| PinStack Week in Review: Smartphone News, Reviews for July 3, 2009 |
Jul 04, 2009 - 3:59 AM - by cherrichiodo
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I've been a little out of touch lately with the smartphone world. Simply compiling this WIR helped me get caught up on all things happening for the week or so I've been out. Thanks to everyone who contributed!
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| NEW Facebook for iPhone OS 3.0, many new features. |
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Jul 03, 2009 - 11:07 AM - by hayden
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 Details on the upcoming Facebook iPhone 3.0 app.
1. The “new” News Feed
2. Like
3. Events (including the ability to RSVP)
4. Notes
5. Pages
6. Create new photo albums
7. Upload photos to any album
8. Zoom into photos
9. Easier photo tagging
10. Profile Pictures albums
11. A new home screen for easy access to all your stuff, search, and notifications
12. Add your favorite profiles and pages to the home screen
13. Better Notifications (they link to the comments so you can reply)
14. Quickly call or text... [Read More]
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| Sneak peek at Meizu M8's new user interface |
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Jul 03, 2009 - 11:41 PM - by Lavagirl
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engadget mobile: Heads up, Meizu fanboys! We just got a sneak peak at the M8's new UI (said to be dropping in August when the handset gets its firmware update) and you know what? It looks like a UI. Pretty k-rad, right? Check out the other two face-melting pics after the break, if you dare.
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| BerryBuzz 2.0 Private Beta Adds Support for BlackBerry Messenger& Facebook |
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Jul 03, 2009 - 11:57 AM - by azstar
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 Bellshare has announced that BerryBuzz is now in private beta. This version is a HUGE step up from their already awesome current version. Here are a few of the added features:
Version 2.0.5 (July 3rd, 13:50 CET):
- Added support for BlackBerry Messenger (yep, we did it)
- Added support for Facebook
- Added coverage indicator that can be triggered when Radio/Data is available or when Radio/Data is not available
- Changed to a more compact layout
- Added support for custom LED colors
- Added new color 'Disco', will flash all colors in sequence
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| Mozilla Releases Fennec Builds For Windows, Nokia Devices |
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Jul 03, 2009 - 11:53 AM - by hayden
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 The latest version of mobile Firefox brings Windows Mobile & Nokia users better support for touch screens and better stability, Mozilla said.
Mozilla continues to work on its mobile version of Firefox, and it released two new builds of its Fennec browser for Windows Mobile and Nokia Maemo devices.
The latest versions of the mobile browser use the Gecko HTML rendering engine, and both versions support the TraceMonkey engine for JavaScript support. Additionally, the latest versions will improve the touch-screen support for Windows Mobile devices, as well as polish... [Read More]
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| CoPilot Live GPS navigation solution now available for Android devices |
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Jul 03, 2009 - 11:39 AM - by hayden
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 Matthew Miller posted a full review of TeleNav GPS Navigator software on the T-Mobile G1. Today, ALK Technologies announced the release of CoPilot Live for the Android platform that can be purchased for $34.99 in the Android Market. It is designed to run on the HTC Dream (T-Mobile G1), HTC Magic, and upcoming HTC Hero. One of the major differences between this software and TeleNav’s solution is that you download all the maps for your selected region and store them on your microSD card so that no data connection is needed for the full... [Read More]
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| iPhone3GS Jailbrakeing Tool Available |
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Jul 03, 2009 - 10:32 AM - by srl7741
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AppleInsider posted this Article today:
iPhone3GS Jailbraking Tool Available
George Hotz, the 19-year old wiz kid who made headlines two years ago for being the first to successfully unlock Apple's original iPhone all by himself, is again drawing the spotlight for creating and releasing the first-ever jailbreaking tool for the new iPhone 3GS.
Windows only at this time: Download link
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| Skype for iPhone 1.1 Released. Make Skype call over Wi-Fi |
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Jul 02, 2009 - 1:44 PM - by hayden
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 A new version of the communications workhorse Skype has been released for iPhone and iPod Touch users running OS 2.2 or 3.0.
Useful new features in this release include the ability to access Skype voicemail from your iPhone as well as to send low cost SMS messages via your Skype client.
Sign into Skype via 3G, WiFi, GPRS or Edge and see who is online - then instant message them whenever, and wherever the mood strikes.
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| Apple Prepping iPhone 3.1 Software Update, Beta Out for Developers |
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Jul 02, 2009 - 11:34 AM - by hayden
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 Is the iPhone 3gS too fast for it's own good? There are now reports that the super-thin device has over heating issues. Does this have anything to do with the new 3.1 OS update?
Only two weeks after launching the 3.0 software update for iPhone and iPod Touch, Apple is now working hard to deliver an update to the iPhone OS. The iPhone SDK 3.1 beta was pushed out to developers last night, and the recipients report the software already has a few new features and refinements.
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| Review: Beejive Update for the BlackBerry Storm |
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Jul 01, 2009 - 8:27 PM - by brettxw
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 It actually seems like the developers at Beejive read my review and took note and changed one of the major 'thing' I did not like about the application. Pretty sure everyone agreed with me on it as well. The problem was when you were typing a message, you were typing inside a bubble which made viewing/reading the IM very difficult when they were being sent to you.
Beejive has done it again. They have released an upgrade to their IM app for the Storm, which is still in beta. You can read the old review I did last time by... [Read More]
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| Smartphone Add-Ons of the Week 07-01-09 |
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Jul 01, 2009 - 8:19 PM - by azstar
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...for Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Palm, Symbian & WM.
After skipping this feature last week I had a bit of a hard time this week for most platforms in trying to narrow it down to just one add-on per platform. There have been many new apps released and a few sneak peeks at some good things to come but here are the add-ons chosen for this week.
Android Smartphones
 Ever wish you could use your Android phone... [Read More]
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| PScast: Episode 20 ... What's NEW in the world of smartphones? |
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Jul 01, 2009 - 7:04 PM - by cherrichiodo
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PScast: Episode 20 .. What's NEW in the world of smartphones?
This episode includes:
WIR recap
Site Announcements (Top Posters Contest)
Smartphone Discussions
Episode 20
standard bitrate (39mb) -- don't forget accessible on your Berry thru Opera Mini
low bitrate (19mb) -- accessible through default BlackBerry browser
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| New Nokia Messaging beta adds IM compatibilities, E75 gets first dibs |
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Jun 30, 2009 - 2:04 PM - by hayden
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Will this be dubbed NIM (Nokia Instant Messenger)?
The new Nokia Messaging offered by Nokia Beta Labs is compatible with Yahoo Messenger and Ovi -- more services are expected to be compatible in the future.
This release is available today for the E75 - the first device bundled with a lifetime subscription to the Nokia Messaging service. Nokia will be adding support for more devices and communities soon!
Key features
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| Palm releases webOS 1.0.4 update for Pre |
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Jun 30, 2009 - 1:54 PM - by hayden
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Boygenius just reported that Palm has released webOS version 1.0.4 as an OTA update for the Palm Pre. It's rumored to address some corporate Exchange issues, the “homebrew app” loophole and other bugs.
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| New HTC Hero ROM leaked, Flash 10 already on a few lucky G1s |
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Jun 30, 2009 - 1:38 PM - by hayden
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 Sense UI-infused firmware for HTC Magic / Dream users. Engadget reports that "WiFi and Bluetooth don't work at the moment, and the camera is all funkified, but the real treat here is the first implementation of Flash 10 on Android, even if it is a bit laggy on the RAM-starved G1."
Also noted: "The widgets are also on display, and other than Flash the general experience is apparently pretty snappy. Naturally, the xda-dev folks won't be... [Read More]
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