WIRELESS AND MOBILE NEWS

Ben Cook Regains Guiness World Record for Texting

2010-02-08T20:53:20Z

Cricket Communications congratulated Ben Cook, a 22-year-old Cricket customer from Orem, Utah, who has reclaimed the world record as the fastest text messager, as recently verified by Guinness World Records. He broke the record of 41.4 seconds held by a man from Singapore.

Ben typed a prescribed 160-character text on his Cricket wireless phone in 40.91 sec at the New York state fair, Syracuse, New York, USA, on September 5, 2009. The standard Guinness authorized 160-character passage used for record attempts is: "The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack a human."

]]> “I am really excited to have set the world record again,” said Ben Cook, world’s fastest text messager. “I text a lot; I can even text with my eyes closed. It’s the primary way I stay in touch with friends, especially since I have unlimited text messaging in my Cricket plan. All of that practice has really paid off!”

Cook has held the Guinness World Record twice before, once in 2004 and again in 2005. He’s appeared on many radio and TV talk shows including the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and has participated in many contests and demonstrations.

We are trying to find a photograph of him. Here are some related videos.

Think B4 U Post Safer Internet Day February 9

2010-02-08T20:36:03Z

CTIA-The Wireless Association and The Wireless Foundation joins more than 60 countries to recognize Insafe's 7^th Annual Safer Internet Day on Tuesday, February 9^th.

This year's theme, "Think B4 U Post!" is focused on educating and empowering children and teenagers to manage their online identity, including safe and sensible publishing of pictures and videos.

Anything anyone posts online remains there for an indefinite period and accessible for everyone. This can have serious consequences. Children and teenagers need to be made aware that they can control their online identity.

CTIA, The Wireless Foundation, and our member companies have developed a number of wireless online safety initiatives and partnerships to educate and equip parents with the resources they need to keep their kids safe in a mobile environment. ]]> Together with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), CTIA and representatives from the wireless industry have created the Wireless Child Safety Task Force, whose mission is to help keep wireless devices and services free of child pornography. To accomplish this goal, wireless companies have continued to prohibit Web sites believed to contain child pornography from being hosted on their servers. The Task Force, announced in 2008, has been working to identify, review, and support actions to further deter child pornography on wireless networks and services. This has included the exploration of solutions that can be lawfully executed while safeguarding consumer privacy.

In addition:

Get Wise About Wireless: Developed by The Wireless Foundation in partnership with ConnectSafely.org and the Weekly Reader Corporation, this program helps students learn how to respond to digital bullies by behaving safely and practicing proper cell phone etiquette. Program materials, including a student mini-magazine, teacher's guide, and parent take-home pamphlet, are distributed each year to thousands of schools across the country as a free public service.
SAFETY Tips: Using the word "SAFETY" as an easy-to-remember acronym, CTIA created six simple SAFETY Tips for parents to start the discussion with their kids about their behavior in a mobile environment.
Wireless Online Safety: Maintained by The Wireless Foundation, this is an online information resource center for parents and educators to help keep children safe in a mobile environment. Resources include a parent-child agreement on acceptable uses of a wireless device, a list of parental tools offered by wireless carriers, as well as other helpful information.

Visit www.saferinternet.org to learn more about Safer Internet Day 2010. For more information on keeping your kids safe in a mobile environment, please visit www.wirelessfoundation.org.

Donate Used Cell Phones n' Smartphones to Verizon HopeLine 4 Valentine's

2010-02-08T20:10:50Z

This Valentine's Day, Verizon Wireless would like all used cell phones donated to HopeLine Verizon Wireless' phone recycling program. The forgotten and lonely phones can join other phones with similar backgrounds to help domestic violence survivors get a new start on life. A perfect match!

HopeLine makes it simple to donate old phones. Customers out shopping for the perfect Valentine's Day gift for their special someone can visit their local Verizon Wireless Communications Store and drop their old cell phones in the HopeLine bin.

In the sales area, Verizon is offering many buy one get something free deals like, Verizon buy the Palm Pre Plus or Palm Pixi and get a Palm Pixi Plus for FREE until February 14.

The candy bar Palm Pixi Plus from Verizon, the little sister to the Palm Pre Plus, has some pluses including high-end features. The Palm Pixi Plus has been well-reviewed but called an entry-level cuddly phone.

