Angry Birds nets 50 million downloads, still not enough for a three-star rating
And yet the pigs go marching on. Rovio's Angry Birds is just over a year old now, and in that time it's racked up 50 million in downloads, with 10 million of those from Android. An impressive number in its own right, and that puts it in a very elite group of gaming franchises that counts Bejeweled (50m) and Legend of Zelda (59m) among its members.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: design, impressive, jackets, milestone, millions, new-versions, number, penney-design, rating, result, sequel, still-on-stores, stores-shelves
Viber VoIP iPhone app: 3G calling, no registration, and totally free
You know those voice minutes you've been coaxed into buying for, like, ever? Now would be an awesome time to bid 'em adieu. Out of nowhere, Viber has swooped in to crush the dreams of Skype and every other VoIP provider out there, and if these guys can reach critical mass, avid iPhone users will certainly be able to buy a mobile plan with fewer minutes.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: apple, appstore, entry, excellent-over, iphone, mobile, number, result, skype, sms, standard-voice, voip
Palm Pre 2 for Rogers in the wild
Curious where Palm model number P102UNA -- the North American UMTS variant of the Pre 2 -- might be headed?
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: entry, france, hspa, latest-handset, moving, number, p102una, palm, pre 2, strutting-its, umts, webos, wild
BlackBerry 9570 is definitely a refreshed Storm2, but is it called the Storm3?
RIM, come on, guys, you're killing us here! We don't know exactly what the story is yet, but there's a BlackBerry in the wild now with model number 9570 -- and it looks exactly like the existing Storm2 , which lines up nicely with BGR's insistence earlier this week that the Storm3 is very much a warmed-over Storm2 with BlackBerry 6 and some minor spec bumps. In terms of strategy, we guess this would line up with the Bold 9780 we've been seeing around the block, which looks almost exactly like a Bold 9700 -- but in terms of customers understanding that this is a new product , it looks like a recipe for disaster. Of course, this might not be known as the Storm3 when (and if) it's released -- they might stick with the Storm2 or call it something like Storm2 Plus or Storm2.5 -- which might make more sense since we still don't know what that other spy shot of a completely different device is
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: 9570, BlackBerry, disaster, in the wild, insistence, number, spy, storm2, storm2-plus, storm3
Sprint adds Boston, Daytona Beach and Providence to its 4G coverage map
Sprint's treating the East Coast to a shot of adrenaline-fueled mobile internet today, with Daytona Beach in Florida, Providence in Rhode Island, and Boston (you know the state, right?) all getting the green light for 4G activation. Notably, this takes the number of markets Sprint has now lit up in sexy WiMAX airwaves beyond 50 and ratchets up the states that have at least some coverage up to 21.
Categories: htc, Mobile Phone Tags: airwaves-beyond, boston, coverage, engadget, htc, know-the-state, mobile, number, rhode, sprint
PowerPhone patent approved for sending MMS messages to 911
We've seen 911 call centers that accept text messages , and now if PowerPhone gets its way you'll some day be able to use MMS messages to further pinpoint the source of your distress. Patent number 7,764,769, "Integrated Call Handler and E-Mail Systems and Methods," has just been approved by the Patent and Trademark Office, detailing the use of the company's Incident Linked Multimedia (ILM) software to receive and prioritize multimedia messages at a call center near you. There is also something there about the software integrated with "existing Computer Aided Dispatch and Records Management Systems," which we imagine must be good news for someone looking to implement these features
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: 911, after-the-break, computer-aided, incident-linked, incidentlinkedmultimedia, number, patent, powerphone, safety
Nokia’s QWERTY-slidin’ N9 shows up in the wilds of China (update: running MeeGo!)
Remember this scandalous little leak from back in June? It looks to have been validated today, as imagery of Nokia's MeeGo (or is it Symbian^4?)-powered N9 QWERTY slider has emerged over in China. As usual with these things, we can't be certain that this device is in fact part of Nokia's roadmap and not just another creative hardware emulation, but it sure seems to have our old buddy Eldar Murtazin convinced
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: breakingnews, Buttons, classification, compartment, creative, eldar, few-decorative, meego, nokia, number, qwerty, rm-680
ASUS’ Windows Phone 7 debuts in the wild?
Boy, this thing here has more questions than answers attached to it.
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: asus, brother, corner, number, pakistan, phone, phones, rumor, serial, windows, windows-phone
NPD: Android is now top-selling OS in American smartphones
Step aside, BlackBerrys and iPhones, the American consumer has voted with his wallet and picked Android as his favorite flavor in the quarter just gone. NPD's number crunchers have just announced their findings for Q2 2010, concluding that 33 percent of phones sold during the period had Android on board
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: accounting, data, findings, held-the-crown, htc, marketresearch, npd, npd group, number, research, rim, ross, soil, statistics
VoxOx expands its virtual phone number offerings, lets Canadians play along
Virtual phone numbers aren't exactly hard to come by these days, but TelCentris' VoxOx looks to be doing a decent job of distinguishing itself with its newly announced offerings -- and, for a change, it's letting Canadians in on the act. The new options expand on the basic free virtual number included with VoxOx's current service and, in addition to Canadian phone numbers, include numbers that are SMS and fax-capable for both inbound and outbound calls, and an optional "vanity" search for those willing to try their luck at snagging the phone number they've always wanted. Unlike Google Voice, you can also link as many virtual phone numbers to your account as you like, and you'll get free iNum integration so you can be accessible from overseas at local rates
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: complete, cto, engadget, number, press, release, result, sms, telcentris, virtualphonenumbers