Macworld Expo, the event hosted by IDG World Expo that has traditionally been used by Apple to launch new computers, will be hosting their first ever Macworld Mobile event next February in conjunction with the GSMA’s Mobile World Congress. For those of you who haven’t been to Mobile World Congress, it’s an annual pilgrimage that…
Archives for 2010
Samsung Orion: 1 GHz 45 nanometer dual core ARM Cortex A9, 1080p encode/decode, triple screen support
Samsung has just announced code name Orion, a 45 nanometer dual core ARM Cortex A9 application processor clocked at 1 GHz with a 5 factor increase in GPU performance compared to previous generation models. Expected to ship to select customers later this year, and begin mass production during the first half of 2011, Orion has…
OS 6.0.0.214 Leaked for the BlackBerry Torch 9800
Some late night BlackBerry OS leak action for ya, and guess what?… it’s for the almost-brand-new BlackBerry Torch 9800! It wasn’t long ago I recall OS 6.0.0.161 was leaked for the Torch, and now it looks like 6.0.0.214 is available for the device as well. The previous leak was received with little fanfare, so lets…
Nokia to introduce the E7 and other smartphone models at Nokia World next week
Nokia’s most important event of the year, dubbed Nokia World, will begin next week in London and sources who have spoken to Reuters say that the E7, along with other smartphone models, will be announced at the show. If true, and we have no reason to believe otherwise, then the E7 will become the first…
Samsung: We’ll move 10 million Galaxy Tab Android tablets!
Samsung is super optimistic about the prospects of its Android-powered tablet – the Korean company plans to move 10 million Galaxy Tab units worldwide. In an interview to The Wall Street Journal, Samsung product executive Hankil Yoon talked about these plans, adding that in the U.S. the Galaxy Tab “would likely retail for between $200…
SFR launches Telmap5 in France
Telmap announced the launch of the Telmap5 Mobile Location Companion by SFR in France under the name SFR GPS. As you may know from our previous post on Telmap5, it is touted to be the “next level of evolution in mobile location-based services.” Features include high quality maps and an enhanced search experience including the…
NetQin Mobile Manager 3.0 allows Android smartphone owners to better control their devices
The security company NetQin Mobile released NetQin Mobile Manager 3.0 for Android mobile devices. The application comes with several handy features, all designed to keep users in control of their phone: Call Manager – enables the black list feature, allowing users to block unwanted callers – the numbers in the list will be automatically rejected…
Alcatel-Lucent acquires OpenPlug, cross-platform mobile software development tool maker
Alcatel-Lucent has acquired OpenPlug, a mobile software and applications development tools vendor, with the idea to “deepen its role in the applications space.” Using OpenPlug’s tools, developers can write an application once, which will then be translated to run on any of the five major mobile operating systems, including iOS, Android, Symbian, Windows Mobile and…
India: Nokia is the most trusted brand for third year in row
The results of Economic Times-Brand Equity’s annual “Most Trusted Brands” survey for 2010 in India are here and they say Nokia is the country’s most trusted brand, again. The Finnish company has appeared in the survey from 2005, and has held the first position since the year 2008. From the rest of the press release…
TuneWiki’s Lyric Legend for iPhone is like virtual karaoke or something…
TuneWiki, the company behind the popular social music player, launched an iPhone game called Lyric Legend. Touted to “bring music discovery and interaction to a whole new level,” it’s (obviously) all about lyrics, letting players interact with the words of their favorite songs. As you progress to more advanced levels, you test your knowledge of…