]]> Another great Verizon deal is the a Buy One BlackBerry Get Any Free BlackBerry or Device deal. If you buy one BlackBerry Storm2, you can get another BlackBerry or mobile broadband device for FREE. The added advantage of buying online is that when you buy the BlackBerry Storm2 online, you get the rebate included and only have to payout. You can get another BlackBerry device or mobile broadband device such as the MiFi or a Gateway netbook for free after rebates. If you were thinking of getting a netbook, anyway, this is the best, top, cheapest deal for you.

Don't forget you can avoid waiting for a rebate when you use the Wireless and Mobile News' online coupon-link Instant Phone Rebate Only Available with Online Purchase. Whatever deal you use, please remember to donate your old phone for a good cause.

Anyone buying gifts online can also donate a no-longer-used wireless phone by downloading the postage-paid label available at www.verizonwireless.com/hopelinemailinglabel. The donation of a cell phone can help make a difference for survivors of domestic violence who need a vital link to emergency or support services in a time of crisis or a reliable, safe connection to employers, family and friends.

HopeLine accepts no-longer-used wireless phones, batteries and accessories in any condition from any service provider. Phones that can be refurbished are sold for reuse, and those without value are recycled in an environmentally sound way under a zero landfill policy. Proceeds from the HopeLine program are used to provide wireless phones and cash grants to local shelters and non-profit organizations that focus on domestic violence prevention and awareness.

Since the October 2001 launch of the HopeLine program, the company has collected more than 6.7 million phones, preventing those phones from being deposited in landfills. HopeLine has also distributed more than 90,000 phones with free wireless service to victims of domestic violence and awarded cash grants of more than $7.9 million to organizations working to prevent domestic violence.

For additional information on Verizon Wireless' HopeLine program and store locations, visit www.verizonwireless.com/hopeline.

Mac Sync Apps 2Day: SP Beta for Mac Syncs Videos 2 iPod, Mobile Phones and Facebook

2010-02-08T19:51:58Z

RealNetworks has released RealPlayer SP Beta for Mac a free software download that lets people easily take videos from their Mac onto their favorite devices like the Apple iPod, home entertainment and game systems, and mobile phones, and also share them with friends on Facebook, Twitter and MySpace.

By working with Safari and iTunes, RealPlayer SP for the Mac is the easiest way to download, convert and share online and personal videos, without having to worry about file formats, conversion sizes and other more technical details.
]]> "RealPlayer SP is the simplest way to take your favorite videos with you on your phone, iPod or other portable device," said Jeff Chasen, vice president of Video Product Development at RealNetworks. "We are developing tools that make it easy for people to enjoy and share their favorite videos wherever and whenever they are."

RealPlayer SP for the Mac is the only complete package enabling you to download, transfer, and share video. New features within RealPlayer SP for Mac include the ability to:

Transfer videos directly to nearly any device, including Android phones, Blackberry smartphones, a range of Nokia S60 devices, Palm Pre, iPhone, iPod, Xbox, and many others through automatic conversion and transfer to the correct device format, including H.264, 3GP, MP3, and AAC.
Automatically convert and add your videos to iTunes so they can easily be transferred to your iPod or iPhone.
Easily share your favorite videos to Facebook, Twitter and MySpace.

RealPlayer SP for PC has already been used to download over 100 million videos since its beta launch last year. RealPlayer SP for Mac is available as a free download from www.real.com.

NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge Finalists Announced

2010-02-08T19:48:09Z

NAVTEQ announced the finalists of the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region of the 2010 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge. Twelve contestants have been selected to advance to Final Judging, including location-aware applications with the latest features in social networking, driving and pedestrian navigation, augmented reality, workforce management, gaming, advertising and couponing.

The winners will be announced at an Awards Ceremony on Sunday, 14 February in Barcelona, Spain. The finalists for the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge in the EMEA region are:

IOTO International Inc. (www.ioto.ca), Canada: WHAXI lets you hail a taxi to your GPS location with a push of a button.
Livecontacts (www.livecontacts.com), The Netherlands: Livecontacts Mobile offers assurance, safety and security anywhere in the world through a unique set of features, including real-time tracking of mobile phones and GPS trackers.
M2Mobi (www.m2mobi.com), The Netherlands: Nulaz is a social information source that allows you to see where people, places and events are located around you.
Mobile Agreements GmbH (www.mogree.com), Austria: With Mogree™, you can interact with people around you who share your interests--talk to existing friends and meet new people.

