Research in Motion has announced the Storm, the first Blackberry smartphone with a touch interface. With the Storm, RIM now officialy has an iPhone competitor. The new phone will make it much more difficult for Apple to enter the enterprise market as the Storm is a worthy competitor and has the advantage of the Blackberry [...]
October 9th, 2008 | rp | Comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "mobile phones"
Nokia 5800, Nokia’s first attempt at an iPhone competitor
Nokia has just launched the 5800 XpressMusic and it’s a lot like the iPhone. As Nokia’s first mass-market device with a touch screen, the 5800 is being positioned as a lifestyle device for music, just like Apple iPhone. The touch interface is designed to have shortcuts from the homescreen to menu items such as calendar, [...]
October 3rd, 2008 | rp | Comments | Continued
Google’s very own phone, the G1
Google’s very own Android phone has hit the market today. T-Mobile is launching the G1, the world’s first Android-powered phone. Rumors have been floating around the Google phone built by HTC, as HTC filed for FCC approval for a touch screen device.
The G1 is a full touchscreen device and has an inbuilt QWERTY keyboard that [...]
Armani and Samsung launch the NIGHT EFFECT
Samsung and Armani have launched the latest luxury mobile phone, the NIGHT LIFE. The two companies are working together as part of an alliance for creating designer portable and home consumer electronics. The goal: consumer devices with the aesthetic appeal of Giorgio Armani and the sophistication of Samsung technology.
The illuminating LED’s around the edge are [...]
Google Mobile search now has My Location
Google mobile has introduced the My Location feature for search. Previously My Location was only available on Google maps for mobile. What this means is, when users type for search items, the search uses the location information to return search results relevant to the current location.
E.g. if you want to find sushi nearby, just type [...]
September 14th, 2008 | rp | Comments | Continued
Blackberry Partners Fund opens up Developer Challenge
We had previosuly covered the launch of the Blackberry partners fund, a $150 million fund with investments from Research In Motion, the RBC and Thomson Reuters aimed at supporting developers of applications running primarily on RIM’s Blackberry phones.
The fund website recently went live and now the fund has announced the developer challenge for BlackBerry® Developers [...]
Nokia’s N96 comes to the US
Nokia today announced that their “multimedia computer”, the Nokia N96, will be made available for high-speed 3G HSDPA networks widely used in the Americas during the fourth quarter of 2008.
The devices has a large 2.8 inch screen, 16 gigabytes of internal memory and compatibility with a wide range of video formats.
The phone will support video [...]
Google’s first Android phone:HTC’s Dream gets FCC approval
Google’s first Android phone, the HTC dream, has apparently cleard FCC regulations as HTC has filed a request with the FCC for granting short-term confidentiality on certain documents on the Dream till the 10th of November. This leads to an obvious speculation that the 10th of Nov. is the release date for Google’s first Android [...]
August 18th, 2008 | admin | Comments | Continued
ReCellular your old cell phones
What happens to most mobile devices when people no longer use them? That was the question Nokia asked more than 6, 500 people in 13 countries around the world. The surprising results showed that most are stored away at home because very few of us don’t know that that they can be recycled or how [...]
August 8th, 2008 | rp | Comments | ContinuedToshiba announces 32GB NAND modules
Toshiba Corporation today announced the launch of 32GB embedded NAND flash memory modules that offer the largest density yet announced plus full compliance with the e-MMCTM(1) and eSDTM(2) standards. That’s 32GB packed into a module 14×18×1.4mm in dimension! This opens up more storage in ultra thin form factors for digital camera’s, mobile phones and video [...]
August 7th, 2008 | rp | Comments | Continued
Motorola ROKR EM30 is 22nd LiMo phone: Linux World San Francisco
At the Linux World Expo in San Francisco today, LiMo foundation executive director Morgan Gillis, announced that Motorola’s new ROKR EM30 is powerd by LiMo technologies. This takes the no. of LiMo phones up to 22. 7 other handsets were announced yesterday from Motorola, NEC and Panasonic Mobile Communications.
The mobile platform wars have been heating [...]
007 to use Sony Ericsson’s C902 in QUANTUM OF SOLACE
Sony Ericsson and MGM have announced Mr 007’s phone in QUANTUM OF SOLACE. The limited edition Titanium silver C902 Cyber-shot phone will be available worldwide Nov. 2008 and will be the phone in the next Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures/Columbia Pictures release of EON Productions’ 22nd James Bond adventure, QUANTUM OF SOLACE. A picture of the red colored [...]
