Sunday, February 27, 2011

PhoneDog.com's Daily Digest

PhoneDog.com's Daily Digest

Winner of an Apple iPod Shuffle 2-27-11

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Congratulations to K. Wesson of MO on winning a brand new Apple iPod Shuffle on Sunday February 27, 2011. Stay tuned for a quote and picture of the latest instant game winner.


RIM rep: PlayBook can run Android apps

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We've heard a couple of times in the past that RIM may be working on getting Android apps to play nice with the PlayBook, and the ShopSavvy devs even reported that a few BlackBerrys were spotted using their Android app the other day. Today we can add even more evidence to the PlayBook/Android pile, although this time the claim comes from a source that's a bit more official than the others: a RIM representative. After detailing some of PlayBook's software offerings, the rep lets slip that...


Xoom 4G plans spell doom?

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The first official Android 3.0 (Honeycomb)-powered tablet is available right now with a hefty price tag in tow, and while the debate about whether or not the Motorola XOOM will be able to take the title of tablet king from the iPad is still going on in coffee shops across the nation, there’s still some people out there scratching their heads about that whole 4G upgrade plan that Verizon has planned for the tablet. When it was first announced, customers were just going to have...


iPhone 5 not having LTE isn't a bad thing

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Rumors about the next version of the iPhone, reportedly titled the iPhone 5 at this juncture of the handsets pre-official existence, have started to kick in gear with the release of the device getting closer. One of those persistent rumors surrounds LTE, or Long Term Evolution. It’s the 4G technology that Verizon is currently employing, and the same technology that AT&T plans on using in the future. But, while Verizon is getting ready to roll out its first handset with 4G...


Apple's Places trademark filing hints at social networking service for iOS users

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Apple may not have had much success with Ping, their music-based social networking service, but a new patent has revealed that they may be getting ready to give social networking another go. On February 23rd, Apple filed to trademark "Places" in both Europe and China. After diving into the filings, it was discovered that the trademark covers four different international classes, but the real meat lies in the last one, international class 045, which has to do with "Online social networking...


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