Well this is surely one way to interpret the “convergence” movement. Rather than concentrating on crafting devices that can handle all your multimedia, computing, and mobile phone needs in one handy-dandy device, Microsoft might be looking towards a future filled with portable devices that can seamlessly interconnect with other devices – even sharing resources amongst…
Archives for September 2008
Adobe confirms Flash for iPhone is ready to rock – Ball is in Apple’s court now
iPhone owners have been lamenting the absence of full Flash support on their web-savvy handsets since Apple launched the original iPhone with the promise of full web browsing functionality. iPhone detractors have pointed out the iPhone and iPhone 3G’s lack of Flash support as a critical flaw in the handset. Whatever the case, it’s sad…
Vodafone UK launches BlackBerry Storm teaser site with giveaway
Any Brits want to grab the BlackBerry Storm for free when it comes out? Yep, us too. Vodafone UK now has a notification page set up for RIM’s first touchscreen BlackBerry, so you can get e-mailed as soon as it’s for sale, and just for signing up, you’ve got a chance to win one for…
Microsoft kills off Deepfish
As Microsoft prepares to release their revamped Internet Explorer Mobile web browser for the Windows Mobile platform, it seems that the company’s mobile browser Deepfish has been canned. Back in the day, Microsoft promised the mobile community full-HTML browsing with their still-developing Deepfish browser. Deepfish never opened up beyond a limited beta program and was…
The Signal (IntoMobile Podcast: Episode 1)
Welcome to the inaugural IntoMobile podcast, dubbed appropriately “The Signal”. Get your five bars-worth of mobile technology headlines, rumors, releases and interviews right here, every week. We’re still getting rolling, so it’s not up on iTunes just yet, but stick around, we should have everything settled in by next week. Will and I run down…
Wind and 3 Italia fail to sell their jointly-owned cellular towers
Italian Mobile OpCos Wind and 3 Italia have failed to sell their jointly owned cellular tower network – dubbed Eiffel – to local firm Digital Multimedia Technologies (DMT) Apparently, the sale of the roughly 18,000 Mobile masts had been valued at about 1.5 bn EUR – so not inconsequential! The trend of some Operators either…
Hands On with the Treo Pro… and More!
If you’re considering picking up a brand new Treo Pro, you’ll want to check out the Treo Pro comparison video done by Dieter over at WMExperts not so long ago. The video goes through the whole process of unboxing the Pro out of its cool new packaging, all the way through to features and device…
Nokia CTO steps down – No more Chief Technology Officer for Nokia
The Chief Technology Officer for the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer, Nokia, has stepped down as the company’s top-dog technologist. Nokia’s CTO Bob Iannucci has resigned, effective immediately, from the highest tech position at Nokia for “personal reasons.” Henry Tirri will be filling in for Bob Iannucci as Nokia hashes out how to deal with…
UK: 3 partners with GetJar and launches online applications store
UK: 3 has partnered with GetJar (a mobile apps aggregator), to offer a huge library of free applications. Customers of 3 will now be able to download popular applications such as “Google Maps for Mobile, Yahoo!Go, eBuddy, mig33, MyWaves, and Nimbuzz” GetJar has managed to pass 300 million downloads by itself, so I would imagine…
KDDI ‘au BOX’ syncs with your Mobile
TechRadar has a really interesting convergence story, which is emanating from Japan! KDDI (the number two carrier in Japan) have delivered a set-top box (called the ‘au BOX’) which will cost ¥315 (£1.60) a month, and offer subs who use the KDDI network (and handsets) the ability to load content to the device via the…