@TechSavvy notes today that “In a press release about Britney Spears’ upcoming tour, Virgin Mobile USA confirmed that it will be releasing Ocean 2 – http://xrl.us/bed8mt.” Beyond the normal communications expected in an advanced phone (calls, IM, e-mail) the release says the phone’s applications will offer the ability to: blog, share photos and post to [...]
Apple iPhones get ready: firmware version 2.2.1 is now available. Via TUAW: “Apple has just updated the firmware for the iPhone and the iPod touch to 2.2.1. The list (at least for the iPod touch) looks like it is mostly bug fixes and stability improvements, but we’re still searching for a full list of all [...]
The calm and cool color blue is quite possibly the most frequently used color for iPhone applications. Sure iPhone app icons come in all design styles and colors, but blue is fairly frequent. While one would expect apps for Twitter to be blue-shaded, Google’s main app is blue plus all of its web apps sport [...]
Here’s a collection of funny mobile application stories shared on Twitter. Feel free to share your own. “Irony is: Accidentally dropped my iPhone in a pint of Karl Straus while showing off the iBeer app. oops. It is now out for repair.” @ Jeremy Young, on Twitter “This is funny – Google lets app on [...]
Google Android engineer Stephen Horowitz is leaving to become chief technology officer of Coupons, Inc. Horowitz’s move means an integrated system for coupons on many mobile phones may happen more quickly. It also sets Google back as its application store has yet to take off. Venture Beat speculates that this could create an integrated coupon [...]
