Despite the massive popularity of Apple’s new iPhone 4, Android-based smartphones are not far behind. One popular maker Samsung has just sold 1 million units of its Galaxy S in the United States in just 45 days, reports CNN Fortune. The key to the Galaxy S’s success? It’s cheaper than the iPhone 4 but sports Read more »
It’s that time of year again: time to buy school supplies, stock up on lunch bags, arrange your schedule around the scholastic calendar, and prepare your school-age child for the transition from summer to back to school. Read more »
A new feature on Android will now enable users to issue voice commands to their smart phone to get tasks done instead of pushing buttons. Google calls it ‘voice actions’ and they expect to see Android remain the top mobile OS in the US with this new offering. BBC quotes Android product manager Hugo Barra: Read more »
Mobile chip maker Qualcomm will finally begin shipping its latest and fastest processor for mobile phones and tablet devices this 4th quarter, reports ComputerWorld. The dual-core QSD8672 chip with CPU cores running at up to 1.5GHz will be put in smartphones, tablet devices and low-cost laptops. Mark Frankel, vice president of product management for Qualcomm Read more »
An agreement between the government of Saudi Arabia and Research in Motion is almost ‘in sight’ and will prevent the ban on the encrypted instant messaging feature of BlackBerry phones, reports the BBC. Read more »
NASA has sent an Android phone into space to test a theory that the phones could function as inexpensive satellites, ReadWriteWeb reports. A group of students and NASA staff strapped two of Google’s NexusOne phones onto rockets and launched it into orbit. One phone made it back safely, carrying hours of video footage and data Read more »
The dispute over banning the instant BlackBerry-to-BlackBerry messaging and email messaging on the handset has grown, it has prompted US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to step in and mediate a compromise, reports the BBC. Read more »
Finding a date is easier than ever before thanks to new GPS cell phone dating apps that can help you find out if that special someone might be sitting at the next table at your mutual favorite coffee shop or dancing on the other side of the stage watching that band you both love. Read more »
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ – Students with the hottest new cell phones on their back-to-school shopping lists have an easy way to get rid of their old ones. Verizon Wireless encourages students and their parents to donate their no-longer-used cell phones and accessories to HopeLine®, the company’s cell phone recycling and refurbishing program, Read more »
BlackBerry maker, Research in Motion is having difficult times in the Gulf as the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia both of which have decided to ban some functions of the smart phone, reports the BBC. Read more »
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