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Mobilizy GmbH (www.mobilizy.com), Germany: Wikitude Drive is a turn-by-turn navigation system based on NAVTEQ® maps that utilizes an augmented reality camera mode and text-to-speech instructions.

Mobitee (www.mobitee.com), France: Mobitee is a GPS golf assistant that allows you to find the nearest golf course, follow route guidance via NAVTEQ maps, know the distance to each green and calculate your score.

Telmap™ (www.telmap.com), Israel: Telmap5 is the world's first personalized location companion that allows operators to differentiate their mobile offerings with highly targeted and local content in the framework of search, mapping and navigation.

United Maps (http://unitedmaps.net), Germany: Walk & Ride packs comprehensive map detail and extensive information into an offline application that works any place, any time, with no hassle.

VIOM GmbH (www.viom.de), Germany: VIOS Mobile Leader offers workforce management to go--keep in touch with your business, everywhere.

XiLabs (www.xilabs.fr), France: Alien Attack is an outdoor GPS game in which you must destroy the alien's eggs before the monster catches you--run!

Yoose GmbH (www.yoose.com), Germany: Yoose's coupon widget provides easy access to coupons and discounts close to where you are, directly from your mobile phone's home screen.

ZorroGPS® (www.zorrogps.com), China: ZorroGPS LIVE comes with 16 live navigation services on SIM PNDs and mobile phones, including Europe or North America NAVTEQ maps, all at a low price.

The NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge is a worldwide developer competition conducted by NAVTEQ Network for Developers™ (NN4D), NAVTEQ's global community and support program for location-based solution (LBS) developers and business partners. Every year NN4D invites developers to build and submit original, pre-commercialized applications using dynamic positioning technology and NAVTEQ maps.

"Now in its seventh year, the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge continues to advance and inspire the creation of innovative location-based applications and to illuminate new and upcoming talent among the developers of these solutions," commented Marc Naddell, vice president, partner and developer programs, NAVTEQ. "This year's high-quality and diverse panel of official judges - encompassing geospatial platform providers, device manufacturers, the automotive industry, network operators, development tools and service providers as well as business incubation partners - brings vast experience in evaluating the technical and go-to-market potential of LBS applications."

Cha Cha Teen Texters Voted Best Super Bowl Ads, Loved Doritos, Texted Denny's

2010-02-08T19:28:37Z

ChaCha (UR mobile BFF) says that a poll of its users, primarily teens and young adults, who asked questions during the Super Bowl last night showed that their favorite commercials were for Doritos. The ones they disliked most were for Go Daddy and the one most talked about, as measured by text traffic, was Denny's, mostly asking where was the nearest location of the restaurant to collect their free meal on Tuesday.

Inquiries about the teams involved also skyrocketed with 60,000 (about 10x the norm) asked throughout Super Bowl Sunday.

Methodology: During the Super Bowl telecast people who asked ChaCha questions were asked to text back after their game with their favorite and least favorite commercials. About 900 gave us their favorite and 650 voted for their least favorite. Denny's generated the most overall conversation as measured by queries to ChaCha.

]]> ChaCha, which answered well over a million mobile and online questions. Big events often drive higher user interaction with the two-year old service.

Among drivers of its' biggest query days recently were the NCAA football National Championship, celebrity deaths such as Michael Jackson, Heath Ledger and Billy Mays and inaccurate rumors of deaths such as Johnny Depp and Taylor Swift. Scandals, such as Tiger Woods and Brangelina, also increase questions to the free service as do holidays when friends and family gather like Thanksgiving, and 4th of July. News about teen idols such as Robert Pattison and Justin Bieber and teen movies such as Twilight, Transformers 2, and Avatar, especially as a theatrical release approaches, drives higher than average questions as do awards shows including the Oscars, Grammys and the like. Interestingly, major college coaching changes also drive strong interaction with ChaCha.

"Our core audience is teens and young adults therefore, anything that happens in their world, from the earthquake in Haiti to the celebrity rumor of the day, spikes the number of questions to ChaCha. The Super Bowl was no exception," says Scott A. Jones, Chairman and CEO of ChaCha." Teens are the heaviest texters on the planet and they are doing more of it all the time, with an average of nearly 3000 texts per month. ChaCha has grown to be the friend they turn to for all the answers, live interaction, and up-to-the-minute information."

