Archive for June 2009

How to prepare for iPhone OS 3.0

Tips on what to do in prep for iPhone OS 3.0 update — whenever it arrives. Sync & back-up: Make sure to sync your iPhone before updating the software. This way, if there are any problems during the update your computer will have a recent back-up of your iPhone (photos, recent calls and voicemails, text [...]

Facebook for Nokia app store, update for BlackBerry

Facebook for BlackBerry v1.6 launching tonight (via mobilecrunch) — includes improvements to views of status updates, walls and photos. Facebook application now available on Nokia Ovi store (via Go Mo News) — only works for Symbian S60 touchscreen devices.

Mobile app stores to reach 30 percent of phones by 2013, report says

In four years 30 percent of smartphones will include app stores, estimates research firm In-Stat in a report released this week. The report also found that: iPhone users are by far the most active Apps store users, significantly outpacing users of Blackberry, Palm OS or Windows Mobile phones. Smartphone users overall are significantly more likely [...]

Opera No. 1 mobile browser in world; iPhone No. 1 in U.S. and U.K.

Headlines today are touting that Opera has passed up iPhone’s built-in browser for mobile web browsers worldwide, based on StatCounter’s report released today. What those posts don’t say is that it all depends on the country. Worldwide Opera is No. 1 with iPhone behind. In the United States and United Kingdom iPhone is No. 1 [...]

Sprint reaches out to mobile app developers

Sprint announces a developer outreach effort with an emphasis on location-based apps. The company made the announcement today during the JavaOne conference in Kansas. “We want developers to have the tools they need to create useful, engaging and exciting applications for our customers,” said Kevin Packingham, senior vice president of Product and Technology Development for [...]