The Syndicate

September 3rd
I don't play computer games, which I know makes me the exception more than the rule for a self-professed geek. Oh, I've killed a few minutes playing solitaire but nobody really considers solitaire to be a computer game. I did, however, install Labyrinth...
September 3rd
For iPad owners the most important news from Apple's Music event on Wednesday is that Apple will be releasing iOS 4.2 in November. You might remember that back at the iPhone 4 launch, when Steve Jobs was reviewing all of the new features in iPhone 4 such ...
September 3rd
If you don't already own a phone that runs Google's Android operating system, yet would like to try it out, there will be several options available for you this fall to buy low priced handhelds running Android. Archos, who to my knowledge is the first com...
September 3rd
CNET reports on a survey done by Pew Internet on cell phone owner's views about cell phones. Ninety-one percent of the people surveyed said that they feel safer owning a cell phone, while 42% said that they get irritated when a call or text message on the...
September 3rd
In February, the non-profit global Mobile Marketing Association took steps to tap into the soaring awareness of mobile by breaking up the organization into four operating regions. Today, ...
September 3rd
Carl Icahn is not being conservative about his opinion that Motorola (NYSE: MOT) will be a more valuable company once it has been split into two publicly held entities. Rather, the shareh...
September 3rd
Sony Ericsson fields an 8.1 megapixel shooter with S60 5th Edition under the hood. Despite its potential, the Vivaz has problems.(follow link to read)
September 3rd
With new Galaxy Tabs and Wave phones coming, Samsung executives expect double-digit profit from its third-quarter mobile sales. - At the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, JK Shin, head of Samsung's mobile communications division, told journalist...
September 3rd
This week, we inadvertently stumbled across a pretty neat, cross-platform, geo-location mobile app titled echoecho. The premise behind echoecho is simple: instead of using a service like Facebook or foursquare to broadcast where you are, it offers a way ...

Phone Reviews

September 3rd
The Samsung Rugby II SGH-A847 is an excellent voice phone for AT&T that one-ups Nextel with 3G speeds and push-to-talk capabilities.
September 3rd
The first specs are appearing for T-Mobile's next flagship Android phone.
September 3rd
The Samsung Flight II isn't a terrible phone, but it's mediocre in so many ways that it looks hideously overpriced per month.
September 3rd
That "leaked" low-end LG Android device from a few days back? Turns out it was nothing more than the Optimus Chic, one of two Google-powered phones that the company announced back in early July. They're still not ready to let us touch the damned things h...
September 3rd
Huawei's Ideos is already in line for T-Mobile USA based on reports of talks [sub. required]. The American carrier hopes to have the budget Android 2.2 phone by the end of the year and could have a deal finished within four to six weeks, according to th...
September 3rd
Android has significantly closed the gap with Apple in web traffic in the US, Quantcast said on Friday. Use of Google's mobile OS has climbed 17 percent from the start of the year until August, giving it exactly a quarter of traffic. Apple's iOS, meanwh...
September 3rd
To butt heads pretty directly with Powermat, Energizer today announced that they'll have an inductive charging pad and case for the iPhone 3GS and battery door for the BlackBerry Curve 8900 starting in October. The mat is Qi-compliant, which is a standard...
September 3rd
Back in December, the HTC Trophy made its first appearance in an internal roadmap, and it's finally getting around to coming to market as it has passed through the Global Certification Forum. Back then it was listed as running Windows Mobile 6.5, but at t...
September 3rd
What does it take to make an addictive game? Not much -- just throw in some super simple controls, cute graphics, and basic physics. Rovio Mobile's Angry Birds is one such game that includes all these elements, and today the studio's just released a publ...
September 3rd
Virgin Mobile has confirmed via Twitter that SMS messaging is experiencing issues at the present time with no timeframe to resolution as of yet. This follows spates of reports steadily coming in since early this afternoon of late message arrivals... (Con...

Mobile Web News

September 4th
Linear Blue Launch New Mobile Web BrandprMac (press release)Cortela will specialise in bringing your online web presence to a mass mobile market. By utilising the latest technology standards offered through HTML5 ...
September 4th
Brisbane TimesAndroid Reaches 25% Of Mobile Web DataI4UOne quarter of all mobile Web downloads and online browsing are coming from Android users, according to analytic firm Quantcast. More people own an Android ...Android gaining on Apple iOS in mobile we...
September 3rd
CNETMotorola Charm - cabernet (T-Mobile)CNETThe 320x240 QVGA screen also doesn't look as sharp and vibrant as the others and it can be a bit of a strain when viewing Web pages especially. ...T-Mobile's newest CHARMMWD Technology News Blog (blog)Mo...
September 3rd
Livemint (blog)Mobile LearningTMCnetBuilt-in Wi-Fi on iPod touch and iPhone (News - Alert) means faculty and students can do research on the web, write an e-mail (even attach a photo or ...Storytelling, the new Studio System and the “Death” of the WebFlip...
September 3rd
UD Mobile Web now availableUniversity of Delaware3, 2010----University of Delaware IT Web Development has announced a new service for campus -- UD Mobile Web. You can now get essential UD information and ...
September 3rd
Dolphin Browser HDWashington PostAs people spend more time online with their phones and as smartphone technology improves, users continually expect better performance from their mobile Web ...Firefox Pushes Ahead on Android with Fennec Alpha BrowserPC Wor...
September 3rd
Google Brings “Search-to-Store” to the Mobile WebSearch Engine JournalEarlier this summer they introduced Expendable Map Ads that appeared in both applications and mobile web. This app provided a banner from paid advertisers ...Google's New Mobile Ads...
September 3rd
New York Times (blog)More Twitter users tweeting via mobile appsCNET (blog)Among newbies to the site, 16 percent of them tap into their first tweet via the mobile Web. That's up from 5 percent before the company launched its ...Twitter Users Still Flo...
September 3rd
Daily MailA0L-Google expand revenue-sharing pact to include mobile, online videoWashington Post... Google powers the search functions on AOL's slew of Web properties in return for a cut of the proceeds. That relationship will now extend to AOL mobile....
September 1st
Ottawa Business JournalAlcatel-Lucent Acquires Mobile Web App CompilerNo Jitter (blog)Many enterprises lack the in-house development resources to support multiple mobile platforms, she noted, and so they wind up outsourcing development and ...Alcatel-Luce...