The UK is set to get an upgraded version of the HTC Desire sometime in October called the Ace, according to retailer SuperEtrader. Though there aren’t any pictures of the phone, we’ve got a handful of specs to work with: 4.3 inch WVGA Touch Screen 8 Mega Pixel Camera 1 GHZ Qualcomm Processor Android 2.2…
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Nokia C6-01 shows up on Nokia Netherlands’ website; Sports an 8-megapixel camera
A new Nokia phone has been spotted – Nokia C6-01, which as you can guess is a variant of the existing C6 model (announced alongside two other QWERTY phones – E5 and C3). The difference between the C6-01 and the original C6 is in the camera – instead of sporting a 5-megapixel camera like its…
Qt Developer Network quietly launched in beta
Qt has quietly rolled out the Qt Developer Network in a hope to get developers on board. Still in beta, the new site offers such “standard for developer sites” content as blogs, wiki, forums and FAQs. From the mentioned blogs, we learn that future plans include Ovi account integration, groups, eLearning content, books section and…
Samsung: We’ll sell 10 million Galaxy S units; More than million already sold!
Samsung has optimistic plans for its Galaxy S device. More precisely, the Korean company plans to move 10 million units of their highly desired Android smartphone. Thus far they’ve already sold 300,000 units in its own backyard and over a million globally. We don’t know two things, though: Whether that’s the plan for this year…
Quicky: Stylus pen for iPhone launched in Japan
A company called Linksinternational is launching a stylus pen for the iPhone, though it [stylus pen] can just as easily be used with any other smartphone with a capacitive touchscreen. The “device” is called “Ozaki iFinger M” and will start selling in Japan on July 17th. I’m not sure where nor how you can get…
Golfscape uses augmented reality to help iPhone 4 owners get around golf courses
Shotzoom Software is out with its latest golf app for the iPhone – Golfscape. This time they target the iPhone 4 users only, while at the same time including augmented reality into the mix. In other words, with Golfscape loaded on your shiny handset, you’ll browse around the field looking through the camera lens and…
ZEM headphones are apparently high-end and not super expensive
Here’s one for those of you looking to buy premium headphones. These are called ZEM headphones and they use patented background noise cancellation technology invented at Syracuse University by renowned acoustic researcher Dr. Jozef Zwislocki. The trick is in using the physics-based sound filter that is touted to reduce noise at both low- and high-frequency…
DYMO CardScan Mobile hits the iPhone, BlackBerry smartphones
It was back in October of last year when we first talked about DYMO CardScan app for Windows Mobile. Now the company is extending its reach by bringing the application to the iPhone and BlackBerry users. Available for $9.99, DYMO CardScan Mobile allows folks to scan business cards while on the go. On the iSide,…
Kenya launches SMS service to monitor hate speech
We love when mobile technology is used for good and today we bring you the story of such an example. In Kenya, government launched a toll-free SMS service to monitor hate speech during campaigns ahead of the next months’ constitutional referendum. The service launch comes after five people have been killed in twin blasts at…
Side loading Android apps on AT&T HTC Aria is a no-go, again
We were very excited to see that HTC had updated it’s PC Sync software to allow AT&T HTC Aria users to load applications outside of the Android Market, but that little work around was short-lived. We can’t say we’re surprised, but the software has already been pulled, making side-loading of Android apps onto your HTC…

