Thought to be have been merely a concept, “the icon,” an iPhone 3G/3GS battery pack made to look like the iPhone OS‘ battery indicator exists, and it can extend your talk time by upwards of an additional 3 hours and music playing for up to 18 more hours. More »

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Here is one more great application that the iPad cannot use, Google Goggles, which, soon the iPhone will have. Goggles allows users to photograph QR codes, text, and pictures, then Google for search results. The Android version of the program features a highly practical language text translation too. More »

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Daniel Lyons, operator of satirical blog The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs and imitator of Apple’s CEO has declared his adoration for Android 2.2 FroYo and will replace his iPhone with an HTC Droid Incredible. More »

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Officially seeded to iPhone developers by Apple, OS 4 Beta in its 4th iteration can now be safely installed on the iPhone 3G, 3GS, and iPod Touch second and third generations. Willing guinea pigs, try it ASAP. More »

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From Htcyou: Speaking with Bloomberg, HTC chief financial officer Cheng Hui-ming states that under the right conditions, his company could run its own operating system for its smartphones. Throughout HTC’s history, it has relied on Windows Mobile and Google Android. Were HTC to use a proprietary OS, there are many significant factors to consider. More »

In North America, Symbian might be as marginal as soccer, but Nokia’s smartphone OS is still the world leader, holding major shares in Europe, Asia, and South America. This week, after Microsoft had shown its hand with Windows Phone 7, Nokia demoed the upcoming Symbian 4. More »

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I did not believe it, but this video demonstration of Street Fighter IV on the iPhone proves that solid controls are possible on touchscreens. This is one of the iPhone’s first truly “serious” games –Street Fighter should be on sale this month for $9.99. More »

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From Htcyou: Mozilla’s mobile port of my favorite web browser is quickly progressing. This week, the developers uploaded a few pictures of Fennec running on a Motorola Droid and a Nexus One. Programmer Mark Finkle also has a slide-show presentation about FireFox for mobile devices. More »

The iPod Touch and iPhone currently use the iPhone OS, as well as the upcoming iPad. Apple’s new job listing reveals that an engineering manager will be responsible for developing the “iPhone OS on new platforms” and would need to be expert in “ARM based SoC” designs (which describes the iPad’s A4 chip). More »

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Even though Google and Apple has had a rocky relationship over the past few years, Google’s mobile engineering executive Vic Gundotra insists that “Apple is a very close and valuable partner.” Recently, there was gossip that Steve Jobs flatly proclaimed privately that he “hates” Google CEO Eric Schmidt, whose company supposedly refrained from allowing multi-touch on its Nexus One so as not to anger Apple. Last week, an OTA update enabled Google’s smartphone to perform multi-touch in Google Maps, Browser, and Gallery. More »

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From Htcyou: Still young and with plenty of development to come, Android OS for smartphones is a serious rival to the established trio of RIM, iPhone OS and Symbian. I have enjoyed my time with my Android device, and here are 5 reasons why you should fall in love with Android this year. More »