According to sources close to Taiwan handset makers, China is expected to soon announce a set of enforcement rules to liberalize its licensing controls on manufacturing and sale of handsets. Earlier in October 2007, China’s State Council decided to lift the licensing control, but the ban is still in force due to a lack of…
Archives for March 2008
Vivendi’s Surviving High School mobile game downloaded 7.5 million times
Vivendi Games’ mobile division revealed that the original episodic mobile game franchise, Surviving High School had a breakout year in 2007 with 7.5 million episodes downloaded. The volume of game and episode downloads qualifies the Surviving High School franchise as the most successful original IP in mobile gaming history. Originally released in 2005, the game…
Alltel Social Video allows users to share and rate videos from a wide range of online outlets
Alltel Wireless partnered with provider of mobile video services Transpera to launch Alltel Social Video, a new application that allows customers to share and rate videos from a wide range of online outlets. In order to use the new service, you’ll need video-enabled mobile phone and a willingness to pour out an additional 3 bucks…
Model and Nokia Champion launches her own mobile game – ANINA DRESS UP
I’m sure many Nokia fans know who Anina is. Those not familiar should know she’s a model, a Nokia Champion and founder of the 360Fashion Network. And now she’s launching her own mobile game! The idea behind the Flash Lite based ANINA DRESS UP app is to “bring reality into the virtual environment” — real…
UIQ 3.3 announced
UIQ Technology just announced a new version of its platform – UIQ 3.3. Based on Symbian OS 9.3, the new version is primarily focused on enhanced support for operator acceptance, hence the features added allow the upcoming UIQ 3.3 based phones to target broad audience. In addition, the new version brings: Opera Mobile 9 which…
Knight Riders get to play with touch-enabled Nokia N95
Before you start shouting “it’s not real” in the comment box, let me say one thing — you’re probably right. Still, the screenshot above is taken from the new Knight Rider series and we’re confused nevertheless. Is Nokia trying to tell us something or this is just a work (dream?) of the film cast. I’m…
TapRoot’s WalkingHotSpot transforms WiFi-enabled smartphones into hotspots
TapRoot has launched a new application-service combo called WalkingHotSpot to allow owners of the WiFi-enabled Symbian S60 and Windows Mobile smartphones to transform their 3G data connection into a hotspot. However, unlike similar solutions we’ve seen — including Joiku for Symbian S60 and WMWifiRouter for Windows Mobile devices — WalkingHotSpot also has a darker, Big…
RadTech ProCable in-ear iPhone headphones look awesome, won’t break your bank
Looking to get your iPhone a new pair of brand new headphones? There some high-end models with $100+ price tag, but would you really spend that much on headphones? If you’re like me, you don’t spend a fortune on those things — rather you’re searching for more affordable alternatives. Like Radtech’s ProCable in-ear iPhone headphones…
Lamborghini branded Bluetooth headset spotted
Guess we knew this is coming. After seeing the first photos of the Asus ZX1 Lamborghini phone, it seemed natural an appropriate Bluetooth headset will be rolled out alongside the smartphone. And behold, here it is! There’s no Asus branding on this baby — or at least we haven’t heard so — rather it’s sold…
BlackJack hacked to run Windows Mobile 6.1
It’s not just the official announcement Windows Mobile smartphone owners will have to wait in order to upgrade to the latest version (6.1) of Microsoft’s mobile OS — it’s also the handset makers that need to get their things together and release the new firmware. Moreover, no one guarantees they’ll release WinMo upgrades for all…