There’s a new market for the Apple iPad in Japan. Unsurprisingly sumo wrestlers have hard time using any of the modern smartphones due to their fat fingers. With the iPad they don’t have those problems as the on-screen keyboard has quite large characters, making it possible for them to type. That prompted the Japan Sumo…
Archives for 2010
Double Good News: Nokia C6 firmware update and on sale for only $259 at Dell
The Nokia C6, arguably a Nokia N97, but in a hideous and ancient looking body, just got a firmware upgrade and it’s also on sale at Dell for $259, so how’s that for an awesome start to the week? The firmware update, version 11.0.029, brings about added stability to the web browser with over 250…
Samsung Galaxy S Devices in U.S. Market: Over 1 Million Sold
Samsung, which continues to lead the U.S. market in terms of mobile phones provided – high and low end – has recently announced that it sold over 1 million Galaxy S devices to date. That’s not too bad when you consider the Android 2.1 devices being available only on AT&T and T-Mobile so far, with…
Rogers BlackBerry Torch 9800 Presale Starts September 15?
Future Shop inventory has revealed that the BlackBerry Torch 9800 will begin its presale on Rogers on September 15th., relatively close to the rumoured September 16 launch on Telus.We haven’t heard much from Bell other than a landing page, but it’s probably a safe bet that they’ll be launching the BlackBerry Torch at around the…
GSA: There are now over 100 operators in over 40 countries committed to LTE
The Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA; even though it should be GMSA, don’t ask) have declared that there are now 101 operators around the world in 41 countries that have committed to deploying LTE technology. There are also 31 additional operators who are playing around with LTE, but have yet to commit to deploying an…
Will your next mobile phone be made out of cashew nut shells? [NEC thinks so]
Mobile phones today are primarily built out of plastic, with few exceptions such as the Apple iPhone and Nokia N8 which use exotic materials like glass, steel and aluminum, but what if you wanted to build something green? Japanese giant NEC says that they’ve developed a bio-plastic that’s 70% made out of a compound which…
Toshiba’s Android tablet to feature Tegra 250 processor, Folio 100 name?
Toshiba is jumping into the Android tablet market and is looking to wow the world with its froyo-powered offering. According to leaked information obtained by Notebook Italia, the Toshiba tablet is dropping the SmartPad name and is now rumored to be named the Folio 100, a moniker that is not to be confused with the…
BlackBerry 9780 Spotted in White
The elusive BlackBerry 9780 has shown up in white, happily running OS 6. From what we’ve seen, the Bold 9780 will be a refreshed version of the 9700 with a 5 megapixel camera, and 512 MB of application memory. The 624 Mhz processor, Wi-Fi, GPS, and 3G are all the same as the original. Odds…
New Google Voice and Voice Widget extracted from leaked G2 ROM
Leaked to the wild yesterday, the ROM for the upcoming T-Mobile G2 contains some exciting new components including a version of Google Voice that supports widgets. While most folks are still ooh-ing and ahh-ing over this upcoming HSPA+ handset, the Android dev community has been dissecting this leaked ROM to see what treasures they can…
Verizon: When we say we want to cover America with LTE, we mean it, even Alaska
Verizon Wireless, due to roll out America’s first LTE network some time in November after winning a giant chunk (22 MHz total) from the 700 MHz spectrum auction that took place in 2008, is trying to get the FCC to allow them to buy more spectrum so that they can cover the state of Alaska.…