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WeatherBug Debuts HTML5 Mobile Lightning Widget for Developers at SXSW
08 March 2013 9:00 PM | No CommentsAUSTIN, Texas & GERMANTOWN, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Just in time for severe weather season, WeatherBug is unveiling its new Spark™ HTML5 Mobile Lightning Widget for app developers at South by ...
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First NSTIC Pilot Goes Live with Secure Online Identity Verification via Smartphone
08 March 2013 4:54 PM | No CommentsRESTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Daon®, a leading provider of identity management and authentication solutions worldwide, and the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), today announced that AAAE is the initial pilot participant to...
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Faith Wonderworks Establishes Infant and Child Educational App Specialty Label “Kids App Planet”
08 March 2013 9:56 AM | No CommentsTOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Faith Wonderworks, Inc. (FWW) that is known for its mobile entertainment site in Japan established “Kids App Planet”- a new label specializing in educational for smartphones and tablets geared for...
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Rokform Announces the Updated RokShield v3 iPhone 5 Case
07 March 2013 5:00 PM | No CommentsSANTA ANA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Rokform®, a leading manufacturer of functional and creative cases and accessories, announces the updated RokShield v3 case now being solely made...
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Incredimail Recreates the Email Experience
07 March 2013 3:00 PM | No CommentsTEL AVIV, Israel & SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Perion Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: PERI), developer of the leading email client Incredimail, today debuted its latest version of Incredimail, forever changing the email experience for iPad...
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Milestone Archive
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First NSTIC Pilot Goes Live with Secure Online Identity Verification via Smartphone
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Boost Mobile Combines the Speed of 4G LTE and Android Monthly Unlimited for as Low as $40 to Help Consumers Spend Less Faster
Posted on February 25, 2013 | No CommentsIRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Boost Mobile, a leader in the no-contract wireless industry and ranked “Highest in Purchase Experience among Non-Contract Wireless Providers” by J.D. Power... -
GPS/GNSS IC Market on Course to Break $2 Billion in 2012, Says ABI Research
Posted on November 30, 2012 | No CommentsLONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The GNSS IC market is showing steady revenue growth in 2012, with the industry now setting its sights on the next major milestone: $3 Billion. “All major vendors are re-assessing their design approaches... -
Boost Mobile Pairs the Speed of 4G and Android Monthly Unlimited for as Low as $40 with HTC EVO Design 4G
Posted on May 8, 2012 | No CommentsIRIVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Boost Mobile, ranked Highest in Purchase Experience among Non-Contract Wireless Providers by J.D. Power and Associates1, today announced the May 31 release... -
More Than 1,000 GameStop Stores Now Selling Refurbished iPod®, iPhone® and iPad® Devices
Posted on March 1, 2012 | No CommentsGRAPEVINE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Looking for a bargain on an iPod®, iPhone® or iPad®? GameStop (NYSE: GME) has got you covered with refurbished devices now available in more than 1,000 U.S. stores and... -
Free Streaming Premiere of “THE CIVIL WAR” on PBS Video Apps for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch Begins March 24
Posted on March 22, 2011 | No CommentsARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PBS announced today that the first episode of THE CIVIL WAR, the award-winning film by Ken Burns that first aired in 1990,... -
Cellular South Launches Android™-Powered Motorola Milestone Smartphone with One of the World’s Thinnest QWERTY Keyboards
Posted on August 11, 2010 | No CommentsRIDGELAND, Miss.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cellular South, the nation’s largest privately held wireless communications provider, announced the release today of one of the most advanced Android-powered touchscreen smartphones – the Motorola ... -
Droid made to work with iPod docks using unholy homemade adapter
Posted on June 17, 2010 | No CommentsWhat, our ultra-special Droid dock's not enough for you? There's now another way to avoid buying Motorola's official accessories, though this one's a bit more blasphemous. Thijs Bosschert over in the Netherlands has put together a fully fledged adapter for his Milestone (aka Droid European Edition), which allows it to interface with docks designed for iPods and iPhones. He's done it using mostly parts he had lying around -- and a well-placed magnet, of course -- though he had to resort to using the 3.5mm headphone jack to extract audio from the device. The result might not look like a million bucks, but then it didn't cost that much either. See more pictures and Thijs' full how-to guide at the source.
Droid made to work with iPod docks using unholy homemade adapter originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Jun 2010 06:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Motorola boosts Milestone XT720 spec with 720MHz CPU and 512MB RAM
Posted on June 10, 2010 | No CommentsSome of you weren't too pleased to see Motorola's new Milestone hitting Europe with just 256MB of memory and a 550MHz processor, and it seems like Moto has listened. We're sure the XT720 would've done just fine running Android 2.1 with its previous spec, but we're hardly going to begrudge a free upgrade. The TI OMAP3440 is now running at 720MHz -- something Motorola had told us the phone was always capable of, though the company had initially opted to downclock away from it, presumably in an effort to extend battery life. RAM gets a healthy doubling to 512MB, bringing the Milestone XT720 more in line with its "premium multimedia" boast, while the launch date seems to remain unaltered: later this month for Europe and a big fat question mark for the USA.
