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NEWS ABOUT: mobile platforms

mobile platforms stories: 4 news summaries
PRODUCT REVIEW

 Mossberg Picks iPhone Apps 

Add more cowbell or find nearby restaurants

Jul 23, 08 2:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Impressed with Apple's spread of iPhone apps, Wall Street Journal tech gurus Walt Mossberg and Katherine Boehret list their favorites.
  • AOL Radio: The best Internet radio player for the iPhone
  • Evernote: A good port of the elegant note-taking program
  • Instapaper: Instantly download Web pages for offline reading.
  • Travelocity
... More »

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AOL • Apple • list • software • iPod Touch • smartphones • mobile platforms • Internet radio • iPhone applications • mobile devices • iPhone 3G

 The Best iPhone Apps 

PC Magazine gives you the scoop on the new slate of titles for Apple juggernaut

Jul 11, 08 3:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - The best part about the iPhone 3G's debut, writes PC Magazine, is the new abundance of software for the handset. Most of the apps work on the original iPhone, too. The cream of the crop:
  • AIM: Should need no introduction, although it was a major omission from the original
... More »

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iPhone • Apple • software • mobile platforms • iPhone applications • mobile devices • iPhone 3G

Google Phones Running Behind Schedule

Issues with Android software will delay launch to 4th quarter

Jun 23, 08 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - It turns out revolutionizing the mobile-phone industry isn’t as easy as Google thought it would be. The first phones to bear the search giant’s much-anticipated Android platform won’t ship until the fourth quarter, the Wall Street Journal reports, because carriers are having trouble customizing the software. Many... More »

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Google • Google phone • Sprint Nextel • Google Android • mobile platforms • T-Mobile

Android Bugs Developers

Google's mobile phone software is proving to be tough to work with

Dec 19, 07 12:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Google may have millions of answers, but software developers say the company’s ballyhooed mobile phone software, Android, misses the mark. “It’s clearly not ready for primetime,” says one Seattle-based designer who’s struggled for weeks with bugs and poor documentation, reports the Wall Street Journal. He’... More »

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Google • cell phones • Google phone • wireless service • Google Android • phone software • mobile platforms

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