Mobile Phone Street » BlackBerry

Windows Phone 7′s Marketplace grows faster than Android did at launch, doesn’t mean much

admin — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 06:02:38 +0000

An analyst note released by research firm IDC yesterday points out that in the nearly two months since Windows Phone 7′s retail release, the Windows Marketplace has swelled to 4,000 applications — a number that the Android Market took five months to reach. That’s impressive, no doubt, and the analyst behind the numbers notes that he “would not be surprised if Microsoft had the third largest app portfolio in the industry by the middle of next year.” Now granted, hitting number three would take very little effort on Microsoft’s part — they’d just have to beat webOS, BlackBerry OS, and Symbian, none of which have sparked iOS- or Android-like levels of developer interest. So beyond that, what does the growth mean? Read on!

[Thanks, Stephen]

Continue reading Windows Phone 7′s Marketplace grows faster than Android did at launch, doesn’t mean much

Windows Phone 7′s Marketplace grows faster than Android did at launch, doesn’t mean much originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink

Verizon outs Mobile Email 4.0: true push and Exchange support for dumbphones

jedwan — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:10:24 +0000

We imagine that the lion’s share of people that need Exchange email access are getting it on a BlackBerry or some other manner of smartphone, but Verizon’s covering all its bases here today with the release of Mobile Email 4.0, a dumbphone-compatible release that lets even some of the cheapest handsets in Big Red’s lineup (the Octane, Cosmos Touch, and Zeal are specifically called out) in on the corporate action. Besides Exchange support, the release includes a “true push experience,” an all-new UI, and Outlook calendar synchronization — the perfect companion to Exchange email compatibility. It’s available now for free if you’re on a data plan of at least $15 a month, or for $5 a month with a pay-as-you-go data option. Follow the break for the press release.

Continue reading Verizon outs Mobile Email 4.0: true push and Exchange support for dumbphones

Verizon outs Mobile Email 4.0: true push and Exchange support for dumbphones originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink

Related Blogs

Related Blogs on Verizon outs Mobile Email 4.0: true push and Exchange support for dumbphones

Engadget Mobile Podcast 067 – 12.18.2010

jedwan — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 07:51:37 +0000

The Engadget Mobile Podcast: One part Canadian. One part American. One part Canadian-American. Two Nexus S’s. Zero Dell Venue Pros. Three to five Newtons. Enough StarTACs so that if you put them end-to-end they’d stretch from Patagonia to the Arctic Circle. You do the math.

Hosts: Chris Ziegler, Myriam Joire (tnkgrl), Sean Cooper
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Daestro – Light Powered (Ghostly International)

00:01:35 – LG Optimus 2X: first dual-core smartphone launches with Android, 4-inch display, 1080p video recording
00:07:30 – LG ‘B’ Android phone caught in the wild, looking thin and ready to spank S-AMOLED (update: confirmed)
00:12:40 – Nexus S
00:37:40 – Long Term HSPA Evolution specs come together, promise speeds of 650Mbps — and T-Mobile USA is on board
00:46:42 – Dell Venue Pro arriving before Christmas if you ordered by the 14th
00:49:08 – Dell Venue Pro gets FCC certification — with AT&T 3G
00:55:03 – Windows Phone 7 said to be getting major ‘Mango’ update in August or September
00:59:54 – Telus to bundle free Xbox 360 with every WP7 activation or renewal for a limited time, says leak
01:13:27 – Rogers, Fido offering iPhone unlocks for $50
01:17:53 – Fossil Connected watch concept displays vital info from your Android or BlackBerry handset, looks great doing it
01:22:04 – US Cellular makes all phones free on contract from the 17th through next week
01:24:44 – Hewlett Packard files trademarks for Gyst, Myte, and Veer: new Palm models?

Hear the podcast

Subscribe to the podcast
[iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes
[RSS MP3] Add the Engadget Mobile Podcast feed (in MP3) to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically
[RSS AAC] Add the Engadget Mobile Podcast feed (in enhanced AAC) to your RSS aggregator
[Zune] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in the Zune Marketplace

Download the podcast
LISTEN (MP3)
LISTEN (AAC)

Contact the podcast
podcast (at) engadgetmobile (dot) com.

