Posts Tagged smartphones
Apple iPhone 4 for AT&T Shipped Early! [PICS]
It looks like the new Apple smartphones are hitting some lucky customers today! Pics or it didn’t happen, right? Well, the image you see above is allegedly a recently shipped and unboxed iPhone 4 straight from Apple.www.intomobile.com
Optimistic Adobe Envisions Flash on 250+ Million Smartphones
Undeterred by Apple’s stubborn refusal to support Flash, Adobe this week peered into their crystal ball and evidently saw a future in which their Flash Player came installed on more than 250 million smartphones. Maybe we don’t get to the iPhone or iPad, said Anup Murarka, director of technology strategy…If anything, we’re seeing continued growth
Does the iPhone 4 Really Have a “Retina Display”?
A display expert chimes in on Apple’s claims and finds that, though the display is undoubtedly excellent, its claims might be a little exaggerated. While the iPhone 4’s display is certainly exciting and probably represents a step forward for smartphones, it may fall short of Apple’s claims of meeting or exceeding the resolution of the human retina.
Worlds First Pico Projector iPhone Camera!
The Moject project proved that smartphones and pico projectors do indeed have a thing for one another, but Ethan Janson has taken things one step
A Wave of Android Smartphones Outsells Apple – BusinessWeek
Devices that run Google’s Android software outsold the iPhone in the first quarter, helping make Verizon Wireless a smartphone powerhouse.
Android surpasses iPhone in U.S. market
Android smartphones took the No. 2 spot in all U.S. smartphone sales in the first quarter this year, right behind Research in Motion.
FarmVille Could be Headed to iPhone, iPad and Android
Posted by admin in Playable Web Games on April 19, 2010
Soon you’ll be able to play FarmVille on your mobile phone, not just your desktop web browser. Supported devices will probably include the iPhone, the iPad and Android smartphones, and some sort of text messaging-based play could be in the works too.
Can Android Overtake the iPhone?
Posted by admin in Tech Industry News on April 11, 2010
Android is steadily becoming the go-to OS for smartphones and tablets. It’s even showing up on some set-top boxes and smart Blu-Ray players. But it’s in the smartphone and tablet spaces that the mobile OS will have its greatest impact. It’s clear why many market research firms believe that Android might pose a threat to iPhone OS.
10 Features Of Official Twitter BlackBerry App – Tweet
Posted by admin in Tech Industry News on April 10, 2010
Twitter has made an official announcement to unveil its first application for smartphones, iPhone and BlackBerry mobile users. The company says that the applications are being launch to stretch out the share of Twitter in all major mobile platforms.Twitter acquired extremely demanding iPhone client Tweetie.
Rhapsody Drops Price on Unlimited Streaming Music to $10/mo
Posted by admin in Tech Industry News on April 6, 2010
Music streaming service Rhapsody has cut the price of its unlimited listening plan from $15 to $10 per month in an effort to increase signups and become profitable by the end of the year. The company also just launched a native app for Android smartphones, so iPhone users don’t have a monopoly anymore.
iPhone’s LCD Screen Beats Nexus One’s OLED Display.
Google Nexus One’s luminous OLED screen may be state of the art when it comes to display technology in smartphones but an iPhone’s LCD screen ranks better, according to tests by DisplayMate, a firm that calibrates and optimizes displays.
The Systems That Could Make Our Smartphones Smarter
Posted by admin in Tech Industry News on February 22, 2010
Opera impressed at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona with their ultra-fast mobile browser for the iPhone. Samsung and Nokia are developing their own OS systems. Add Windows Phone 7 and Android into the mix and 2010 looks like it will be an interesting year for the smart phone…
Opera Wants to Bring Its Mobile Browser to iPhone
Opera Mini is a great mobile browser on most smartphones, but we didn’t really expect to see it on the iPhone. The reason for this is twofold: iPhone already sports Safari, which works really great, and second, Apple is unlikely to approve another browser, because it duplicates the functionality its app (Safari) already provides
Bluetooth Blues: Why Won’t Your Phone And Car Play Nice?
If you upgrade to one of today’s most popular high-end smartphones—like the iPhone or a Blackberry—from a standard flip-phone, you might be surprised to find that you can no longer take advantage of some of the features in today’s most technologically advanced vehicles.
Need an air strike? There’s an app for that.
New offerings from Raytheon — militarized iPhones, iPod Touches, and Android-powered smartphones — can display full-motion video, store multiple applications and grant access to the Defense Department’s new Distributed Common Ground System intelligence-sharing network, and will cost about $300 each
iPhone Loses Market Share As Smartphone Wars Heat Up
New models are helping Nokia and Motorola recapture market share in smartphones but while Nokia is able to profit from the gains, Motorola predicted a loss in the current quarter.
12 things we want to see in iPhone OS 4.0
The iPhone seriously lags other smartphones in areas other than market share. As a man armed with both an iPhone and a BlackBerry, I’m acutely aware of the iPhone’s limitations, as well as the Blackberry’s. The weaknesses of the Blackberry are well-known: lack of a great App store and all that entails, lack of a great browser, and some may say…
8 Key Points to Watch in Smartphones of 2010
Posted by admin in Tech Industry News on January 15, 2010
It’s going to be touch competition, as Apple’s iPhone continued its huge success and Google’s Android revolutionized the smart phone industry and put the old players like RIM’s Blackberry and Nokia under extreme pressure. So what will differ them all and put on leading positions are…
Nexus One, iPhone and Droid: Which is Brightest?
The Google Nexus One’s AMOLED screen pops right out at you with its deep blacks and rich greens. But we wanted to see how it measures up against other top smartphones.
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