Archive for October, 2009

Google Ready To Offer Navigation App For iPhone if Apple Agrees

Posted under Editorials on Friday, 30 October 2009 by admin

In the Motorola Droid ad campaign, Verizon claims that Droid does all that the iPhone doesn’t. One such feature that the iPhone doesn’t support was revealed by Google earlier this week.

Unity Releases New & Free Versions of Web/Mobile Dev Platform

Posted under Editorials on Friday, 30 October 2009 by john

At today’s Unite Conference, game dev platform provider Unity Technologies announced it will be releasing the latest build of its Unity Platform and making a previous version available at the low, low price of free.

Email + CRM + LinkedIn + Twitter = Hustler’s Power Drill

Posted under Editorials on Thursday, 29 October 2009 by john

Those of us who make a living by making things happen (i.e.

Calendaring, Scheduling Meetings: Timebridge CEO Interview Reveals Strategic Importance of This Space

Posted under Editorials on Tuesday, 27 October 2009 by john

We have looked at Calendaring many times (such as in our round-up of 10 players). In our own work, we have started working with both Tungle and Doodle. To understand more about why this market is strategically interesting, we recently spoke with Yori Nelken, CEO of Timebridge (see our previous coverage here).

Geohot Releases New Version of Popular iPhone Jailbreaking Tool - Blackra1n RC2

Posted under Editorials on Tuesday, 27 October 2009 by john

iPhone hacking expert, Geohot has released a new version of blackra1n, his amazingly simple tool to

How to Jailbreak iPhone 3GS running iPhone OS 3.1.2 Using PwnageTool

Posted under Editorials on Monday, 26 October 2009 by john

iPhone Dev Team released PwnageTool 3.1.4 for iPhone OS 3.1.2 couple of weeks back to allow users to jailbreak their iPhone and also preserve the baseband firmware so that they can unlock their iPhone. This step-by-step guide will show iPhone 3GS users how to use Dev Team’s PwnageTool 3.1.4, which is similar to our guide for iPhone 3G users. Some important points to note before we start: Hacking your iPhone could void its warranty

AT&T Contemplates Imposing Higher Charges to Counter Bandwidth Hogs

Posted under Editorials on Friday, 23 October 2009 by admin

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has formally initiated a rule making process towards establishing net neutrality among the internet service providers.

Phone Modders, Take Note: HTC Releases Hero Source Code

Posted under Editorials on Thursday, 22 October 2009 by admin

Following weeks of requests from open-source developers, HTC has released the Hero Android source code on their developer site. In response to the mobile devs, HTC has previously stated it was waiting for its own developers to provide the source before releasing it publicly. As late as last week, HTC representatives had emailed developers saying, “At the moment we do not know when the kernel source for the Hero will be released,” and “We are still pushing our developers to provide us with the source code and for the links to be added.” Since the Android kernel is licensed under the GPL, this delay was creating both dissatisfaction and controversy in the community.

Web 2.0 Panel: Humans as Sensors

Posted under Editorials on Thursday, 22 October 2009 by john

This post is sponsored by IBM’s A Smarter Planet blog. Today at the Web 2.0 Summit, Brady Forrest of O’Reilly Media ran a panel called Humans As Sensors. With him were four organizations doing innovative applications using sensors: Markus Tripp (Mobilizy), Deborah Estrin (Computer Science Department, UCLA), Sharon Biggar (Path Intelligence), Di-Ann Eisnor (Waze)

Motorola Droid ads invading mailboxes, too?

Posted under Editorials on Wednesday, 21 October 2009 by john

Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Verizon Wireless, Android Because television and the internet can’t be the only media feeling the touch of the Droid’s marketing blitz, it looks like promotional mailers are being sent out. No new details or screenshots, but you can’t get enough of Motorola / Verizon’s Android device anyway, can you?

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