Archive for December, 2009
Want to connect your iPhone and Bluetooth keyboard? There’s a (jailbroken) app for that
Vladislav Savov, Engadget, 12/24/2009 The wait has been long, but now there’s finally a means by which to connect your dear, yet almost buttonless, iPhone or iPod touch to a Bluetooth keyboard for some more intense finger tapping action. The project that delivered us this teasing video back in February has at long last reached [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Bluetooth, JailBreak
GPS Units Give Way To Smartphones
Bob Tedeschi, Mobile Tech Today, 12/24/2009 Users of iPhones, of course, never lack for options. One is the Magellan RoadMate, from the company that specializes in hand-held GPS devices. It costs $80, but for that price you get perpetual software updates and a very refined service. That makes the RoadMate a stellar deal, at least [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: GPS, Nokia
Google Voice Is Coming Back To The iPhone Via The Browser, Thanks To VoiceCentral
Erick Schonfeld, Tech Crunch, 12/24/2009 Last summer, when Apple pulled third-party Google Voice applications from the App Store, one of them was VoiceCentral. Apple’s subsequent rejection of the official Google Voice app spurred an FCC investigation, but Google Voice never made it to the app store and none of the other apps ever made it [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: FCC, HTML5, SMS
Vonage Offers Unlimited International Calling for Mobile Users
Nathan Eddy, eWeek, 12/24/2009 Voice and messaging services provider Vonage spreads the holiday cheer with unlimited mobile international calls to more than 60 countries for one flat monthly rate. Just in time for the holidays, Vonage announced an enhancement to the Vonage Mobile application to include the Vonage World calling plan. Vonage World Mobile provides [...]
In: Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: MMS, WiFi
Yelp for Android now uploading photos
Jessica Dolcourt, CNET, 12/23/2009 Yelp’s first foray on Google’s Android phones wasn’t much to look at. The initial feature set of Yelp’s business review app for Android, which debuted December 7, was minimalist. It contained enough features–read-only access to Yelp.com, click-to-call, and a hyperlink to get directions from the browser or Google Maps–to avoid a [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: SMS
AT&T Opts to Turn to Wi-Fi Rather Than Tiered Pricing to Save Its Data Network
Jason Mick, Daily Tech, 12/23/2009 Company looks to new partnership, such as a major one with McDonalds to ease the burden on its network AT&T of late feels that it has been bullied and maligned. First, it argues, Verizon attacked it on its geographic 3G coverage, which the company felt was inaccurate as its coverage [...]
In: Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, AT&T, Femtocell, Verizon, WiFi
Vonage Unveils iPhone, iPod touch, BlackBerry Apps
Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine, 12/23/2009 VoIP provider Vonage on Tuesday unveiled apps for the iPhone, the iPod touch, and BlackBerry devices. The apps – available now via the iTunes Store and Vonage’s mobile Web site – will provide unlimited international calling to 60 countries. The apps are free to download, but an unlimited international calling [...]
In: Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: VoIP, WiFi
Palm Offers Free, Browser-Based Dev Toolkit, Tempts iPhone Devs
Jason Mick, Daily Tech, 12/23/2009 Palm is making it exceedingly easy to develop for its mobile offerings After sliding for some time in terms of marketshare, Palm appears to at last be ready to right the ship with its new webOS offerings. According to recent market research, Palm’s phones like the Pixi and Pre have [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology, Palm (HP) · Tagged with: API, SDK
Motorola Droid now just a (hacked) firmware update away from WiFi tethering
Tim Stevens, Engadget, 12/23/2009 Add one more item to the “Droid does” column — unofficially, at least. WiFi tethering from Motorola’s hottest is now possible straight from the phone itself, over WiFi even. PDANet already enabled the thing to share its connection, but relies on an external driver installed on a Windows or Mac device. [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Motorola, Tether, WiFi
Security Firms See a Mobile Opportunity
Brad Stone, Mobile Tech Today, 12/23/2009 Security firm Lookout began testing security software for phones running the Windows Mobile and Android operating systems, and it will soon introduce security applications for the BlackBerry and iPhone. The software protects phones against rogue programs and gives phone owners the ability to remotely back up and erase the [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Bluetooth, JailBreak, Nokia