Appolicious - It was a pretty good week for the Android Market, with several big brands unveiling their shiny new Android apps. Even Google got in on the fun, updating its Maps app with a dedicated Places icon.
Mashable - This series is brought to you by HTC EVO 4G, Americas first 4G phone. Only from Sprint. The "First to Know" series keeps you in the know on whats happening now in the world of social media and technology.
Reuters - India has raised security concerns with Research In Motion over the Canadian company's popular BlackBerry services, but is not planning a ban in the world's fastest growing mobile phone market.
AP - KINDLE GETS UPDATED: Amazon will start selling a smaller, lighter version of its Kindle electronic reader that can download books wirelessly over 3G cellular networks and over Wi-Fi for $189. A Wi-Fi-only version will cost $139.
AP - Jeff Bezos isnt just confident youll want a Kindle e-book reader. The CEO of Amazon.com is bracing for a future in which youll also want ones for your kid heading to college, your spouse in a book club and perhaps even Grandpa.
Reuters - The Mobile telecom equipment market will grow 7 percent to $40.3 billion in 2011 after shrinking for two years in a row, helped by investments in new 4G mobile networks, research firm iSuppli said on Wednesday.
PC Magazine - Apple is investigating claims that its latest iOS 4 mobile operating system is causing problems for users with the iPhone 3G, according to The Wall Street Journal.
AFP - US mobile phone maker Motorola took the gloves off on Wednesday and bought a full-page advertisment in The New York Times to poke fun at the antenna issues with Apple's latest iPhone.
Ben Patterson - Rather not spend $500 on an iPad or $550 on Dell’s 5-inch Android tablet? Is Archos’s $200 Android slate still a tad too rich for your blood? Then try this on for size: a 7-inch, $150 Android tablet, coming soon to a K-Mart near you.
Appolicious - In theory, LoKast brings an entirely new set of social media sharing tools to tech-savvy DROID owners. I use the words in theory because I was unable to get the app to work on my trusty DROID A855 without experiencing constant force crashing when trying to add a profile picture or a single photo.
AFP - South Korea's LG Electronics Wednesday reported a 33 percent drop in its second-quarter net profit compared to a year earlier as its mobile phone business lost money for the first time in four years.
Mashable - This series is brought to you by HTC EVO 4G, Americas first 4G phone. Only from Sprint. The "First to Know" series keeps you in the know on whats happening now in the world of social media and technology.
PC World - Vodafone Essar, the Indian subsidiary of Vodafone Group, launched a solar powered mobile phone in India on Tuesday, aiming to address problems with the unstable electricity supply in many parts of the country.
NewsFactor - With Verizon Wireless estimated to have sold roughly 300,000 Droid X smartphones, the powerful handset is fast becoming the best-selling Android-powered device.
PC World - The iPhone 4 makes its debut in Canada on Friday, giving Canadians the ability to choose from three carriers and to buy the device unlocked directly from Apple. It won't be cheap: the unlocked 16GB iPhone 4 will retail for $659 (CAD) or about $640 (USD), while the 32GB version will go for $779 (CAD) or $756 (USD). Apple is also selling an unlocked 8GB iPhone 3GS for a cool $549 (CAD) or $532 (USD), according to the CBC.
PC Magazine - INQ's inexpensive, social-media-focused mobile phones have been globally feted and dusted with awards since they launched overseas last year. On Tuesday, the company announced that it is bringing its INQ Chat 3G to Telus in Canada.
PC Magazine - Google on Monday unveiled its latest update to Google Maps for mobile, an upgrade that includes easier access to places of interest nearby for Android phones.
Appolicious - Find locations of restaurants, gas stations and more with Yelp for Android phones. This app brings all the popular location features you would want like augmented reality, check-ins and location browsing. This is the premiere app for finding interesting things in your city.