Some 83% of U.S. mobile teens use text-messaging and 56% use MMS/picture messaging. The average U.S. mobile teen now sends or receives an average of 2,899 text-messages per month compared to 191 calls. The average number of texts has gone up 566% in just two years, far surpassing the average number of calls, which has stayed nearly steady. (Nielsen June 2009 "How Teens Use Media").

Frost and Sullivan, the research firm noted recently, "Services such as ChaCha -- that generate millions of mobile search queries from the youth segment -- are ideal to provide insights into things on top of mind of the youth segment."

ChaCha.com became a Top 100 website in 2009, according to Quantcast and is also one of the fastest-growing websites, ahead of NFL.com, NBC.com, FoxSports.com, and Time.com. ChaCha has emerged as the single best place to reach the teen market (in ANY medium). Between its site and mobile platform, ChaCha reaches over 10 million users every month and has answered over 400 million questions in the past two years.

Family Mapping iPhone Apps 2Day: AT&T Family Map in App Store

2010-02-07T17:44:12Z

AT&T now offers the AT&T FamilyMap App on the App Store for iPhone. The app provides families with a more seamless experience when locating and connecting with one another on the go using iPhone.

This app could come in handy if kids are out in the snow, because now parents can view maps of where their family members are on their phones.

The AT&T FamilyMap app brings a streamlined approach to helping families stay up to speed on each other's whereabouts by locating wireless devices within a shared family account. The app provides iPhone users with access to FamilyMap's features which until now, were only accessible through a computer

Interactive Map: View whereabouts within an interactive map, including surrounding landmarks such as schools and parks; and, toggle between satellite and interactive street maps.
Personalize: Assign a name and photo to each device within an account, and label frequently visited locations such as "Bobby's house" and "School." ]]> iPhone customers can also take advantage of additional FamilyMap features, including

Schedule Checks: Use the app to see if a family member is on schedule. Parents can schedule and receive text and email alerts.
My Places: Set up and view a list of landmarks within the app. Users can display the landmark on the map, edit the landmark's details, and remove or add landmarks.

Map Panning: Use the innovative Multi-Touch user interface to pan the map until you find the location of a specific family member's wireless device.

On-Demand Locating: Locate a family member by logging into the service from iPhone or a computer.

Messaging: Once a family member is located, quickly contact them directly from the app via e-mail, SMS or voice call.

Compatibility: AT&T FamilyMap works on any AT&T phone with post-paid service.

Customers can download the AT&T FamilyMap App from the App Store on iPhone. Consistent with AT&T FamilyMap pricing across AT&T's wireless portfolio, users can locate up to two phones on an account for a monthly subscription of $9.99, or up to five phones for $14.99 per month.

Peace of Mind.

First launched in spring 2009, AT&T FamilyMap provides parents and families with the ability to easily locate a family member's wireless device using either a compatible handset or computer.

In keeping with AT&T's industry-leading stance on privacy, AT&T FamilyMap can only be established for numbers listed within a shared billing account. The account owner oversees all privacy preferences and is notified when devices within the account first become locatable.

Extreme Cold Can Make Phonesicles, Cold Weather Cell Phone and Smartphone Tips

2010-02-07T17:24:39Z

Tips to Brace Your Wireless Communications Cell Phones and Smartphones for the Cold

Wireless phones or PDAs can be life savers in winter. Verizon Wireless offered the following tips to prepare wireless phones to work best when
it's cold outside:

Charge phones or PDAs frequently. Cold temperatures can run down the phone's battery charge more quickly. Use a car charger to keep the phone's
charge if you get stranded or stuck in traffic on icy or snowy roads.
Handle your handset with care. The display screen can become brittle when exposed to cold temperatures for long periods of time.
Keep your phone in a warm place; avoid leaving it in an outside pocket or backpack or in the car overnight. Prolonged exposure to the cold may affect the phone's display screen. When outside in the cold weather, carry your phone in an inside jacket pocket, keeping it close to your body for warmth.
Check your phone's signal strength in a non-emergency situation to know where the signal is strong and where it's not.
Maintain a list of emergency phone numbers -- police, fire and rescue agencies; power companies; insurance providers; family, friends and co-workers; etc. -- and program them into your phone. Add highway department and school numbers to check for local road and school closings and "no tow"orders.
You can be prepared before heading outside by checking weather, traffic and news reports available on most wireless phones.

