Electricpig.co.uk is hot on the news trail again, quoting The Register Hardware with a story that O2UK are going to launch the Samsung Galaxy i7500 next week? What’s in a model name – well the key thing here is that it’s an Android handset! We’ve known about the Galaxy for a while, and on the…
Nvidia’s Tegra chip to be in more and more Mobile devices…
PCworld.com is carrying an interesting story, reporting on the fact that Nvidia’s Tegra range of chips will be finding their way to lots of mobile devices soon. Now we’ve talked about the Tegra before (here and here), but the thing that brings this new story up-to-date is that the Zune HD (Microsoft’s digi-music player) will…
Samsung pushing to get its new wireless camera public hotspot access
Pocket-Lint is reporting that Samsung is pushing to sign deals with WiFi operators for its new ST-1000 wireless camera, so that users can upload with convenience, where they might be (within range, of course!). Of course, being a camera and not a phone (apparently they used to be separate gadgets once upon a time –…
Update: CoPilot Live Satellite Navigation arrives for iPhone in US too!
Just a very quick update on a post I wrote the other day – previously, ALK Technologies had announced that its CoPilot Live satellite navigation system had been approved for sale via the iPhone App Store and is now available in UK – well now it’s available in the US version of the App Store too!…
How seriously do some people take Twitter?!
I’ve posted before about the writings of Dr. Jim Taylor, who covers the area of ‘Psychology of UI’ – given there’s a huge crossover in to Mobile, his work is of real interest to me, and that’s the case again on his latest communication to me. He has written a blog post on Computerworld.com, talking…
AMP3: Zoom Q3 might just be the best mobile audio recorder…
I demand good tech in the gadgets I buy. Generally I get it right, and pick up gadgets that excel in one or many areas – occasionally I get it wrong, and I’ve a cupboard in the office that acts as a tech-graveyard for those items that didn’t fulfill their primary purpose, or perform well…
Groovemaker: additional versions = tons of fun!
I’ve written a couple of posts in the last few days (here and here) on the Groovemaker software, mainly because I was completely blown-away by it – being able to generate a seamless mix of music, in such an easy way, literally means you could do a live warm-up set at any friends’ party, just…
CoPilot Live Navigation v8 arrives for Smartphones
Fhttp://www.intomobile.com/2009/08/08/copilot-live-satellite-navigation-arrives-for-iphone.html#comments#mce_temp_url#, I can now reveal that version 8 of the popular Copilot Nav software has landed for WinMo and Android devices. CoPilot® Live™ v8 takes full advantage of today’s GPS-enabled touch screen phones to deliver the same level of performance as a standalone navigation system. With intuitive and fluid menus, advanced guidance features and an…
Star6 music performance iPhone app launched
Agile Partners has partnered with professional sample-based musician Jason Forrest to create a mobile application that turns any music lover into an electronic musician. Star6 (www.star6app.com) is the world’s first fully featured, performance-grade sample instrument for the iPhone and iPod touch. Star6 not only lets novice musicians experiment and play with an infinite variety of…
UK: eXpansys weekend deals, 15-16th August
Wooooo! It’s the weekend! Quite apart from recommending you go out and buy the hi-energy disco belter “Ready for the Weekend” by Calvin Harris, I am also going to recommend you check out the deals that eXpansys have on this Saturday and Sunday. It used to be Fridays were the day for deals, but I’m…