Last week, Apple announced that iPhone OS developers can distribute their apps to customers in 13 more countries than were previously allowed via the iTunes App Store. This is a boon for developers, increasing the App Store’s reach from 77 countries up to 90. The new countries are: Armenia Apple, Inc. Botswana Bulgaria Jordan Kenya …

Each week brings a bevvy of new iPhone games to our digital doorstep, but time doesn’t permit us to cover each one individually. Therefore, here’s a roundup of some new and interesting titles you might want to check out: Alice in Wonderland: You can’t judge a book by its cover, but you can judge a movie by its trailer–and Tim …

Affordability is one of the main reasons why 93 million Americans do not have broadband at home, a recent Federal Communications Commission survey found. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski plans to discuss the findings during a speech at the Brookings Institute on Tuesday. Nearly one-third of the U.S. population, or about 93 million Americans, do not have broadband Internet access at …

The Beeb is coming to your blower — the BBC has announced three mobile phone apps, to be launched this year. Like Sky, the BBC will offer separate news and sport apps. It will also serve up a dedicated iPlayer app. The apps will be available on assorted mobile platforms: iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Symbian and Palm’s webOS were all mentioned. …

Motorola Devour Josh Miller/CNET Just days after I first got to touch it at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, I have the Motorola Devour in my hands. Also known as the Calgary (blame Canada!), the Devour is Verizon’s third Google Android phone and its first handset with MotoBlur. I’ll have a full review for you soon, but I can …

Adios, Barcelona Kent German/CNET Despite returning to a dreary, cold day here in New York, it’s nice be back home here in the States. It’s hard to believe that only a week ago Mobile World Congress 2010 was just kicking off in Barcelona, Spain–all of us eager to see what news and products would be unveiled at the world’s premier …

A handful of users are reporting data connection problems with their Google Android handsets. While a few have indicated their applications have been stuck on “starting download,” others are complaining of background data not synchronizing properly. Background data can include Gmail, contacts, and calendar entries. As I read through the various comments, I can’t find any one specific pattern or …

As at many a convention, press conferences are a staple of Mobile World Congress (MWC). Tens of companies have them, but Samsung, Nokia, Microsoft and Sony Ericsson tend to make the biggest push. And now that I’ve been to three shows in Barcelona, I have to lodge a couple of complaints. I don’t think I’m being overly fussy here–really, I’m …

There’s no doubt that the iPhone lit a match that sparked a smart phone revolution, and even Microsoft admits that it’s fallen behind with Windows Mobile. But now that Windows Phone 7 Series has dropped, how is Microsoft going to try to unseat the current king of phones? Drop the suits Microsoft sent the businesspeeps packing with Windows Phone 7 …