Apple has been doint a lot of app deleting from their store. This past year, they have approved and then deleted more apps that I can count. Today’s latest to take down is a app that made a game out of school shootings.
Zombie School is the title of the game, where a student takes  control of a zombie shooting tower and kill off their fellow peers and principals. At first you have a bow and arrow, then as you kill off more you work up to guns and bombs.
Though it has …

Japanese smartphones are much as popular as American and European smartphones are. But only in Japan however!
What makes this even a bigger shock is the fact that they were the first ones to create the smartphones we now know!These phones are a whole type of species, and are way more advance than the main smartphones. However, they seem to be limited to Japan only.
In fact, the Japanese market for mobile phones is twice as large as USA’s and many of them use their phones to access the web.
Thus far, the only …

One of Microsoft’s senior executive has comfirmed that Microsoft one day is planning to release a Xbox mobile device. Making the long time rumor true.  However, no time plan has been laid out.
He said it was the matter of when and how. He doesn’t know if Microsoft will go about device using the current Windows Mobile. He said, that the company will need to make a decision on if they will use Windows Mobile or not.
He also said that when the device does indeed come out, it will be obvious …

LG’s GD900 mobile phone was displayed behind glass at Mobile World Congress this year,  so this video tour of the sexy phone my LG’s Martin Valdez is very welcome in deed.  The main attraction of the phone is a world’s first clear keypad (you have to see it to believe it) that is both a keypad and an input device for text recognition, swipe gestures and more.  It can be used instead of the touchscreen to control the phone’s gorgeous UI.

Hit the link below to view the video.  You won’t …

Looks like no one is immune to the impacts of the current global economic downturn. Vodafone has been reported to have frozen salaries for approximately 10,000 of its UK staff.
I really hope they’re targeting the fat cats in the higher echelons rather than the people who actually do most of the work.
Via MobileWhack

Apparently Dell’s mojo isn’t strong enough when they pitched their iPhone killer to the major carriers.  The prototypes, based on Windows Mobile and Android platforms, were rejected as being too ordinary and lacking differentiation from the crowd.  Says analyst Shawn Wu, about the computer maker’s first attempt at bringing a phone to the market:

“From our conversation with supply chain and industry sources,” Wu wrote, “it appears that it ultimately came down to lack of carrier interest and small subsidies, making it difficult for Dell to make a profit. In our …

Baffled by the difference between the Blackberry and the iPhone?  What about the Android vs Palm’s WebOS?  Here’s a great chart by Gizmodo, explaining the differences between the major smartphone platforms.
Most smartphone platforms support touchscreens and/or keyboards, and let you browse the internet, run apps, view photos and play games/music/movies. And while they may act the same on a fundamental level, not all smartphones are created equal. Here’s where they match up, and where they don’t:

It’s fortunate that the iPhone OS 3.0 has been announced – if not for that, …

The Nokia E75 is a GSM/WCDMA dual-mode business smartphone supporting WCDMA/HSDPA, EGSM, and WLAN. The device features a side slider qwerty keyboard for optimal email experience. Enjoy videos, music, and graphics on the 2.4” QVGA display and orientation sensor. Find directions and locations with the integrated A-GPS and included maps. Take photos with a 3.2-megapixel autofocus camera. Additional features include USB charging with simultaneous data transfer, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR, and USB 2.0 High-Speed. Supported WCDMA frequencies depend on the region where the device is available.
The Nokia E75 is a jam-packed …