Study: we’re keeping our mobiles longer, despite sinking prices
Had your current cellphone for the better part of the this century? Turns out you aren't the only one -- according to new research gathered by J.D.
Categories: htc, Mobile Phone Tags: after-the-break, cellphone, customers, existing, fees, industry, length, lte, mobile, phone, report, smartphone, traditional
Live from the BlackBerry Developer Conference 2010 keynote!
We're seated in the blogger pit (which bears no resemblance to a casino pit, sadly) at the General Session of RIM's BlackBerry Developer Conference; it's scheduled to run a mind-boggling two and a half hours, but co-CEO Mike Lazaridis is scheduled to speak, so things could get interesting. Tune on in! Continue reading Live from the BlackBerry Developer Conference 2010 keynote! Live from the BlackBerry Developer Conference 2010 keynote! originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: 2010-keynote, BlackBerry, developer, entry, half, hours, lazaridis
RIM announces WebWorks development kit, in-app payments, ad platform, and BBM API
RIM's BlackBerry Developer Conference is going down this week in San Francisco, and as you might expect from a developer-focused event, there are a handful of newsy items that'll affect the development community first and consumers down the road. Here's a roundup of what's what: WebWorks development platform. From what we've heard of this so far, it's basically a quick way for web devs to get into the BlackBerry app game by offering a tightly-integrated platform for HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript code with hooks to native BlackBerry OS functions and a packager for turning them into "real" BlackBerry apps.
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: api, approach, bbm social platform, BlackBerry, conference, css, devcon, development, entry, messages, paypal, receiving
RIM introduces PlayBook — the BlackBerry tablet
Today at Research In Motion's annual BlackBerry Developer Conference, CEO Mike Lazaridis announced the company's new tablet -- the PlayBook. The tablet will utilize an OS created by the recently acquired QNX (just as we'd heard previous to the announcement) called the BlackBerry Tablet OS which will offer full OpenGL and POSIX support alongside web standards such as HTML5 (which is all tied into RIM's new WebWorks SDK).
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: blackberry playbook, breakingnews, cortex, cortex-a9-based, entry, gaming, megapixel, rim
HTC Merge for Verizon gets snapped: another Android phone with Bing
We're not sure exactly what Verizon is up to with these high-end Android phones that aren't Droids and feature Bing over Google, but it looks like the Fascinate is about to get a friend: BGR just got these snaps of the HTC ADR6235, which appears to be the Merge we've heard so much about, and the same dual-mode set we saw at the FCC. Nothing's confirmed specs-wise except a five megapixel camera, microSD slot, and SIM slot for global roaming, but we're still pretty sure this thing will basically be the CDMA version of the Desire Z / T-Mobile G2 and feature a Qualcomm MSM7630 processor with 4GB of onboard storage. And then there's that Bing logo on the homescreen -- we don't know how thoroughly it's integrated into Sense, but here's hoping it's better than what Samsung accomplished with TouchWiz on the Fascinate -- hardware this promising shouldn't be saddled with carrier-wrecked firmware.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: camera, global, homescreen, htcadr6235, lexikon, megapixel, msm7630, Promising
EVO 4G and Droid Incredible vie for title of best Android hotspot in informal test
Wireless tethering is rapidly becoming a desirable option in top-tier smartphones, but which device delivers the best? Laptop Magazine swore to find out, pitting six of Android's best (two HTC, two Motorola and two Samsung) against one another in a brutal data-sucking showdown in New York City. Unsurprisingly, the HTC EVO 4G came out on top, averaging 5.09 MB / sec downloads and a 3.65 second page load time when 4G connectivity was present, but intriguingly enough it's the freshly-upgraded Droid Incredible that pulled the best speeds on 3G.
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Wizup emerges from Windows Phone 7 developer challenge: think Shazam, but for ads
It's not a brand new concept or anything , but rather than forcing mobile users to scan QR codes in order to access more information about a given product or advertisement, Wizup is able to recognize far more esoteric items. Created as a part of the Windows Phone 7 developer challenge, this piece of software is able to listen to radio stations (at least in France), understand images from magazines and even recognize TV channels. Simply snap a picture or let it listen in (much like Shazam for song titles), and it then delivers all sorts of germane content to the mobile's screen
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: advertising, challenge, france, media, mobile, windows phone 7, windowsphone7, wp7
Verizon Droid 2 R2-D2 Edition lands September 30 for $249
Just how badly do you want Star Wars branding on your Droid 2 , eh? You'd better want it bad, because Verizon has just announced that it'll be charging $249 for the privilege of owning an R2-D2 Limited Edition -- with a $100 mail-in rebate on contract, which means that you'll actually be paying $350 up front.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: breakingnews, droid 2, empire, fangirl, ford, limitededition, lucas, muster, press, slider, starwars, thursday, verizon, verizon-droid, widgets
Microsoft hosting a press conference on October 11, we’ll be there live!
If you had any doubts about the most important date in your Windows Phone 7 calendar, you can now dismiss them. Microsoft has just gotten in touch to ask us very kindly to "save the date" October 11 for a 2PM London press conference (9AM ET for Americans) that will last all the way until 5.30PM
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: breakingnews, iliad, important, launch, london, microsoft, now-dismiss, phone, press event, result, united-kingdom, unitedkingdom, wp7
LG Optimus 7 pops up on Amazon.de with 5 megapixel camera, 3.5-inch touchscreen, €499 price
Amazon's German branch has been a tiny bit fast on the trigger.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: branch, codename, lg e900, lg optimus 7, like-the-e900, optimus, phone, pre-order, tiny