August 4th, 2008 | rp | Comments | Continued
Nokia Files for Ovi now in beta
Nokia’s Files for Ovi is now in beta test. The service allows Nokia phone owners to view, download and send files on home,work computers anytime and anywhere. One can browse, search, and view photos, automatically resized for their mobile screen. Adobe PDF and Microsoft Word documents are supported and viewable/searchable. Users can also transfer music [...]
August 4th, 2008 | rp | Comments | Continued
Palm sells two millionth Centro
Palm, Inc. today revealed that it has sold it’s two-millionth Centro smartphone, claiming that the $99 product’s is gaining momentum with traditional mobile phone users who want to move up to a phone that offers more functionality. Palm is now offering Centro in more than 25 countries in North America, South America, Europe and Asia [...]
July 29th, 2008 | rp | Comments | Continued
Usage for Mobile GPS surges 82% in the US, iPhone users top the list
For the 3 months ending May 2008, consumers using GPS devices on the go through their mobile phones surged 82% compared to 3 months ending May 2007. The results were reported by M:Metrics, a subsidiary of comScore. According to the study, the iPhone is the leading device used to access maps in the United States, [...]
July 27th, 2008 | rp | Comments | Continued
Samsung’s innov8: 8MP camera phone
Samsung’s innov8 is a new phone with an 8MP camera for completely high resolution photography and multimedia experience. It also offers a surround-sound cinematic video experience, mobile Internet browsing and mobile gaming capabilities. The phone will be available in the global market from August 2008. Starting with Europe in August it will then be expanded [...]
July 25th, 2008 | rp | Comments | Continued
Palm announces 800w for Sprint
Palm, Inc. and Sprint have introduced the Palm(R) Treo(TM) 800w, Sprint’s newest smartphone with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. The phone is designed for business users and operates on the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network and comes out of the box with support for EV-DO Rev. A data speeds, WiFi for data and GPS capabilities.
Revision A of [...]
A bluetooth day for the sunshine state
Starting July 1st 2008, 2 new laws are in effect for using cell phones while driving automobiles in the state of california.
The first prohibits all drivers from using a handheld wireless telephone while operating a motor vehicle, (Vehicle Code (VC) §23123). Motorists 18 and over may use a “hands-free device.”
Drivers under the age of 18 [...]
“SELL OUT YOUR FAMILY” for Samsung Instinct
Your cat is sneezing again and you think a video of that could fetch you 10K views on youtube? Don’t settle for cheap now. Add an image of Samsung instinct and you could be making $10K for real.
Sprint Nextel Corp. has announced a new contest called “Sell Out Your Family” where you can make $20 [...]
Nokia announces new Supernova cell phones
Nokia has announced cool new phones under the Supernova product line: 7610, 7510, 7310, 7210. The phones feature a mix of bold colors and designs for users who want to make a fashion statement. Feature packed and stylish, the Supernova range is for trendy customer’s who are are heavy on music and internet usage.
“As we [...]
Nokia N78 now available in the US - USD 560!
The Nokia N78 is now available in the US. The compact and sleek phone packs an impressive array of features: integrated A-GPS, a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and high-speed HSDPA connectivity on North American 850/1900 MHz networks, 3.5G and WLAN internet access. Supported services include Nokia Maps and Share on Ovi.
Price: A [...]
Funambol - Open Source Mobile 2.0 company raises $12.5 million
Funambol Inc. announced today that it has raised $12.5 million in series B funding the leading provider of Mobile 2.0 messaging software powered by open source, today announced that it has secured $12.5 million in Series B funding led by mobile-focused venture capital firm Nexit Ventures. Castile Ventures participated as a new investor and [...]
June 17th, 2008 | rp | Comments | Continued
Blackberry Partners Fund announced
It is rumored ( VentureBeat) that Research In Motion, the RBC and Thomson Reuters have invested in a $150 million venture investment fund, called the BlackBerry Partners Fund, to support developers of applications running primarily on RIM’s Blackberry phones. The BlackBerry Partners Fund website is alive but appears to be still under construction.
As per [...]
US and UK lead in mobile social networks
The Nielsen group reports that a growing number of mobile users are using social networks on their mobile devices. The move to on-the-go social networking is providing companies opportunities to tap the mobile advertising market - Ads on SMS, Ads on mobile browser pages are beginning to flourish. Google recently announced integrating AdSense, AdMob and [...]
May 8th, 2008 | rp | Comments | Continued
