Unwiredview.com is reporting that the LG Lotus has been re-released in the US, but now sporting a DTV chip. The chip is an LG2160A ATS-M/H, which will also be used in other products from the likes of Kia, Dell, and Kenwood. Not too much else to say on it really other than the fact that…
Archives for December 2009
3 Indonesia soon to offer BlackBerry Internet Service?
Our friends over at Gajeto.com have let us know that the only GSM prover now without a BlackBerry service, 3, is going to launch BIS (BlackBerry Internet Service) in January 2010. Apparently there’s nothing on the 3 Indonesia site, but, there is a space reserved for customers on the RIM website. Other than that we…
SHAPE’s Business Card Reader Available for BlackBerry
The Business Card Reader app for iPhone that uses optical character recognition to change physical cards to electronic contact entries has made its way to BlackBerry. As you can see from this demo video, all you have to do is take a picture of a business card with your phone, let the app scan it,…
Google China’s Ex-Prez Confirms Apple Tablet
The rumours of an Apple iGuide/iSlate have been swirling for eons now, and have reached fever pitch over the last couple of weeks. If you needed any more confirmation beyond rumoured launch windows, reports from manufacturers, and footprints over the web, Google China’s ex-president, Kaifu Lee, claims to have seen the device itself, and describes…
Mophie to Launch iPhone Case that Swipes Credit Cards
For those who were getting all excited about the Square mobile payment system, there’s a slightly more ergonomic system coming by way of Mophie. At CES, they’ll be showing off this new case, which, when combined with an application, will allow businesses to make transactions on the go. While we don’t have any details about…
Nuance Acquires Spinvox for $102.5 million
Voice recognition giant Nuance Communications has just picked up a pretty big company in the transcription sector: Spinvox. Among other things, Spinvox runs a voicemail service that translates voicemail into text and sends it to you as an e-mail. Nuance’s involvement in mobile is wide-spanning, but the latest from them has been a pair of…
Samsung launches CDMA-based Corby in India – Corby Speed
Samsung Corby news is slowly conquering our website. The device is super popular and we (I) believe it does deserve all the attention. On that note, today we’re talking about the CDMA-based Corby, which we’ve already mentioned in the past, and which is now officially launched in India through Tata Indicom. The device, dubbed as…
Video: Duke Nukem 3D running on the Nokia N900
If iPhone can do it, so can the Nokia N900. Yap, the good ol’ Duke Nukem 3D is running nicely on the Finnish giant’s Maemo device. You use a combination of a touchscreen and keyboard to control Duke as he finds his way around hallways, killing every ugly creature along the way… Enough said, check…
String Trio iPhone app turns your beloved device into an air violin
Here’s a great way to take advantage of the iPhone’s built-in accelerometer. Using the application called String Trio, you can simulate playing a violin on your shiny handset or an iPod Touch. The application detects the angle and length of your strokes, and accordingly adjusts the playback of the music. You can choose automatic accompaniment…
LockInfo for jailbroken iPhones is like IntelliScreen; Should come pre-loaded
Here’s another reason why you should jailbreak your iPhone. What you need (or at least what I need) is a quick snapshot of key activities (primarily Calendar appointments) on the lock screen. There’s already an app for that called IntelliScreen, which I personally love! And today we present you with a similar application – LockInfo.…