As reported here on Cell Phones Etc. and across the Web, here’s your daily brief on what happened in the world of mobile phones this Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011.
iOS 4.3 coming 11 March, brings wireless hotspot to the iPhone 4
Here’s the good news out of the iPad 2 launch for everyone else who’s not exactly keen on getting the newest iPad. iOs 4.3 is coming this month, and features mobile Hotspot capabilities and AirPlay for 3rd party apps support just to name a few.
GSMArena
Rogers to offer plans for iPad 2
Rogers will soon be rolling out data plans specifically for the iPad 2. They’ll continue to offer up the 250MB/$15 and 5GB/$35 data plans for the iPad 2, both of which are contract-free and include free unlimited access to all Rogers WiFi Hot Spots. Data sharing plan users, meanwhile, will be happy to know that Rogers is extending the plan to include the iPad 2 as well. Rogers will be making further announcements as we draw closer to the iPad 2’s release in Canada.
Redboards
Solo Mobile launching Samsung Gravity 3 on March 8th
There’s a new messaging phone headed Solo Mobile’s way, and it goes by the name Samsung Gravity 3. This baby sports a 2.4-inch display, 2-megapixel camera, a slide-out full QWERTY keypad, and a microSD card slot (supports up to 32GB cards). It’s expected to be released on March 8th though pricing is yet to be known. However, judging from its modest specs, its safe to assume this one will be more on the affordable side.
Mobilesyrup
Apple has sold 100 million iPhones, 15 million iPads
The tittle already says it all. Making his first public appearance after taking a leave, Steve Jobs was proud to announce they’ve shipped over 100 million iPhones across the globe, and 15 million iPads to boot. It’s really an impressive feat, but I’m sure they’re feeling the heat now more than ever with Android phones being offered up left and right by all the carriers.
BGR
Over 50 “DroidDream” Malware Apps Removed from Android Market
In a nutshell, the “DroidDream” malware roots infected Android phones and steels sensitive data from it. Scary? You bet it is, and while it’s good to know these app have been removed from the Android Market already, it’s still troublesome to know they even made it there in the first place.
ReadWriteWeb
