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  1. Brightkite’s GroupText Is A Text Messaging Party Line

    Explore Article jkOnTheRun (Mar 19 2010) SMS , EMEA

    The lowly text message gains even more social networking and location-based group functionality courtesy of BrightKite's new GroupText feature. Up to 25 friends can participate in the conversation or use the service to plan an impromptu gathering without signing up for a BrightKite account. (Read Full Article)

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  2. 5 Must-Have Apps for Palm Phones

    Explore Article jkOnTheRun (Feb 8 2010) Americas

    Spending time with the new Palm phones have given me a renewed appreciation of webOS, and the way the phones multitask so well. The phones multitask very well, making it desirable to have good apps installed. Here are my 5 must-have apps for Palm phones. (Read Full Article)

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  3. BlackBerry Buzz: VZ Navigator Updated; Opera Mini Coming

    Explore Article jkOnTheRun (Feb 2 2010)

    It’s Tuesday and that can only mean it’s time for our weekly feature, the BlackBerry Buzz. Verizon has rolled out version 5 of its Navigator service, which now integrates with Facebook and sports a better interface. Opera Mini is heading to the App World this quarter. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Facebook

  4. The Apple iPad — What You Need to Know

    Explore Article jkOnTheRun (Jan 27 2010) Mobile Applications

    The Apple iPad — What You Need to Know Updated with additional specifications and images from Apple. After much hype, speculation and years of waiting, Apple introduced the world to its new tablet, the iPad. Here’s a brief rundown on this multi-functional, multi-touch device that looks like a bigger version of the iPhone. What’s most astounding is the reasonable pricing and no-contract, low-cost deals [...] (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   AT&T   Bluetooth

  5. Google Voice Lands on iPhone and Palm as a Web App

    Explore Article jkOnTheRun (Jan 26 2010) Smartphones

    Google Voice Lands on iPhone and Palm as a Web App The three-way (un)love-triangle between Google, AT&T and Apple takes a new turn today. Regardless of which company is the stumbling block, a Google Voice client simply hasn’t made it to Apple’s iPhone. Some say the roadblock is AT&T, but that makes little sense when Google Voice for BlackBerry runs on AT&T devices. I’d say the [...] (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Palm Pre   iPhone   AT&T

  6. Mobile Hotspot App for Verizon Hacked Onto Sprint webOS Handsets

    Explore Article jkOnTheRun (Jan 25 2010) Americas

    Mobile Hotspot App for Verizon Hacked Onto Sprint webOS Handsets Part of the “Plus” for Palm’s Pre on Verizon is double the memory and storage than that of the Sprint version. But I’d also call turning the handset into a mobile hotspot a “plus” as well. Sure it costs you $40 a month, but you’re getting 5 GB of bandwidth just for the tethering feature, [...] (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Bluetooth   Kevin C. Tofel   Sprint Nextel

  7. Apple’s App Store Economy in Pictures

    Explore Article jkOnTheRun (Jan 12 2010) Mobile Applications

    Apple’s App Store Economy in Pictures We’ve seen smartphones for years but it seems that only recently is the software piece of the equation fitting into the puzzle. Useful mobile apps are surely helping drive sales of smartphones, and in turn, more smartphone sales deliver larger captive audiences to mobile app developers. While each major platform has its own store — [...] (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Kevin C. Tofel   Apple   Nokia

  8. What Was Your Best Gadget Purchase This Year?

    Explore Article jkOnTheRun (Dec 31 2009) Smartphones

    What Was Your Best Gadget Purchase This Year? The year is winding down and the time for reflection is on us once again. I like to end the year by thinking back on all the gadgets I purchased (far too many) and designating one as the best one of the lot. This year determining which was the best was easier than usual, due [...] (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   James Kendrick

  9. Verizon, Bing Make Google Go Boom on BlackBerry

    Explore Article jkOnTheRun (Dec 17 2009) Americas

    Verizon, Bing Make Google Go Boom on BlackBerry Last month Verizon and Microsoft entered into an agreement to push the Bing mobile app onto BlackBerries. It was a standard agreement of this type, owners got pushed a Bing icon that let them download and install the Bing mobile app simply. Not a big deal in itself, but some strange things are now happening [...] (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   James Kendrick   Microsoft   Google

  10. Voxofon Grows Up on Palm Pre

    Explore Article jkOnTheRun (Dec 15 2009) Smartphones

    VOXOFON, a company based in my hometown of Houston, has released its app for the Palm Pre. The app accesses the company’s service that provides low-cost international calling. In addition to the cheap phone calls, VOXOFON users can also place calls to Skype, Google Talk and Gizmo5 without an account on those services. Users can make [...] (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Palm Pre   iPhone   Android

  11. Palm Pre Gains a Google Maps Boost?

    Explore Article jkOnTheRun (Dec 15 2009) Smartphones

    Palm Pre Gains a Google Maps Boost? Admittedly, I haven’t used Google Maps on my Palm Pre in a long while, so it’s difficult to see what might be new. PreCentral reports that Google quietly updated the Maps application for webOS, however. The software does appear to render much faster to me, so they could be on to something. I also don’t [...] (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Palm Pre   iPhone   Android

  12. Top 5 Gadgets of the Year

    Explore Article jkOnTheRun (Dec 15 2009)

    Top 5 Gadgets of the Year The year is winding down and reflections of 2009 have me thinking of the five gadgets introduced that I believe have made the most impact in the mobile tech world. These choices are my own, and as always with personal devices they reflect my own needs and opinions. I have restricted the choices to devices [...] (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Android   James Kendrick