Follow us on Twitter
@tnkgrl @engadgetmobile @zpower @reckless

Engadget Mobile Podcast 067 – 12.18.2010 originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Sat, 18 Dec 2010 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink

Related Blogs

Related Blogs on Engadget Mobile Podcast 067 – 12.18.2010

BlackBerry Desktop Software 2.0 for Mac OS brings WiFi music sync, broader iPhoto / iTunes support

jedwan — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 10:22:17 +0000

About time, eh? Wintel users have been enjoying the spoils of WiFi music sync on their BlackBerry handsets for the past few months now, but if you’re still stickin’ with RIM (through the thick and thin), and you just so happen to roll primarily on OS X, there’s a new piece of software that you should consider. BlackBerry Desktop Software 2.0 for Mac OS has just been let loose, and it’s a pretty substantial update. Aside from supporting WiFi music sync in official fashion, there’s also a new device switch wizard and the ability to import and sync photos and videos with iPhoto and iTunes. She’s waiting for you there in the source link — all 39.713 megabytes. You know what to do.

BlackBerry Desktop Software 2.0 for Mac OS brings WiFi music sync, broader iPhoto / iTunes support originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Dec 2010 03:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink

Related Blogs

Related Blogs on BlackBerry Desktop Software 2.0 for Mac OS brings WiFi music sync, broader iPhoto / iTunes support

Fossil Connected watch concept displays vital info from your Android or BlackBerry handset, looks great doing it

admin — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:18:22 +0000

Sure, companies haven’t had too much success with connected watches — remember SPOT? But don’t lose hope! The Fossil Connected watch concept shows that at least somebody is still trying to bring wrist-based chronometers into the 21st century. This timepiece is designed to pair with your Android or BlackBerry handset via Bluetooth to display weather, caller ID info, text messages, so on and so forth. And unlike a lot of the watches we see in this space, it actually looks pretty damn good. It remains to be seen exactly when these will make it to market (currently the company is hashing out the concept and “showing them around Silicon Valley,” according to Robert Scoble), but when they do they should sell for around $200. Get a closer look after the break.

Continue reading Fossil Connected watch concept displays vital info from your Android or BlackBerry handset, looks great doing it

Fossil Connected watch concept displays vital info from your Android or BlackBerry handset, looks great doing it originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Dec 2010 14:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink

RIM beats earnings estimates, falls just shy on subscriber growth; co-CEOs now co-chairmen, too

jedwan — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:17:56 +0000

For now, RIM’s looming mindshare problem is more theoretical than it is practical — as far as Wall Street’s concerned, at least — on today’s news that they’ve beaten the consensus estimates for fiscal Q3 revenue and income with $5.49 billion and $911.1 million, respectively. The company also shipped a record 14.2 million units in the three-month period, up a whopping 40 percent year-over-year, but subscriber additions fell a bit short — 5.1 million versus the 5.2 million that analysts had counted on. Interestingly, RIM has elected not to report adds anymore, which means they’re not offering guidance on adds for the next fiscal quarter, either — which certainly doesn’t seem like a good sign. Be that as it may, Waterloo’s confidence in its long-running leaders seems stronger than ever before, because co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis have just been made co-chairmen of the board… presumably just so they can crack jokes about running “dual-core” board meetings. Anyhow, they’re looking at revenue for the next quarter of $5.5 to $5.7 billion and earnings per share of $1.74 to $1.80, both of which outstrip estimates, on device sales of 14 million. Any PlayBooks in that figure, do you suppose?