Meanwhile The Balitmore Sun asked readers to post pics of their pets in the snow. Last night was definitely a three-dog-night.
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Palm Pre an' Pixi webOS Free Apps 2Day: Slacker Radio

2010-02-07T17:13:29Z

Slacker, Inc. announced the Slacker Radio Mobile app for Palm Pre, Palm Pre Plus, Palm Pixi and Palm Pixi Plus smartphones.

Music lovers in the United States and Canada can now listen to their favorite Slacker Radio stations on their Palm webOS smartphone.

The Palm Pre Plus received good reviews. The Palm Pre Plus sells for $149.99 after a rebate with a voice and data plan contract. Verizon is offering a buy Palm Pre Plus get a free Palm Pixi deal until February 14.

You can download great apps that we found in The Best of Palm Pre Apps. Another article about the Palm Pre reveals the Top Best Coolest Helpful Palm Pre Tricks Tips.

The free Slacker Radio app is now available at the Palm webOS App Catalog or by visiting www.slacker.com from a Palm webOS smartphone.
]]> The Slacker music experience, includes custom music stations based on their favorite artist or mix of artists, over 120 expert-programmed Slacker genre, seasonal and spotlight stations and over 10,000 artist stations. Additional application features include an intuitive interface and the ability for listeners to personalize each station based on their music tastes.

Slacker Radio for Palm webOS:

Music library featuring millions of songs.
High-quality stereo playback from any available wireless connection.
Create custom artist stations based on artists or songs.
Over 120 professionally programmed and customizable genre stations.
View artist biographies and photos.
View album art and read reviews.
"Peek Ahead" artist and album preview.
Rate songs as favorites.
Ban songs and artists from stations.

With a music catalog that is nearly four times the leading competitor, Slacker gives listeners the ultimate music discovery resource by providing artist biographies, album reviews and "peek ahead" artist and album previews. In addition to marking songs as favorites, listeners can also ban songs and artists to create perfect custom radio stations on their phones.

"Slacker offers music lovers an effortless way to discover and enjoy music on their computers, smartphones or through their home entertainment devices," said Jonathan Sasse, senior vice president of marketing at Slacker. "Our free app for Palm webOS enables music fans play their favorite Slacker Radio stations wherever they go."

Pricing and Availability

The free Slacker Radio application is available through the Palm webOS mobile platform App Catalog or by visiting www.slacker.com from the webOS browser.

Super Bowl Wireless Cell Phone Viewing Info 2Day

2010-02-07T16:28:28Z

No matter what carrier you have or your phone type you can stay tuned into the Super Bowl on your phone. Here's a list of some ways you can get game information;

SPRINT CUSTOMERS
Sprint's NFL Mobile Live: Available exclusively on more than 100 Sprint mobile devices, this premier Sprint mobile application will give users in-depth playoff and Super Bowl XLIV analysis, game highlights and news from NFL Network, NFL.com, SB Nation and ProFootballTalk.com including:

A live round-the-clock stream of NFL Network featuring extensive coverage of the playoffs, Pro Bowl and Super Bowl, including all the official Super Bowl press conferences carried live.

Follow your favorite NFL players and NFL personalities on Twitter with a live feed of tweets.

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Hear the Big Plays happen on Super Bowl Sunday with exclusive Big Play Audio Highlights.

Exclusive behind-the-scenes access to Super Bowl XLIVparties, concerts and more provided by NFL Network's Rich Eisen, Sprint Exclusive Entertainment, and Fox Sports' Jay Glazer.

TEXTERs

You could win an autographed Peyton Manning football just by signing up for FREE Colts text alerts

TWITTER and Social Networkers

Chad Ochocinco and his Ochocinco News Network (OCNN), using MOTOBLUR Technology, will share their social and football experiences during and prior to the Super Bowl via Twitter, TwitPic and the Facebook.

Super Bowl for Geeks Follow Eric Schimdt of Google on Twitter
Eric Schmidt tweeted "Can't wait to watch the Superbowl tomorrow. Be sure to watch the ads in the 3rd quarter (someone said "Hell has indeed frozen over.")" Expect a Google ad then.

