Let’s see, HTC has its own UI (TouchFLO and TouchFLO 3D) running on top of Windows Mobile, Gigabyte and Sony Ericsson are working on something similar, and now ASUS is joining the pack with its Glide — in its release ASUS doesn’t specifies on top of which mobile OS Glide will run, however all their…
Archives for June 2008
AT&T rolls out free AT&T WiFi HotSpot service for Starbucks gift card customers
While this offer isn’t the same free AT&T WiFi HotSpot service that iPhone users are still waiting on, Big Blue has announced that AT&T WiFi HotSpots at all Starbucks locations in the US will offer free WiFi service to customers. The catch? You have to be a card-carrying Starbucks junky to cash in on the…
nVidia announces Tegra 650 mobile processor – nVidia Tegra Mobile Platform is here
nVidia is known more for their graphics processing prowess than as a mobile processor manufacturer. But, with nVidia’s impressive mobile platform demonstration at Mobile World Congress, the GPU-giant took a giant leap in to the mobile space. nVidia showed off their nVidia Tegra Mobile Platform at Mobile World Congress 2008 Barcelona with the nVidia Tegra…
Are you paying more for your mobile phone? New study says you are.
Following on news that the mobile phone industry has seen smartphone sales increase whilst the rest of the not-so-smart handset offerings are seeing less and less demand, JD Power and Associates has released a new study that indicates the average buyer paying more for their cellphone. After querying almost 20,000 cellphone users, JD Power found…
New Apple iPhone patent covers everything, hints at GPS and video conferencing, credits Steve Jobs with inventing iPhone
In a massive 371-page patent filing, Apple has filed for patent rights on almost every aspect of the iPhone’s UI and functions. The USPTO has just published the patent application and it looks like Apple’s aiming for long-run success with the iPhone – with Steve Jobs taking credit for inventing the iPhone. The recently published…
Palm Centro boosts Palm marketshare, RIM sees BlackBerry market share rise, Apple loses in iPhone market
Just as we’re getting ready to write-off the aging Palm OS and make room in our hearts for the next-generation Palm OS, Palm goes and regains some lost ground in the smartphone market. Palm has apparently seen its smartphone market-share rise to 13.4%, up from 7.9% in Q4 2007. The popular Palm Centro is credited…
Sprint rolls out Windows Mobile 6.1 update for Motorola Q9c
If your Windows Mobile 6.1-powered Motorola Q9c is starting to lose it’s fresh-luster, Sprint’s got some sweet, sweet ROM-goodness to keep you enamored with your Windows Mobile Standard smartphone. The No. 3 US wireless carrier has just announced the Windows Mobile Standard 6.1 ROM update for all Sprint customers with Motorola Q9c smartphones. The non-touchscreen…
Apple’s 3G iPhone to be thinner – next-generation iPhone will have GPS and be 22% thinner?!
If Leander Kahney is to be believed, the next-generation iPhone will be 22% thinner. Kahney cites “a programmer at a major software publisher,” in his speculation that the 3G iPhone will launch with a considerable bit of girth shaved off from the current generation iPhone. The 3G iPhone is said to not only sport integrated…
SEGA’s Sonic Mobile game passes 8mn downloads!
SEGA Mobile has announced that their Sonic the Hedgehog Mobile game has passed over 8mn downloads in North America and Europe, since launch in early 2006. The Sonic franchise has apparently now spread to 40 games over 19 video game platforms – of which Mobile is racking up some sales for! Remember back in the…
Konami bringing DanceDanceRevolution to Mobile via Exit Games
Konami’s upcoming version of DDR (DanceDanceRevolution) is set for Multiplayer – on Mobile! Multiplayer games haven’t exactly set the Mobile gaming world alight before now, but apparently Exit Games’s Neutron engine allows for lots of clever real-time multiplayer shenanigans. Konami has licensed the engine so that the mobile DDR will allow you to dance off…