I just got an email from PPCGeeks asking for a shout out on their new theme throughout their website and forums. I think if take a look you will agree that it is very nice and a lot better than their old look. In case you didn’t know, PPCGeeks has a huge forum membership and … Read more
XDA has added an LG eXpo section to their forums. AT&T lists the device as out of stock but don’t let that deter you. Other sites, like LetsTalk have them on sale…for free. We’re talking about a 1ghz Snapdragon, 5mp camera with flash, slide out keyboard and a possible pico projector. Too bad AT&T marketed … Read more
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Read more in the press releases after the break:
Even though the Gartner Report indicates slow or no growth for mobile phones in 2009, we did see some big things happening in the smart phone market that is of definite interest to most of our readers. Up just over 41%, smart phones had excellent growth which was really spurred RIM (Blackberry) and Apple (iPhone). RIM saw a 3.3% increase in overall Smartphone market share and a total device units to end users world wide jump by over 10K. Apple and their powerhouse iPhone (like it or not, numbers don’t lie), saw a market share increase of 6.2% and more than doubled their total end user device units from 11.4K to over 24.8K. Windows Mobile again lost market share and saw their total units from by 1500. Check this out:
Even though Microsoft continues to struggle to regain any of it’s lost smart phone market share, it is clear that the success of the Windows Phone and Windows Mobile 7 is paramount. I think that Windows Mobile will find it’s place once again into the high end user handsets, but the real growth opportunity is for Windows Mobile 7 to appeal to price conscious smart phone shoppers. Time will tell but one thing is for certain, things are good for us smart phone users and we should continue to see innovation and aggressive competition from device manufacturers.
Check out the full Gartner Press Release after the break. (It is a really good read)
Happy Thursday to you all, the weekend is in sight!
I’m back with another review of a product from our friends at Geeks.com. It’s one of many Kodak digital cameras on the market today, specifically it’s the EasyShare C713 7MP camera. The name Kodak is one that’s been around for a long time when it comes to camera, so one would think they know what they’re doing when it comes to photography right? This camera is your sort of basic point and shoot, it’s small and portable so you can take it with you easily. The pictures taken with it aren’t too bad for what it is. The 3x optical zoom works well but the digital zoom is lacking a bit though that’s normal for most any level of digital zooming. The C713 I got is a refurbished product, but it looks brand new, not a mark on it at all. So read on to learn a bit more about this camera…
The Auri Group has released a great utility for developers. Many developers are annoyed that Microsoft doesn’t have an easy report viewing utility for their Windows Mobile Marketplace fulfillment reports. So they wrote one. It is now on the Web for all to use – simply upload your report (XML) and it will show it … Read more
Skype has sort of pulled the WM app from its site. Well, here’s the deal. WMPowerUser reported that they announced on their site that it was being pulled citing performance issues with it but stating if you have it then you can continue to use it. But here’s the thing. They didn’t actually remove it … Read more
Even though we could have a lot of fun making possible new company names out of PocketGear and Handango, I will refrain for the sake of decency. I will tell you that the acquisition of Handango by PocketGear will make the open app store and content marketplace that will have “more than 140,000 paid and free titles”. This will give the “4 Billion Consumers Worldwide” access to applications for devices with:
I am always fearful that merging companies together only decreases their already marginal customer service. For Handango, it would seem that they only have upwards to go. So what do you think? Have you ever bought apps from either PocketGear or Handango? Let us know what you think of these two companies becoming one with PocketGear buying Handango.
Read the whole press release after the break.
I’m not sure what build this was first incorporated into (for all I know it’s been around for a long time) but if you use the default WM dialer and have the lock screen on then these are the screens you are greeted to when using the phone. As you can see, there’s a slide … Read more
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Reliable? Dependable? Steadfast? Yes, yes and yes. All of those words are appropriate when referring to Sprint’s (NYSE: S) 3G network in San Diego, where it scored perfect connectivity rates as part of a recent 13-city 3G test by PC World magazine. Sprint was perfect in San Diego, and — for the second consecutive year – came out on top as the most reliable 3G network in the country in a tie.
“Applications are only as good as the networks on which they stand”
“We knew it, our customers knew it and now PC World, its readers and the rest of the country know it. When it comes to a reliable 3G network, Sprint is it,” said Sprint’s Bob Azzi, senior vice-president, network. “Not only is our 3G network reliability second-to-none, but Sprint’s network superiority and leadership are cemented with our 4G rollout, the nation’s first from a national wireless carrier.”
The PC World results, released online Tuesday and published in the magazine’s March issue, show Sprint improved its reliability from 90.5 percent last year to an average 94 percent connectivity rate this year – better than Verizon Wireless, better than T-Mobile and tied for best in the industry. In addition to San Diego, Sprint posted perfect connectivity rates at reasonable speeds in Baltimore and Portland.
ST. CLAIR SHORES, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Crescendo, the award winning best in class NoiseLock™ noise cancelling Bluetooth headset from Bluetrek Technologies, has launched its on-line “Talk2Me™” App Store to allow users to upload applications and enhance usages. “We will continue to expand the applications on the “Talk2Me™” Applications available today on the Bluetrek Crescendo online Talk2Me™ App … Read more