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Atari’s Greatest Hits for Android

If you grew up in the era of Atari then you probably still get nostalgic for it once in a while.  Thankfully, there are still ways to get your Atari fix.  I occasionally fire up an emulator on my computer from time to time and play a game of Centipede or Asteroids.  But, if you don't want to sit in

Mobile Industry in Africa

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New Rogers Commercial Shows What The Droid Razr Can Really Do

Everyone is probably familiar with the new Motorola Droid Razr commercials.  They are on TV almost continuously it seems, but Rogers, of Canada, has a new twist in their Razr TV ad.  If you have seen the U.S. ads then you know that the ad is more special effects than actual phone - you just see things getting sliced in

HP Still Thinking On WebOS

HP has still hasn't decided what to do with WebOS but appears to be taking the decision seriously. At an all-employee meeting last night with the WebOS team in Sunnyvale, new CEO Meg Whitman, reportedly said, "It's really important to me to make the right decision, not the fast decision," and "If HP decides to do this,we're going to do  it

Stats on 60 Seconds of Mobile Use in October 2011

Did you ever wonder what everyone around you is doing with their constantly-out smartphones?  Well, Mobclix did some research about what cell phone users are clicking and came up with a snapshot of what goes on in a single minute of usage.  Some of the results may surprise you - like 4,111 ads were clicked on.  Some may not -

Mobile Telcos – Phone Company or ISP?

If you ever needed evidence that mobile telcos (MNOs) are moving their business focus from telephones to data, then look no further than a recent post on Three's blog. Phil Sheppard, the company's Director of Network Strategy, revealed that 97% of the traffic flowing through Three's network was data. Only 3% was voice. Also staggering was the growth in smartphone

Yahoo Rolls Flickr into New Android Weather App

Yahoo is releasing a new weather app for Android and it looks like they have finally found a use for Flickr - not a profit from it, but a use for it, at least.  Yes, there are literally hundreds of weather apps for Android, and there's a Flickr app as well, but Yahoo found a way to combine the two