Android an' Droid Phones
Check out SportsTap app in Android Market for sports scores, news, pictures from recent games, full team schedules, trades and standings

iPhone and BlackBerry Users
The ScoreMobile App Coverage includes: NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, PGA, NASCAR, CFL, NCAAB, NCAAF, EPL and MLS.

Digital Game Program
You can see the digital version of the SuperBowl program accessed directly at http://www.nfl.com/superbowl where the Super Bowl XLIV Game Program Online Edition cover is displayed lower left if you web access on your cell phone.

Windows Mobile Phone Updates 2Day: Windows Phone 7 Details

2010-02-07T15:57:03Z

Microsoft will be making an announcement at Mobile World Congress on February 15 to reveal Windows Phone 7. The web is abuzz with what Windows Phone 7 will feature. The main theme is that Windows Phone will be more like the Zune and integrate Xbox compatibility. Super geeks are disxapointed that it lack flash support, multi-tasking and backward compatibility.

The latest leaks from PPC Geeks suggest these details:

UI-The user interface, called "Metro" will look the OS on the Zune and have full Zune integration with Zune-style syncing.
Full Xbox integration.
Social Networking support.
No flash support yet.
App installation is from the Marketplace only, not from SD storage card.
No multi-tasking of apps, apps will pause when another is launched.
Marketplace support for "try" before you buy and API.
No backward compatibility for apps, developers will have to develop for the OS.
No added interfaces on top such as TouchSense.

These details come from an unnamed source but do make sense and follow trends of other smartphone operating systems. We know for sure on February 15.

Droid Updates 2Day: Google Maps 3.4 Touches Up with Multi-Touch

2010-02-06T01:07:34Z

Google has released a new multi-touch version of Google Maps for Droid by Motorola smartphones. The new version of Google Maps 3.4 is available through Android Market.

This version of Google Maps brings pinch and zoom in out to the Droid by Motorola when viewing maps. The Droid also comes with Google Navigation with voiced turn-by-turn directions.

Earlier this week the Nexus One was updated with multi-touch.

The Droid Android OS does allow for voice search which are very useful. The Droid by Motorola has gotten excellent reviews. Droid came in second in The Wireless Mobile News' Top Ten Best Smartphones of 2009 Review of Reviews. It has voice search and turn-by-turn directions. Featuring Google's Android 2.0 operating system, the DROID boasts a large and brilliant display, and is fully customizable with apps downloaded from the Android Market. The voice search on all Droid and Android phones is a major asset. It is packed with cool time-saving features.

The Droid is currently on sale for $99 at Wirefly for new customers and $119 for renewing Verizon customers with a contract.

Droid an' Droid Deals of the Weekend: $10 Moto Cliq, Free Droid Eris & $99er Droid

2010-02-05T23:56:38Z

Wirefly is kicking off Super Bowl weekend with some touch-down deals for the winning Android team with touchscreen Android phones including the Droid Eris, and Motorola Cliq and the line-backer with a kick out QWERTY keyboard, the Droid by Motorola which makes it our best top cheapest coupon deal of the weekend. Shipping is always free at Wirefly

The Android Motorola Cliq is going for $9.95 for T-Mobile with a contract. The Droid by Motorola is $99 for new customers and $119 for renewing customers with a contract. The real deal for team players however is the a free Droid Eris for either new Verizon or renewing Verizon customers with a plan, you can also get up to 2 free phones with a family plan.

The Droid by Motorola has gotten excellent reviews. Droid came in second in The Wireless Mobile News' Top Ten Best Smartphones of 2009 Review of Reviews. It has voice search and turn-by-turn directions. Featuring Google's Android 2.0 operating system, the DROID boasts a large and brilliant display, and is fully customizable with apps downloaded from the Android Market. The voice search on all Droid and Android phones is a major asset. It is packed with cool time-saving features.

The Droid Eris by HTC received excellent reviews for its web browser, brilliant screen, interface, virtual keyboard and excellent call quality.The Droid Eris, can use the great, top best Android apps. The Droid Eris by HTC will be updated to Android 2.1 in the first quarter of this year.

The Droid Eris by HTC is a touchscreen smatrphone that came in fourth place in our Top Ten Best Smartphones of 2009 review. It has 528MHz Qualcomm processor, a 320x480 screen, and Android 1.5. The Droid Eris came in at fourth place for top best coolest smartphones.

