Android

Starbucks has rolled out a mobile application that will let you pay for a coffee with your phone. Available for the iPhone and Blackberry, app users can hold their phone in front of a scanner and pay for their goods without looking up. The app is in development for Android and pulls money from a Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110120_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Nintendo held an event for its new handheld gaming system, the 3DS, announcing a price tag of $250. The device launches on March 27th with over 30 titles expected before June, including 3D versions of classic games. While the 3DS comes at a hefty price, it’s turning Continue Reading →

Google’s Android operating system is now the leading OS on Millenial Media’s mobile ad network. 46% of ad impressions were made on Android phones, with Apple’s iOS trailing at 32%. While Millenial Media is only one company, they reach 80% of US mobile phones, suggesting a similar trend across the board. Read the full article Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110114_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Google’s Android operating system is now the leading OS on Millenial Media’s mobile ad network. 46% of ad impressions were made on Android, with Apple’s iOS trailing at 32%. Millenial Media reaches 80% of US mobile phones, suggesting a similar trend across the board. In other news, Continue Reading →

Google recently showed off its updated Android Honeycomb operating system on the Motorola Xoom tablet. The mobile OS was redesigned from the ground up for tablet use, focusing on customization and multi-tasking. Need to check an email in the middle of a videogame? You won’t miss a beat with this lightning fast OS. Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110107_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] It was day two of CES and it was mobile, mobile, mobile! First up, Verizon plans to make the 4G LTE network nationwide within 3 years. The high-speed wireless access will even be available in rural areas through partnerships with local providers. Verizon hopes the network will Continue Reading →

Amazon has opened a developer portal for its own Android application store. By opening its own store, Amazon can perform quality control on submitted applications and aggressively market apps through search results. The store will offer the same revenue split as the Google Market while giving developers another large platform to sell their work. Read Continue Reading →

AT&T revealed plans for Android Honeycomb-based tablets that will take advantage of the future LTE network. The tablets are only a few of the devices that AT&T plans to roll out with the high-speed mobile network, including smartphones, modems and hotspots. The new infrastructure will be nationwide by 2013, with the compatible devices coming in Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110106_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The 2011 Consumer Electronics Expo has officially started and over 150,000 people are here to see what the future of technology has in store. It’s only day one and there are plenty of things to be excited about. First up, Comcast is releasing an app that will Continue Reading →

Google is developing a digital newsstand that would bring electronic versions of popular publications to devices running the Android operating system. The effort comes as a challenge to Apple which already sells many major publications through iTunes. Google plans on taking a smaller cut on publication sales than Apple as an incentive to drive publishers Continue Reading →