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Attention BlackBerry Developers… it’s time again for another free developer webcast from the good folks in Waterloo! Stuffed in my inbox this morning was the official invite/notification from the team at RIM. The webcast, which is slated for Thursday August 26th at 2PM EST, will focus on the development possibilities available when you combine BlackBerry…
Late last week we reported about a lawsuit brought against Nokia Siemens Networks by Iranian journalist Isa Saharkhiz and his son Mehdi Saharkhiz. They claim that technology sold by Nokia Siemens to the Iranian government was used to violate basic human rights and capture Isa Saharkhiz, who is still a prisoner by the way. NSN…
Again, Samsung is well on its way to reach the 10 million Galaxy S units sold this year. In its own backyard, the company moved 800,000 Galaxy S devices in just 55 days making it the fastest selling phone in South Korea, like ever. The news comes on the heals of the previous announcement when…
Nokia has introduced their smallest touch screen device today, the 5250. With a 2.8 inch screen it isn’t as tiny as the Sony Ericsson X10 Mini’s 2.55 inch display, but having played with one recently I’m quite confident in saying that it’s too tiny. Back to the 5250, it’s only 115 EUR (145 USD or…
It’s only obvious that wireless chargers are the future. None of us like dealing with too many cables, so I wasn’t surprised to learn that the market for wireless charging systems will reach $4.3 billion in total market revenue by 2014, according to In-Stat. The research company conducted a survey asking users about the prospects…
G5 Entertainment launched Virtual City FREE for the iPhone, calling it a preview of their city simulator game. Here’s what’s it all about (from the press release): In Virtual City, players build and develop the city of their dreams, whether suburban utopia or bustling metropolis. Players begin by choosing from dozens of residential homes and…
Spice Mobility has recently unveiled three Android-powered products in India. All three devices rely on Qualcomm’s 3G chips and (obviously) Google’s open-source OS. One of the three, Mi-300 handset, is already available for Rs. 9,990, with two other devices — Mi-410 with a 4.1-inch and Mi-700 mobile internet tablet with a 7-inch touchscreen — set…
Booyah announced that its location-based mobile service has crossed the 3.1 million registered users mark. In addition, the company said that its users check-in to the app more than 15 million times each week across both rural and metropolitan areas throughout the United States. In total, MyTown had around 400 million check-ins in the country…
During the recently ended Digital Home Summit 2010 event in Guangzhou, China, the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) announced the first certification lab in the People’s Republic of China. The certification will be conducted by the Advanced Digital TV Test Center (ADTC), a part of CESI Technology, which is sponsored by the government-controlled China Electronics…
After seeing the first augmented reality enhanced magazine (Sueddeutsche Zeitung), we have great use of AR technology to share… During the Lowlands music festival in the Netherlands, the Stedelijk Museum has lent digital versions from its world famous art collection to visitors with Layar application installed on their smartphones (Android or iPhone). Here’s how it…