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ARTICLE: Thursday News Roundup: HTC Pure for a penny; Motorola Droid picture leaked

10/15/2009 6:40:00 PM

Cameraless BlackBerry Bold launching on Friday, October 16th
Looking for a new BlackBerry, but don't want to wait for the Bold 9700 to launch? White BlackBerry Bold 9000 doesn't tickle your fancy? Need a cameraless device for work? Look no further than the BlackBerry Bold cameraless version, coming this Friday to an AT&T store near you. Feature-wise, it's exactly the same as the original Bold, but without the 2.0-megapixel camera. My guess is that stores won't carry a huge stock of the cameraless model, so purchasing online or via telesales might be your best bet. Via IntoMobile

HTC Pure on sale for a penny at Amazon.com
Despite it being fresh out of the gate, Amazon is taking no time in marking down the HTC Pure Windows Phone. Priced at $149.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate on AT&T's website, Amazon is taking it to a whole new level by offering it for $0.01. Of course, a new two-year agreement is required, so family plans and contract upgrades don't apply. Via IntoMobile

Clear picture of the Motorola Droid/Sholes comes to light
Courtesy of BGR, we have the first clear picture of the Motorola "Sholes," now referred to as Droid. While we wait for more pictures to come to light, the shot above tells us that the device will be running Android 2.0, rumored to be a marked improvement over today's builds. Here's to the hope of a launch before the end of the year! Via Boy Genius (Twitter)

Air Canada and The Weather Channel applications available for BlackBerry
If you're flying on Air Canada, need to check the weather, and own a BlackBerry, you're in luck. Fresh off of a similar announcement for the iPhone, Air Canada has launched an application for the BlackBerry. Checking in, boarding, obtaining flight information, and checking flight announcements is easier than ever, and thanks to the company's electronic boarding pass program, paper copies could become a thing of the past.

Separately, The Weather Channel has launched a free (but ad-supported) version of their application for BlackBerry. Current conditions, 36-hour forecasts, 10-day forecasts, radar maps - it's all there. Plus, with a built-in location tracker, the information is about as precise as it gets.

Download The Weather Channel application here (directly from your BlackBerry):

Weather Channel for the BlackBerry Curve, Bold and Tour: here
Weather Channel for the Storm: here

Source: IntoMobile

ARTICLE: Apple files patent for location-aware iPhone screens

8/28/2009 9:17:00 AM

Looks like Apple’s interested in turning the iPhone into your travel buddy. According to a patent application, the phone could someday sport a dynamically updating screen featuring local weather, time, maps and contacts — all based on the user’s location.

The filing — which was entered in February 2008 as "Transitional Data Sets," but only recently came to light — focuses on a gadget whose displayed apps are populated by variables like location. Unlike typical mobile devices, this gadget would minimize a crowded screen by providing just what users need based on where they are. A change in location could also even trigger an icon swap.

Like, say you’re in San Francisco, so it shows an icon of the Golden Gate Bridge. When you fly to Las Vegas, it could change to an Elvis impersonator or a showgirl automatically. That would be fun. And if the features work as it’s supposed to, you could find a rental car, look up the nearest casino, and ask a local friend to go to Cirque du Soleil with you, all from the main display on the iPhone.

I like the idea of this, as long as the new icons occupied its own page. But if it messed with the order of the apps I already had, I’d be one cranky blogger.

What do you think? Cool idea or silly novelty?

[via AppleInsider]

ARTICLE: Android App review: Moxier World

1/30/2009 11:40:00 AM

I think the Weather Channel may have just been dethroned as the coolest, sleekest weather app for Android. Moxier World doesn't have the handy tabs for current conditions, hourly forecast, thirty-six-hour and ten-day forecasts that the WC app has. But the graphics are more polished; from the icon to the flick-able city list and beautiful weather illustrations. It does relay a five-day outlook in addition to the current weather.

Moxier is also a world clock. It's pretty convenient to have rapid access to the time and weather conditions for everyone you care about around the globe. Weather Channel adds video, GPS functionality, and probably hosts more practical features. But Moxier World is a lot more fun to use, and glossy graphics almost always serve a phone well. Whichever you prefer, Weather Channel and Moxier World are definitely the top contenders.

The program is known as WorldNow in its iPhone incarnation, seen below.