While RIM decided to tap into the fast growing Android apps market for their BlackBerry PlayBook, Microsoft decided to tap into iOS appstore by providing developers with the necessary tools for porting iPhone apps to Windows Phone 7.
Both RIM and Microsoft lack of apps is a big obstacle they have to tackle in order to win consumers over to their mobile ecosystem.
Earlier, owners of HTC Inspire 4G and Motorola Atrix 4G phones on AT&T had observed that the upload speeds were much slower than advertised, while international versions of the phones could upload at full speed without problems.
In order to remedy this problem, AT&T has now released a firmware update to enable HSUPA (High-Speed Uplink Packet Access) performance on AT&T Inspire 4G and Atrix 4G phones.
For owners of Inspire 4G and Atrix 4G phones on AT&T, you should get a notification message on your device informing you to download the update over Wi-Fi. After downloading the update, it should automatically ask you for your confirmation to install the update on your device.
Hulu Plus is heading to Microsoft Xbox 360 today. The premium television and movie streaming service will only be available to Xbox LIVE Gold members. They will also have to pay additional $8 a month for the Hulu Plus subscription.
However, to celebrate the debut of Hulu Plus on Xbox Live, anyone with Xbox 360 will be able to use the Hulu Plus service for free from April 29 to May 6, 2011. No Hulu Plus subscription or Xbox LIVE Gold membership will be required for an entire week.
Casio joins the Android market with G’zOne Commando. This is the first G’zOne phone running on Android operating system. Following the G’zOne tradition, this phone meets the Military Standards 810G (MIL-STD-810).
The Casio G’zOne Commando can survive exposure to low and high temperatures (plus temperature shock), salt fog, rain, sand & dust exposure, humidity, fungus, solar radiation, shock, explosive atmosphere, gunfire vibration — to say the least. Meeting the Military Standards 810 certainly emphasizes the overall durability of the system design.
Google partners with Sprint to bring seamless Google Voice integration to Sprint customers. Sprint customers will soon be able to take advantage of the complete set of Google Voice features without changing their number and without the need for an app.
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