RIM beats earnings estimates, falls just shy on subscriber growth; co-CEOs now co-chairmen, too originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink

Editorial: RIM seems to be as lost as my BlackBerry

jedwan — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 22:14:55 +0000

The only way to open this editorial is to admit something I’ve been rather shy about on the pages of Engadget: I’ve been an avid BlackBerry fan and user for about six years now. I mean a real addict — the kind who wakes up each morning looking for a blinking red LED, the kind who’s refused to give up push email and BlackBerry Messenger in favor of more powerful, polished, and progressive mobile operating systems like iOS, Android, and webOS. In fact, when my Verizon contract was up last year I opted to get a Curve 8530 instead of the Motorola Droid or Palm Pre — to say nothing of making the leap over to AT&T for the iPhone.

There were lots of reasons I didn’t want to give up my BlackBerry, but five days ago I lost that very Curve in a San Fransisco cab. Then coincidentally, a day later I saw RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis speak at the D: Dive Into Mobile conference, where he almost embarrassingly avoided every question about the company’s immediate smartphone strategy. I had always known that RIM was behind the curve (always a great pun!), but I also always had hope that the company would catch up with modern smartphones of today. Sadly, watching Mike dodge questions on the D stage took that hope away from me — it’s crystal clear that RIM won’t have a solution to compete with those powerful smartphones anytime soon. So, what happens to a BlackBerry diehard like myself? Where do I go from here?

Continue reading Editorial: RIM seems to be as lost as my BlackBerry

Editorial: RIM seems to be as lost as my BlackBerry originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink

Engadget for iPad now available!

jedwan — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:01:56 +0000

Do you love Engadget? Do you love your iPad? Have you been longing for a day when the two would finally be together? Well guess what? That day has come. Yes, it’s true, the Engadget iPad app is now live in the App Store and waiting for installation on every single iPad in existence. Like our previous iOS apps, you’ll get a ton of the great features of the site formatted perfectly for mobile devices, but we think we’ve taken things a lot further on the Apple tablet, providing tons of new browsing, reading, and exploratory options which should keep you enraptured even if terrible things like a nuclear attack or zombie invasion start happening.

All of your news-reading, podcasting-listening, video-watching, comment-posting, Engadget-tipping fantasies are about to become reality, and the application supports sharing via Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, and email, while also allowing you to save articles to the iPad (in-app), Instapaper, Read It Later, and Evernote. Quite frankly, it’s awesome. The iOS 4-compatible app is available right now in the App Store, so don’t wait one more second… go get it!

And before you ask — yes, updates are coming for all of our other apps as well, including a new iPhone app with iOS 4 support, a BlackBerry update with OS 6 support, and for all you Windows Phone fans… a WP7 app for your new phone!

Engadget for iPad now available! originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Dec 2010 13:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink

Amazon MP3 app hits BlackBerry phones

admin — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:17:43 +0000

It may not quite be enough to bring non-BlackBerry users into the fold, but RIM has finally scored one long awaited coup to keep its current users happy — it’s just announced that the Amazon MP3 application is now available for download from the BlackBerry App World. While still technically in beta, the app will let you purchase and download music both over WiFi and over the air, and it includes plenty of BlackBerry-specific functionality, including sharing via BBM in addition to the usual social networking features, and full integration with BlackBerry’s Universal Search and Media Library. Hit up the link below for a closer look, or simply download it yourself to try it out first hand — it is free, after all.

Amazon MP3 app hits BlackBerry phones originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink

All Things D posts full Mike Lazaridis video from D: Dive Into Mobile

jedwan — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 01:04:31 +0000

By now you’ve no doubt heard about Mike Lazaridis’ recent appearance at the D: Dive Into Mobile conference, where the RIM co-CEO arrived with his own personal reality distortion field and made statements like the surprising fact that RIM “arguably” invented the smartphone, and that the BlackBerry Torch is actually fast. Don’t believe us? Well, thanks to All Things D, you can now watch the complete 40-minute appearance for yourself, which just so happens to also include a fairly lengthy demo of the PlayBook. Check it out after the break.

Continue reading All Things D posts full Mike Lazaridis video from D: Dive Into Mobile

All Things D posts full Mike Lazaridis video from D: Dive Into Mobile originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink