Palm “only” loses $85M, smartphone shipments down 5% Q/Q – still at risk
Yes Palm Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM) makes a slick mobile operating system. WebOS, released in 2009 , has breathed new life into the struggling smartphone maker.…
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Android explosion, now serving 20,000 apps: Farts, yes. CRM, no.
Flatulence is big business. Or at least a fun mobile phone party prank. Especially if you own an Android-powered mobile smartphone. Type in “fart” in…
Start-up JS-Kit renamed Echo, leads real-time Web 2.0 charge
Undeniably the here-and-now is the hottest game in Web 2.0—at least for the next ten minutes. Primarily because of Twitter, information flow is now virtually…
AT&T Wireless starts with New York and San Francisco on road to redemption
You have to give points to AT&T for at least starting in the right places. The much maligned wireless network division has promised to improve…
Moto Droid the #1 gadget of 2009 according to TIME
Seems I have good taste in gadgets. My now 4-week old affair with the metal and glass behemoth that is Droid has been an especially…
Scam alert: Android Market littered with Apps of questionable origin and intent
Advertising on mobile apps is not a crime. In fact, it’s a perfectly legitimate way for developers and companies to recoup some costs for apps…
Cisco FlipShare TV
FlipShare TV from Cisco, the makers of the runaway hit Flip Video camcorder, is now available. Here are some of the reviews below. Looking for…
Arrington’s CrunchPad garage project finds new home in DeadPool
Dirty laundry is once again being aired today on TechCrunch in a rambling, he said/she said post by TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington about the death…
Magellan releases Navigation app for iPhone, Google #1 threat
GPS makers, notably Magellan and Garmin (GRMN, market cap $6.2B), are in full scramble mode. Surprising no one, earlier this month Magellan released an iPhone app version…
Black Friday Motorola Droid deals
You may have heard about a new smartphone called the Motorola Droid? You may have also gotten tired already of my incessant cheerleading… blogging about…