Platforms

iPhone or Droid? Blackberry or Windows Mobile? Whether you realize it or not the cell phone that you use everyday operates on a platform (or operating system). That platform is responsible for all of the cool things that your phone can do and for what apps it will work with.

Mobile platforms are evolving at the speed of light to meet or exceed consumer demand for the next, best, coolest cell phone. When that happens Snapjack wants you to know about it. Keep up to date with the ever changing mobile landscape by following our posts on mobile platforms. We’ll be sure to give you latest reviews, tips and tricks to keep you as “early adopter”-ish as we are.

iPhone 5 Release Date Leaked by Best Buy?

Published by Shawn McCarthy in Mobile Platforms on September 19, 2011 Comments

Rumors of iPhone 5's release date have been circling the tech geek community like hawks circling a wounded field mouse. So far, every release date prediction seems to be getting pushed back. The latest prediction is October 21st based on the grounds of...

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Steve Jobs Steps Down as CEO, Steps Up as Chairman

Published by Shawn McCarthy in Mobile Platforms on August 25, 2011 Comments

Yesterday Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple (for those living under a rock), announced his resignation. In a short and sweet note to Apple's board of directors (and the world) Jobs thanks the many friends he made while at Apple and urges the Board of Directors ...

Published by Shawn McCarthy in Mobile Platforms on May 19, 2011 Comments

Ever lose your phone after a long night of drinking (er, studying)? Or maybe you swear someone stole your phone then you found it under the seat of your car? All that is behind you thanks to Seek Droid, the mobile app that allows you to locate your Dro...

Published by Shawn McCarthy in Mobile Platforms on May 12, 2011 Comments

A press conference was held Tuesday, May 10th with U.S. Government officials and executives from some of the nation's top mobile carriers. The topic of conversation was PLAN (Personal Localized Alerting Network), a plan (no pun intended) to roll out em...

Published by Shawn McCarthy in Mobile Platforms on May 6, 2011 Comments

The newest (leaked) version of Android, Gingerbread 2.3.3, boasts some promising features and improvements making it a contender with (if not surpassing) Apple's iPhone 4. Most notable improvements include backend performance upgrades as well as enhanc...

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