In a recent study, notable research firm Gartner predicts that the Android mobile operating system will be the number 2 operating system by 2012.’a0 This is quite surprising, as many eyeballs are fixed upon Apple’s iPhone and its surging popularity. According to Gartner, Google’s market share will increase from 2% today to 14% figure by…
We have been working hard at Taptu to refine our application on the iPhone and iPod Touch platform.’a0 We believe our app is a great addition to the touch web and brings all the highlights of touch-friendly content to your fingertips. With that in mind, we’ve released a new version of the application into Apple…
I’ve been calling June 2009 the “Month of Mobile”.’a0 This is because June this year is bringing us many developments, announcements, and releases from different big players in the mobile industry. Palm Pre – A New Beginning? In the United States, June 6th saw the release of the Palm Pre.’a0 This highly anticipated handset is…
This week has seen the debut of a much anticipated native iPhone/iPod Touch Skype client. We have had the ability to send IM’s on Skype and even make Skype calls, however having a native Skype client on the platform creates a new level of usability and function. I loaded the application as soon as it…
What’s the first thing you do when you buy a new cell phone, laptop, or other electronic gadget? Well after the newness wears off, you’re probably like me and look for accessories to protect and enhance your new gadgets. This is especially true with Apple products such as Macbooks and iPhones. Speck Products is a…
Truphone, the internet telephony application for mobiles, has added AOL Instant Messenger to the list of IM systems it can interact with. Now, in addition to Google Talk, Skype, Windows Live Messenger, and Yahoo, you can chat with your AIM buddies while on Truphone on an iPod Touch or iPhone. I have written about the…
After a I interviewed Truphone’s CTO and he teased about the possibility of Truphone running a telephone app on the iPod Touch and the company announced the application’s pending released, I have finally been able to trial the service and can now post a review. First Impressions: Upon visiting the App Store and looking for…
The BlackBerry Storm is being lauded as the “World’s First Touchscreen BlackBerry”. If I were to attach a marketing slogan to this device, it would probably read: “The Closest Any Executive Will Get to an iPhone”. Don’t get me wrong, I think the iPhone is a fantastic device. However, I will likely never own one…
Last week, Nokia announced the availability of the N79 Active, a specialized version of the N79 NSeries phone aimed at active enthusiasts. Nokia sent out a press release about the announcement last week, but I wanted to dig further and therefore I interviewed Juha Kokkonen, Director, Discover Product Group. First: a little primer on the…
While on Skype this morning, I noticed something I think is astonishing! 15+ million simultaneous online users! This is a huge feat that the Skype team should be very proud of. An a related note: Skype just launched Skype 2.8 for Mac and some versions for Android as well. Update: Looks like Skype just posted…