Thursday, February 09, 2012

Samsung Galaxy S II HD Coming to Canada, iPhone Resale Value 63% After One Year, Android 46% & Facebook Talks About Social Games and Mobile Apps

Vonage Brings Free Calling and Messaging to iPhone, Android
Vonage on Wednesday unveiled a new mobile app for the iPhone and Android smartphones that affords free calling and messaging along with cheap international calling rates. Vonage Mobile allows users to make free “high-definition” voice over IP calls among each other over Wi-Fi, 3G or 4G data connections, and low-cost calls can also be placed through the app to any landline or cell phone globally.
BGR

Samsung Galaxy S 2 HD

Samsung Galaxy S II HD Coming to Canada
It seems Samsung is intent to keep making their brand known in Canada – according to our sources I can confirm that the next major device after the Galaxy Note will be the Galaxy SII HD (this is also known as the AT&T SkyRocket HD). The GS II HD will come packed with a 4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1280 x 720.
MobileSyrup

iPhone Resale Value 63% After One Year, Android 46%
All smartphones do not depreciate equally. 18 months after purchase, iPhones can be sold for 53% of their original price, while Androids can only be sold for 42% and BlackBerries for 41% on average according to a study by Y Combinator second-hand price guide startup Priceonomics.
TechCrunch

Facebook Talks About Social Games and Mobile Apps for 2012
Facebook revealed its roadmap for social games and mobile apps for the rest of the year at the Inside Social Apps 2012 conference on Wednesday in San Francisco — and it’s good news for app developers. The mobile space presents a huge opportunity to create cross-platform social games, said Carl Sjogreen, director of product management at Facebook.
Mashable