Following the earlier release of the native Windows Mobile and Symbian S60 versions, Google has finally released its popular Google Maps as a native application for Symbian UIQ smartphones. The new application is certainly faster than a Java midlet, and also (like S60 and Windows Mobile versions) features “My Location” function, which basically gives a…
Archives for March 2008
Juniper Research: Mobile music adoption passes tipping point with revenues set to reach $17.5bn by 2012
According to a new report by Juniper Research, the total value of the global mobile music market is expected to rise to more than $17.5bn by 2012, driven by rental music services and full-track downloads. Report author Dr Windsor Holden argues that 2007 marked the tipping point as far as mobile music adoption was concerned.…
Oxygen Software announces OxyCube, third generation of their Oxygen Phone Manager application
Recently, Oxygen Software announced OxyCube 1.0, the third generation of its award-winning PC software – Oxygen Phone Manager. Designed to be a compelling replacement of standard PC software from phone manufacturers — such as Nokia PC Suite, Sony Ericsson PC Suite, Samsung PC Studio, etc. — OxyCube goes beyond the capabilities of Oxygen Phone Manager…
Review: Digital Lifestyle Outfitters (DLO) Portable Speaker for iPhone
Digital Lifestyle Outiftters, otherwise known as DLO, recently launched their Portable Speaker for iPhone and we’ve been lucky enough to score one for ourselves. The DLO Portable Speaker for iPhone is exactly what you’d expect it to be – it’s portable, it’s a speaker-dock system, and it’s made for the iPhone. The iPhone’s built-in speakers…
Motorola CEO Greg Brown seeking out new executive to lead handset division
Well, it looks like Motorola CEO Greg Brown is getting a bit tired (or overwhelmed) with the responsibility of leading Moto’s handset division. In a “chat” at the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference in Dana Point, California, Brown stated that he’s spending about 80% of his time in his search for a new executive to head…
Meizu M8 miniOne finally caught in the wild – sort of
Ahh, the almost mythical Chinese rip-off of the iPhone. We’ve been seeing prototype mock-ups and renderings of the Meizu M8 miniOne ever since the iPhone launched, but we’ve yet to get our hands on one. The problem? There just isn’t a finished version of the Meizu M8 iPhone clone in the wild. The closest we’ve…
The Spracht Aura Mobile BT speakerphone
Spracht is introducing a new hands-free mobile speakerphone, the Aura Mobile BT. It looks ideal for everyone from the executive user to “moms on the go” – and uses Bluetooth to transform mobile phones, cordless phones or computers into a high quality, digital conference phone. Here’s what the PR says: “The Aura Mobile BT™ turns…
Use any size MP3 file as a ringtone on your Samsung BlackJack II
There’s seems to be no end to the hacks and registry edits that are coming out for the Samsung BlackJack II. Sure, it’s a great smartphone, but there may be other WinMo handsets out there feeling a little left in the cold. No matter. If you already have a Samsung BlackJack II in your pocket,…
Spb Mobile Shell 2.0 released; Windows Mobile users rejoice
Spb Mobile Shell 2.0 has been released. The new version doesn’t just look better (there’s a great choice of haptic animation), but is also faster and lower in memory consumption. Aside from the previous version’s “classics” like concise “Now Screen,” World Time, photo speed deal, launcher, color-based themes and fast/smart contact search — version 2.0…
Sony Ericsson T303: Attractive and cheap feature phone
Sony Ericsson just announced their T303, a low end phone that surprisingly looks quite pretty. The specs are hardly impressive: 1.3 megapixel camera, 128×160 pixel screen with only 65k colors and triband EDGE, but weighing 93 grams and being only 83 x 47 x 15 mm will get this sucker attention. No word on pricing,…