Avian Research has published the results of their monthly retail tally, with the BlackBerry Curve dominating the top spot, followed closely by the iPhone and, shockingly, the BlackBerry Storm. Really? The Storm is selling that well? The survey included answers from 100 retail managers and sales reps from AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile shops across…
Research shows you neglect your iPhone apps like a bad mother
Like an unwanted child, your iPhone applications are probably languishing in an idle pool of non-use. Sound harsh? Well, research shows that we’re probably more on point than you’d like to admit. Thanks to iPhone application analytics provider Pinch Media, we now have compelling statistics on iPhone app-use that indicates most people are likely to…
Cisco Releases Free Traffic Monitor for iPhone and BlackBerry Storm
Cisco recently released this neat tool for iPhone and the BlackBerry Storm called the Global Internet Speed Test (GIST). It measures audio, web and video speeds at particular Wi-Fi locations, so you can figure out for sure which ones will give you the best mobile experience. Cisco generally works behind the scenes and with enterprise,…
Tiger Woods golfing game coming to an iPhone, iPod Touch
Tiger Woods will be getting its iPhone games these days. EA Mobile used Facebook to show off the first screenshots of its Tiger Woods 09 game for the iPhone/iPod Touch. As you can see from the image above, the game looks quite solid, using iPhone/iPod Touch’s graphical capabilities to the maximum. This, of course, includes…
Location logging coming to iPhone 3G?
The iPhone 3G may soon be updated to allow it to use its GPS receiver and cell-tower triangulation algorithms to log the location of the handset throughout the day. If true, the iPhone 3G would be able to store location data (geo-tags) throughout the day and transfer those geo-tags to pictures in iPhoto. The apparent…
Recession fightin’ Bailout Bonanza coming to an iPhone near you
PlayScreen has created a new iPhone game to remind us all of the times we live in. Touted as the fast, fun and furious arcade-action games – the so called Bailout Bonanza sees you catching bundles of cash being thrown by a greedy executive. At the same time, just like the former U.S. President –…
Why is Apple buying up the world’s NAND flash memory supply?
Apple feasts on NAND memory modules like no other tech company out there. With over $1.2 billion in NAND flash memory purchases for 2007, Apple has cemented its position as the largest buyer of NAND memory chips on the planet. With that kind of volume, Apple’s variable demand for cheap flash memory (which Apple uses…
DubMeNow Automatically Updates Mobile Contacts, Extinctifies Business Cards
Now here’s something cool. If there’s one thing I learned from Mobile World Congress, it’s that having a stack of business cards to chew through and follow up with after the show is a huge pain in the ass. DUB undercuts all of that by transmitting contact information by e-mail and SMS so that new…
Etisalat Brings the iPhone 3G to United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia
Etisalat has launched the iPhone 3G in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia through Mobily. The usual announcement schpiel, this time from Etisalat: Etisalat brings iPhone3G to the United Arab Emirates and to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through Mobily in agreement with Apple. Introducing iPhone 3G. With fast 3G wireless technology, GPS mapping,…
PointRoll iPhone-izes its rich media advertising offering
Rich media advertising provider, PointRoll, announced expanded distribution partners to run its rich media ads on the Apple iPhone. Among the web publishers involved are such website as ESPN, AOL’s Platform-A, Millennial Media, and USA TODAY — which in total should deliver over half a billion impressions each month on the iPhone. According to PointRoll’s…