Flickr adds direct-to-Twitter publishing
What took them so long? Flickr now has a built-in feature that lets members tweet their photos. “You can upload directly to Flickr and Twitter simultaneously, or tweet a photo already on Flickr, using a special short Flic.kr URL,” says the company’s FAQ. It also… Continue Reading
Touchscreen netbooks on the way
Digitimes reports a rumor that some netbook makers will produce low-cost computers with touchscreens that replace the mouse and trackpad. The move will free up space for a bigger keyboard.
At least some netbook makers, Digitimes reports, believe that a netbook with a touchscreen and… Continue Reading
Latest speakers at MobileBeat: Steve Boom and Sam Altman
I’m delighted to announce the latest speakers we’ve recruited for MobileBeat 2009, our conference on July 16 in SF:
–Steve Boom, chief executive of mobile social networking company Mig33, arguably the most downloaded mobile application of all time; and
–Sam Altman, chief executive of another… Continue Reading
Nokia, RIM, Apple to standardize European phone chargers
Ten smartphone makers who control 90 percent of the European mobile market have agreed to ship a standardized charger with their phones starting next year. Gadget makers have talked about standardizing their chargers for years. This time, they have a plan to finally do it…. Continue Reading
Apple can’t keep iPhones in stock
Apple’s iPhone availability widget, a page on Apple’s website, appears whenever there’s a shortage of iPhones at Apple’s stores. The widget shows which stores have which models in stock, on a state-by-state basis.
Over the weekend, many stores flipped from green to red on some or… Continue Reading
MobileBeat2009 Top Startup Competition: Deadline extended to July 1
We’ve extended the deadline for the MobileBeat2009 Top Startup Competition by one day, until July 1.
We’ve gotten scores of great submissions, but we’d like to make sure we shake out as many as possible because of all the exciting action going on in the… Continue Reading
Apple PR confirms: Hottest Girls app was removed
On Thursday morning, developer Allen Leung’s Hottest Girls iPhone app, a $1.99 download that showed pictures of Asian women in lingerie, began displaying topless models. I’m from California, so whatever, but the app seemed to fly in the face of Apple’s stated no-porn policy.
Within… Continue Reading
Nokia plans Android netbook for 2010
“We have confirmed that Nokia is planning to enter the netbook market,” wrote Lazard Capital Markets analyst Daniel Amir in a research note published Friday morning.
Amir says Nokia’s laptop will be “a Google Android, ARM-based notebook that would be sold at carriers.” That means… Continue Reading
Sense Networks gets $6M in hotly contested deal for “tribe” advertising
Sense Networks, a company that can track “tribes” of people — such as those who like the same bars and same movies — to better target them with instant advertising, has raised $6 million in new venture financing in a hotly contested deal.
Semiconductor giant… Continue Reading
Mig33 is most downloaded mobile app — have you heard of it?
Mig33, a company that lets millions of users communicate on mobile phones via IM, chat rooms, and photo sharing, says it’s the most popular downloaded mobile application ever.
You’d hardly know it, though. Chances are, if you live in the US, even if you’re tech-savvy,… Continue Reading
iPhone app report: A few top hits dominate the rest
AdMob, probably the largest server of ads to iPhone screens, has released its May Mobile Metrics Report, which you can download as a PDF file. The report breaks down the mobile ad market in several countries, showing which handsets are the most popular.
But the… Continue Reading
Roundup: Zune HD specs, Google mobile ads, the most obscure Apple upgrade ever
Google AdSense Mobile – Yes, Google ads on your phone is a big deal. But Greg Yardley, CEO of mobile analytics startup Pinch Media, warns against dreams of Google megabucks for iPhone apps: “The bulk of applications either have a limited shelf life (just like a console… Continue Reading
Palm Pre gets app store and 150+ apps adapted from old Palm software
Palm’s new Pre smartphone has been slammed by critics for its dearth of apps. But San Mateo, Calif.-based MobiHand and MotionApps say they have a solution: emulated versions of older Palm software.
MotionApps has built software that allows older apps based on the Palm OS… Continue Reading
How Apple can improve the iPhone as a game platform
Apple has come a long way with games on the iPhone. There are 12,403 games among the 59,073 apps, according to Mobclix. The iPhone 3.0 software and the iPhone 3G S have a lot of cool features that help games, such as notifications that tell… Continue Reading
AdMob shuts off ad aggregators
Update: Representatives from AdMob and AdWhirl are continuing the discussion in the comments below this article.
AdMob, the 800-pound gorilla of iPhone ad networks, plans to stop allowing other ad networks to deliver its ads as part of a multi-network service. While the company claims… Continue Reading
HTC Hero phone will have a Flash player
If you’ve got an iPhone in your pocket, you know what’s most conspicuously missing from it (besides a keyboard): a Flash player.
Adobe’s Flash technology has evolved in the past four years from being hated for the proliferation of “Skip Intro” website home pages, to… Continue Reading
Glu to launch mobile versions of 5 popular Activision games
Glu Mobile said today it will launch five new mobile titles as part of the company’s expanded partnership with Activision Publishing.
The new titles include a mobile version of Modern Warfare 2, Activision’s flagship game coming this fall. The console version of the game (pictured)… Continue Reading
Adobe vets build rival to Flash for iPhone apps
Adobe CEO Shantana Narayu has promised a Flash player for mobile phones in October, but that’s a long way off in the current market. Meanwhile, enterprising application designers and developers are eager to get something into the iPhone App Store now, not next week.
Ansca, a… Continue Reading
Adobe’s Flash 10 for Android: A big win for mobile web apps
On Adobe’s earnings call last week, chief executive Shantanu Naraye said his company will introduce version 10 of its Flash multimedia player for Android this October at Adobe MAX 2009. This comes on the heals of handset manufacturer Sony Ericsson’s announcement that it will release… Continue Reading
Apple sells over 1 million iPhone 3G S phones, offers $30 credit for delayed activations
Apple said today it sold over 1 million iPhone 3G S devices from Friday through Sunday. On top of that, it said that six million customers have now downloaded the new iPhone 3.0 software since its release on Wednesday, June 17th.
Meanwhile, Apple said it… Continue Reading