Reasons to get excited about a Windows mobile softphone – Oh PDA !
And that is what a Windows mobile softphone will do for you, allow you to use the internet to make your cell phone calls , just as you probably already have in the past in an internet café when you were on vacation. ...
Categories: Cell Call Tags: internet, internet-caf, mobile-softphone, past, the-past, windows
The Best Reverse Cell Phone Number Look Up Website | Free Conferencing
Have you ever gotten an annoying or perhaps disturbing phone call from an unlisted or cell phone number? Most people certainly have, and in some cases will use an Internet based reverse cell phone number look up website for peace of ...
Categories: Cell Call Tags: annoying-or-perhaps, based-reverse, internet, perhaps-disturbing, phone-number, some-cases, will-use
See, You Can Make Money with Android Apps
Hey look, a success story for an Android developer! We've been waiting for the day when a developer steps up and says, "Hey! I make pretty decent money from Android!" While it's not quite the runaway success that Trism was, Edward Kim is tickled pink with his app's performance. We're only too happy to share his story. Kim's app, Car Locator, started out as something he did on the side when he was on vacation. Fast forward about 5 months and just under 7,000 downloads later and his app is on pace to grab $13,000 a month . The free version of his app has seen over 70,000 downloads of its own as well. So what's the secret? Turns out, it might be Google. Car Locator is now a featured app in the Android Market. This means that you see the name and app more often than you do for other titles. You'll see the application sliding in and out of the front page of the market each time you open it up. Buy Car Locator for Yourself! In terms of overall paid apps, Kim estimates that he's somewhere in the ballpark of 100-200th. Can we assume that there are this many other developers enjoying a similar fate? Hard to say. The featured status is probably the key. It also doesn't hurt when you can put "3rd place in ADC2" in your app's description. Here's a couple of things pointed out by Kim on his blog : The application was netting an average of about $80-$100/day, until it became a featured app on the Marketplace. Since then, sales have been phenomenal, netting an average of $435/day, with a one day record of $772 on Valentine’s Day. Too bad I didn’t have a Valentines date this year — we would’ve gone somewhere real special! There appears to be clear peaks on the weekends and during holidays. This was always my hunch, but I think I can finally say this with certainty since the signal-to-noise ratio is much better now. Some may be quick to point out that a featured Android application is only able to net $400/day, while top iPhone apps make thousands. But the Android market appears to rotate applications in and out of the featured apps list in some psedo-random fashion. Every time I open the Marketplace app, the featured list is different and most of the time, I don’t even see my app on there. The price of the application was increased from $1.99 to $3.99. I ran a few price experiments and was surprised to see that though I doubled the price of the app, the number of purchases decreased by much less than half. Android users appear to have a willingness to pay more than a couple dollars for apps. Piracy appears to be an increasing problem. A quick search for Car Locator on Twitter reveals links where people can download the .apk file without paying. I tend to have the same attitude on piracy as Balsamiq, so I’m not too worried about it, but I would love to hear some typical statistics on Android piracy. Congratulations to Edward for his newfound success. We're sure you'll see an additional bump as a result of your story hitting the internet! Might We Suggest... 65% of Android Publishers are Located in United States We've seen figures from inside the Android Market. We've seen numbers that show Android's growth. Today, we get to see some numbers that give insight into the people behind the apps. Distimo's...
Categories: Android Tags: application, behind-the-apps, featured, internet, iphone, locator, marketplace, people, price, story, time, united-states, until-it-became, valentine
EU cell phone users to have limited online surfing (AP)
EU cell phone users to have limited online surfing (AP). March 1, 2010 by Yahoo! News: World News Filed under World · Leave a Comment. AP - Mobile phone operators must now limit how much they charge customers for using the Internet ...
