Cell Phone Digest

Cell Phone Spyware Can Access Your Calls, Text Messages and Emails

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:56:46 PST

This is scary! Your cell phone can be bugged with spyware that allows a spy to listen in your cell phone calls, see your text messages and read your e-mails.

Is the Smartphone Market Getting Crowded?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:59:47 PST

MarketWatch.com had a very interesting video with Citigroup's Jim Suva about whether or not the smartphone market is too crowded.

Motorola Acquires RadioFrame Networks iDEN Business

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:34:32 PST

Motorola, Inc. today announced the acquisition of RadioFrame Networks’ iDEN business.

New Google News for iPhone, Android and Palm Pre Users

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:58:14 PST

Google has announced a brand new Google News offering for iPhone, Android, and Palm Pre users.

Stress-Free Holiday Season Time-Saving Apps

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:49:50 PST

As they’re making their list and checking it twice, customers can download holiday-friendly apps for their Sprint device to help organize, navigate and shop during the busy holiday season.

Motorola Announces the Motorola Crush for US Cellular

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:35:15 PST

Motorola has announced the Motorola Crush, which comes with a high-end design, excellent call quality and multimedia features, all at an affordable price.

TomTom Upgrades TomTom App for iPhone / iPod Touch

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:21:05 PST

TomTom announces that the latest version of the TomTom app for iPhone and iPod touch (version 1.2) can be purchased on the App Store starting today.

AT&T to Launch the Pantech Impact this Sunday

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:10:18 PST

Beginning Sunday, Pantech Wireless, Inc. will bring Impact to AT&T customers.

Verizon Wireless Introduces the CASIO G'zOne Rock

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:50:26 PST

Verizon Wireless and CASIO today introduced the new CASIO G’zOne (pronounced Jeez_wun) Rock to Verizon Wireless’ growing line-up of rugged phones.

DevelopmentNow Launches Mobile Shopping Assistant - Dealdar.com

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:11:48 PST

DevelopmentNow, a Portland, Oregon based mobile and social media consulting company, is launching the perfect holiday shopping assistant with its new mobile web site, Dealdar.com.

DriveSafe.ly App Stops Texting While Driving & Distracted Drivers

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:59:17 PST

DriveSafe.ly, the free mobile app aiming to stop distracted driving, launched seven weeks ago and has been used by over one million people. The app is reading millions of text messages (SMS) aloud per week to drivers around the world -- keeping their eyes on the road.

Symbian Founders Announce flook - World's First Location Browser

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:49:45 PST

Today, Ambient Industrie, a mobile application software company, debuts flook, in the Apple Store. Offered for free, flook is a location browser that lets users discover and share the world around them.

Non-voice Communications Driven by Smartphone Proliferation

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:39:22 PST

The latest wave of Mobile Market View, a consumer study of adult U.S. mobile phone users conducted by BIA/Kelsey with research partner ConStat, reveals a rapid rise in mobile device usage for non-voice communications—text messages, e-mail and Internet access—driven primarily by the proliferation of smartphones.

In 2013 60% of Web-Connected Devices will Be Sold By Carriers

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:29:53 PST

Carriers are becoming a significant channel for all Internet-connected mobile devices, including netbooks and mobile PCs, because of the revenue potential of the associated services.

Sony Ericsson Announces the Mavericks Surf Web App Challenge

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:15:25 PST

Sony Ericsson has announced the 2009/2010 Mavericks Surf Contest for software developers.