Skype 1.3 for iPhone: great new features, still no 3G calling
Jay Hathaway, DownLoadSquad, 1/16/2010 Every time Skype for iPhone gets an update, there’s a glimmer of hope that we’ll be able to make calls over 3G again. Apple has re-opened the possibility, but hasn’t yet approved the app that makes it possible. While the new Skype 1.3 might not be the golden ticket to dialing [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, IM, Push, Skype, WiFi
IM+ for BlackBerry chats with Facebook, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, AIM, Jabber, MySpaceIM
pdaBlast! Staff, BlackBerryBlast!, 1/16/2010 IM+® All-in-One Mobile Messenger allows users to chat within the most popular IM systems (Facebook, MSN®/ Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo!®, AIM®/iChat, ICQ®, Jabber®Google® Talk and MySpaceIM) between mobile devices and PCs simultaneously and in real-time.Avatars supported. Enjoy new IM+ functionality – sending cheap SMS for credits which you can buy right [...]
In: Blackberry, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: IM, Push, SMS, WiFi
Facebook for iPhone 3.1 gains Push notifications
Nik Fletcher, DownlaodSquad, 1/6/2010 iPhone Facebook junkies rejoice – for you no longer need to wait for email notifications from the service! With version 3.1 of the widely-acclaimed iPhone application (which has just arrived) you can now receive push notifications as things happen on Facebook. That’s not all, however, as the update also adds the [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Push
The Best Twitter Apps for your Mobile Phone
Digital Inspiration, 12/28/2009 If you try accessing Twitter from the browser of a mobile phone, Twitter will automatically serve you the mobile-optimized version of their site. However, if in case Twitter fails to recognize your smartphone, you can manually type m.twitter.com to directly access the mobile site of Twitter from your phone. Now that’s one [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology, Palm (HP) · Tagged with: Ericsson, GPS, Motorola, Nokia, Push
Palm Pre users suffer cloud computing data loss
Daniel Eran Dilger, AppleInsider, 11/27/2009 Palm is investigating why its Palm Pre users are suffering data loss after resetting or replacing their WebOS phones and attempting to restore their personal data from the company’s online cloud backup service. Pre contacts, calendar items, memos and tasks are supposed to be backed up by automatic sync to [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology, Palm (HP) · Tagged with: Bluetooth, Cloud, Motorola, Nokia, Push, T-Mobile, Verizon
Mobile Web traffic increasing rapidly for non-smartphones
Chris Foresman, ArsTechnica, 11/25/2009 Data from Opera’s mobile Web proxy servers suggest mobile Web browsing is exploding among users of standard cell phones, thanks in part to demand driven by consumers that expect smartphone-like browsing as well the more advanced capabilities of mobile browsers like Opera Mini. Apple’s iPhone changed the way we think about [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Push
New Smartphone Optimized Version of Google News Launched
iPhoneHacks, 11/20/2009 Google News has been one of the popular news aggregators on the web, which lets you to read news relevant to your geography as well as personalize your page to read updates on subjects of interest to you. However, while a mobile optimized version of Google News was available for use by feature [...]
In: Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology, Palm (HP) · Tagged with: Push
RIM Expands Developer Tool Set
Eric M. Zeman, PhoneScoop, 11/9/2009 Research In Motion introduced a wide range of new tools for developers to take advantage of when creating applications and services for BlackBerry handsets. The first is support for OpenGL ES, which will help improve 3D gaming and graphics. Second is a new Java GUI builder, which will speed up [...]
In: Blackberry, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Push, SDK
Web 2.0 Speakers See Mobile Takeover in Future
Jefferson Graham, Mobile Tech Today, 10/23/2009 They came to talk about not-so-distant future technology, where cash is a relic, we’ve all but ditched the PC in favor of the mobile phone and the entire cable TV 500-channel universe — including pay TV — can be seen online, any time of the day. The Web 2.0 [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology, Palm (HP) · Tagged with: Comcast, Push
AT&T adds hosted apps to enterprise mobile suite
Stephen Lawson, IDG News Service, 10/20/2009 New applications for BlackBerry and Windows will serve the merchandising and hospitality sectors- AT&T on Monday made another grab for business mobile users, introducing two more hosted applications built on its Mobile Enterprise Applications Platform. Like other mobile operators and vendors, the second-largest wireless carrier in the U.S. is [...]
In: Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, Cloud, Push