BlackBerry Desktop Software 2.0 for Mac OS brings WiFi music sync, broader iPhoto / iTunes support
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
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: apple, BlackBerry, desktop, music, osx, result, rim, Sync, wizard
Opera Mobile 10.1 for Android hits public beta
As promised , the boys and girls at Opera have pushed out an Android-flavored beta version of their Opera Mobile 10.1 product today -- and considering the company's track record for making awesome replacement browsers, odds are good that you're going to want to check it out. Besides pinch-to-zoom and support for location services, you'll find fan favorites like desktop browser sync and Opera's Speed Dial, a touchable grid of bookmarks. What's more, the visual tab management is downright slick (then again, outdoing the tab management in-built to Android doesn't take much), so you might want to take it for a test drive today -- can we suggest engadget.com as a fine starting point?
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: beta, boys, browser, demo, drive, girls, opera-mobile, press, public, speed, Sync, tab-management
LG X170 netbook controls your phone, adds SmartPOP to the lexicon
We're guessing that this newfangled SmartPOP feature works a lot like Lenovo's Constant Connect (or perhaps LG's own Air Sync ?), but either way, the feature set is still fairly innovative. On the surface, LG is today introducing its X170 netbook -- a 10.1-incher with an Atom N455 (or N550), 1GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive and integrated Intel GMA 3150 graphics. But it's the accompanying SmartPOP feature that's really worth a second glance; purportedly, the system utilizes Bluetooth 3.0 in order to connect to your LG phone (supported models haven't been made public thus far) and do all sorts of things.
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: BlackBerry, drive, intel, lenovo, models, south, street, Sync
Winamp comes to Android, one of our childhood dreams is realized
Here's a blast from the past: Winamp , that mainstay media player of college dorms and LAN parties since time immemorial (er, 1997 or so) has made the leap from PC to handset with the release of Winamp for Android. This bad boy is available for Android 2.1 and up, and features a playback widget for the Android desktop and Last.fm integration
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: bad, code, mainstay, our-childhood, playback-widget, Sync, time-immemorial, will-it-still
Zune 4.7 in cahoots with Windows Phone 7, caught on camera
So, you can go and nab Zune 4.7 right this minute. Also, Microsoft is showing off Windows Phone 7 right now behind semi-closed doors (sorry, public). Can we bring these two beautiful stories together
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: cahoots, doors, entry, marketplace, microsoft, minor, minor-tweaks, phone, quick-video, Sync, thought-were, windows, zune 4.7
Windows Phone 7′s ‘Find My Phone’ feature teased in Microsoft video
And then, there were three. Apple's Find my iPhone introduced a rather compelling idea -- one that involves locating your phone by tapping into the GPS lock that it was holding onto in someone else's arms.
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: apple, cellphone, completely-free, entry, findmyphone, iphone, mobile, past-the-break, phone, result, Sync, windows phone 7, windows-phone, windowsphone7
Firefox Home for iPhone bows in the App Store
Alright, we know that playing with the Firefox 4 beta has been a full-time job for you Mozilla fanboys and girls out there, but let's try something fresh on for size, shall we? Firefox Home has finally been whisked into the App Store on news that Apple gave it the green light, meaning you can now sync your bookmarks and open tabs between your desktop and your phone. Some of us can go a few minutes without browsing the web in the off chance we're away from our PCs...
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: apple, beta, desktop, fanboys, firefox, firefox-home, firefoxhome, iphone, mozilla, result, Sync, tabs
HTC pulls sideload-capable Sync app for AT&T’s Aria
We suppose this shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone, but we're still disappointed to see that HTC has pulled the version its Sync app that had been posted late last week with support for sideloading of Android apps on AT&T's Aria , seemingly by mistake. Given that the new version of Sync had never been accompanied by an over-the-air firmware update to enable non-Market app installations from the phone itself, this seems to totally confirm what had been suspected all along: it was nothing more than a mix-up, and AT&T hasn't approved any sweeping changes in its branded Android philosophy.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: apps, att, firmware-update, from-the-phone, htc, surprise, Sync, the-excitement, thing-generated
Confirmed: HTC Sync lets tethered AT&T Aria sideload apps
Looks like more than HTC's description was erroneous yesterday afternoon -- we've just confirmed that the HTC Sync desktop client for the AT&T Aria allows users to install third-party apps on non-rooted devices, just as promised . We ran some quick tests, and while it doesn't actually enable anything on the handset end, it most certainly does allow those of you with Windows PCs (or VMware) to sideload APKs like Swype over USB with a simple drag-and-drop maneuver
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: actually-enable, afternoon, att, desktop, desktop-client, htc sync, htcaria, htcsync, lets-tethered, sideload-apps, sideloading, subject, Sync, update
Mozilla submits Firefox Home to Apple App Store, considers approval a formality (video)
Emboldened by the ( great ) success enjoyed by Opera's Mini in making it onto Apple's hallowed iPhone platform, Mozilla has today submitted its own browser implement to the App Store censors. We already knew Firefox Home -- a weird sort of incomplete browser that syncs your desktop bookmarks, history, and tabs with the iPhone -- was in the works, but now we're finding the team behind it is so confident of its approval that it's already promising a guide on how to set it up once it's approved
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: apple, apps, appstore, desktop, entry, firefox sync, firefox-home, iphone, making-it-onto, mozilla, opera, sessions-over, store, Sync