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Incipio Starts Reward Program For BlackBerry Users

Posted by Paul Barraza on April 12th, 2012

Calling all BlackBerry users. Incipio has just launched their Incipio Rewards Program that is designed just for you BlackBerry users out there. The program offers a free, $10 pre-paid mobile application card to customers when they purchase any BlackBerry smartphone case.

“With the extensive growth of the BlackBerry market and as a proud partner of the Built for BlackBerry program, Incipio has developed an extensive range of accessories specifically designed to work with BlackBerry smartphones and the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. Incipio currently offers a complete line of protective and enhancing case solutions for BlackBerry Bold, BlackBerry Torch and BlackBerry Curve models.”

This $10 application card gives you access to a wide range of select BlackBerry applications. You can find out more about the program and cases by following this link. We are a big fan of Incipio and hope you check them out.

They also make cases for non-BlackBerry devices such as the iPhone.

 
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TeleNav’s Scout For Apps Unveiled For Developers

Posted by Paul Barraza on March 27th, 2012

TeleNav has officially unveiled their Scout for Apps, for all mobile web and app developers. With Scout for Apps it gives developers an easier way to offer consumers free, turn-by-turn, voice-guided GPS navigation, directly from their app or website.

Scout is also the company’s first HTML5 browser based GPS navigation service for mobile phones. One of the first companies to test out Scout was Avantar, which is the media company behind the Yellow Pages app and today Avantar launched their app with Scout built in.

This is a great feature for developers to easily guide users to whatever destination is generated in their apps or webpages. Look for a lot of fun implementations in the near future.

Below is the full press release of Scout: Read more

 
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T-Mobile To Increase Price Of Data Plans On April 4

Posted by Paul Barraza on March 27th, 2012

T-Mobile will be increasing the price of their premium 5 GB and Ultra 10 GB Promotional Bundles beginning April 4th by $5 per month. This means the 5 GB plan increases to $35 from $30 and the 10 GB plan increases to $65 from the original $60. Customers who currently have one of the 5 GB or 10 GB promotional bundles will not be affected by this price increase unless they change plans.

T-Mobile is going to continue to offer promotions on both the Unlimited Premium 5GB and Ultra 10GB Bundles features that include Smartphone Mobile Hotspot and MobileLife Album services for the same rate, which is a savings of $20. All in all T-Mobile still has excellent data rates even with this price hike.

Below is text from the leaked T-Mobile document regarding the price increase.

Action Steps for T-Mobile reps:

Be aware of the price change to effectively address customer questions by reviewing the details in this communication.

When customers ask about the price increase:

  • Explain the great value T-Mobile offers compared to other national carriers and with current promotional offers that include Smartphone Mobile Hotspot and MobileLife Album Plus at no additional charge.
  • Explain the additional savings available with data features for Value Plans
  • Right fit customers to the plan that best fits their needs

If available, use the new interactive data calculator available on in-store touch screens to help you and your customers determine the right plan for their needs.

You can follow this link for additional information on T-Mobile increasing their data prices.

 
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Google I/O Registration Starts At 7AM

Posted by Paul Barraza on March 26th, 2012

If you plan on attending the Google I/O Conference, I hope you have your alarm set or took the time off of work to sit by your computer for when registration opens. There will be a very tight window for registration as tickets sold out last year in 59 minutes.

The Conference will take place in San Francisco at Moscone Center, June 27 through the 29th.

Registration will be first-come, first-served, so make sure your on-line promptly at 7AM PDT on March 27th (Tuesday). In order to register you will need a Google+ account and Google wallet to pay. You can follow this link to look at further details on how to be ready for pre-registration.

We are guessing a sell out of this event in less than 30 minutes if Google’s servers can handle the load. Good luck.

 

 
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Nokia Lumia 900 And HTC Titan II On Sale Through AT&T Starting April 8

Posted by Paul Barraza on March 26th, 2012

AT&T has announced that starting April 8th their first LTE Windows Phone will be on sale. The Nokia Lumia 900 will be $99.99 and the HTC Titan II will go for $199.99 with a new two year agreement or qualifying upgrade.

Specs are as follows:

Lumia 900

  • 4.3 inch display
  • Window Phone 7.5 (Mango)
  • 1.4 Ghz processor
  • 4G/ LTE
  • 8 megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash
  • 1 megapixel front-facing camera

 

 

HTC Titan II

  • 4.7 inch WVGA S-LCD capacitive display
  • Window Phone 7.5 (Mango)
  • 1.5 GHz Scorpion/ Qualcomm S2 Snapdragon
  • 4G/ LTE
  • 16 megapixel rear camera with autofocus and dual LED flash
  • 1.3 front-facing camera
  • Li-lon 1730 mAh battery

You can get more information on the Titan via this link and the Lumia 900 via this link.

 
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AT&T Blames FCC For T-Mobile Layoffs

Posted by Paul Barraza on March 26th, 2012

The FCC rejected the merger between AT&T and T-Mobile and since the failed merger T-Mobile is preparing to shutdown seven call centers that will affect at least 1,900 of their employers.

