Well folks its’ finally happening – Garmin is out with their own phone. Having their software running on the popular smartphone platform — Windows Mobile and BlackBerry — obviously isn’t enough. The way we see it, the nuviphone is primarily a portable navigation device (PND) with mobile phone functionality built on top of it. We…
Archives for January 2008
Motorola CABO, RAZR2-like iDEN phone coming in Q4 2008
Motorola is about to change the “iDEN phone marketplace.” During the Q4 of this year, the American handset maker will reportedly launch the CABO phone – the RAZR2-like handset for the iDEN network. And while we guess most of our readers rely on GSM or CDMA based networks, hard-core iDEN fans will be glad to…
Sunrise relaunches musicworld
Sunrise has relaunched it’s OTA music download service for mobiles, called musicworld. It’s powered by 24-7 Entertainment, and offes dual-download (PC and Mobile) on over 2 million tracks. Full-track singles are 2.50 CHF, and albums 19 CHF. Additionally there is preview and recommendation functionality to enhance the service further. This has got to be a…
UK: the cost of texting from abroad could drop
BBC’s Radio One Newsbeat is reporting that the cost of texting from abroad could be set to drop (grrrrrrrreat!). After roaming calls were addressed last year, Ofcom is now demanding that the cost of texting and using the mobile internet is also reduced. Apparently the average cost of sending a text in the UK is…
Fring: new version imminent!
I was just informed by email that Fring is due to launch a new version of it’s software next Tuesday, 5th February. We’ll tell you more as we learn more – in the meanwhile you can read some of our past coverage of the service here and here.
Google mobile search knows where you are (kinda)
Google has added some code to it’s “Mobile” search [engine], that allows it to recognise where you are (to some extent) – so you’ll get the right search page, and then relevant results. Oh, and also there is this teeny point about Google being able to deliver the right advertising (targeted is the word in…
Thermal underwear uses body heat to recharge your mobile phone
It seems that scientists have found another way to improve power shortage – body heat… According to researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy and the University of California at Berkeley, recent findings point to a way of making silicon into a better thermal conductor for turning even small amounts of heat into electricity, which…
MindMeister’s Geistesblitz Tools goes iPhone
Don’t know you have heard about MindMeister, but it’s a great web-based mind mapping tool which allows creation of mind maps by multiple users in real time — and which I personally use. And guess what, they’ve decided to get some media attention by adding support for Apple’s handset. To be fair, it’s not the…
SMobile announces solution against Beselo, latest Symbian OS worm
In case you’re owning one of the older Symbian S60 based devices, we sincerely hope you haven’t seen you’re phone bill going through the roof. If that’s the case, you may’ve been affected by Beselo, a malicious Symbian OS worm currently spreading on mobile phone networks worldwide. The virus is being disseminated as a multimedia…
Vivendi to release Prison Break, Bourne Conspiracy, and Spiderwick Chronicles mobile games
Vivendi recently announced that it has scored licenses to release the US TV drama, Prison Break, based mobile game, as well as mobile games based on two blockbuster movies – The Bourne Conspiracy and The Spiderwick Chronicles. In addition, the game publisher will also launch other games — including Crash Nitro Kart 2 (sequel to…