Archive for August, 2009

Rising to the Top: 5 ways indie developers succeed on the App Store

Posted under Editorials on Monday, 31 August 2009 by admin

It’s no secret: there’s some Benjamins to be made on the App Store.

IM+ 3.4 to support Speech Recognition for Twitter and IM (for a price)

Posted under Editorials on Sunday, 30 August 2009 by john

Unlike some people around these parts, I loves me some Twitter (psst, follow me .) Thing is, just about every time I get a chance to tweet, I can’t. Maybe my hands are covered in grease as I’m stuffing my face with a delicious burger; maybe I just don’t want to come home from a long day of blogging and have to squeeze my thoughts into 140 characters with my iPhone’s made-for-babies keyboard. Voice recognition Twitter apps are intriguing, but none of the major Twitter clients have it yet (as far as I know), and I’m just not hardcore enough to drop money on any apps that might offer voice-tweeting as its sole functionality.

FCC expands wireless industry inquiries

Posted under Editorials on Saturday, 29 August 2009 by admin

Here, in this glorious land of the free and home of the brave, there is generally one thing that most all Americans can agree on: the major mobile wireless carriers (AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint) suck leave much to be desired. As more and more people come to depend solely on their cell phones and the related services (voice, data, multimedia), it becomes that much more important for the FCC to ensure that the wireless industry remains legitimately competitive for the sake of reliability, innovation, and most importantly, for all of us, the American consumers

Chinese iPhone Gets Official In English. China Unicom Nearly Doubles AT&T’s Subscriber Base.

Posted under Editorials on Friday, 28 August 2009 by admin

Just as we wrote about yesterday , Chinese telecom giant China Unicom has just officially announced that it has reached a deal with Apple to sell the iPhone in China.

Apple finally enters the world’s biggest mobile market: China to get the iPhone in October

Posted under Editorials on Thursday, 27 August 2009 by admin

Major Chinese news portal 163.com is reporting [Google machine translation] that Apple has finally signed a deal with China Unicom to bring the iPhone 3G to mainland China in October. This is huge news for Apple, which is now to enter a market with around 700 million mobile phone users, the biggest in the world (US: around 270 million)

Chipotle Ordering iPhone app means less talking, more eating delicious burritos

Posted under Editorials on Tuesday, 25 August 2009 by admin

If you’ve never eaten at Chipotle , you don’t know what you’re missing. Really - make it a priority

RIM buys out Torch Mobile, BlackBerry going WebKit

Posted under Editorials on Monday, 24 August 2009 by admin

Oh - now that makes more sense. After rumors got out that RIM was toiling away at Flash and Silverlight for the BlackBerry Browser, we were a bit perplexed

MINI brings roadside assistance into the 21st century with mobile app

Posted under Editorials on Sunday, 23 August 2009 by john

Drive a MINI?

Cheating the App Store: PR firm has interns post positive reviews for clients

Posted under Editorials on Saturday, 22 August 2009 by john

When it comes to winning in the App Store, one PR firm has discovered a dynamite strategy: throw ethics out the window. Reverb Communications , a PR firm that represents dozens of game publishers and developers, has managed to find astounding success on Apple’s App Store for its clients. Among its various tactics

Last call for the iSkin BlackBerry case giveaway

Posted under Editorials on Friday, 21 August 2009 by john

Consider this a friendly reminder that if you have a BlackBerry Curve, Bold, or Storm, you have a good chance to win an iSkin case for your beloved phone. Just head over to the contest post , and drop us a comment with what BlackBerry you have.

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