AT&T wasted no time in blaming the FCC for T-Mobile’s layoffs. As I am sure you know AT&T was very critical of the FCC during the merger talks and even more so after the failed merger attempt. AT&T stated that if the merger would have gone through T-Mobile would not have had to execute these layoffs.

AT&T needs to remember that this is not the 1970’s FCC that never spoke out and quietly rubber-stamped just about any proposal. The FCC wasted no time countering AT&T’s claims that the merger would have saved jobs by disclosing in confidential documents AT&T submitted to them that layoffs would result following the merger.

Another day, another PR stunt backfires for AT&T. Maybe they were trying to divert the avalanche of hate about throttling users data.

 
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BlackBerry 10 Prototypes Going Out To Developers Come May

Posted by Paul Barraza on March 26th, 2012

According to the guys and gals over at Engadget, Research In Motion is looking to put BlackBerry 10 test units into the hands of developers soon. RIM plans to ship 2,000 prototypes running the company’s OS 10 in May and RIM’s vice president of developer relations, Alec Saunders said, “It’s tangible evidence of the company making progress to finally shipping the device.”

Like we have said before, RIM has really been behind in smartphone development and they need to wow us in 2012 if they ever plan on being a serious competitor again in the market.

 
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Verizon Has Started Pushing Out Updates For The Droid R2 – D2

Posted by Paul Barraza on March 26th, 2012

For all you Droid R2-D2 users out there, Verizon has started pushing out a software update version 4.5.622.A957 that includes some bug fixes and changes. Below is a list of changes in the update.

  • Enhanced security with DigiNotar security patch
  • Increased browser cross-application scripting for enhanced multitasking stability
  • Camera settings will be saved, even after the device is powered off
  • Increased device stability when keypad is opened and closed repeatedly
  • Improved 3G data connectivity while using the Mobile Hotspot
  • App shortcuts remain on the home screen after moving them from internal to external memory
  • VZ Navigator is now updated to version 7.2.0.452, while V CAST Apps is now updated to version 4.4.1.0
  • Successfully add application shortcuts or widgets to the home panel without error
  • Fixed issue where duplicate text and multimedia messages were being received
  • Improved ability to access and receive Gmail messages were being received
  • Improved syncing with Yahoo! email
  • Forwarded emails will no longer remain in the outbox when Smart Forwarding is enabled

Let us know if you install it and any improvements you notice.

 
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Instagram Coming Soon To Android

Posted by Paul Barraza on March 26th, 2012

Instagram has yet to arrive for Android, but according to their official website it should be arriving soon.

The only thing displaying on their website is an Android guy, a little message saying “Want to be first in line for Instagram on Android†and a place for you to enter your email for additional information on Instagram.

You can sign up to be first by following this link.

 
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AT&T Expanding Their 4G LTE Network

Posted by Paul Barraza on March 12th, 2012

AT&T is expanding their 4G LTE network into 13 more cities. The new markets are going to be Naples, Florida; Bloomington, Lafayette and Muncie, Indiana; Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana; St. Louis, Missouri, Akron, Canton and Cleveland, Ohio; Bryan-College Station, Texas and Staten Island, New York.

AT&T’s 4G LTE network is already available in 28 markets; hopefully the 13 new markets come sooner than later. AT&T is already behind Verizon in the 4G market.

 
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Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G Arrives March 21

Posted by Paul Barraza on March 12th, 2012

T-Mobile has announced that the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G will be hitting the shelves at selected T-Mobile stores starting March 21. The Blaze 4G will be available for $149.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a new two year agreement.

Specs:

  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
  • 3.97 inch Super AMOLED display
  • TeleNav GPS Navigator
  • 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 processor
  • 5 megapixel rear camera with 4x digital zoom
  • 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera
  • 720p HD video recording

If you haven’t signed up yet to receive updates on the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G you can follow this link to sign up.

 
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Apple Announces The New iPad

Posted by Troy D. Brown on March 7th, 2012

Apple announced the new iPad. This hardware refresh includes a jump in many features especially for power users.

The new iPad will launch on March 16 and follow the same pricing structure as previous iPads. Wi-Fi only versions will be available for $499 for 16GB, $599 for 32GB and $699 for the 64GB model.

The new iPad is now available with an LTE radio for AT&T and Verizon users. The cellular enabled iPads will also switch to 3G in areas where LTE is not available. Cellular enabled iPads will be available for $629 for 16GB, $729 for 32GB and $829 for the 64GB model.

Specs include:

Voice Dictation
4G LTE 73 Mbps
Person Hotspot
10 Hour Battery Life, 9 on LTE
9.44 mm Thick and 1.4 Pounds
1080p Video Recording
5MP Camera
Retina Display 2048×1536
A5X Processor (2 times faster than Tegra 3)

Does this jump in specs make you want to upgrade your current iPad or finally purchase one? Let us know in comments.

 
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