RIM has plans for BlackBerry, oh yes it does. With the lukewarm reception of the BlackBerry Torch and with Android’s steady onward march into market share, few pundits expected RIM to exceed its revenue estimates for the quarter. Now with more BlackBerry Curves sporting OS 6 flowing into the market, RIM’s continued courtship of application …
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With all the hype and hoopla surrounding blockbuster releases from powerhouse cell phone manufacturers (we mean you, Samsung, LG, and Motorola), it’s nice to shine a light on the lesser-knowns. We’ve gathered up five phones produced by five different handset-makers and signed by different carriers. Since all these phones are either entry-level or midrange feature phones, they’re worth a look …
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Updated, 11:57 a.m. PT: Now includes a hands-on review. For live video broadcasting service Justin.tv, going mobile makes all the difference. It’s been just two weeks since the company launched Justin.tv for Android, but the app now accounts for about 20 percent of Justin.tv’s live streaming broadcasts. With the release of Justin.tv for iPhone 2.0, the company expects more of …
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Anyone who’s ever been locked into a two-year contract with a carrier can appreciate the freedom of a prepaid phone, and anyone who’s ever experienced one of those devices on a network with a so-so spectrum can appreciate a prepaid option from tier-one operators like T-Mobile. The Samsung t369 is one such specimen. The t369 comes with a slide-out QWERTY …
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Skype or Google Voice? Both are communication powerhouses that bring you free or cheap phone calls over VoIP services, but only one can win this Prizefight. Will it be Skype, the longtime superstar of video chatting, or Google Voice, Google’s upstart that can replace your mobile phone number? Find out in this week’s battle extraordinaire!
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It’s no surprise that everyone wants in on PayPal’s successful payments strategy, and MasterCard is no exception. On Wednesday, the credit card giant launched a version of its MoneySend mobile app for BlackBerry. Similar to the iPhone version, MasterCard MoneySend for BlackBerry can settle peer-to-peer balances by sending money to friends and family, and purchasing goods from an informal vendor. …
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We heard the rumor on Friday that BlackBerry-maker RIM snapped up Data Viz, makers of the popular productivity app Documents To Go, but it wasn’t until Tuesday that RIM confirmed the purchase to CNET with a statement: RIM has acquired some of the assets of DataViz and hired the majority of its employees to focus on supporting the BlackBerry platform. …
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Racking up another point for mobile management, Starbucks released its free Starbucks Card Mobile App for BlackBerry on Thursday. Once you log into the account associated with your Starbucks card, or register a new card to the app, you’ll be able to keep tabs on your lattes. Starbucks Card Mobile App can display your card balance and even better, let …
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Skyfire’s first iPhone app try. Skyfire Mobile-browser builder Skyfire is striving to make good on its vow to get a solution for streaming Flash video onto the iPhone–without breaking any of Apple’s restrictions against third-party browsers. On Wednesday, Skyfire submitted Skyfire for iPhone to the App Store, albeit five months after it had promised to follow in Opera’s footsteps. Skyfire …
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Now playing: Watch this: Stream Netflix on your iPhone 2:14 Hulu Plus may have been the first major entertainment app to stream television shows and movies on Apple’s iOS 4, but now it’s facing stiff competition from Netflix for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, which has also now taken up residence in the App Store. So how is Netflix’s streaming …
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