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We like to keep an eye on the adoption of mobile video broadcasting applications around these parts. It’s a mighty competitive space, with Qik , Kyte , Flixwagon , UStream and a number of others all taking a stab at what is essentially the same idea. While the idea as a whole has yet ...
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mobilecrunch.com - 13 hours ago
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Remember the iTwinge , that crazy slide-on plastic
sheath for the iPhone that would give you a...
physical keyboard by overlaying real buttons on top of the virtual ones? This is just like that, except it’s clear, rather than opaque black. ...
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4iThumbs: The craziest way to make your iPhone keyboard ...
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This week, people are hungry for three things: turkey, stuffing, and holiday sales. It’s a bit unlikely that EA Mobile can deliver either of the first two, but they’ve come through on that last one. From today through 11/29, EA Mobile is dropping the price on around 15 of the ...
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If we were to make a “Amazing ideas” list and a “Things that have totally failed to take off” list, there would be at least one item that you’d find on both: mobile video chat. Blame the carriers for not agreeing on a standard, or blame the consumer populace ...
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Nokia
It’s not all N900 s and lollipops in the Nokia kingdom, folks. Nokia has made a big chunk of their piggy bank with the entry level stuff, and they’ve got two new ones for that market today.
The grander of the two is the Nokia 6700, which comes in a very iPod-Nano-esque array ...
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mobilecrunch.com - 39 hours ago
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It stands to reason that a general purpose
mobile computing platform, like the iPhone or iPod Touch,...
will engender a host of special purpose niche applications. Pet Acoustics is one such application: “Pet Acoustics music has been specifically ...
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Does there need to be an app for that? Pet Acoustics, ...
Attention Android owners nlikely to be 2.0-ed any time soon! You can now stop holding your breath. Google Maps Navigation is coming to 1.6, and you can download it right now. It’s missing a feature or two (voice-activated navigation, for instance), but it’s 95% there. Of course, ...
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DING! The school bell rings. Time for recess at Mobile Industry Elementary.
Tension is high. During the last break, Verizon took a swing at that little Apple boy by pointing out all the things his toys could do that Apple’s toys couldn’t. The hallways erupted with a deafening ...
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techcrunch.com - 2 days ago
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A year ago, Swype launched a new way
to type on a touchscreen phone at TechCrunch50 ....
Swype was created by the inventor of the T9 predictive typing system used on most phones today because he felt that new text input methods for small touchscreens ...
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Leaked Video: Swyping Versus iPhone Typing. (Swype For ...
mobilecrunch.com - 2 days ago
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A little over a year ago, Swype announced
at TechCrunch50 2008 that they were going to “change...
how the world inputs text on screens”. By allowing the user to type words by tracing a path between its letters rather than tapping them out ...
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Swype to debut on the Verizon Samsung Omnia II
techcrunch.com - 2 days ago
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When it comes to the mobile Web, increasingly
there are only two mobile platforms which matter: Apple...
and Android. According to AdMob's October, 2009 mobile metrics report , the iPhone/iPod Touch and Android phones accounted for 75 percent of ...
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Apple And Android Now Make Up 75 Percent Of U.S. ...
mobilecrunch.com - 2 days ago
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I’m not really sure if this is good
or bad news for end consumers, but a couple...
of Japanese companies have developed a technology that makes it possible to transmit information from blinking LEDs fixed on advertisements to cell phones ...
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Now blinking LEDs can transmit information to cell ...
Dost thou desire an Android phone in Red Passion or Oiled Bronze? Begin thy journey, brave Sir Knight, to China where you will be able to purchase the Dell Mini 3i with 3.5-inch touchscreen for a few coins of the realm.
The Mini 3i, as you’ll recall, is Dell’s first smartphone ...
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mobilecrunch.com - 2 days ago
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Apple made it possible for iPhone developers to
offer in-app purchase five weeks ago , an option...
Android devs currently don’t have. But now Shanghai-based mobile technology company Urbian found a work-around to enable in-app purchase, saying ...
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Ringz: First (free) Android app with in-app purchase
Thanksgiving is coming up, and it’s almost time to get your turkey ready for the festivities. And wouldn’t you know, there’s an app for that. TurkeyTimer is trying to make cooking your delicious holiday turkey easier then it currently is.
To use TurkeyTimer, just enter ...
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mobilecrunch.com - 4 days ago
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The sudden surge in interest in Android (largely
due to all of the hype surrounding the Droid...
) has caused a lot of developers to reconsider the platform. Atleast one major development house, however, isn’t impressed. Earlier today, ...
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Uh-Oh: Gameloft moves away from Android development
Seesmic is having a huge week. The startup that develops Twitter and Facebook clients for the web and desktop just unveiled a native Windows client at Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference earlier this week. At the Real-Time CrunchUp today, Seesmic is launching its first venture into ...
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mobilecrunch.com - 5 days ago
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Turkey Day is just around the corner, which
means that the annual American tradition season of losing...
one’s mind in exchange for slightly discounted goods will officially begin a week from today. Yes, I speak of the infamous day that is ...
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The More You Know: An Overview of the Major Carriers’ ...
Everyone loves picture messaging – or at least, they love the idea of it. The iPhone carrying masses clamored for it, then celebrated once they got it by sending everyone pictures of their immediate surroundings and beloved pets before forgetting the feature exists. After the novelty ...
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RIM has been busy outing updated BlackBerrys and the Pearl wasn’t forgotten. An updated version is apparently on its way and these early pics clearly show that the phone is shapping up nicely. Everything is there from the slender candy-bar form factor to the SureType keyboard. ...