[Thanks, Thomas F]Motorola boosts Milestone XT720 spec with 720MHz CPU and 512MB RAM originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Motorola Milestone gets close to custom ROMs — even without an unlocked bootloader
Posted on June 8, 2010 | No Comments
Motorola Milestone owners still haven't managed to get the phone's bootloader unlocked, making custom Android ROMs (Froyo, for example) a whole heck of a lot more difficult -- but not impossible. It seems that the community is getting close to successfully employing a "kexec" solution, meaning a new kernel would be executed on top of the stock one without rebooting -- and from there, fully customized builds are basically a shoo-in. Motorola doesn't seem to be budging on a proper bootloader unlock, so it's good to see everyone involved is coming up on a workable alternative.
[Thanks, Chris T.]Motorola Milestone gets close to custom ROMs -- even without an unlocked bootloader originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Motorola announces EU-bound keyboardless Droid/Milestone: the XT720
Posted on June 7, 2010 | No Comments
Motorola today announced their latest Android offering, the Milestone XT270, which is basically a Milestone/Droid with an updated camera, HDMI out, and no QWERTY keyboard. The removal of the keyboard makes the device a perfectly pocketable 10.9mm thick (down from 13.7mm on the original Milestone).
Sound good? Follow the read link for more details and a hands-on video courtesy of SlashGear.
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Motorola Milestone XT720 announced: 8 megapixel cam, 720p video, and Droid heritage (update: video!)
Posted on June 7, 2010 | No CommentsMotorola has just outed a Europe-bound Milestone XT720, a handset intended to grab the attention of camera lovers with an 8 megapixel sensor, 720p / 24fps video and -- a first for Android handsets -- a xenon flash. Speaking of Android, this will come loaded up with version 2.1 when it launches later this month. Plans for 2.2 upgrades are, as usual, not yet formalized and not under discussion. Other specs include a 3.7-inch, 480 x 854 screen, a 550MHz ARM Cortex A8 CPU, and a promised 9 hours of talk time and 320 hours of standby time. It looks very much like Moto's selection of Droid-esque handsets that have been prowling the Chinese market, and it seems the company has enjoyed success with the keyboard-less form factor and is pushing it out to Europe. US release plans are also not being discussed -- it might happen and it might not, seems to us like it'll depend on the Euros' reaction. We're just getting to grips with the handset right now, and will furnish you with video of it as soon as we can.
P.S. We're told this handset is closer to the Motoroi than anything else, Motorola describes them as sister devices. We also spotted a network update from Orange on the demo handset, implicating it as a possible carrier for the XT720 in the UK.
Update: We've now got Motorola's full press release plus a promo video after the break, as well as some comparison pics between this new handset and the original Milestone in the second gallery below.
Update 2: And we've just added our hands-on impressions and video, you know where to find them.Motorola Milestone XT720 announced: 8 megapixel cam, 720p video, and Droid heritage (update: video!) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 07 Jun 2010 04:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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HTC EVO 4G training begins at Sprint, reveals a few surprises
Posted on May 11, 2010 | No Comments
The HTC EVO 4G has already turned up in Sprint's inventory, hit the FCC, and pushed away anything in its path, and it looks like it's now hit one more milestone on its way to availability: the all-important Sprint employee training program. While there's still no indication of an actual release date, the training materials do reveal a few new details, including the first real indication that customers who buy the phone will also have to sign up for special "plans designed for the HTC EVO 4G" -- details on those plans remain a mystery, unfortunately. The materials also seem to suggest that both Sprint Navigation and Google Navigation will be present on the device, that the hotspot feature will support WEP and WPA encryption, and that phone does indeed pack an FM radio. Hit up the source link below for a look at the rest of the materials.
[Thanks, LOVEisPEACE]HTC EVO 4G training begins at Sprint, reveals a few surprises originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 May 2010 19:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sprint Hero NOT Getting Android 2.1 on May 7th
Posted on May 6, 2010 | No Comments
Although I'm sure you're used to the disappointment by now, it pains me to tell you this: the Sprint Hero won't be getting its much-hoped-for update to Android 2.1 this Friday.
A Sprint Community Administrator has closed the thread where the original rumour surfaced, stating:
"Closing this thread because I don’t want folks to think that 2.1 is coming out on the 7th."
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Motorola Milestone Finally Gets Android 2.1
Posted on May 6, 2010 | No Comments
This post here is for all our UK readers. Your prized Motorola Milestone (that's "Droid" to all you yanks) has just been given a most precious gift: an update to Android 2.1, affectionately known as "eclair".
Now, this isn't as revolutionary an upgrade as all those late-to-the-party Hero owners are about to get (because they're coming from Android 1.5, affectionately known as "old"), but it's still nice to know your running the latest firmware. Well, at least until Froyo comes along.