Mobile & Wireless

On April 8 Nokia will bring its Windows Phone Lumia 900 to AT&T for only $99.99. It integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Exchange, and the Windows Phone 7 interface is an effortless one. The user experience of this Windows phone is decidedly different from Android and iOS, and if you’re all-Microsoft the way many iPhone users Continue Reading →

Instagram has been around since 2010, available only to iOS devices. Android users have been waiting patiently, with repeated promises of an Android version arriving soon. Read the full story at CNET Read more Top Stories Continue Reading →

Acknowledging it is no longer a BlackBerry-only world, Research In Motion on Tuesday released the first version of its server software to manage other company’s mobile devices. The update to BlackBerry Mobile Fusion, as promised, can help businesses keep tabs on Android and iOS devices in addition to BlackBerry phones and PlayBook tablets.  Read the Continue Reading →

Twitter threw a bone to beleaguered BlackBerry owners on Monday with an app update that offers some parity to Twitter’s iOS and Android apps. The new Twitter for BlackBerry lets users share links to web pages directly from the browser and automatically shortens links you send from your phone. Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120402_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Smartphones are trending up, they now account for almost 50 percent of mobile phones in the United States.  And, not surprisingly, feature phones are trending down – four out of five new mobile phone purchases are for smartphones.  The clear winner is Google, about 48 percent of Continue Reading →

Primarily designed for local transactions, EggDrop’s free app allows users to post and search for items within an 80 – 100 mile radius of their current location. In just one click, users can also share their posted items on Craigslist, Twitter or via e-mail. It works a lot like mobile, local marketplace Zaarly, but its Continue Reading →

Snapguide today launches to the public a mobile service for creating and consuming step-by-step guides. The app helps users contribute how-tos on topics like cooking, gardening and repairs, by using a template that allows for photos, videos and supply lists. For now, Snapguide’s main offering is an iOS app, though it also works for the Continue Reading →

The army of startups — some 65 in all — pitching a packed room of investors at Y Combinator’s Demo Day today all begin the same way: Explaining what problem they’re trying to solve. Some resonate more quickly than others. That was the case with Sonalight. Its basic pitch is that it makes a better Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120327_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] In a couple of weeks, AT&T will begin selling the highly-hyped and fairly well anticipated Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Smartphone.  And the really big news is the price point: $99 dollars with the obligatory two-year contract.  It’s 4G, has an 8MP camera and 16Gig of storage, which Continue Reading →

Ice Cream Sandwich is a complete overhaul of Android and offers features like a revamped Gmail and Browser, the ability to unlock your phone with your face, a new multitasking system and improved speech-to-text features. Read the full story at PC World Read more Top Stories   Continue Reading →