Facebook phones, ‘for when the app just isn’t enough’. That’s right, the first of many Facebook phones to come has gone on sale, with INQ’s Cloud Touch heading up retail in the United Kingdom. Making use of an Android based core with tween-infused skinning, the Cloud Touch brings a friendly Facebook-centric user interface to the smartphone.
It seems that every couple of weeks we hear of a new smartphone taking mass sales, selling out in an apocalyptic manner. But now, that level of absurdity has been taken to a new level. According to a recent report from research firm comScore, Verizon’s CDMA touting iPhone 4 was the most sold smartphone in the United States for the month of February. As stated in comScore’s report, the company surveyed over 30, 000 U.S. mobile subscribers; with the firm dubbing Verizon’s iPhone “the most acquired handset in the month of February.”
One of the advantages of the mobile space is its rapid pace of evolution. Every week it isn’t uncommon to hear of new hardware or software being launched to a wide array of consumers. This week has been no different, so sit back and join us for another issue of ‘This Week in Mobile.’ In this issue we cover Apple’s iPad 2, Verizon’s new tiered data plans for smartphones, and Motorola’s Webtop strategy. — More after the break!
One of the advantages of the mobile space is its rapid pace of evolution. Every week it isn’t uncommon to hear of new hardware or software being launched to a wide array of consumers. This week has been no different, so sit back and join us for another issue of ‘This Week in Mobile.’ In this issue you’ll find information about the Motorola Xoom launch, its reviews, and subsequent hacking. We also delve into Windows Phone’s first update, and Mozilla Firefox’s updated browser for Android. — More after the break!
A recent article on BGR suggests that Research in Motion will be looking to supplement its BlackBerry application store with Android based apps. As crazy as it sounds, this isn’t the first time sources close to the smartphone manufacturer have leaked information to the aforesaid popular blog. No, in fact, late last month BGR received a tip claiming that Android applications would make their way to RIM’s upcoming Playbook tablet. — More after the break!
Daniel Carey Feb 25, 2011
Android, Applications, Mobile, Mobile Software, News, Smartphones, Tablets, software 
Microsoft began to roll its first Windows Phone update two days ago, however, what was originally thought to be a trouble-free update has since turned into a major catastrophe for select Samsung Omnia 7 handsets. Owners of affected devices are reporting that after updating to Windows Phone’s latest build, their smartphones were no longer operable — aka total bricking. As a result Microsoft has since pulled the update. But for those few devices, the damage has since been done. Ultimately this prompts the question: Who’s to blame?
Every year Microsoft’s Chief Research and Strategy Officer, Craig Mundle, gathers a few forward thinking Microsoft executives in order to strategize future development prospects. This year, that meeting focused heavily on Kinect integration. We’ve already seen future plans for the Kinect, most recently at last week’s Mobile World Congress; however whilst the company talked about mobile integration of the peripheral, it has now become apparent that Kinect hardware will mature on the desktop. That’s right, there’s plans to bring a Kinect SDK to Windows.
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