Samsung has just released a teaser video for its upcoming Android tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Tab . The Galaxy Tab website and SamsungUSA’s YouTube channel both host the video for the 7-inch device that is set to debut in Berlin on September 2. The Galaxy Tab looks like a direct extension of the Galaxy S series of phones Samsung is currently selling. Read more...
BlackBerry App World Gets a Major Refresh
The latest version of BlackBerry App World , RIM’s mobile application store, is now out of beta and available to everyone. It includes several important improvements. The odd $2.99 price limit for paid apps is gone; developers can now charge $0.99 and $1.99 for their apps if they choose to do so. Customers are now finally able to purchase apps using major credit cards, including Visa and MasterCard. Furthermore, carrier billing may be supported by certain carriers. Read more...
Google Maps for Mobile Hits 100 Million Users
Considering it comes as a default app on many phones (including ever increasingly popular Android devices ), today’s milestone for Google Maps for Mobile might not be too surprising, but is still impressive: 100 million monthly users. In a blog post , Vic Gundotra, Google’s Vice President of Engineering, writes of the evolution of the product over the past few years, which has become immensely more valuable with the rise of mobile apps and GPS-enabled smartphones. Gundotra notes other recent additions like Places Pages , Google Latitude and navigation features . As we’ve noted, Maps is an increasingly important part of Google’s strategy for attracting local businesses and competing with the likes of Yelp . To that end, Gundotra writes that, “with this latest Android version, we’re happy to see that you’re now searching for places almost three times as often, doubling how many Place Pages are seen a day,” indicating the company is having some success in its efforts. Read more...
Zagat for iPhone Adds Foursquare Checkins and Foodspotting Photos
Restaurant ratings and reviews service Zagat today released a new version of its $9.99 iPhone app, Zagat To Go, complete with Foursquare and Foodspotting integration. Users can now check in to restaurants via Zagat’s app [iTunes link], rather than Foursquare ’s — a somewhat novel integration that’s appearing in more and more mobile applications, including The New York Times’s city guide app . Read more...
Grooveshark Pulled From Apple App Store Amid Record Label Complaints
Bad news music fans: The Grooveshark iPhone app has been removed from the App Store. After several months of battling App Store reviewers, the on-demand music service finally released its official iOS app last week. The reason for the app’s removal? Read more...
Check in to TV Shows, Movies and More with GetGlue for Android
Entertainment checkin service GetGlue is announcing the release of its Android application, a lightweight mobile site and a bevy of new network partnerships. The new app and service bonuses are designed to further increase engagement and help the company expand its reach to all mobile audiences. The new GetGlue for Andriod application mirrors the functionality of the iPhone app so users can check in to entertainment such as television shows, books, music and movies to earn points and stickers for their behaviors Read more...
Nokia X3: Where Touchscreen and Keypad Meet
Nokia has a new feature phone out, Nokia X3, and its claim to fame is something Nokia calls Touch and Type: a rarely seen combination between a touchscreen and a fairly standard 16-button keypad. Nokia calls the phone X3, but to differ from the earlier Nokia phones by the same name, it also goes by the name Nokia X3-02. Feature-wise, it’s a fairly standard mid-range phone, with a 5-megapixel camera, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, music player and FM radio Read more...
Nokia X3: Where Touchscreen and Keypad Meet
Nokia has a new feature phone out, Nokia X3, and its claim to fame is something Nokia calls Touch and Type: a rarely seen combination between a touchscreen and a fairly standard 16-button keypad. Nokia calls the phone X3, but to differ from the earlier Nokia phones by the same name, it also goes by the name Nokia X3-02. Feature-wise, it’s a fairly standard mid-range phone, with a 5-megapixel camera, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, music player and FM radio. Read more...
Adobe AIR Apps on Android Phones by Q4 2010
This morning at Adobe’s San Francisco offices, a few lucky press folks were told that some Android device users could be seeing AIR-built apps on their phones as soon as the end of this year. We’ve seen a few AIR-for-Android demos making the rounds, but it was good to hear from the horse’s mouth, so to speak, that AIR for Android should be live at some point during Q4 2010. We first heard back in February that Adobe AIR would be coming to Android as part of the 2.5 release. AIR apps will be Market-ready and will not require any special approval process. AIR for Android will have roughly the same hardware and software requirements as Flash Player 10.1. Read more...
Android Froyo Coming to Droid Incredible on August 18
The Android 2.2 OS — Android Froyo — will begin rolling out over the air on the Droid Incredible starting next Wednesday, August 18. We’ve heard from our sources that the Verizon team members already have Froyo installed on their Droid Incredibles. Now the update is essentially ready for primetime. Froyo has been making its way onto some of the most popular Android handsets in recent weeks Read more...