Additional details for the Motorola Droid 3 are circulating ahead of the handset’s expected June launch. The Droid and Droid 2 successor will feature a slightly larger 4-inch qHD display, likely running a 960×540-pixel resolution, according to a TechnoBuffalo source. If true, the screen is larger than its predecessors, with a higher resolution as well. …
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In addition to today’s Windows Phone 7 Mango software and hardware announcements, there is another tidbit aimed squarely at Windows Phone web use: the Mango update will also include a new version of the online Windows Phone Marketplace. Similar to Google’s Android Market and RIM’s BlackBerry App World, the Mango edition of the online marketplace will sell and download games …
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Among Microsoft’s many software announcements to flow from this morning’s Windows Phone 7 update event in New York is a list of new hardware partners. The next wave of Windows phones will come from a crew that is both diverse and familiar. Acer, Fujitsu, and ZTE are new Windows Phone partners. The former two are best known for computing devices …
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Microsoft announced today during a news event tied to a forthcoming Windows Phone 7 update that its Windows Phone Marketplace holds 18,000 apps. While that’s peanuts compared to Android Market’s 200,000 apps and the iPhone App Store’s estimated 500,000 titles, it appears that Windows Phone 7 may actually have a similar or larger haul than BlackBerry App World, depending on …
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NEW YORK–Microsoft says its ready to take on the competition with its next iteration of its Windows Phone 7 software. At an event here today, the company demonstrated some new features that will be part of the updated software code-named Mango, which is designed to make Windows smartphones smarter and easier to use, according to Andy Lees, president of the …
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Seize your task list with the free SeizeTheDay app. Functional Delights LLC For many moons I’ve been looking for the perfect to-do list app for my iPhone. For a while I used Producteev, which I likened to Evernote for task management. But you know what? It was overkill. Ultimately I realized that what I need is not a Web-accessible to-do …
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When choosing a notepad app for your Android, the first thing to think about is: what kinds of notes will you be taking? Are we talking grocery lists here? Are you looking for a full-on multimedia mood board? Do you need to be able to set reminder alarms? Voice notes? The choices can be overwhelming, we know. Luckily we’ve done …
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Back at CES 2011, T-Mobile outlined its plans to double the speed of its 4G HSPA+ network and said it expected to roll out its upgraded network to 25 metro markets by mid-year. However, it looks like the carrier is actually ahead of schedule. Today, T-Mobile announced it is launching its enhanced 4G network in more than 50 new markets, …
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Sharp will introduce an Android-based Aquos smart phone to markets outside Japan. The Aquos SH-12C launched in Japan last week, alongside two other Android siblings. At CNET UK Towers, the phone caused many eyebrows to raise in an intrigued fashion, due to the presence of a 1.4GHz Qualcomm processor, dual cameras and 4.2-inch, 3D-capable touchscreen. The SH-12C may not be the handset that makes it to markets outside of …
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Dot enables the iPhone to take 360-degree panoramic videos. Kogeto iPhone and iPod Touch owners will soon be able to take 360-degree videos without having to move or even rotate their phones, courtesy of a new device called Dot. Made by New York-based company Kogeto, Dot is an accessory that attaches to the iPhone to snap an immersive 360-degree panoramic …
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