The Motorola Cliq was also in Wireless and Mobile News Top Smartphones. The Cliq has MOTOBLUR that offers peace of mind, widgets and social-networking skills. Features include a 5 megapixel camera, GPS, Wi-Fi, video capture, Full HTML web browsing and Android Market apps.

Who is the winner of this Super-Deal-Bowl? You the customers, because you gain wins and points for getting high-end receiving smartphones at great cheap prices.

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Wirefly - Free DROID ERIS by HTC with a new Verizon Wireless account - Get 2 Free Phones with a Family Plan

Wirefly - Special Pricing on the Verizon Wireless DROID by Motorola Android Smartphone!

Please note the sale officially ends Monday, February 8th at Midnight. You can always check the links to see if they are still live.

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Doubletwist Free Cloud Sync App.
Phishy Banking App vXER Pulled From Android Market.
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Android Apps 2Day:iHeart Radio.
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Dolphin Social Browser with Multi-Touch for Droid & Hero.
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Droid Must-Download Free Apps 2Day: Motorola Media Link.
Droid Free Apps 2Day Slacker Radio.
Android and iPhone Apps 2Day: Google Fast Flip: Pub Viewer.
Android Apps 2Day: OpenTable Restaurant Res, Share & Free Meal App.
Android Apps 2Day: HotelsByMe Hotel Booking Finding App.
Android Apps 2Day: Inspector Gadget, Katamari & Brain Coach.
Android Apps 2Day: Listen to Listen Podcast Finder App.
Free Android Apps 2Day: Aloha to Aloqua.
Adroid Apps 2Day: Layar Adds Augmented Reality Layers
Android Apps 2Day: Caldwell Banker Int'l Home Finder.
Android Apps 2Day: Layar Reality Browser Adds Info to Photos Where U At.
Android Apps 2Day: DataViz Free and Paid.
Google Voice Mobile.
Free Android App of the Day: ShopSavvy.
Android Free App of the Day: imeem Mobile Music.
Google Mobile Spreads Spreadsheets to G1.
TeleNav for Android Starts 2/24.
Opera Mini Browser Available for Android.
Flycast Available for Android.
GoTV Goes Android.
YourKey Free App Keys into LifeLock Keyed with Ads in App Android Version 1st.
Free Android Apps 2Day: m:Vampire Sucks Your Blood.
Android Google Maps Updated with Voice Search and Latitude.
Exit Strategy: NYC Subway Exit Maps 4 Android.
Android Apps 2Day: Amazon Remembers.
Boingo Wi-Fi Locator Android App.
Visa Android App Launched.
Firethorn Mobile Banking Android Apps.

Android an' Droid Apps Updates: 2Day Seesmic Siezes Day with Multi-Twitter Accts, an' Mo'

2010-02-05T21:08:53Z

The Seesmic for Android mobile app has been updated with new features. The Seesmic app now allows you to manage multiple accounts as well as remember your scroll position.

You can now add multiple Twitter accounts in the application, and cross-post messages at the same time. This means that you can easily navigate through multiple Twitter communication channels and stay in touch with all your followers simultaneously. Moreover, the notifications you will be receiving will announce you of the online activity of your default Twitter user.

New tweets are now loaded on the top of the current ones and your position in the timeline is remembered. There is also the option to turn off this feature and always remain on top.

Apart from increasing the usability and advantages of Seesmic, Seesmic Android has updated:

Adding an Extra Large text size option.
Your profile information (avatar, number of following and followers,...) will now be updated automatically.
Changing your Twitter account password will now be handled by the application.
Composer now auto-corrects and auto-capitalize your words and sentences.
Notifications are now cleared when the application is accessed from Launcher.
Easily changing default account from the application's Settings.
Can remove a Twitter account simply by pressing on it.

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Top Ten (Plus) Best Coolest Free Android an' Droid Apps Review of Reviews.
Review of Reviews Best Top Free Android Apps T-Mobile G1 and T-Mobile myTouch 3G.
Top Best Android Apps 2Day: Top Ten Paid Android Apps Full of Tools.
Top 10 Free Android Apps 2Day: Weather, Rings and Jokes.

