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[GIVEAWAY] Win a key to the Star Legends private Beta
Jul 7th
Spacetime Studios, creator of the Pocket Legends MMORPG, has created another MMORPG entitled Star Legends. Star Legends has a sci-fi MMORPG theme and promises to be just as addictive as the first. I’ve spent a grand total of about 10 minutes with the game thus far, and I like what I’ve seen. Star Legends is in an exclusive Beta for Verizon customers only, but non-Verizon users can get in on the action with Beta codes, which Spacetime Studios is handing out in limited quantity.
But don’t take my word for it. We have about 40 codes to give away, and all you have to do is leave a comment below to enter to win. Note: an email address in the email field is mandatory!! Either tonight or tomorrow morning, I’ll go through and pick winners until I run out of codes. Sound good?
To see Star Legends in action, check out the following video:
MetroPCS Adds Huawei M835 to Android Roster
Jul 7th
Verizon isn’t the only carrier quietly growing their Android roster today. MetroPCS has added the smallish Android 2.2-powered (Froyo) M835 to their smart phone lineup. Priced at .99 after instant rebate, the handset features 2.8-inch QVGA display, 3.2-megapixel camera, and support for Wi-Fi, GPS, microSD, Bluetooth, and MetroPCS’s 3G network.
Interested parties can find more information at MetroPCS’s website.
Source: CNET
MetroPCS Adds Huawei M835 to Android Roster originally appeared on AndroidGuys.
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New Virgin Mobile (USA) Plans Coming July 19th
Jul 7th
We’ve just gotten word from a trusted source that Virgin Mobile will bringing some new plans come July 19th. Currently, Virgin users can choose between 300 minutes and unlimited text/data for a month, 1200 minutes and unlimited text/data for a month and unlimited everything for . For those not on the unlimited everything plan, things are set to get a bit pricier. Here’s the full breakdown:
- /month for unlimited for web, text, and 300 min
- /month for unlimited for web text and 1200min
- /month for unlimited everything
Even with the plan increases, they remain one of the more affordable options. You’ll be able to buy and use old Airtime cards for an additional month after the change, but will need to buy the new plans/cards after that, according to our source. We’ll be on the lookout for official word from Virgin and/or Sprint in the coming weeks. [Thanks _________!]
Spotify Set to Invade US “Soon”
Jul 7th
Amazon Cloud Player, Google Music, Slacker Radio, Rdio, and a host of other similar services are set to face serious competition in the United States as Spotify preps for landing. After years of hopes and high expectations, Spotify’s website is now taking email addresses for invitations. Promising “any track, any time, anywhere” and for “free” we’re not totally sure what lies ahead for US fans although we figure it won’t be all that different from other parts of the world. If so, look for per month for Premium access and unlimited streaming across your Android (and other, less cool) devices. As far as the “free” stuff goes, we would expect limited playback hours, advertisements, and lower audio quality.
Spotify Set to Invade US “Soon” originally appeared on AndroidGuys.
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While Microsoft chases Android OEMs, Google is about to own 40% of the US smartphone market
Jul 7th
Are you ready for your weekly dose of Android growth news? You better be, ’cause comScore is back with its smartphone market report. And guess what? Android’s still growing. Also in the “doing good” section, Apple’s iOS keeps widening the gap between itself and RIM’s Blackberry. That’s pretty much all the good news; everybody else kept losing market share through the month of May.
Let’s start with Android. The OS added 1.7% to their piece of the pie, going from 36.4% to 38.1%. At this rate, Google’s operating system could very well own 40% of the US market by the time the next comScore report comes out. In second place, iOS grew by 0.6% and now has 26.6% of the market. This is probably due to the release of the Verizon iPhone, which interestingly, has hurt Blackberry much more than Android.
Speaking of Blackberry, the platform is still on a downward spiral. RIM’s mobile OS lost a full 1% in the month of May, dropping from 25.7% to 24.7%. Even worse, RIM has no clear strategy to stop the Android war machine. If the company isn’t able to turn around its sinking ship soon, Blackberry could very well join WebOS and Windows Mobile/Phone on Android’s victims list.
Last month I predicted Windows Mobile/Phone’s market share would drop below 5% over the coming months. Well, I was wrong. That has probably already happened. Microsoft’s mobile platform lost 0.9% of its market share during the month of May, free-falling from 6.7% to 5.8%. comScore’s reports always come out a month late; therefore, Microsoft’s current market share is most likely already below 5%. In comparison, WebOS now has 2.4% of the market. Believe it or not, Windows Mobile/Phone is just a few percentage points away from losing to HP’s mobile experiment. That’s truly embarrassing.
Seeing how bad Windows Mobile/Phone is doing, it’s really no surprise that Microsoft has decided to go after Android OEMs. It’s probably the company’s last option. It’ll soon be a year since Microsoft announced the first WP7 devices, but the refreshed OS has done nothing to stop the bleeding. While the Windows Phone team will probably keep improving the OS for a long time, other people at Microsoft are perhaps wondering whether signing license deals with Android OEMs might be the best strategy for the company.
This could work out for Microsoft in the short term, but it’s certainly not a long-term strategy. Google won’t be patent-less forever, and it’ll surely do everything it can to keep Android free. While the company lost the Nortel auction, Google already has its eyes set on other companies it can acquire for the same goal. Once the company builds a respectable patent portfolio, Microsoft’s free ride will likely be over. By the time Microsoft realizes that, its own mobile platform will be ready to be buried and forgotten.
Motorola Droid 3 Now Available from Verizon?
Jul 7th
Droid 3 is now available from Verizon wireless. Well, sorta. Jumping onto Verizon’s “Droid Does” page will give you this flashy flash page showing off all of the features and specs of Motorola’s latest qwerty offering. Only problem, clicking on the “Buy Now” button will take you to a page displaying “The selection you made is unavailable at this time.” So what gives?
Well, I’ve been hearing reports from a few lucky people who got in touch with Verizon telesales by dialing 611 on their handsets and were actually able to purchase the device. If the service rep is having a hard time locating the device in their system give them a hand with the part number “Droid 3 MOTXT862.” Might speed things up a bit.
Rumor has it the device wasn’t going to be released until July 14th but it looks like you might be able to snag it now? This phone is looking absolutely beastly. Good luck and let us know if you were able to purchase!
