Why are these big-name Android and webOS developers getting stomped on? This week’s IntoMobile podcast has Will, Stefan and I talk a lot about Cyanogen and JWZ, what role platform managers have in app distribution, and if they should be sticking their nose into “unofficial” software scenes. We also touch on the possibility of the…
The Signal #42: Tickled Pink and MiFi Hotspot Giveaway
We’ve finally seen what’s coming out of Microsoft’s Project Pink – was it worth the hype? We manage to muster up four of our editors for another show, and although things get a little silly, we cover all the week’s big topics, like the rumour of Nokia buying up Palm, Google and Apple’s GVoice spat…
The Signal #41: Listener Questions and Novatel Wi-Fi Hotspot Giveaway
Curious about something in wireless? Drop us a line, we’ll see if we can hash out an answer. This episode, Stefan and I run through the recently-released Opera 5 Beta, which, although isn’t quite finished, is a hugely impressive third-party mobile browser. An update to Android is looming, and we briefly go over some of…
The Signal #40: Motorola’s Exclusive Cliq and Yubz Magnum Speaker Giveaway
Man, everyone gets a little jumpy when Apple has an announcement, eh? Palm, HTC, and Motorola all announced new handsets this week, conveniently close to Apple’s iPod event, but timing aside, Motorola’s cannonball into the Android pool is bound to make some waves. Stefan was busy shmoozing it up at the Helsinki twestival, but Will…
The Signal #39: Nokia World and Belkin iPhone Case Giveaway
Nokia rocked our socks this week with releases, but the competition met them head-on. Hooah, what a busy week. Nokia World had a giant batch of announcements, including the the Booklet 3G, the N900, the N97 Mini and lots more. Stefan gives us his perspective on the event, but we also go over the conveniently…
The Signal #38: Very, Very British and Invisble Shield for iPhone 3G Giveaway
Our illustrious UK author, Ben Robinson, joins us from IntoMobile Towers this episode! The Signal grows again, now that we’ve got four writers linking up for this week’s episode. This week’s top news is a bit of a mish-mash. The N900 rocks the roost for top story, and Stefan gives us his expert take on…
The Signal #37: Maemo Emerges and HTC Magic Giveaway
With shots of Maemo coming out, it looks like Symbian has a future after all… It was tricky talking about Maemo and its appearance on the unreleased N900 without Stefan around this week, but Will and I make do, as well as chat about Apple’s relationship with carriers, the iPhone’s profitability, and its potential expansion…
The Signal #36: Big Brother Palm and Vodafone HTC Magic Giveaway
I bet Tamara Hope is making wispy, existential analogies about your GPS position right now… Will, Stefan and I run down the week’s mobile news, with Palm’s policies on location and Pre app tracking taking up a big part of the episode, but we also go over Microsoft and Nokia’s burgeoning love affair and what…
The Signal #35: Apple-Approved English and BlackBerry Bluetooth Visor Giveaway
Never put it past Apple to piss off the world two weeks in a row. Between censoring dictionary apps and Eric Schmidt leaving the board of directors, we’ve got plenty more Apple drama this week. Will and I run down the Apple review process, as well as follow up on the Apple/Google relationship talk from…
The Signal #34: Google Voice Drama and Mophie iPhone Battery Pack Giveaway
C’mon, who really uses Google Voice anyway? Oh. That many, huh? Man, if Joe Rogan is pissed at Apple about pulling the third-party Google Voice app, you know it’s serious. What, Mike Arrington’s ditching his iPhone over it? Ah, whatever. In addition to the GV debacle, Will, Stefan and I also go through the relationship…