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ShoZu Ltd., a provider of mobile social media services, announced a new edition of its free social media application for iPhone and iPod Touch. The enhanced version is all about web 2.0 and offers easy photo uploading, blogging, geo-tagging and mobile interaction with more than 50 social networks such as Facebook, Flickr, Google Blogger, Picasa Web Albums and Twitter.

JupiterResearch, a research and analysis firm focusing on Internet trends and technologies, has been trying to get a grip on the present and future state of social networks and cell phones. With the increasing popularity of mobile social networking, the cell phone industry is struggling to keep up. As more and more social networkers are using their cell phones to stay active, the majority of handheld devices aren’t yet ready to meet high demands. On the bright side, there’s a potential for social networks to become killer apps for cell phones.

Over at the Google Mobile Blog I've put together a step-by-step video detailing how I use the previously mentioned Google Mobile app on my iPhone to do quick local look-ups. The concept is simple:...

SlyDial, a new direct-to-voicemail phone service, blatantly pitches itself as a way to avoid conversations you don't want to have—and, in some cases, that's fine and actually productive. Sign...

Wired's How-To Wiki demonstrates how to exploit the iPhone's unusual shutter to take distorted photographs. The trick? Just twist your camera as you're taking a picture. The reason? The iPhone uses a...

Windows Mobile only: The newly-released Opera Mobile 9.5 beta offers a host of features for surfing on your handheld device. The browser operates in full-screen mode to maximize the amount of web...

These days most of our portable devices can be charged by either plugging into the wall or plugging into your computer via a USB cable. Sure you can buy a separate car charger to power each device...

Web site Flipswap makes it easy to sell, donate, or recycle your old cell phone or iPod. We've highlighted similar services in the past, like previously mentioned Celltrade, but Flipswap has a few...

Earlier today we showed you how to kill your cell phone speaker buzz by applying small metal sleeves to your speaker wires. If that's not an option for you (say you've got built-in speakers), one...

Windows Mobile phones only: Web based service Dashwire syncs your Windows Mobile phone data to the web site with a Dashwire applet you install on your phone. Dashwire backs up and syncs photos,...

Update: Several readers point out the ferrite beads are not necessarily magnets—just hunks of iron. Our apologies! Do your speakers buzz and crackle whenever a new text message or call is about...

Microsoft's Small Business Center says that widespread use of email on mobile devices has changed a few email etiquette rules and details seven tips for refining your mobile email manners. The...

USA Today reports that more and more professionals are buying their own gadgets and tools—like cell phones and laptops and even GPS devices—to get work done outside of the office. Nearly...

The New York Times' David Pogue put together a super-helpful list of ways to block text message spam on your cell phone, covering most major wireless carriers. Each involves logging in at your cell...

Print any document from your computer to any other internet-connected PC with webapp CloudPrint. The service, by the folks at Hewlett-Packard, is built around the notion that you'll use it primarily...