The US Census Bureau is getting ready to conduct the most wireless, high-tech census in US history. And, they’ve tapped none other than No. 3 US wireless carrier Sprint as the exclusive wireless provider for all their “census-ing” needs. The wirelessly connected Decennial Census will kick off in 2010, and promises to be the most…
Archives for June 2009
Sense UI Makes it Onto HTC G1
Lately there’s been a lot of talk about whether or not the Sense UI unveiled for the HTC Hero will be available on other handsets, either Android and Windows Mobile. Well, some clever chaps have managed to cram Rosie onto the HTC G1/Dream and demoed it on video for the world to gawk at. Everything…
Bell and Telus Fast-Tracking GSM Switch for iPhone?
The last time we heard about Bell and Telus’ plans to jump over to HSPA (3G) before moving to LTE (4G), the two Canadian carriers were eyeballing a 2010 switch, but rumour has it they’re trying to get onto the GSM bus this fall in order to support the iPhone as soon as possible. A…
Apple struggling to keep iPhone 3GS inventory stocked
Say what you will about Apple products being over-hyped hunks of aluminum and silicon. At the end of the day, Apple is laughing all the way to the bank. It seems demand for the latest iPhone, the iPhone 3GS, is still out-pacing supply by a fair margin. The shortage has prompted Apple to bring back…
TerreStar’s Windows Mobile Satellite Phone Counting Down to Launch
A little over a year ago, we heard about TerreStar working on a satellite-capable Windows Mobile handset, and have simply been awaiting on a satellite launch to for the phone to play with. Well, that puppy will be in orbit on July 1st., shortly after which the phone will be available on AT&T. The pricetag…
Nokia rewrote Java J2ME for S60, finding a person who cares results in failure
J2ME is the most highly deployed application platform that exists today. Any mobile phone with a color screen and two soft keys, even the one that has been living in that back of your desk drawer since Clinton’s second term, probably has support for J2ME applications. Some of the best J2ME apps are Google Maps,…
New UI to be built on top of Symbian, S60 to be taken behind the barn and shot in the face?
Scott Weiss, User Interface Technology Manager for The Symbian Foundation, recently said that S60 5th edition, the version that you see on current touch devices shipping from Nokia such as the N97 and 5800, is a temporary solution and things will change rather soon. Back in April, the Symbian foundation blog said these two things…
Nokia N97 to get new firmware tomorrow
The proof is in the tweet from Nokia Conversations: Will the keyboard still suck? Yes. Will the UI reach closer to iPhone parity? Hell no. Will Nokia issue a press release saying how awesome it is that new software can be downloaded wirelessly to expand the features of their flagship multimedia computer? Maybe. [Via: Nokia…
Photos: Windows Mobile concept art from former Microsoft employee
Robin Zhu, who is now the Founder and the Creative Director of RIGO Design, used to be the Visual UX Lead for Microsoft between 2004 and 2008. He plans to launch a personal site on September 9, 2009 (09.09.09) to showcase his portfolio, but Chinese site hxxland managed to get a sneak peak. Remember the…
Bell BlackBerry Tour 9630 Arriving July 17th
Looks like BGR has managed to get his hands on an internal document/memo from Bell. Yesterday it was dummy devices and promo materials, today we have this! You can check out full details of the document after the jump… But for now a confirmed launch of the Bell BlackBerry Tour will come July 17th, with…