When we first heard about the idea of our BlackBerry devices communicating with our Blu-ray players it came in the way of "Blu-ray Extras". While I really cannot find any information on what happened with that app, Pocket Blu just released a BlackBerry compatible app that seems to offer quite a bit in the way of functionality.You can use your BlackBerry smartphone as a remote to view co

Back at CES we told you about Root Wireless and their mission of reporting on carrier network performance using data collected from real users. In case you missed that post, be sure to check out the video here. An event like the SuperBowl puts a whole lot of cell phone users in place, so the folks at Root Wireless decided this would be a good instance to see just how well each carrier performed.

Leading provider of strategic consulting services and solutions to government organizations and commercial clients SRA International, Inc. announced today the launch of its SRA One Vault Voice solution for BlackBerry smartphones. According to the company, the new encrypted voice communications technology is meant to offer users the possibility t...

Worldwide leader in mobile-billing solutions Mobile First, Inc. announced today the release of Mobile First Mobile Payment processing for all developers and providers of social-networking sites, virtual currency platforms and online games. According to the company, the new solution is available in 40 markets around the world, and can prove a g...

Seems like it was just yesterday when we told everyone the Droid would be getting Android 2.1 in the next week or two. Now it’s the Cliq’s turn. As I mentioned yesterday, hopefully Motorola will update all their Android’s to 2.1 soon and it looks as though this is the case. The Devour should get this [...]

We have been waiting for Flash on our non Sense UI Androids since it was demoed way back when on the G1. It was supposed to be released early this year but that might not happen. According to Adrian Ludwig, group product marketing manager for Flash Platform: “Adobe, Google, and other members of the Open Screen Project [...]

First there was Cupcake, then Donut,  Éclair, then Froyo.  And now hopes for “Gelatin” being the name of the next version of Android have been dashed, as Google’s “G” codename turns out to be “Gingerbread”. Google’s Brian Swetland and Android Linux kernel guru let loose the next codename while discussing kernel versions.  Great, we now have [...]

The HTC Legend seems to have gained a taste for the camera; after being spotted in the wild yesterday, we’ve now had another leaked photo of the Android smartphone drop into our inbox.  From this side-on view, the slab-sided thickness of the Legend is on show; it looks a little chunkier than the HTC Hero. Update: [...]

Sometimes you run into a cell phone, especially when you come in contact with a whole lot of them as I do, that’s just plain old–as I said in the headline–aggressively average.  There’s nothing that particularly stands out about it in either direction, good or bad.  It doesn’t appear to lack anything important yet doesn’t [...]

Hot on the heels of the speculation that the Motorola CLIQ would be getting Android 2.1 next month, HTC has announced that one of their flagship devices, the HTC Hero, will too be getting the 2.1 treatment next month. If you’re a loyal reader, you probably already know that HTC has been cookin’ this update up [...]