Windows Phone 7 Marketplace now includes over 10,000 applications

According to Windows Phone 7 Marketplace Statistics, Windows Phone 7 Marketplace now includes over 10,000 applications. Microsoft accomplished the 10,000 app milestone within 4.5 month, compared to Apple's iPhone around 4.7 months. Google's Android took 11 months to reach 10,000 apps and Palm's Web OS has still about 5,000 apps. While the RIM's Blackberry App is still in the 20,000-ish figures, but 11,000 of them are eBooks and themes.

White iPhone coming this spring?

White iPhone coming this spring? According to Apple’s Phil Schiller, the company’s senior vice president of worldwide product marketing on its Twitter account, the Apple iPhone will be available in white this spring.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, Xperia Neo to be preloaded with Canal+ app inFrance

Sony Ericsson has announced that it will be pre-installing Canal+ mobile application to its new Xperia Arc and Xperia Neo Android smartphones in France. Starting April, both mobile phones will let French customers access Canal+ TV programs for free, directly from the homescreen. No word whether the applicaiton pre-installed on the Arc and Neo will be different with the currently available in Android Market. Sony Ericsson will also release its PlayStation-certified Xperia PLAY in France later this month, but without the pre-installed Canal+ app. However owners can enjoy mobile gaming with some pre-installed games on the device.

Android 2.3 Gingerbread Firmware update for Galaxy S, 2.2 Froyo forI5500 and I5800 coming

Good news Android smartphone owners, Samsung Romania has confirmed on its Facebook account that the Samsung Galaxy S will have Android 2.3 Gingerbread firmware update by the end of this month. The Android 2.2 Froyo software update will also be released for the I5500 by next week whereas I5800 users will get the Android 2.2 firmware by end of this month.

NTT DOCOMO to remove SIM Lock from new cell phones, will provide FOMA cards and micro SIM cards

NTT DOCOMO has announced that customers may request to have the SIM lock capability removed in principle from any DOCOMO wireless device newly marketed on or after April 1, 2011. The decision reflects DOCOMO’s desire to meet the needs of customers who want to use unlocked wireless devices on other operators’ mobile networks by simply switching SIM cards, such as using a DOCOMO handset as a local device overseas.

Poynt mobile local search app reaches 1 billion interactions, 6.4 million unique users

Poynt, a leading provider of mobile local search services, has announced that over 1 billion consumer queries and resulting actions have been performed using the Poynt mobile local search application ("Poynt" or the "App"). The data includes searches within the App's seven feature verticals: Businesses, People, Movies, Events, Gas, Restaurants and Weather as well as the behavioral data that indicates consumer intent such as clicking to call, clicking to browse and mapping directions.

LookTel Money Reader iPhone app helps visually impaired instantly recognize U.S. currency

IPPLEX, the company behind iVisit SeeScan solution, has released a new iPhone app called 'LookTel Money Reader' which can instantly recognize US currency and speaks the denomination, enabling people with visual impairments or blindness to quickly and easily identify and count bills. Simply point your iPhone’s camera at any US bill and the application will tell you the denomination in real-time. It currently supports $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 bills.

ON Voicefeed is an improved iPhone Visual Voicemail app

Orange Vallée has released an iPhone Visual Voicemail application called 'ON Voicefeed' which lets you customize your voicemail greeting message for different callers or groups of callers. So when your partner calls, they can be greeted just like the special person they are; when your clients call, they can be greeted professionally, while if your friends call, you can let them know which bar you are heading to.

Rebtel mobile VoIP hits 10 million users

Rebtel, the world’s second largest mobile VoIP company after Skype, has announced it has surpassed 10 million users worldwide. The profitable start-up has had a record breaking twelve months and increased revenues by more than 120% to $40 million in 2010. Rebtel’s figures show it is currently growing five times faster than Skype and plans to continue this trend by almost doubling its revenue to $75 million by the end of 2011 with a current run-rate of $55 million.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo spotted at Amazon.de

Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo has been spotted at Amazon.de with a price tag of 345 EUR. The mobile phone comes with Android 2.3 OS, a 3.7-inch FWVGA scratch-resistant display with Bravia Engine technology, 8MP camera with auto-focus and HD video recording capability, Qualcomm’s 1GHz Scorpion CPU, HDMI out, HSPA, and also WiFi. Starting this month, the Xperia Neo by Sony Ericsson is expected to be available not only in Germany, but also in other European countries.