Some screen captures of the BlackBerry 9500’s simulator have bubbled up, showing us what it will be like to navigate RIM’s first touchscreen device. You’d think RIM would have to make a lot of changes for a smartphone so significantly different from everything they’ve done before, but they seem to have kept pretty much the…
Archives for September 26, 2008
Klitschko brothers get their official mobile game
Artificial Life released “Klitschko Boxing – The Official Mobile Game”, featuring renowned boxers, Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko. You can either play as Vitali or Wladimir Klitschko as they’re shown in their early career as semi-pro boxers to fight for the boxing championship and defend multiple world championship titles. Klitschko brothers can train to gain boxing…
Quickoffice brings Microsoft Office suite to BlackBerrys with eOffice 4.5
Quickoffice has recently release eOffice 4.5, the newest native mobile office suite that CrackBerry addicts can use to more efficiently manage their email attachments and office files while on-the-go. eOffice 4.5’s improved user interface allows users to easily access and view Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, PDF and graphics files in a rich media format that…
Sedo to auction premium dotMobi domain names
dotMobi, the company behind the .mobi internet domain, announced a special online auction for 200 highly desired premium .mobi domain names — including actors.mobi, bands.mobi, blackjack.mobi, boys.mobi, cellphones.mobi, doctors.mobi, games.mobi, homeloans.mobi, house.mobi, model.mobi, quotes.mobi, racing.mobi, stamps.mobi, vip.mobi and xxx.mobi. Popular domain name auction company Sedo will do the “dirty job” for dotMobi in an auction…
Wireless Intelligence: Western European mobile operators’ revenues reached 155 billion EUR last year
The latest research from Wireless Intelligence shows that total revenues generated by mobile operators in Western Europe reached 155 billion EUR in 2007, 3.32% growth from 2006. In EU15 countries, mobile phone revenues represent 1.5% of GDP, and have been growing faster than GDP in most countries. According to Wireless Intelligence’s Senior Analyst, Joss Gillet,…
Informa: 58% of mobile traffic generated from home by 2013
According to Informa Telecoms & Media’s new report, “Mobile Broadband Access at Home: The Business Case for Femtocells, UMA and IMS/VCC Dual Mode Solutions,” mobile traffic generated in the home environment was estimated at 40% in 2007. By 2013 it is expected to reach an overwhelming 58%, thanks to the increase in Femtocells deployment, which…
Sony Ericsson unveils unlimited music downloads – PlayNow plus; Coming to Telenor in Sweden in Q4 2008
Sony Ericsson has announced its unlimited music download service – PlayNow plus. According to the official release, the service is “due to set a new standard for the unlimited music experience on a mobile with unrivalled download speeds, high-quality audio and access to the largest music catalogue of any unlimited download service.” All of the…
Is this the Sony Ericsson Kate?
What we have here are two images from “the wild” of the upcoming Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot phone. Apparently, the device codenamed “Kate” will supersede the K770 model. As you can see from the blurry image, it looks very much like the W902. Specs wise, Kate will come with a 5 megapixel and an innovative lens…
Samsung cameraphones to come pre-loaded with with Scanbuy’s 2D barcode app
Scanbuy, the folks behing ScanLife mobile 2D barcodes, announced a new “partner in crime” – Samsung. Under the global agreement, the Korean giant will preload the ScanLife mobile 2D barcode application on its camera phones, and will begin selling these in Spain, Italy, and Denmark starting as early as next month. Availability will quickly expand…
Sony Ericsson T280, W595 get new colors
Another two of the existing Sony Ericsson devices are getting new colors. The first of the two is the T280 candybar, which will apparently be available in “Firmanent Blue” and “Blossom Pink.” As you can see from the images, with the two new color additions the Swedish-Japanese handset maker wants to make the device more…