Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will be taking the wraps off the company's highly anticipated new mobile operating system at an event in New York on October 11th.

Read more at: Yahoo! News - Microsoft pinning mobile hopes on new operating system

Mozilla has announced the public launch of Firefox 4 Beta for Mobile. For Mobile uses the same foundation as the desktop client, but is optimized for browsing from your mobile phone. Firefox 4 Mobile allows you to sync your desktop with your mobile phone using Add-ons, Firefox Sync, and the Awesome Bar.


The mobile Beta takes advantage of JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, and pinch to zoom to deliver the best browsing experience to users. You can download Firefox 4 Beta for Mobile for your Android and Maemo powered devices through their respective application stores or by using the link below.

Download here

Read more on Mozilla's blog.

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Verizon Wireless plans to cover 110 million people in 38 major metro areas with its LTE network by the end of this year; Verizon president and chief operating officer Lowell McAdam announced today.

See the planned areas and read more at: Verizon Wireless

It is official! Two unlimited prepaid carriers that were once competitors have now officially been aligned. Pocket Communication’s assets have are now part of Cricket, a Leap Wireless company. The new venture will target markets in McAllen, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Brownsville and Harlingen. Pocket customers will now have access to data services and the coverage area of Cricket according to Leap representatives. They will also be able to buy phones currently offered by Cricket.

“Obviously, there’s going to be a big increase in our network,” said Frank Vos, Cricket’s director for Upper Valley operations. “Pocket customers will have nationwide talk and text, which they didn’t have before.”

Cricket currently holds 76% stakes in the joint venture with Pocket holding the other 24. The pocket brand will be phased out in the next 6 to eight months. Customers will start noticing changes by the end of the year but should not see any increase in price.

Visual searching is now available on your iPhone with the Google Goggles app. Visual search technology uses the iPhone camera to take a picture of landmarks, logo, and covers of books, DVDs and games and provide information about that item though Google search. Check out the video above to see Google Goggles in action.

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