  13. Palm Press — Apps are Flooding in; User Sues Over Data Loss

    Explore Article jkOnTheRun (Dec 10 2009) Smartphones

    Palm Press — Apps are Flooding in; User Sues Over Data Loss It is Thursday and that means it’s time for another Palm Press. Palm Press is our weekly look at the world of Palm. Last week I reported the App Catalog was up to 525 apps, and today it’s already at a “whopping” 636. That’s a 20 percent increase in just a week, so maybe Palm [...] (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   James Kendrick

  14. Organize Android Apps with Aptly Named Apps Organizer

    Explore Article jkOnTheRun (Dec 10 2009)

    Organize Android Apps with Aptly Named Apps Organizer The good thing about smartphone applications is that they add extra tidbits of functionality to a handset. The not so good aspect is that adding tons of apps can overwhelm you from a user interface standpoint. Stock Google Android devices have a small number of “home” screens where you can place software shortcuts, for example. [...] (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Android   Kevin C. Tofel

  15. Time: Motorola Droid Top Gadget of Year

    Explore Article jkOnTheRun (Dec 9 2009)

    Google, Motorola and Verizon are all feeling pretty good about the Droid today. Time has rated the Droid as the top gadget of the year, The editors of Time gave big props to the Droid’s physical (although not great) keyboard, and loved the nice display on the phone. I’m not sure I agree with them that [...] (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Motorola

  16. Droid Does an Early Software Update

    Explore Article jkOnTheRun (Dec 7 2009)

    Droid Does an Early Software Update Although it was expected that Motorola Droid would see an update around December 11, there’s a new mandatory software update available today. Information from the Verizon support site for Droid breaks out the following fixes and enhancements in software version AP:ESD56/BP:C_01.3E.01P — which just rolls off the tongue, no? OS stability is improved. Battery life is [...] (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Bluetooth   Motorola Droid   Kevin C. Tofel

  17. e-Book Echo: Que Gets More Magazines; Read on the Phone; Top Gadgets Named

    Explore Article jkOnTheRun (Dec 6 2009)

    e-Book Echo: Que Gets More Magazines; Read on the Phone; Top Gadgets Named Our platform focus continues this fine Sunday with the e-Book Echo, our take on the week in the digital publishing world. Plastic Logic is set to spring the Que reader early next year, and they set out from the beginning to focus on magazine content to set them apart from the crowd. They have [...] (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Technology   James Kendrick   Macworld

  18. Create Textual Email by Voice on iPhone for $0.99

    Explore Article jkOnTheRun (Dec 3 2009) Mobile Applications

    Create Textual Email by Voice on iPhone for $0.99 Just last week James was considering all of the ways to get text input on a tablet. But many of those approaches can or should apply to our handsets as well. So when I saw Michael Connick’s tweet and blog post on QuickVoice Pro, I had to take a look at the iPhone app. With [...] (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   Android   SpinVox

  19. AT&T Voicemail to Text — Subset of Google Voice for $10/ Month

    Explore Article jkOnTheRun (Dec 2 2009) SMS , EMEA

    AT&T Voicemail to Text — Subset of Google Voice for $10/ Month One of the nicest features of Google Voice is the way it transcribes voicemail left on the phone into text. It then sends the voicemail as a text message to any phone configured with GV. The transcriptions aren’t always completely accurate, they are sometimes pretty funny as a matter of fact. But having used GV [...] (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   AT&T   James Kendrick   Google Voice

  20. Upgrade BlackBerry WSJ Mobile App or Lose Use

    Explore Article jkOnTheRun (Nov 27 2009)

    Upgrade BlackBerry WSJ Mobile App or Lose Use I just received this email from the Wall Street Journal. I include it here in its entirety as it is self-explanatory: Dear WSJ Mobile Reader user: URGENT: UPGRADE REQUIRED FOR CONTINUED USE OF WSJ MOBILE READER Our records indicate that you have not yet upgraded to the latest version of the WSJ Mobile Reader application for your Blackberry®. As [...] (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   James Kendrick

  21. Adobe AIR App Adds Google Tasks to Your Desktop

    Explore Article jkOnTheRun (Nov 18 2009)

    Adobe AIR App Adds Google Tasks to Your Desktop While you could use many of Google’s services in the browser, some folks prefer actual client software. I’ve been using a Google Voice client created in Adobe AIR and today I started to use Google Tasks in a similar fashion. This too runs on Adobe’s AIR, so it’s cross-functional for use on various operating systems. [...] (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Adobe   Google Voice   Google

  22. ShopSavvy Arrives on iPhone

    Explore Article jkOnTheRun (Nov 17 2009) Mobile Applications

    ShopSavvy, one of 10 winners in the original Google Challenge contest last year, arrives today on the iPhone. With ShopSavvy, you scan a product barcode with your phone’s camera and the application does a price check, both online and at retail locations. This one was a long time coming and actually isn’t appearing for me [...] (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   Kevin C. Tofel

  23. View Your Own Maps on Google Earth for iPhone v.2

    Explore Article jkOnTheRun (Nov 16 2009)

    View Your Own Maps on Google Earth for iPhone v.2 Citizens of Earth — your planet is upgraded to version 2.0 today. Do not be afraid — Google comes in peace! Seriously, don’t panic, it’s just that Google Earth for iPhone that got an upgrade. No need to run and hide from crazy mobile tech aliens. Much to the chagrin of Android handset owners, this [...] (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   Android   Apple

  24. Amazon Testing Text Notifications

    Explore Article jkOnTheRun (Nov 16 2009) SMS , EMEA

    Amazon is testing using SMS messaging to provide shipping notifications to customers. It is an opt-in service that will send you a text message when your package ships or is delivered. The company says the text message notification is in the testing phase, and is only available to a small set of customers. There is [...] (Read Full Article)

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