HTC is holding a press event in London to showcase something new, we’re thinking it’s going to be new Android devices like the oft-rumored HTC Desire HD and Desire Z, but it could really be anything. There was talk that HTC could launch the HTC HD3 as a Windows PHone 7 handset, but that’s not…
Archives for 2010
Spotted: Nokia duking it out with HTC
London is Nokia’s turf this week, as the Finns hold their annual Nokia World conference in the UK. But, if you were to ask HTC, the “game” of mobile tech one-up-manship is afoot! HTC decided to hold their London-based press event on Day 2 on Nokia World, with the intention of unveiling the HTC Desire…
Nokia C3 Touch and Type: Feature phone, T9 keypad, but with a touch screen [145 EUR]
About a month ago Nokia launched the X3 Touch and Type, the first touch screen based Series 40 device [read: dumb phone aka feature phone] with a touch screen. Today they’re launching the second of such style of device, the C3 Touch and Type. Unlike the X3, the C3 has a standard T9 keypad. It’s…
Hands-on: Nokia C6 – The baby Symbian^3 smartphone
Nokia launched a couple high-level Symbian^3 smartphones at Nokia World, but the Nokia C6 (C6-01) shows that the Finns haven’t forgotten their entry-level customer base. While the Nokia E7, C7, and N8 rule the upper end of the smartphone spectrum, the Nokia C6 brings Symbian^3 to the lower range. We had a chance to go…
Layar’s location engine gets an extra power from Skyhook
Skyhook — the location positioning, context and intelligence company — announced that Layar (popular augmented reality browser) has added Skyhook’s Core Engine to its Android application for improved location results. According to Layar’s CEO, Raimo van der Klein, Skyhook SDK will add “improved accuracy and speed over the native Android platform.” Skyhook’s CEO Ted Morgan…
Nokia Siemens: Smartphone users likely to switch networks if you can’t feed their need for data
In a survey commissioned by Nokia Siemens Networks, one of the world’s largest provider of telecommunications infrastructure equipment, especially after their purchase of Motorola’s Networking division earlier this summer, the company found that “in mature markets, where mobile broadband and smartphones have recently taken off, customer loyalty is lowest”. The 20,000 people that were interviewed,…
AddressBookONE combines all your contacts in a single list; Could be synced with your mobile phone
These days, every one of us is struggling to keep up with our contacts across social networks and email address book(s). There are few solutions that try to solve this problem by merging all those contacts into a single list and today we present you a new service launched by the same folks who made…
Destinator 9 GPS Navigation now available for iPhone users in China
Intrinsyc Software is bringing its popular Destinator 9 GPS Navigation application to the iPhone users in China. In addition to providing users with turn-by-turn navigation, the application also comes with several additional features such as integrated iPod controls, advanced voice guidance with Text-To-Speech for spoken street names, Google Local Search, safety camera alerts, extensive POI…
Tesco launches shopping app for iPhone
After successfully launching Clubcard and the Winefinder mobile apps, Tesco announced its first ever shopping app for the iPhone, allowing customers to shop for groceries while on the go. Once downloaded, customers who have registered with tesco.com groceries will be able to access their home store’s product range and their “Favourites,” which are items purchased…
Sega’s Chu Chu Rocket hitting the AppStore in October
Here’s one for those of you who enjoyed playing Chu Chu Rocket on the Sega Dreamcast console. The game is heading to the iPhone and iPad and will bring the same space mice/cat action to the palm of your hand at some point in October — actually it’s more than a palm in case of…




