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Firefox for Mobile Makes Its Debut
Want the power and add-ons of the Firefox browser in the palm of your hands? That dream is quickly becoming a reality, starting with the Maemo OS and owners of the Nokia N900. Mozilla has officially introduced Firefox for Maemo , the first officially launched version of Firefox for Mobile. It’s been in testing for some time , but ...
Virgin Mobile Canada lights up HSPA+ network, iPhone 3GS, Bold 9700 in tow
Well, it's a bit earlier than the invitation to the big launch event suggested , but it looks like Virgin Mobile Canada is now officially part of the HSPA+ club, and it's now also selling a couple of new phones you might be interested in. Naturally, the network will give you coverage in line with the Bell network that ...
iPad v. A Rock
This speaks for itself. Thanks to Phil Santoro for creating it and sending it us (a play on the iphone v. rock joke ). ...
Adobe ups passive aggressive stance on iPad, while Apple promo forgets its limits
Man, Adobe is not letting up here. In addition to releasing a terse, carefully worded response to the Apple iPad's apparent lack of Flash , the official Flash Blog took a much more truculent approach. Exhibit A: a post entitled "The iPad provides the ultimate browsing experience?" followed by several mockups of sites laden with the infamous Blue Lego ...
Developers, Not Apple, Will Make Or Break The iPad
The iPad's fate isn't in the hands of Apple. Jobs & Co. has done their part and made the device. The iPad's success lies solely in the hands of developers. ...
Review: Crush the Castle for iPhone/iPod Touch
Every so often you find a game so addicting that you can't stop playing it. I'm that way with two games on the iPhone: Fieldrunners and Civ Revolution . Close runners up are iShoot (there are only so many times you can launch nukes) and now Crush the Castle . Designed by Armor Games , CtC was originally a ...
AT&T Will Spend $2 Billion To Improve Wireless Network
AT&T kicked and screamed when Verizon stung it with its “ There’s a map for that ” series of ads, but deep inside it knows its wireless coverage needs to be improved. In order to add some more blue dots to its map, AT&T plans to spend an additional 2 billion dollars to improve its network this year. During ...
Netbiscuits Signs Tasty Deal With UMG For Artist-Branded Mobile Websites
Chances are you’ve never heard of Netbiscuits – I sure hadn’t. But the company operates one of the world’s largest B2B web software platforms enabling thousands of publishers to create, manage and generate revenue from mobile websites. Netbiscuits serves the mobile Internet programs for brands like Yahoo, MTV, and eBay, and well known digital agencies such as Razorfish, Isobar, ...
Fring Brings 3G Video and Voice Calls to the iPhone
The new iPhone/iPad SDK brought us one very welcome detail: VoIP calls over 3G are no longer forbidden. The first company to capitalize on this change was iCall , and now another popular instant messaging/chat client, Fring, has enabled video and voice chat over a 3G connection. To be able to use this new feature, just fire up (or ...
Fring for iPhone now lets you call with Skype over 3G
Now that the iPhone SDK seems to allow for 3G VoIP, it looks like the floodgates are beginning to open. Joining the ranks of iCall in this somewhat uncharted territory is Fring. Same deal as the previous one, the ability is already inherent in the current build, and now that the restriction has been lifted, users can simply place ...
