Nokia’s just announced Nokia N900 has been getting some pretty solid reviews as of late. It’s single most intriguing feature is the Linux-based Maemo OS. With its touch-optimized user interface, Maemo OS promises to finally bring a powerful yet fun mobile platform to high-end Nokia smartphones. And, to keep the user experience as “cool” as…
Loopt’s Always-On Location Service does background location-tracking
Location-tracking mobile services are wacky cool or ominously scary, depending on how you look at it. There are numerous location-based social networks out there that allow you to keep track (literally) of your group of friends, but the one thing they all have in common on the iPhone is the inability to update location data…
Nokia: We don’t need no Mobile World Congress booth!
Nokia’s Mobile World Congress booth never fails to impress. Year after year, we’re greeted by well-mannered Nokia reps willing to give us handset demos galore. The next Mobile World Congress will be different. Nokia has announced that it will not have a booth presence on the showfloor at Mobile World Congress 2010 in Barcelona, Spain.…
Disable your Windows Mobile Standard phone’s Application Lock with ease
First, it’s important to know that this really only applies to WinMo fans with Windows Mobile Standard smartphones. What is Application Lock? The WM Standard operating system uses Application Lock to keep unqualified Windows Mobile applications from accessing core parts of the Windows Mobile platform. This essentially cripples apps without privileged signatures from running on…
SMiT’s Android internet tablet shows itself at IFA 2009
Android isn’t just a smartphone operating system. Google’s mobile OS is perfectly suited to running all kinds of web-connected devices, including mobile internet devices (MIDs). One of those devices made an appearance at IFA 2009. SMiT showed off their MID-560 Android Tablet on video and it’s looking like one mighty fine device. The SMiT Android…
Solar Surge: iPhone battery pack, solar charger, Apple certified
Green is the new hotness in tech. No, not the color. I’m talking about eco-friendly mobile devices like the Samsung Reclaim (which is actually a really pleasing shade of green) – devices like the just-announced Solar Surge from Novothink. The Solar Surge is actually the first Apple-sanctioned charging case to hit market with a solar-charging…
TomTom iPhone GPS car kit delayed until October
TomTom’s iPhone GPS Navigation app went live on the AppStore recently, drawing criticism from early adopters over the app’s less-than-stellar GPS performance. Part of the problem, said TomTom, was that they didn’t expect to have their iPhone app launch on the AppStore before the TomTom iPhone GPS car kit was ready to delivery. The thing…
The case for Facebook as a mobile app portal
Facebook is everywhere. Everyone uses Facebook. If you’re not on Facebook, you’re either rebelling or living in a cave. Or both. So, what better platform is there to help mobile application developers pimp their wares than through Facebook’s own mobile offerings? Facebook today announced Facebook Connect for Mobile Web, which allows Facebook users to log…
Apple iPhone and AT&T MMS, together at long last!
We knew the iPhone was getting support for MMS (picture messaging) from AT&T sometime this month. We’re not going to dwell on the fact that other iPhone carriers around the world have already been playing with MMS on the iPhone for some time. What’s important here is that AT&T has finally stamped an official launch…
Sony Ericsson unveils XPERIA Pureness as flagship fashion-phone
We thought Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA lineup of mobile phones was going to be reserved for the highest-end handsets packed with the best features Sony Ericsson has to offer. And, with good reason – Sony Ericsson said as much at Mobile World Congress 2008. Nevertheless, Sony Ericsson is apparently using their XPERIA brand to push flagship…