According to Nielsen’s latest report, as of the third quarter of 2010, 28% of U.S. mobile subscribers now have Smartphones. With feature phones growing at a pace of less then 10% annually its no surprise to us that 41% of cell phone purchases in the last six month’s were Smartphones.
The report also points out that in the U.S. RIM has now dropped to 30% smartphone market share with Apple right on its heels with 28% and Android in third with 19%.
By the time you read this post, it might already be too late! There's a site launching for FourSquare's new voter initiative, one simply called "I Voted," and it launches in 23 minutes from when I'm typing this sentence. It is hoped that this project (and badge, of course,) will encourage voters to get out there and do their duty! It would be hoped though, that you'd planned on doing it anyway, and I hope you wouldn't just vote for anybody just to get a badge. That said, vote soon, vote right, and vote often.
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You may have missed it, but back in July, the House of Representatives here in the United States put a ban on prisoners having access to mobile phones. The same rules apply in prison systems all over the world; for example, a gadget called the Wolfhound was just used to find 10 contraband cell phones being utilized inside a prison in Bangkok, Thailand. And, as you can imagine, it's not a real dog.
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It wasn't too long ago that pre-paid cell service wasn't all that enticing. People would tend to go out of their way to try and sign that two, or three-year (depending on your location) contract, just to make sure that they got the cheapest price for their phone, and the full power of the wireless carrier's network. Now though, services like Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile are stepping up their game, providing not only the price to become competitive, but also the features that people look for. This time, Boost Mobile has introduced a brand new pricing scheme for their International Connect feature.
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The FDA has completed a scientific review of available materials concerning cell phones and their link to brain tumors in users. The point of the study was to determine if there were any possible threats to the health of consumers from the radio waves emitted by mobile phones.
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The Touch HD released last year, and while it held its own within its fifteen minutes of fame, like many other HTC/Windows Mobile devices out there, it quickly faded into the throes of the past. Well, it's time for HTC to release a sequel, and yes, you can guess what it's called: the Touch HD 2. But we're not getting a simple rehash this time around, or even an upgraded Windows Mobile 6.5. No, we get to see more Android.
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When you find yourself out, going places and doing your day-to-day routines, do you ever find that your battery life on all your tech gadgets just doesn't seem to be cutting it? Maybe you wish you could have gotten an extra hour, thirty minutes, or even a handful of minutes just to get something done and out of the way. It looks like your worries are about to take a step to the wayside. Well, as long as you ride a bike.
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No, that doesn't mean that the price is huge. Actually, in comparison it seems pretty low. And considering the amount of people anxiously waiting for the Touch Pro 2 to land, it looks like Verizon has a huge one-up on the competition. And if you're in the range of getting a new contract, or are waiting to get a contract for this phone to launch, then Verizon might have found a way to wiggle into your hearts.
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If you didn't catch our "review of the Hero", we think you should. Especially if you're on the Sprint Network, here in the States. Why? Because those rumors of a Hero gracing the Now Network seem to be getting more solid every day, and if a recent leaked image of Best Buy's internal systems has anything to say about it, then September is set to be a little bit more cramped.
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We've had a few Steampunk items come up on here before, and we'd be lying if we said that we didn't hold a natural affinity for these things. How can you not? The workmanship alone makes these gadgets pretty amazing, and whil the aesthetics might not be for everybody, we find it hard to deny the sort of primordial attractiveness these devices have. Like this cell phone for example, which was caught on picture from Russia, and encompasses everything Steampunk in one solid form factor. We've got plenty of shots after the break.
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