Ting Launches ‘Mobile Service That Makes Sense’ on Sprint
Eric M. Zeman, PhoneScoop, 2/3/2012 A company called Ting has this week launched its cellular phone service using Sprint’s CDMA and WiMax networks. Ting, which is operated by Tucows, provides inexpensive, no-contract access to mobile services. Potential customers will need to buy a Ting-branded phone from Ting, which range from the Samsung Reclaim for $45 [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: CDMA, Motorola, Samsung, Sprint, WiMax
Samsung and Apple looking at new waterproof smartphone tech
Stuart Miles, PocketLint, 1/16/2012 A new technology that could save your phone from getting water damaged could be included the next wave of smartphones about to be made by Samsung and Apple. Called HZO, the technology creates a nano-scale film barrier which has special water repelling properties once applied to the inside of electronic gadgets. [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Motorola, Samsung
Two-Way PIM Sync for Android and Windows Phone Devices Announced at CES 2012
Michelle Ruhfas, MobileBurn, 1/12/2012 CompanionLink Software announces two-way synchronization of contacts, calendars, tasks, and memos between popular CRMsolutions and the latest smartphones and tablets announced at CES 2012 in Las Vegas. Over 25 new devices on both the Android and Windows Phone platforms were announced, including the Samsung Galaxy Note, Sony Xperia S, EeePad Memo [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology, WinPhone · Tagged with: Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, WiFi
Visa certifies NFC-equipped Android, BlackBerry smartphones for payWave
Joseph Volpe, Engadget, 1/12/2012 Despite repeated industry attempts to build a buzz, buzz, buzz around NFC, growth of the promising communication tech has only been stilted by limited, real-world implementation — not to mention a dearth of enabled devices. This stunted consumer adoption hasn’t put a damper on Visa’s stride towards a contactless payment future, [...]
In: Blackberry, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: NFC, Samsung
Google Strikes A Blow For Android Consistency By Requiring Stock Theme
PaidContent, 1/4/2012 In explaining how mobile developers can use Android 4.0’s Holo theme, Google acknowledged two of the most persistent complaints about Android development—fragmentation and software updates—and promised that apps developed for the new OS will look more consistent across different Android devices. Adam Powell, a Google engineer in charge of Android frameworks, updated Google’s [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Motorola, Samsung
HP throws WebOS to open source community
Iain Thomson, The Register, 12/9/2011 HP will bite the bullet and dump the WebOS operating system on the open source community. The company made the announcement, as expected, that it would no longer sell the software and instead will transfer the source code, along with the ENYO application framework for WebOS and the remaining components [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology, Palm (HP) · Tagged with: Cloud, HTC, Samsung
Apple, Motorola, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile latest to be sued over Carrier IQ tracking
Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 12/5/2011 Apple, Motorola, and three major wireless carriers are the latest to face a class-action lawsuit over a smartphone privacy scandal, with Carrier IQ, HTC, and Samsung also facing allegations that they spy on users with software installed on smartphones. While Carrier IQ makes the software, it is installed on phones manufactured [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, HTC, Motorola, Samsung, Sprint, T-Mobile
Carrier IQ: How To Find It, And How To Deal With It
Chris Velazco, TechCrunch, 12/1/2011 By now, you’ve probably heard all about Carrier IQ, the mobile logging software that an intrepid researcher named Trevor Eckhart found lurking on a number smartphones from multiple manufacturers and carriers. According to Eckhart’s research, Carrier IQ is capable of tracking what apps you’re running to where your phone is to [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, HTC, Nokia, Samsung, Verizon
Sprint converts its network to LTE, plans ‘aggressive rollout’ to be completed by 2013
Joseph Volpe, Engadget, 10/7/2011 We knew more or less that an announcement of this sort was coming. Back in July, Dan Hesse had teased us face-to-face with the promise of a “great story this fall around 4G,” and now the time to tell that tale has arrived. At its strategy event today, Sprint finally went [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, Clearwire, Ericsson, FCC, LTE, Samsung, Sprint, WiMax
Intel Ditches MeeGo Mobile OS for HTML5-Centric Tizen
Sara Yin, PCMag.com, 9/28/2011 After months of speculation, Intel has officially abandoned the Linux-based MeeGo mobile operating system it launched in 2010 with Nokia. Instead, Intel will focus on Tizen, an open-source Linux build being developped with Samsung. Like MeeGo, a hybrid of Intel’s Moblin and Nokia’s Maemo, Tizen is hosted by the Linux Foundation. [...]
In: Mobile Technology, WinPhone · Tagged with: HTC, HTML5, Linux, Nokia, Samsung