Android an' Droid Apps Page:

TweetCaster for Android Released.
Verizon Market Channel for Droid.
Mighty Meeting PowerPoint Sharing App.
Android an' Droid Apps2Day: Sears 2Go.
Doubletwist Free Cloud Sync App.
Phishy Banking App vXER Pulled From Android Market.
Leaked Android an' Droid Apps 2Day: Swype Beta.
Vote for Your Favorite Android, iPhone, WinMo, BlackBerry Apps @ Mobile Apps Showdown CES.
Sprint's Top BlackBerry Android Palm Pre Apps 2Day.
Android an' Droid Apps 2Day: Skyscape for Android for Medical Pros.
Android an' Droid Free Apps 2Day: SeversMan Cloud Storage.
Android an' Droid Free Apps 2Day: PdaNet Tether App Use Droid as Modem.
Android an' Droid Free Apps 2Day Feel-Goodies Free.
Android Droid Tips 2Day: How to Unistall Removed Unwanted Apps / Programs.
Android Apps 2Day:iHeart Radio.
Verizon's Top Best Favorite Android Apps 2Day for Droid and Droid Eris by HTC.
Android an' Droid Free Free Apps 2Day NPR with Multitasking.
Android an' Droid Free Free Apps 2Day: PhotoBucket.
Android an' Droid Free Free Apps 2Day:Citysearch with GPS for Finding Places
Android an' Droid Free Apps 2Day: Buzzd get Buzzd on Android.
Android an' Droid Free Media Syncers 2Day: Dazzboard.
Dolphin Social Browser with Multi-Touch for Droid & Hero.
Android an' Droid Free Apps 2Day:DC2 Winners Help You Sleep, Adjust Volumes, Find Song Info, Play Golf and More.
Droid Must-Download Free Apps 2Day: Motorola Media Link.
Droid Free Apps 2Day Slacker Radio.
Android and iPhone Apps 2Day: Google Fast Flip: Pub Viewer.
Android Apps 2Day: OpenTable Restaurant Res, Share & Free Meal App.
Android Apps 2Day: HotelsByMe Hotel Booking Finding App.
Android Apps 2Day: Inspector Gadget, Katamari & Brain Coach.
Android Apps 2Day: Listen to Listen Podcast Finder App.
Free Android Apps 2Day: Aloha to Aloqua.
Adroid Apps 2Day: Layar Adds Augmented Reality Layers
Android Apps 2Day: Caldwell Banker Int'l Home Finder.
Android Apps 2Day: Layar Reality Browser Adds Info to Photos Where U At.
Android Apps 2Day: DataViz Free and Paid.
Google Voice Mobile.
Free Android App of the Day: ShopSavvy.
Android Free App of the Day: imeem Mobile Music.
Google Mobile Spreads Spreadsheets to G1.
TeleNav for Android Starts 2/24.
Opera Mini Browser Available for Android.
Flycast Available for Android.
GoTV Goes Android.
YourKey Free App Keys into LifeLock Keyed with Ads in App Android Version 1st.
Free Android Apps 2Day: m:Vampire Sucks Your Blood.
Android Google Maps Updated with Voice Search and Latitude.
Exit Strategy: NYC Subway Exit Maps 4 Android.
Android Apps 2Day: Amazon Remembers.
Boingo Wi-Fi Locator Android App.
Visa Android App Launched.
Firethorn Mobile Banking Android Apps.

Google Mobile Apps Go Enterprise for iPhone Nokia WinMo with Wipe-Outs, Lock-Out & Security

2010-02-05T20:50:08Z

Google has launched new controls that enable enterprise administrators to help ensure corporate policy enforcement across a range of mobile devices for Google Sync for iPhone, Nokia E series, and Windows Mobile devices. Google Sync enables Google Apps users to access and sync mail, calendar, and contacts from their mobile device to the Google cloud.

With this change, Google Apps Premier and Education Edition administrators will be able to manage their users' iPhone, Nokia E series and Windows Mobile devices right from the Google Apps administrative control panel, without deploying any additional software or having to manage dedicated enterprise mobile servers.

These new mobile device management capabilities will allow administrators to:

Remotely wipe all data from lost or stolen mobile devices.

Lock idle devices after a period of inactivity.

Require a device password on each phone.

Set minimum lengths for more secure passwords.

Require passwords to include letters, numbers and punctuation.

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Other Google mobile features for enterprise include, Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server. For Android phones there are web versions of Gmail and Google Calendar, as well as updates to Google Docs.