Author Archives: Dennis Bournique

The Best Free Mobile Java Game and App Sites

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This post, which was originally published in October 2007, is consistently one of the most popular on WapReview and as such gets updated periodically to remove sites that are no longer working  and to include the best new ones. Last Update: 31-Dec-2011 Mobile pundits are starting to talk about the death of  Java ME.  Oracle, which owns the Java brand, isn’t doing much to reassure developers of mobile Java’s viability. But Java ME is still the biggest mobile app platform … Continue reading →

Swype Opens Android Beta To All

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If you haven’t tried Swype yet and have an Android phone with an HVGA (480h x 320w), WVGA (800h x 480w) or WVGA854(854h x 480w) screen hurry over to beta.swype.com and signup. Swype will be accepting new Beta testers for “…a few days” at most. I was able to get into the first Swype Beta and have been using Swype for several months on an HTC Evo and an HTC MyTouch 3G (Sapphire) and thoroughly recommend it. Swype is a … Continue reading →

Found On The Mobile Web #219

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Found on the Mobile Web is a weekly WAP Review feature listing newly added and updated sites on the YesWAP.com mobile portal and WapReview mobile site directory. With these latest additions the directory and portal now list 2257 mobile sites. Comics Yellow Peril ypcomic.mobify.me Online office romance comic Yellow Peril and its creator Jamie Noguchi’s blog in a mobile view created with Mobify. The Yellow Peril comics combine several panels side by side in a single JPEG image. Mobify re-sizes … Continue reading →

Bookmarklets on Android?

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Regular readers know I’m a big fan of bookmarklets.  I use dozens of them in my desktop and mobile browsers to do things like post links to Delicious and Twitter, subscribe to feeds in Bloglines, expand text-areas and fix unreadable color combinations on websites. I’ve written about using bookmarklets in mobile browsers here on WapReview and I maintain a small archive of Opera Mini compatible bookmarklets at o.yeswap.com. So naturally when Google generously gave me an HTC Evo Android phone at … Continue reading →

Picking The AppCircus Finalists

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I just finished  my stint  helping select the 10 finalists for the AppCircus that will be held at the Mobile 2.0 Europe Developers Conference in Barcelona June 17th. The AppCircus is a traveling showcase of new, innovative mobile applications that are presented in front of a live audience with the winners chosen by popular vote. My role was that of one of  32 mobile developers, bloggers and analysts who picked and ranked their favorite 10 apps from 29 contenders. The … Continue reading →

Found On The Mobile Web #218

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Found on the Mobile Web is a weekly WAP Review feature listing newly added and updated sites on the YesWAP.com mobile portal and WapReview mobile site directory. With these latest additions the directory and portal now list 2260 mobile sites. Shopping – Autos Volkswagen m.vw.com Volkswagen of America’s attractive mobile site has photos and specs of all VW models, a dealer locator and free ringtones and wallpapers. Source: Oh! Mobile Directory Content: Usability: Portals IWantInfo.mobi iwantinfo.mobi Mobile web portal with … Continue reading →

In Spite Of A Few Quirks, The Evo’s Browser Is A Winner

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I’ve been thoroughly enjoying the HTC Evo Android phone that I got at Google I/O a couple of week’s ago. Google and Sprint gave Evos to all 5000 I/O attendees, press included. Sweet and thank you very much. I’m going to devote most of this post to the browser but first a few words about the phone itself, particularly two areas that have gotten some criticism in the press; the phone’s size and battery life. The Evo is a large … Continue reading →

The Best U.S. Prepaid Voice and Text Deals

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This post is no longer updated! Please visit PrepaidPhoneNews.com to read the current version. (Originally published in August 2009), last updated 26-Nov-2010 with removal of Virgin Mobile Texter’s Delight Plan, which is no longer offered. Prepaid mobile plans are finally getting the popularity they deserve in the U.S.  This is happening at both the high and  low ends of the market. It’s easy to see why. Post paid plans start at $40 after taxes and that’s  for a limited bucket … Continue reading →