Looks like Google published this video to their YouTube channel before actually writing a blog post. Their fault, your benefit. Enjoy: By the way, notice how it was demoed on the upcoming Motorola Droid for Verizon Wireless? Update: And that blog post just went live. Read it to learn more about what you’ve just seen…
Nokia hates counterfeiting so much that they’re starting a new company just to fight it
When you’re a company that makes revenues almost exclusively from the sale of mobile handsets, whoring of patents aside, then you take counterfeit hardware pretty seriously. In China it’s really easy to find a Nokia clone, powered by a MediaTek chipset, running some local operating system that most users in the region have no problem…
Opera: State of the Mobile Web September 2009: Half a billion page views every day
Opera has released their monthly “State of the Mobile Web” report that highlights how Opera Mini users are as addicting to web surfing as teenage girls are to pop music with sexually suggestive lyrics. I’ve been a long time Opera Mini user, and have written a lengthy review of their latest beta of Opera Mini…
Toshiba: We’ll be mass producing a 14.6 megapixel CMOS sensor for fones in Q3 2010
Toshiba, using pixels that are only 1.4 microns small, will be mass producing a 14.6 megapixel CMOS sensor that measures 1/2.3 inches starting in Q3 2010. The sensors will be made using Toshiba’s 65 nm process on 300 mm wafers, yielding about half a million sensors a month when production begins. They’ll support back-side illumination,…
Yet another Apple iTablet rumour full of BS, this time brought to you by Australia
It isn’t a secret that I think the Apple Tablet is one of the longest running bullshit rumours to come out of media companies looking to increase page views. This new one however from The Sydney Morning Herald takes the cake: Apple has sent specifications of the device to Australian media companies in an effort…
ATTN Nokia N97 users: Firmware version 20 is out
Straight from the horse’s mouth: This software release improves touch screen usability, allowing you to scroll smoothly through content by flicking the screen. Ovi Maps 3.1 brings 3-D maps, more accurate positioning, and improved search. Nokia (NYSE: NOK) e-mail (Nokia Messaging), Ovi Contacts, Ovi Store, and VoIP support have been added. This release also includes…
Video: Wired: At $650, the Nokia N900 is “a fantastic bargain”
Wired has a Nokia N900 in house (while I’m still waiting for my review unit, if it ever shows up at all) and they’ve given it a brief ~ 3 minute review. For an American publication to say that $650 is a bargain for a mobile device is shocking enough to raise my eyebrows. Also…
Brief: Hey Sweden: You’re going to have to wait until January 2010 for the Nokia N900
In yet another crude Finnish joke about Sweden, Nokia has decided to delay the N900 until the end of January 2010. That’s a full 3 months. [This new of FAIL has been brought to you by Daily Mobile]
Nokia 6788: Nokia’s first TD-SCDMA smartphone; China only, looks like a round N95 8 GB
China has their own 3G standard. First thing you may be asking yourself is why? China has always done their own thing, and by developing an alternative to WCDMA they save themselves the burden of having to pay for WCDMA royalties. Every decision in today’s mobile world, and I mean every single bloody decision from…
Palm Pixi coming to Sprint on November 15th for $100 on a 2 year contract, minimum $70/month
The Palm Pixi, which was announced during the beginning of September, but without information regarding pricing or availability, is now a little closer to Sprint customers grubby little hands. Quick recall of the specification sheet: 2.63-inch multi-touch screen, 18-bit color, 320×400 resolution GPS 2 megapixel fixed focus camera 3.5 mm headphone jack Bluetooth 2.1 8…