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WiMAX On Track to Cover Thomas More 1 Billion People Worldwide by 2011

The WiMAX Forum® today revealed that WiMAX overhaul providers now go networks application more than 620 million people (or POPS) in approximately 147 countries and ar on stride to surpass the already forecasted 800 meg POPs by end of 2010. In summation, the WiMAX Forum expects this number to surpass one billion by the oddment of 2011, which is approximately the time competitive 4G technologies ar expected to begin early commercialisation.

“WiMAX networks continue to expand at a very healthy pace despite (more…)

Google Voice adds multi-recipient role SMS

Hear that? Now you tin add multiple recipients to your text messages with Google Voice. Simple add more numbers a la GMail and smash “Send” – it’s that easy. No official announcements were made, though, and we curiosity why that’s the case. After all multi-recipient role SMS was unity of the circus tent requested features.

Anyway, it’s good to see Google (NSDQ: GOOG)’s hearing and keeps improving its Voice service. Way to go!

[Via: LifeHacker]

Apple launches iPad tablet!

It’s official, iphone_later_this_class.htm’ title=’Orange UK to sell Apple’s iPhone later this class’>Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has just launched their first base ever pill device as the “iPad.” It seems rumors of the tablet being called the”iPad” were blot on. Details ar wheeling in by the hour, but we thinking we’d lighten the mood with a little video admonisher of what we knew as the iPad backrest in 2006. Enjoy!

CoPilot Live is round top of the paid-Apps for 2009!

Wow, ALK Technologies mustiness be happy with the great class they’ve had – firstly, releasing what I think is the best Sat Nav software for the iPhone (at half the monetary value of some of their competitors), and then coming in at Number 1 in terms of paid-for Apps downloads (in the UK)!

Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) recently released their stats for this class, and CoPilot was round top of the pile – followed by it’s well-known competition, TomTom. The difference (more…)

Twidroid Updated to 3.0, Featuring Plug-Ins, Image Previews and Threaded Conversations

The biggest Twitter client for Android, Twidroid, has updated to variant 3.0 with a lengthy changelog.

threaded conversations in-app effigy previews for twitpic, yfrog, twitgoo, phodroid, posterous and chirrup visibility images in-app link previews twidroid plugins 1.0 + example on our website action menu design streamlined with icons contribution choice for ace tweet view large embodiment in profile saved searches sync with chirrup marker for tweets annotated with geo selective information reputation spam remember timeline spot setting (default: on) jumping to (more…)

Moto Milestone now up for pre-order on eXpansys!

Not a day after I reported that a UK webshop was taking pre-orders for the Moto Milestone (aka Droid in the US), then we discovery one of, if not the, most popular online sites for Mobile devices in the UK doing it’s own pre-order!

Great newsworthiness, eXpansys.com ar pickings pre-orders of the Motorola (New York Stock Exchange: MOT test) Milestone smartphone from today. The Android 2.0 device will launch scoop in the UK on expansys.com. Stock is expected wk/c 7th (more…)

There’s no such thing as Lamborghini Vertu phone!

This is what happens when certain Chinese “designers” beginning using their imagination. Instead of going for something really master, they decided to commixture 2 high gear-end brands, hoping no 1 volition observation. Or at least, I father’t know how else to explain the existence of the fake Lamborghini Vertu earphone. Actually, when you think about it – it’s not a juke gimmick, as there’s no such original handset. Asus wanted to make a Lamborghini phone, but canceled it. (more…)

Carl Rogers Eliminating System Access Fee, Replacing with Government Regulatory Recovery Fee

Starting October 5, Rogers (NYSE: RCI) will be eliminating the long-hated “System Access Fee” for new subscribers, which totals around $6.95 every calendar month. The SAF will be replaced with what they’re calling the “Government Regulatory Recovery Fee”, which volition stove between $2.52 and $3.49 per occupation per mont, depending on provincial 911 fees. If that wasn’t good sufficiency, existing customers tin opt-in for the new retrieval fee and be rewarded with free Call Forwarding, Call Manager and WhoCalled services (worth (more…)

DYA Cell Phone Concept from Aran Mun

Here’s a cool little concept device. Not sure how practical it’d be, but it sure is unique. Named the ‘DYA Cell Phone’, Designer Aran Mun designed this single to surface diagonally (yep, a diagonal slider) to shuffle or receive calls. Buttons are round and soft to the touch, which would shuffle for easy and comfortable dialing. Call it ’strange’ if you like, but I’m departure to stick to ‘unique’ for now. The more I look at it, the more I (more…)