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Palm Pre iTunes Compatibility: Yeah, Good Luck With That!

Mobile Content Today  Jun 17 09

The Palm Pre feature that probably puzzled a lot of people is its compatibility with Apple iTunes. While Apple doesn't name names, here's what they have to say about this topic...

iTunes: About unsupported third-party digital media players

Apple designs the hardware and software to provide seamless integration of the iPhone and iPod with iTunes, the iTunes Store, and tens of thousands of apps on the App Store. Apple is aware that some third-parties claim that their digital media players are able to sync with Apple software. However, Apple does not provide support for, or test for compatibility with, non-Apple digital media players and, because software changes over time, newer versions of Apple's iTunes software may no longer provide syncing functionality with non-Apple digital media players. Full story...

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Use AppBrain To Manage Android Apps

Mobile Content Today  less than a day ago

Earlier this week I wrote about Android Tapp, which provides a desktop web front-end to the Android Market that makes it easier to find and install new applications on Android phones.

Windows Phone 7 Series Emulator Gives Us A Better Picture

Mobile Content Today  less than a day ago

If you aren't turned off by all of the negative news about Windows Phone 7 Series that came out this week, and you are eager to learn all you can about this new mobile phone software from Microsoft, you will find several videos and screenshots done by PocketNow using the emulator that is part of the developer tools.

Apple Now Accepting iPad Apps

Mobile Content Today  less than a day ago

Developers eager to have their apps in the iPad App Store when the iPad launches need to get their work completed and submitted to Apple by 5 PM, Saturday, March 27.

Google Buzz Widget for Android is Essentially Write-Only - Kind of Useless

Mobile Content Today  2 days ago

I use a lot of Google products including a pair of Android based phones. But, two recent products have left me puzzled: Wave and Buzz.

Will the Roewe 350 Automobile Beat the Droid to Become the Second Android 2.1 Device Available?

Mobile Content Today  3 days ago

Check out this ZDNet item:

Roewe 350 touted as the world's first Android-powered automobile

Don't worry, I'm not trying to turn this blog into a car review blog.

Palm Sold 4500 Phones Per Day: Apple? 90K. Android? 60K Per Day

Mobile Content Today  3 days ago

The Palm Pre generated a lot of excitement as a possible iPhone-killer when it was announced in early 2009.

Will T-Mobile Join Sprint and Time-Warner in Reselling Clear 4G WiMAX Service?

Mobile Content Today  3 days ago

When T-Mobile rolled out their late-to-the-game 3G service in my area last year (they were last by years), it was a tiny corridor that seemed to stretch just a few miles.

Will Every Human in China Have a Cell Phone by 2014?

Mobile Content Today  3 days ago

I tend to look at all mobile market statistics skeptically. And, multiyear projections are usually the cause of a bit of eye-rolling for me.

Sprint OverDrive 3G/4G WiFi Router Awesome Little Device: 4G Service Behavior is Puzzling

Mobile Content Today  3 days ago

I took Sprint's 3G/4G mobile hotspot, the OverDrive, out for a few hours for a test drive this week.

Droid 2.1 Update? You Will Have to Wait a Little Longer Than Expected

Mobile Content Today  3 days ago

Do you remember my note from yesterday?

Verizon Rolling Out Droid Android OS 2.1 Update Over the Next Week

I didn't see any OTA (over the air) update notice for my Droid on Thursday.



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