Google's anticipated move into mobile advertising came one big step closer to fruition today, as the beta version of Mobile AdSense opened to a broader range of application developers after initial testing with a group of ten apps, ...READ»
Apple has made claims that the iPhone OS 3.0 yields significant performance gains on the 3G model, and that the new 3G S can accomplish the same tasks up to twice as fast as its predecessors. Anecdotally, the new 3G S definitely ...READ»
Verizon's just expanded its range of USB mobile broadband dongles--this new one is designed with the global traveler in mind. And while that may sound all nice and helpful, it's not necessarily. The annual fees tot up to ...READ»
With the launch of the iPhone version of new search engine WolframAlpha, we've decided to pit it against Google in the ultimate test: Which is best for helping you cheat at quizzes?
You're familiar with the scene. You're at a ...READ»
We're back with the final installation of this week's cell phone roundtable. We choose the topic, put forth a few questions to our panel, and bring the most provocative answers back to you. This week, with more details about the ...READ»
Once again we've got our favorite design experts gathered around our virtual roundtable, talking about cell phones. Here's how our design roundtables work: We choose the topic, put forth a few questions to our panel ...READ»
Maybe you just bought a Palm Pre, or you're a BlackBerry diehard. Now
you see the new iPhone 3G S, and you're listening, incredulous, as all your iPhone 3G-owning friends are counting down the days until they can pay $200 or $300 ...READ»
With more details about the Palm Pre and some rumors about Apple’s 2009 iPhone event on Tuesday, it seemed a good time to gather our design experts together and ponder some issues about our love affair with mobile. Today's question: How can cell phones be used to improve the world?READ»
Wouldn't it be fun, we thought, to gather our growing roster of design expert bloggers in a room and toss out hot-button design issues for them to ponder, peruse and debate? Well, we can't overnight them to our Fast Company ...READ»
In five days, Apple will likely loose a new iPhone operating system on the world, and with it, new expectations of what a phone can do. Less glamorously--but no less importantly--it will usher in a new phase of innovation for ...READ»
That's not a title I toss out lightly, but Glympse deserves it. Since smartphones first made Google maps mobile, no single application has offered so much practical functionality. Not only that--Glympse might be the only one that ...READ»
The public launch of Google's new Voice service is imminent, and it's going to change the way you use the Web (to sign up for an invitation, click here). If you're currently a beta user, you already know how flexible and robust the ...READ»
Innovative technology has the potential to save lives, and wireless technologies hold a special promise for vexing global problems. In some resource-limited areas, access to reliable wireless service is among the only ...READ»
In January, Boost Mobile began offering a flat-fee $50 wireless plan for unlimited minutes, texting, Internet, and push-to-talk. Consumers flocked: the little division of Sprint added almost 700,000 subscribers in Q1, after a net ...READ»
Tracy Espeleta, 27
Assistant Producer, EA
Espeleta is a quintessential apps fan, integrating them into every part of her life.
"They're conversation pieces. When the App Store first opened, you had to ask your ...READ»
Tina Unterlaender, 30
Acting Management Supervisor, AKQA Mobile
AKQA Mobile has built notable branded apps for Target and Gap.
"If brands want to talk to their consumers, they have to be where ...READ»
Apple ignited the frenzy that has the tech world all shook up with mobile-app fever. How startups, big brands, and the iPhone's rivals are vying to cash in on the booming market.READ»
Microsoft may have another new audio player up its sleeve: The Zune "3rd," as it's being dubbed. The tip came in the form of a supposed advertising image, seen below, courtesy of Gizmodo.
News of this Zune, which appears ...READ»
AT&T's exclusive deal to carry the iPhone has been a boon for the company's mobile arm. But the deal ends next year, leaving Ma Bell scrambling to renew it until 2011, in hopes that Apple's next killer products can keep AT&T ...READ»
Obopay is an payment system that works on your cell phone--kind of like a mobile PayPal. The service is cheap, easy to use, and fantastically convenient. Not only that, it's well-backed; today Nokia [NOK] announced it would funnel ...READ»
Today, Apple had the opportunity to double-lap the Google Android and BlackBerry platforms. They failed.
The iPhone maker has raised the bar for its competitors, to be sure, showing off a host of smart innovations to their ...READ»
During the last presidential election, two major mobile phone carriers parked portable antennas at John McCain's Arizona ranch, as it was out of range of the nearest tower. If you live in a dead spot, you can get a smaller ...READ»
One side benefit of working with Crisp Wireless for the launch of our new mobile site, m.fastcompany.com, is that we also get to introduce you to Shortn.me. It's a new service that lets you shorten a website URL for sharing on ...READ»
