iPhone and iPod Touch
I-play has announced Women’s Murder Club: Death in Scarlet is the first Women’s Murder Club game to be available for iPhone and iPod touch. The game puts players in the role of the Women’s Murder Club characters to study murder scenes, perform forensic analysis and find evidence to solve a series of ‘ghastly’ murders in…
Mobango reaches five million members
Mobango, which calls itself “the first social mobile application store”, has announced that its global community (read: users) has reached over five million members – who, between them, have downloaded more than 550 million pieces of mobile content so far! Crumbs that’s a good stat attack! The Mobango community is primarily made up of the…
BlackBerry Storm2 Announced by Verizon… Available This Wednesday!
Looks like my days of ‘Storm Chasing’ are coming to an end… at least until the Storm3 rumors start brewing! Verizon and RIM have officially announced the BlackBerry Storm2 (press release after the jump). It’ll be available for general consumption on Wednesday, October 28th for $179.99 on a 2-year contract (after mail-in rebate). We suspected…
Sony Music Entertainment and SendMe Mobile do deal to bring music to mobile users
SendMe Mobile has today announced a partnership with Sony Music Entertainment to offer mobile users access to Sony Music’s roster through SendMeMobile.com. As part of the agreement, SendMe will offer users a comprehensive selection of Sony Music ringtones, videos and wallpaper images of artists such as Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Franz Ferdinand, T-Pain, Wyclef Jean…