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Those waiting for Mozilla’s mobile browser on Android can now get downloading! Firefox Mobile, currently code-named Fennec, is available for Android, and updated for the Nokia N900. Some of the key features that might make you want this one over the already-excellent native Android browser is synchronization of history and bookmarks with desktop Firefox, add-on…
The Telenor Group and Opera Software have signed a non-exclusive Global Frame Agreement under which the Norway-based operator will pre-install Opera Mini on handsets it sells around the world. Telenor will be able to co-brand, distribute and run the popular mobile web browser in all geographies it covers, offering users a “fast, affordable and user-friendly…
It looks like the Google Music service may be delayed until the first quarter of next year as the search giant reportedly is looking for an executive to lead this venture that will target Apple directly. The Google Music service was expected to be launched in the fourth quarter and it would enable users to…
Verizon Wireless is rolling out a new prepaid broadband option and it is going to be about double the cost of what the competition is offering. We’re a little late on this one, as PhoneScoop said these have been available since the beginning of August but Verizon’s prepaid broadband now tops out at 5 GB…
It looks like Motorola has snapped up a programming company called 280 North for about $20 million, according to reports. 280 North has been around for two years and it is known for a programming framework known as Cappuccino. This supposedly makes it easier to create rich web applications and Motorola will be using this…
If you want to be like Shia LaBeouf in Wall Street 2 (let’s face it, you do), then you’re going to need to be able to keep track of your stocks on the go. Google is trying to help with this problem and it has just introduced a sleek mobile web version of Google Finance…
If you’ve been rocking Android 2.2, otherwise known as “Froyo,” on your Motorola Droid but have been wondering where the heck Adobe Flash Player 10.1 is, you’ll be happy to know that Verizon should be pushing out a software update tomorrow (August 24) which will enable your Droid to play nice with Flash content on…
In a bit of exclusive news, we just found out that Virgin Mobile plans to change its Broadband2Go prices and the new rates should make the prepaid broadband a more attractive option. According to our tipster, Virgin Mobile will offer only two Broadband2Go plans beginning August 24: $10 for 10 days with a 100 MB…
StumbleUpon wants to make it easier for you to discover new online content and the company has just released an app for the Apple iPhone and Android. If you’re not familiar with the site, it lets you find new web sites and images based on your preferences. You just narrow down what categories you’re interested…
Yahoo has lost one of its top mobile engineers, TechCrunch first reported and confirmed by Yahoo, as Sandeep Gupta will be leaving the company. Gupta was the company’s senior director of application development and there’s no word on where he will be heading to next but he is just the latest departure from Yahoo’s mobile…