mobiles

Yahoo Messenger to reach Android and iPhone, 3G video chat

Published on: 13th October, 2010

Yahoo’s vice president of Mobile North America, David Katz, promised a Yahoo Messenger version with 4G or 3G video chat to smartphones. People owning an iPhone 4 or Android phones with front cameras, such as the myTouch on T-Mobile or the Epic 4G from Samsung, will have a two-way chat option regardless of the network [...]

Google shuts GOOG-411 as voice search makes it obsolete

Published on: 13th October, 2010

Google has announced the users of its GOOG-411 service that this one would be shut down on November 12th. The search giant justified the drop of its phone-in service by referring to the current level of smartphone applications. Voice search features in Android and the iPhone Google Mobile application, as well as support for Voice [...]

HTC Mozart has a support page on Orange UK

Published on: 12th October, 2010

Orange UK quasi-confirmed its plans related to the launch of the HTC Mozart smartphone by listing first-time setup directions for the handset on the carrier’s support page. There is not much information about the specifications of the phone. Information about installing the SIM card or the battery is missing and there is no reference to [...]

New leaks show a Verizon iPhone 4 early in 2011

Published on: 12th October, 2010

A new source recently indicated that the iPhone would soon reach Verizon. The model, considered a straightforward port, would reach both Verizon and Apple stores in the beginning of 2011. The insider from the New York Times, who is believed to have direct access to Apple, did not mention whether the phone would use a [...]

Users in UAE not switching from BlackBerry despite suspension of services

Published on: 12th October, 2010

Users of BlackBerry in the United Arab Emirates are not willing to give up their phones, even if facing the suspension of services in case the government and Research in Motion do not reach an agreement. A recent report says that nearly all of the about 500,000 subscribers are confident a deal will be concluded. [...]

Goggles of Google comes to iPhone

Published on: 12th October, 2010

Google has launched the iPhone version of its Goggles search technology. The new feature has been integrated into the Google Mobile application for the iPhone through a free update. When tapping on a button of the camera, the software triggers the Goggles mode and generates search results based on the objects it can detect in [...]

Long-awaited Skype for Android has been released

Published on: 12th October, 2010

Skype has recently announced the release of the long-awaited Skype for Android. It is possible now for phones running Android 2.1 to download the free application which makes available free Skype-to-Skype calls through Wi-Fi for users in the United States only. European users as well as those from other continents will be able to make [...]

Spotify soon available for Windows Phone 7

Published on: 8th October, 2010

Microsoft has confirmed to make Spotify available for Windows Phone 7 phones in the near future. Currently limited to markets in Europe, the music steaming service is also offered as an application for Microsoft’s aging smartphones still using Windows Mobile 6. The utility called Windows Phone enable users to search or browse and play music [...]

Samsung’s Intercept Android-based shipped to Target stores

Published on: 8th October, 2010

As it was promised, the Intercept of Samsung has already begun to ship for Virgin Mobile with prepaid phone plans. The QWERTY slider is one of the first Android-based, prepaid smartphones in the United States and has a full set of features, including Android 2.1, a 3.2-megapixel camera, WiFi and GPS. Virgin Mobile will sell [...]

Google CEO trying to persuade Nokia to adopt Android

Published on: 8th October, 2010

Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt talked to Nokia trying to make it adopt Android and use it on its devices, according to sources. Since Nokia’s MeeGo head Ari Jaaksi was resigning, Schmidt probably talked to the new Nokia CEO Stephen Elop about the mobile operating system of Google. It is not known what exact answer Elop [...]

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