Categories: Cell World Tags: charge-customers, internet, Leave, limit-how, mobile, must-now, online-surfing, phone-operators, phone-users, using-the-internet, yahoo
Slacker Radio 3.0 for BlackBerry & Android Brings Faster App and Improved Wireless Station Caching
It’s really no secret that many of the Gear Diary team are simply loving Slacker Radio on their smartphones. If you really want a great take on how Slacker can be customized to fit into your lifestyle, just read’s Dan’s recent post on how much use he’s been getting from Slacker. Well, guess what? If you are an Android or BlackBerry smartphone user, you have even more of a reason to download and use Slacker with the 3.0 software upgrade that brings improved wireless station caching. That means you can save, or cache, your favorite Slacker Radio stations (and all those great custom mix stations you’ve set up!) and then listen to them wherever you are — regardless of whether you’re connected to a wireless network. Streaming Slacker over bluetooth to your radio while driving? Don’t worry about those “dead spots” where you lose cellular connection again. Riding the subway? Just play your cached stations and keep the tunes comin’. The upgrade also brings a smaller app size on your smartphone, enhanced interface and faster startup.Go to Slacker.com on your BlackBerry or Android device – or search Android Market for the free upgrade (the Slacker Radio update to 3.0 is not yet available through BlackBerry App World). Read on for the full press release and additional details on the 3.0 Slacker update. … [ visit site to read more ] Related posts: Wunder Radio for BlackBerry is released Pssst! Pandora’s hitting Android ScreamingToaster Launches Web App For Their MyListy Pro & DulyNoted Pro BlackBerry/Android Apps Tags: Android Software , BlackBerry Software , Radios (Including Internet Radio) Related posts Apigee Powers Apps That Use Twitter, Facebook and Google (9) Access & Print Your Documents On The Go With Cortado’s Cloud Printing Solution (3) Review: Kindle for BlackBerry (7) Kindle for BlackBerry Now Available! (2) SPB Announces Mobile Shell 5.0 for Multiple Platforms (1)
Categories: Android Tags: apigee-powers, black, cloud-printing, diary, documents, facebook, internet, lifestyle, permanent-link, radio, slacker-radio, subway, wunder-radio
7 Android Devices That Aren’t Phones
Android has become a popular choice for Internet entertainment devices and more.
Aufstand der Androiden – Heise Newsticker
Telecom Handel Aufstand der Androiden Heise Newsticker Flinke Browser und riesige App-Kataloge, die das wilde, weite Web zähmen: Über das iPhone und die Android -Smartphones dockt das mobile Internet direkt an ... t3n-Praxistest Wie gut sind Android 2.0 und das Motorola Milestone? T3N - Magazin für Open Source & Web Google Earth für Android Smartphone erhältlich pocketnavigation.de Google Earth jetzt für Android 2.1 - vorerst nur mit Nexus One-Kompatibilität os-informer.de Telecom Handel
Categories: Android Tags: browser, earth, gut-sind, heimtechnik, internet, motorola, und-riesige, vorerst-nur
iheartradio
iheartradio delivers over 400 of America’s favorite radio stations right to your Android phone. Bookmark your favorite stations, view lyrics and enjoy on-demand content including exclusive performances, songs and intimate vignettes from today’s hottest music stars. We also feature some of the best talk stations in the USA. Price: Free AndroidTapp.com Android App Review: Pros & Cons: Pros Listen to local streaming radio stations from around the country Search, Favorite, Tag, and get Lyrics for music from radio stations Cons Long connection and buffer wait before music starts streaming (3+ minutes) :shocked: Features: iheartradio Android App is Clear Channel’s streaming radio station app for Android phones. Search, Favorite, Tag, Lyrics (if available) , and Listen to local radio stations from around the country. Use the Randomizer feature to randomly deliver a radio station for listening. Gripe Alert: You can multi-task with iheartradio, however there is no icon in the notification window so you can easily return like other stream music Android apps . A work-around is to Longpress the Home button then select iheartradio. I also wonder why GPS toggles so frequently with the app as well. Usefulness: iheartradio is great for listening to your favorite local radio stations when not near a radio like in the office, commuting or traveling. Ease of Use: There is painfully long connection and buffer time before any music starts with this app (3+ minutes in our evaluation) . Many griped in the Android Market that it doesn’t work. Maybe more patience is needed… still it should not take that long to buffer. It was tested on 3G and Wi-Fi Internet connections. However when it is started, there is good audio quality and uninterrupted streams. Interface: The user interface is sleek… very iPhone-like.. nice polish! AndroidTapp.com Rating (3.9 out of 5) Should you Download iheartradio? Yes! Great for Radio listeners… Especially if you can Bare the Buffer wait!
Categories: Android Tags: clear-channel, download, internet, mobile, notification, office, playing-station, radio, randomizer, tapp-com-rating, usa
Research Papers Blog » Blog Archive » I want a CDMA Cell Phone
As if that's not enough, any phone call you make using CDMA cell phones have a tendency to be more secure. In a word, a radio receiver does not easily pick up the signal. Super Fast Internet Connection. Here's the kicker: 3G Technology ...
