January, 2010

• 19 January

  Consumers to spend big on mobile apps

  

  Mobile app stores are likely to get a lot busier this year. Smartphone consumers will spend $6.2 billion on mobile apps in 2010, forecasts Gartner in a recent report, generating ad revenue of around $0.6 billion throughout the world. Downloads will also skyrocket, exceeding 4.5 billion this year. But good news for app users–82 percent …

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• 19 January

  Google Nexus One vs iPhone 3GS vs Motorola Milestone vs HTC Hero

  

  Google has stomped into world of mobile phones like Godzilla, but is it leaving giant mutated dinosaur footprints all over its competition, or is it a case of the bigger they come, the harder they fall? We’ve pitted the Google Nexus One against current heavyweights iPhone 3GS, the Motorola Milestone and the HTC Hero, to see which should find a …

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• 19 January

  Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars carjacks the App Store

  

  Finally, GTA makes its iPhone debut. Rockstar Games Note to parents: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for iPhone and iPod Touch is a crude, violent, decidedly R-rated game. So don’t let the kids catch you playing it, OK? Actually, it’s more likely you’ll catch them. Chinatown Wars ranks among the top-rated and most popular titles ever for both Nintendo DS …

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• 19 January

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  Sometimes small changes are the most important. TmoNews, a site that exhaustively reports everything T-Mobile, reported Monday that the carrier will make it easier for customers to unlock their T-Mobile phones. Instead of having to wait three months (90 days), post-paid customers can obtain an unlock code after just 40 days beginning January 21. Prepaid customers will see a shorter …

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• 19 January

  Are touch

  

  James Martin/CNET After only a few short weeks, could it be that the honeymoon phase has ended for some Nexus One owners? Forum posts are alive with disgruntled users complaining about a variety of issues, with this week bringing news of issues involving the touch screen. A thread started earlier this week by a user reported that their Nexus One …

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• 19 January

  Sneak peek at tasty new Zagat for iPhone 3.0

  

  It would be nearly impossible to write about the forthcoming Zagat iPhone app without comparing it with Yelp’s newly released update. For starters, Zagat To Go 3.0 for iPhone will have augmented reality when it comes out (we received a sneak peek.) As with Yelp’s “Monocle” feature (video), first introduced as an Easter Egg in Yelp 3.0, Zagat To Go’s …

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• 19 January

  The 411: Nexus One lets you go international

  

  Welcome to the 411, my Q&A column answering all your questions about cell phones and cell phone accessories. I receive plenty of questions about these subjects via e-mail, so I figured many of you might have the same questions, too. At times, I might solicit answers from readers if I’m stumped. Send your questions and comments to me at [email protected]. …

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• 19 January

  Google Nexus One: Speech

  

  While we were at CES in Las Vegas last week, we took every possible opportunity to get hands-on time with the Google Nexus One. As unashamed Android fans, we couldn’t wait to see what the latest version of the OS could do. We were especially excited about the new HTC hardware, with a Snapdragon processor giving a much-needed performance boost. …

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• 19 January

  Jibbigo translates English and Spanish via iPhone

  

  Mobile Technologies, LLC Jibbigo, by Mobile Technologies, is a bilingual translation app for the iPhone and iPod Touch that can translate your speech directly into another language. (Jibbigo costs $24.99. Download via iTunes store link.) Currently, the app supports only English-to-Spanish and Spanish-to-English translations, but Mobile Technologies says it will support other languages in the future. Jibbigo is easy to …

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• 19 January

  Apple names the date: The Tablet cometh?

  

  You! Stop what you are doing. Put away any sharp objects and sit down. Steve Jobs has a proclamation to make, and it may well be tablet-shaped. Apple has issued an invitation to US press for a press launch on 27 January. It takes place at 6pm GMT — that’s 10am Pacific Time, at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for …

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