As I mentioned when I joined IntoMobile, occasionally I will be writing commentary or editorial on various areas within Mobile. Today it’s the turn of O2, with their Broadband offering – yes, those tentative steps towards convergence are occurring apace within the industry (as you might or might not know, O2 bought Be – an…
Archives for January 2008
Hudson delivers Bomberman Battles to US Mobys
Hudson has announced the release of Bomberman Battles for BREW and Java phones in the USA. This new variant of the classic franchise has multiple routes through to the end, via 32 huge maps. This sounds like a good thing to me – Bomberman was always one of those games that didn’t rely on high-end…
New Apple patent sees your touch light things up!
A recent patent filed by Apple shows the touchwheel/pad of the Macbook/iPod lighting up as you touch it. It covers both a light encircling your finger (as above), and also blocks of light as you move across areas (see below): In addition, there’s a third option whereby intensity of light is decided by speed of…
Bell Canada adds BlackBerry Pearl 8130 in red
Virtually every single mobile operator around the world is in the midst of preparation for the upcoming Valentine’s Day and Bell Mobility in Canada is no exception. As always, the idea doesn’t have to be to suddenly enhance your portfolio with few hot devices — making existing phones available in red or pink will do…
Sony Mylo 2 now available for $299
Those who waited for Sony’s second try on “Personal Communicator” device, now’s you’re chance to grab one. The Mylo 2 is now available for $299.99. Expect WiFi connectivity, 3.5″ WVGA screen (800×480), full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 1.3 megapixel camera, media player, Skype support, and 1 GB of internal storage memory that is further expandable with…
Sony Ericsson W380i gets a new color – Black Champagne
In case you like the Sony Ericsson W380i, but don’t dig the existing color options — “Electric Purple” and “Magnetic Grey” — the Swedish-Japanese handset maker prepared the clamshell device in additional color. Sony Ericsson keeps using “esotheric names,” hence the W380i is now also available in “Black Champagne” – as opposed to just “black.”…
Firm awarded patent on smartphones – Apple, Nokia, RIM, HTC, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, AT&T, Sprint, everyone gets sued
Did that title just spike your blood pressure? Well it damn sure almost gave us a freakin’ stroke. It seems that the USPTO, in all their patent approving wisdom, has awarded a patent holding firm a patent on a “mobile entertainment and communication device.” Okay, the patent title sounds inconspicuous enough, but the patent covers…
Should Sony Ericsson buy Motorola’s bleeding Mobile Devices division?
Late last year the world, by that I mean enthusiastic Symbian users, were stunned to find out that Motorola decided to buy a 50% stake in UIQ, the platform that until very recently has powered only Sony Ericsson smartphones. Was this negotiation the beginning of an even stronger relationship to come? Motorola isn’t known for…
GoldStriker unveils BlackBerry Pearl Platinum & Nightfire
The folks behind GoldStriker are “striking” again. This time they’ve teamed-up with German designer Sascha Hildebrandt to pump-up the good ol’ BlackBerry Pearl with “gleaming platinum accents and luscious red leather.” The end result is the BlackBerry Pearl Platinum & Nightfire edition which: a) looks very, very, very cool; b) costs a fortune – $1,600;…
Sony Ericsson to bundle F-Secure Mobile Security on select smartphones
In a move that seems targeted towards the corporate customers who just can’t dig the idea that a smartphone could be a malware-free device if you use it properly, Sony Ericsson and F-Secure announced a partnership agreement to “deliver mobile security for UIQ.” Under the deal, the Swedish-Japanese handset maker will preload latest version (that’s…