Cricket Communications today announced that owners of the Huawei Mercury can now use the Muve Music service. Customers wishing to use Muve Music will need to update to the Muve Music plan, which offers music downloads, ringtones, and ringback tones, as well as unlimited messaging, unlimited 3G data, unlimited mobile video, and nationwide voice for $65 per month. The Mercury has a 4-inch display, 1.4GHz processor, and runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Four More Regionals to Offer iPhone Starting April 20
Appalachian Wireless, GCI, Matanuska Telephone Association, and Celcom have all announced plans to sell Apple’s iPhone 4/4S. The four regional carriers join Alaska Communications and nTelos, which announced similar plans earlier this week. All the regional network operators will be offering the iPhones at a $50 discount compared to what the larger national carriers are charging. The devices will go on sale April 20. Plan pricing varies by carrier. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Sprint Pushing Android 4.0 to the Samsung Nexus S 4G
Sprint announced that it will start pushing Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to the Samsung Nexus S 4G starting today. The update will be delivered in waves over the course of the next month. It can be downloaded over-the-air and installed without plugging in to a computer. Android 4.0 will bring a significant number of new features and tools to the Nexus S 4G. Users will be notified when their device is ready for the update. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Sony acknowledges Xperia S display issue affecting some users
Sony has acknowledged that a limited number of its Xperia S smartphone have issues with the display. Specifically, the display will take on a yellow hue when the phone reaches a certain temperature. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Sprint restarts Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for LG Optimus S
Way back in September of last year, Sprint released the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for the LG Optimus S smartphone. Unfortunately, it was pulled shortly after launch because users were reporting a number of bugs with the update. This left Optimus S users confused and bewildered as to where their Android 2.3 Gingerbread update went. Well, here we are nearly seven months later, and Sprint says that it will relaunch the update starting on Wednesday of this week. In addition to the improvements that come with Android 2.3, Sprint says the update also includes fixes for device charging, an SD ...
Samsung Kicks Off Samsung Display
Samsung today announced that it has officially launched Samsung Display, a spin-off of its LCD panel-making business. The new company will operate separately from Samsung Electronics, which will still make AMOLED displays for smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices. Donggun Park, executive vice president and head of the former Samsung Electronics’ LCD Business, was elected CEO of Samsung Display. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Nokia Lumia 710 Receiving Maintenance Update
Nokia announced that it is providing a maintenance update to the Lumia 710 smartphone. The update improves performance of the text messaging application, improves audio quality of the loudspeaker, improves calling functionality, and updates the 710 to the latest version of Windows Phone (v8107). The update can be downloaded and installed via the Zune PC client or Windows Phone Connector for Mac. T-Mobile USA has not specified if this update will be made available to its variant of the Lumia 710. ...
HTC One S
Here is a look at the HTC One X’s smaller brother, the One S. It uses the same design language and same Android 4.0 with Sense 4.0 software as the One X, but is slightly more pocket friendly. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Twitter for BlackBerry Adds BBM Integration
Twitter today released a new version of its mobile application for RIM’s BlackBerry platform. Twitter 3.0 for BlackBerry adds one crucial element: integration with RIM’s BlackBerry Messenger service. According to Twitter, BBM integration allows users to share their latest Tweet as a BBM message, as well as access their contacts’ Twitter accounts from their BBM profiles. Other features include the ability to share web links directly from the browser and upload photos to Twitter directly from the BlackBerry camera application. Twitter 3.0 for BlackBerry is a free download ...
Motorola’s MotoACTV App Updated with Support for Android 2.1
Motorola today announced an update for the MotoACTV application that accompanies its MotoACTV smart watch. The new version of the MotoACTV app now supports all Android devices running Android 2.1 and up (previously it only supported Motorola devices). The application also adds some features. With it, Android uses can plan workouts from their phone, launch workouts from the MotoACTV, and see the workout data back on the phone. It also tracks the progress of personal fitness goals, and can be used to set up Wi-Fi networks for the MotoACTV watch. The updated application is free and will be ...