The Opera Mini web browser has finally been approved by Apple and is available through the app store. Features include server-side page compression, tabbed browsing, and bookmark synchronization. I’ve been playing around with Opera Mini for the better part of the morning and here are some early thoughts.
The Good
It’s very …
Microsoft’s acquisition of Danger in February of 2008 renewed interest in the languishing mobile operating system formerly known as Windows Mobile. Many enthusiasts (aka fanboys) and pundits alike speculated and pontificated about Microsoft’s plans for the tiny Bay Area company behind the successful Hiptop OS/device aka Sidekick. But …
It’s been hinted at for months and now it appears to be true – Palm is up for sale. According to Bloomberg, Palm has tapped Goldman Sachs and Qatalyst Partners to help them find a buyer. HTC and Lenovo are said to be the frontrunners but all parties have declined to comment. Palm’s market value is ~$870.8 million with shares …
With Jack Johnson filling the air at Building 4, Town Hall, Steve Jobs revealed what many of us have been expecting for over a year: multitasking. Along with Scott Forstall and Phil Schiller, Steve Jobs walked through 7 of the 100 new features coming to the “most advanced mobile operating system in the world” that will be available …
I’m here at Building 4, Town Hall, in Cupertino, CA at the developer unveiling of iPhone OS 4.0. The new OS is available to iPhone developers today, while the general public will get the update sometime this summer.
Jobs and company have announced over 100 new user features and they’re focusing on 7 “tentpole” features today. Before …
This is f’n brilliant.
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In a random or not so random twist of fate, Verizon announced this morning that they’re now officially offering the Mobile HotSpot app for free to owners of the Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus. Existing customers will find a $0 on their next billing cycle for the service.
(More on Techland: Palm Pre Plus Review: Is Plus Enough?)
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I’ve been meaning to put this poll up, but haven’t had the time to really put it together until now. I’m curious to know what device you carry around and/or whether or not you give a damn about phone reviews since I have a stack of devices on my desk waiting to be reviewed. Is there a particular device you’re waiting to get? …
You’d think Google would have come out with a desktop app for viewing apps in the Android Market but if that were the case then I’d point my finger and laugh at you. doubleTwist announced today that they’ve updated their media syncing software for Android users with the aforementioned feature for Mac with a Windows update coming …
I hate to do it but I have to.
The WSJ is reporting that Verizon will land the iPhone this coming fall with production set to ramp up on the CDMA version in September from Pegatron. Oh, and a new iPhone is slated to launch in June or July for AT&T. The former bit of news is important because the WSJ doesn’t just publish any ole …
There are some pretty aggressive handsets pouring out of the CTIA conference this year. Case in point, Sprint’s upcoming HTC EVO 4G. It’s an Android 2.1 handset with a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 4.3-inch screen, 720p HDMI output port, visual voicemail, and more.
HTC’s done a nice job of making this thing relatively svelte but as …
Okay, now we’re talking. Samsung just announced an impressive little number in the Galaxy S, a 3G smartphone running Android 2.1 with a 1GHz processor and a 4-inch 800×480 AMOLED screen.
Other features include a “Daily Briefing” app that shows weather, news, stocks, and scheduling information, DLNA home networking compatibility, …
