By Dusan Belic on Tuesday, March 27th, 2007 at 4:36 AM PST
In Accessories, Announcements, CTIA Wireless 2007
Com One, known through Europe for its the wide range of Bluetooth solutions, is expanding its Bluetooth portfolio with two new products featured at CTIA.
By Will Park on Tuesday, March 27th, 2007 at 1:39 AM PST
In Announcements, CTIA Wireless 2007, Devices
Plantronics announced today, during CTIA pre-show activities, that they will debut their new Pulsar 260 bluetooth headset at their CTIA booth (Plantronics booth #1013). The new bluetooth headset will offer both bluetooth headset and bluetooth headphone connectivity through A2DP technology, allowing for both high quality voice calls and music listening in the same pair of pendant style ear-buds. Read the full article »
By Will Park on Tuesday, March 27th, 2007 at 12:15 AM PST
In Announcements, CTIA Wireless 2007, Services
Mapquest is making it easier to use their mapping service on your mobile device. With the “Send to Cell” option on Mapquest’s website, users can send directions and maps to any browser-enabled mobile phone. So just what are they doing that’s so new? Well, until now, Mapquest’s mobile offerings were pay services – like Mapquest Navigator. But, with today’s announcement, most phones (to the tune of roughly 179 million phones) with mobile browsers will be able to access maps and directions for free!
By Will Park on Monday, March 26th, 2007 at 7:24 PM PST
In Announcements, Applications, CTIA Wireless 2007
Have you ever lost your mobile phone or PDA? Do you dread the day that this happens to you? Well, worry no more! YouGetItBack announces their new e-tag system to electronically keep tabs on your mobile device. Upon having your mobile device getting lost or stolen, a quick trip to YouGetItBack’s website will render the phone unusable (except to make calls to YouGetItBack’s call center) and display a homescreen wallpaper plastered with the sign “YouGetItBack.com.” The mobile device-based software “also provides a denial of service, remote delete, data backup and recovery, and guaranteed replacement functions.” The finder of the phone will even get a small reward for returning the phone – a nice little way to motivate a speedy return.
By Will Park on Monday, March 26th, 2007 at 7:23 PM PST
In Announcements, CTIA Wireless 2007, Devices, Technologies
Australian-based bluetooth tech leader, BlueAnt, announces its new offering today. The Supertooth Light Bluetooth Speakerphone will debut at CTIA later this week at the BlueAnt booth (CTIA booth #1173).
By Will Park on Monday, March 26th, 2007 at 5:06 PM PST
In Accessories, CTIA Wireless 2007, Sprint, Technologies
Sierra Wireless, not wanting to waste the CTIA pre-show buzz by sitting on their bums, announced today that their long-awaited EVDO Rev. A USB modem will be shipping this April. Now that’s an announcement that’s been a long time in the making, we were expecting this little USB modem last year!. Better late than never, as they say. The AirCard 595U is expected to be sold from Sprint (NYSE: S) for “as low as $49.99.” Which means that price you actually pay will depend on the length of contract and number of mail-in rebates (we all love those) that you are willing to deal with.
By Will Park on Monday, March 26th, 2007 at 4:53 PM PST
In Announcements, CTIA Wireless 2007, HTC, Windows Mobile
HTC has seen prominent and growing success in the smartphone market in recent years, and now they apparently want to jump on the UMPC bandwagon. Using their expertise in mobile computing, it would seem that the UMPC is the logical next step for this Taiwanese smartphone company. And with a healthly dose of Windows Vista (in Business Edition guise) and 3G connectivity, the Shift UMPC offers full Windows productivity as well as mobile phone functionality. Read the full article »
By Will Park on Monday, March 26th, 2007 at 3:47 PM PST
In CTIA Wireless 2007, LG
LG debutes two new clamshells today, in a pre-CTIA announcement from Orlando, Florida. The LG VX8700 (pictured at left) and LG 570 were unveiled alongside a new Bluetooth Stereo Speaker system, dubbed the LG MSB-100. The LG VX8700’s thin, RAZR-like proportions indicate fashion phone aspirations, while the LG570’s music playback concentration lends to its role as a music phone. Read the full article »
By Dusan Belic on Monday, March 26th, 2007 at 12:42 PM PST
In Announcements, CTIA Wireless 2007, Devices, Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson (NYSE: SNE) today announced two new devices – W580, Walkman phone with street style, and Z750, the company’s first HSDPA device.
By Dusan Belic on Monday, March 26th, 2007 at 9:36 AM PST
In CTIA Wireless 2007, Content, Technologies
Discretix, the leading provider of embedded security and DRM solutions for mobile devices and flash memory, today announced the Discretix Multi-Scheme DRM client for TI OMAP platform. 
The company’s Multi-Scheme DRM takes advantage of TI’s M-Shield security technology for the OMAP platform creating a robust, highly secure and future-proof DRM solution that shortens development time and provides DRM flexibility in mobile devices.
During CTIA Wireless 2007, Discretix is exhibiting at TI’s exhibit in Booth 2335 at the Orange County Convention Center to promote the Discretix DRM client on TI’s OMAP platform to mobile device OEMs and application providers.
