What’s with all this corporate angst recently? Patent infringement seems to be on everyone’s mind these days. Take Broadcom for example. The Broadcom top exec. Scott McGregor pleaded for the US International Trade Commission to ban imports of cellphones with Qualcomm chips. The issue at hand? What else, another case of patent infringement.
Archives for 2007
PayPal goes mobile
It’s been some time we’ve been hearing that popular PayPal service will be available from mobile phone. Well, that finally happened and millions of PayPal users will now be able to get “what they want, when they want it.” To use the service, you need to register your phone and create a PIN. After that,…
ClassifEye joins Symbian ecosystem
ClassifEye, a developer of fingerprint recognition and m-commerce solutions, announced that it has joined the Symbian Platinum Program to support the growing market for Symbian smartphones by extending ClassifEye’s solution to the Symbian ecosystem. ClassifEye’s unique, software-only, technology leverages the on-board camera for secure authentication and non-repudiation necessary for mobile commerce and other customer verification…
T-Mobile USA to raise text messaging prices
T-Mobile users certainly remember February last year when T-Mobile raised its text messaging prices. Now, they decided to do it again. At present, T-Mobile is charging 10 cents per message sent, and the new pricing, that will start from June 1st, will increase the costs of sending SMS to 15 cents per message sent withing…
10 dangerous claims about smartphone security
Over at ComputerWorld, Jon Espenschied wrote an intriguing piece about smartphone security. The article is inspired with Jon seeing Sen. Barack Obama using his BlackBerry, and tries to explain the real threats facing the smartphone users. At the beginning author introduces smartphones, explaining there is a mobile OS that powers-up these devices, which could be…
Sony Ericsson M600i gets its clone
Yet again, we have a new rip-off. This time it’s the Sony Ericsson M600i’s twin brother from China – “Sang Ericsson”. As we can see from the screen, it seems this is the work of the same company that made the clones of the Nokia N73 and iPhone. Will this ever end? (via: Unwired View)
Video: I wish the next Nokia Internet Tablet came in this form factor
Source: GottaBeMobile Do I seriously have to say anything? Just watch the video. It’s perfect.
The Sleeve: Nokia’s research attempt at interactive gaming
What makes the Wii fun is the remote control that looks like a television remote. If you want to include gyroscopes in future mobile phones then go for it. I’m not going to wear this thing however: You just wear the sleeve and start using it. MuscleControl application in mobile phone receives muscle activity and…
Bloggers get Nokia N95 with plenty of accessories
Darla Mack: As you can see, the box was filled with goodies such as BH-501 Bluetooth Headset, Nokia SU-8W Wireless Keyboard, 2gb MicroSD, AD-42W Audio Gateway Now that’s what I call limited edition! This is the same package that people like James and Steve have received. Congratulations you guys, can’t wait to see your indepth…
New version of the Internet Tablet OS 2007 is out
Internet Tablet Talk: Nokia just released a new update (v3.2007.10-7) to the Internet Tablet OS 2007 for Nokia N800 owners. The fix address four major areas: Video and Flash performance and quality Bluetooth connection Browser stability Activating touch screen and keys lock Download the windows installer here, or download the .bin firmware directly here. Someone…