Virgin Mobile opened its virtual doors in India. Virgin Group’s “partner in crime” is Tata Teleservices, which is part of the large India-based Tata Group. The new mobile operator is the “first nation-wide youth focused mobile service” and the “first CDMA service where all customers will be on RUIM (SIM)-based phones.” Now the weird part.…
Archives for March 2008
Samsung’s second Soul unveiled – G400 Soul clamshell
Samsung seems confident the Soul is ready for prime time, hence it wants to extend the brand to new model(s). For people who prefer clamshell over slider form factor, the Korean giant announced the G400 Soul, the similar looking device with same silver-black color combo. Instead of sporting the interactive haptic touchpad, the G400 Soul…
T-Mobile Germany announces the MDA compact IV
During this year’s CeBIT, T-Mobile Germany announced the MDA compact IV Windows Mobile smartphone. Apparently, the new device is based on a new, yet unknown HTC smartphone which most likely runs Windows Mobile 6.1, and which will start selling from May 2008 for 111 EUR with T-Mobile’s 24 months Relax 100 plan. Other specs include…
OpenMoko gets open even more; Releases Neo1973 CAD files
Too bad (or not) there’s the Google Android platform. Otherwise OpenMoko would be our king. Their latest move is justified with quite appealing “if you can’t open it, you don’t own it” mantra. First they’ve unlocked the mobile phone software and now they are freeing the case to “share the keys to Industrial Design,” allowing…
Google Gears for mobile released, Windows Mobile initial platform
Google Gears, the web runtime framework from Google that allows websites and services to be used offline, is heading for mobile phones starting with Windows Mobile devices. Not as exciting as today’s Microsoft announcement of Silverlight for Nokia’s S40, S60 and Maemo platforms, but it further reinforces my argument that the next war on mobile…
Microsoft to make Silverlight for Nokia’s S40, S60 and Maemo operating systems
The runtime platform wars have begun, just like I predicted in my rebuttal to Mr. Mace’s article: “Microsoft with Silverlight on the Desktop and soon to be Silverlight on Mobile will be joining the already under utilized .Net Compact Framework on Windows Mobile devices. Adobe with AIR for the Desktop and soon Air for Mobile…
The lightweight battery gauge – VistaHide Battery Gauge for Windows Mobile
We’ve seen more freeware Windows Mobile battery meter applications than candid shots of Britney Spears’ baby-maker. They’re a dime a dozen – and there’re a lot of freeware battery meters too. But, we came across this VistaHide Battery Gauge from our friends at jkOnTheRun and it’s the first time that a freeware battery gauge application…
Australian cops rake in more than $5 million from cellphone driving citations in Victoria
Those Aussies sure are serious about protecting motorists from the dangers of distracted drivers using their cellphones while driving. The Australian state of Victoria garnered about $5,800,000 ($5,400,000 USD) in fines associated with citations issued to those using their mobile phones on the road. The additional revenue comes courtesy of approximately 40,000 drivers that failed…
Steve Wozniak: battery life is cop-out for 3G on iPhone
Why didn’t Apple include 3G on their current-generation iPhone? Obviously because the 3G radio would sap battery power like it was water – Apple said it, so it must be true. Right? Actually, I’ve thought about this a good deal and I’ve come up with my own conspiracy theory as to why Apple didn’t bring…
What happens to the iPhone stopwatch after 1000 hours?
Well, the world ends. Planes crash, computers fail, people starve, it’s the apocalypse. Seriously, we don’t know how this kid came up with the idea to run the iPhone’s stopwatch for 1000 hours (whether he did so legitimately or just started the stopwatch and changed the date/time in iPhone preferences is debatable), but it’s interesting…