Categories: Cell Call Tags: cdma, does-not, easily-pick, internet, kicker, not-enough, radio-receiver, signal, super-fast, technology, the-kicker
Why are So Many Android Owners Male?
...and other interesting smartphone statistics. When compared with some of the other smartphones on the market, owners of phones running Google's Android mobile operating system are predominantly male. This finding comes from analytics firm AdMod's latest Mobile Metrics Report , which revealed that 73% of Android users are male. Meanwhile, on the iPhone, iPod Touch and Palm platforms, the ratio of male to female owners was more even. However, males were still in the majority even on those devices, accounting for 54% to 58% of the users. This was only one of the findings from the firm's January report, which also examined ages of smartphone owners, propensity to download and pay for mobile applications and interest in purchasing the upcoming Apple iPad. Sponsor Kids Love the iPod Touch and the Free Apps Most of the statistics AdMob revealed weren't all that shocking. For example, iPhone owners are more likely to purchase an iPad than owners of other smartphones. 16% said they intend to buy Apple's new slate computer when it arrives in March, while only 11% of Palm webOS users and 6% of Android owners said the same. This finding can easily be attributed to the so-called "fanboy" syndrome among Apple hardware owners - that is, the tendency of those who own Apple products to want to buy more Apple products. Sometimes described as fanaticism, it's really just a testament to popularity of the brand and it's repeat customer business. Another interesting, but still explainable, statistic involves the buying habits of iPod Touch and iPhone owners. Those who own the less expensive iPod Touch devices tend to download more free applications than those who own an iPhone. And they download a lot of apps, too. On average, Touch owners download 12 apps per month - that's 37% more apps than iPhone and Android users. They also spend more time playing with their apps - 100 minutes per day, 25% more time than iPhone or Android users. At first, those figures may have you scratching your head - after all, isn't the iPod Touch the exact same mobile operating system as the iPhone? And doesn't its Wi-Fi-only connectivity actually limit the functionality of a lot applications since so many require an Internet connection to work? The answer to both questions is yes. But the reason why the iPod users appear to be more active and engaged is explained in another section of the report. According to the demographics, they're much younger. 78% of iPod Touch users are under 25 (compared with 25% of iPhone users) and they're often students, too. These are very sort of users who have time to play with a ton of apps. They're also, not surprisingly, the least likely to pay for them. iPod Touch owners download an average of 10.5 free apps per month and only 1.6 paid apps during that same time. iPhone owners, however, download 7.0 free apps per month and 1.8 paid ones. Why are So Many Android Owners Male? The only truly odd statistic to arise from this report is the gender variance among Android owners. With a 78%/22% male-to-female ratio, the question that comes to mind is why are so many owners male? There is a wide range of Android-powered smartphones for people to choose from, including everything from sleek-and-shiny HTC devices to keyboard-ready Droids from Motorola and Verizon . In other words, there's an Android handset out there for everyone. Our only guess as to why the statistics are skewing male for Android may have something to do with the latest Droid marketing efforts. Commercials for Verizon's Droid send the message that the phones are the equivalent of having a "robot in your pocket" and the latest show a robot's finger quickly typing out searches on the phone's on-screen keyboard. While arguably, some females are sure to love robots too (especially those interested in reading about smartphone statistics here!), a campaign that uses robots and reminds you of all the things the Droid does that the iPhone doesn't is a non-too-subtle attempt to play to the male ego and that gender's stereotypical desire for constant one-upmanship among their peers. And that's not the worst of it, either. Another Droid ad, spotted by CNNMonney blogger Elmer DeWitt in December, targeted the male demographic in the "most testosterone-heavy TV commercial to date," he noted at the time. The ad copy read: Droid. Should a phone be pretty? Should it be a tiara-wearing digitally clueless beauty pageant queen? Or should it be fast? Racehorse duct-taped to a Scud missile fast. We say the latter. So we built the phone that does. Does rip through the Web like a circular saw through a ripe banana. Is it a precious porcelain figurine of a phone? In truth? No. It's not a princess. It's a robot. A phone that trades hair-do for can-do. So congratulations, marketers. It appears you have successfully attracted the males to your handset. But in ignoring the potential female users, you're doing smartphone owners a disservice. The Droid, and other Android-based phones too, are powerful, attractive and easy-to-use handsets that should have a broad appeal. It may be time to remind the women of that. Discuss