Posts tagged: first
Angry Birds on Android Hits 1M Downloads the First Day
On Friday, game publisher Rovio Mobile announced the release of the final version of its Angry Birds game for handsets running under Google's Android operating system. Following a period of beta availability, during which the solution was available for download via the Android Market, Angry Birds was release in ...
AT&T announces first carrier-provided, two-factor voice encryption service
Today, AT&T announced AT&T Encrypted Mobile Voice; “the first carrier-provided two factor encryption service for calls on the AT&T network.” The service, which will be available for BlackBerry and Windows Mobile devices, combines KoolSpan’s TrustChip and SRA International’s One Vault Voice. As the press release explains: TrustChip is a fully hardened, self-contained crypto ...
Rogers to conduct first Canadian LTE technical trial
Verizon isn’t the only wireless company making LTE news today. Canadian carrier Rogers Communications has announced the launch of a “comprehensive Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless network technical trial with Ericsson Canada in the Ottawa area.” The company will initially use AWS spectrum for the trial, but notes that it is “working with Industry Canada to ...
Palm Mansion to be the First WebOS Smartphone Without a Physical Keyboard?
Palm’s got a new rumored device spotted on the web, the Mansion, that’s supposed to change the form factor associated till now with webOS. Thus, it’ll give up the physical QWERTY keyboard and replace it with a 800 x 480 pixel touch display.We’re wondering what the virtual keyboard in webOS ...
MTC Touch 540, Russian Carrier’s First Touch Phone
MTC is a pretty important Russian carrier, with millions of customers and it’s strange that barely now they’ve launched the first touchscreen handset, known as MTC Touch 540. This is a compact device, as shown in the image below and it comes with a plastic case and pretty low end ...
Apple TV first impressions
By now, if you preordered an Apple TV, you should be enjoying one for yourself, but in case you didn’t, a limited number of units were available yesterday at Apple stores in the US. If you weren’t able to snag one however, we have a quick overview of the new ...
Beejive IM for Android first look
It seems like every single Android user that’s moved from their iPhone or BlackBerry handset is saying the same thing: Google Talk is great, but our other Instant Messaging options are terrible. There’s also a good chance they’re actually asking for Beejive IM by name, and today, that will finally ...
Sony Ericsson Launches the First Accessory for Android – LiveView
Sony Ericsson has just announced the first accessory for Android, the LiveView micro display with remote control functionality. The Sony Ericsson LiveView is compatible with most of the Android smartphones, that are running Android 2.0 operating system and above.The Sony Ericsson LiveView pairs up wirelessly through the... (read more)
10-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab slated for first half of 2011
According to Gary Twohig, manager of Samsung Mobile in Ireland, a 10-inch iteration of the company’s Galaxy Tab. Silicon Republic is reporting that Twohig, “revealed that Samsung is preparing to launch a 10-inch version of the Galaxy Tab by the first half of 2011 which will also come with Android and a V8 ...
Virgin Mobile Announces Its First Android Smartphone, Samsung Intercept
Virgin Mobile officials announce on the carrier's Facebook webpage that they have plans to add Samsung Intercept to their offering in the coming weeks. While the announcement doesn't specify the exact release date, Virgin Mobile subscribers should be thrilled as this is the first Android smartphone coming from the carrier. ...
MetroPCS lights up Las Vegas with LTE, makes first LTE handset available
Today, via a press release, MetroPCS announced that it has launched its first 4G LTE market — Las Vegas — and its first LTE capable phone, the Samsung Craft. As the press release reads: Today, MetroPCS Communications Inc. (NYSE: PCS) became the first mobile operator to launch commercial 4G LTE services ...