AT&T today confirmed that it will sell the first dual-mode cellular and satellite smartphone that will offer satellite connectivity from TerreStar’s network when in remote areas. The Genus phone will be out in the first quarter of next year for business and government clients,… Read More »
Archive for September 2009
MOBILE 2.0 Silicon Valley 2009 is a two-day event on Oct. 15 (Business Day) and Oct. 16 (Developer Day), focusing on mobile applications and services, mobile ecosystems, and disruptive mobile innovation, as well as providing a deep dive into technology platforms from a developer’s perspective. Mobile… Read More »
BlackBerry, meet TiVo. TiVo, say “Hi” to BlackBerry. OK, now that you two are acquainted, let’s remotely get some television recorded, ‘k? Yes, the TiVo for BlackBerry software is ready for downloading from the BlackBerry App World. With the app, you can… Read More »
The sequel to Tweetie, the Twitter client that earned itself the much-coveted Apple Design Award earlier this year, is on its way to the App Store as you read this. For the past few weeks I’ve been part of Loren Brichter‘s Tweetie 2 beta program, testing… Read More »
Q&A with Cisco developer contest finalist Team RSDevs (OStatic) Dropbox: now native on your iPhone (TheAppleBlog) Newspaper journalists: the online video stars of the future? (NewTeeVee) Now scheduled: TiVo for BlackBerry (jkOnTheRun) Google Wave spreading to more users (WebWorkerDaily) Clean power grants step in to… Read More »
I confess: I’m a terrible scatterbrain. It takes a lot for me to force my thoughts into a nice, orderly line and to keep them there — particularly in those busy times when I have a lot of competing priorities. In those times, I’ll often… Read More »
SugarSync, the web service that backs up and synchronizes files across multiple computers and mobile phones, is rolling out a feature today that lets users provide public links to their files. These links can be used to virally spread large files stored on SugarSync… Read More »
Our fellow GigaOMers at jkOnTheRun note this morning that the free TiVo app for BlackBerries is out today. BlackBerry, meet TiVo. TiVo, say “Hi” to BlackBerry. OK, now that you two are acquainted, let’s remotely get some television recorded, ‘k? Yes, the TiVo… Read More »
One of the best innovations to come out of longtime hardware maker HTC is actually software. Its TouchFLO interface built on Windows Mobile has enamored many handset owners. But it’s not the only game in town. SPB has long made its Mobile Shell… Read More »
Of all the file syncing solutions available, one of the most popular is Dropbox. As one of the solutions that is also cross-platform compatible, many Mac users have embraced Dropbox as a more reliable and robust solution than other alternatives, like MobileMe’s iDisk. Diehard Dropbox… Read More »
Huawei Technologies has brought on telecom industry veteran Matt Bross as its chief technology officer, a position that up until now he’d held at British Telecom. With this move, it’s even more clear that Huawei wants to shed its image as an upstart Chinese maker… Read More »
We reported earlier that BlackBerry would be delivering its Desktop Manager software for Mac in September of this year. Keen readers will note that, in fact, that was not the case, since it is now the last possible day for that software to appear,… Read More »