Motorola’s official announcement of the Motorola QA4 Evoke touchscreen slider may not have generated the hype (positive, or negative) that Motorola was hoping for, but there’s more to the Evoke than meets the eye. The Motorola QA4 Evoke may just represent the shift in design philosophy that Motorola needs to make a comeback. And make…
HTC Touch Diamond2 launching mid-April for Europe?
The HTC Touch Diamond2 is widely expected to continue the success that HTC has seen with its original HTC Touch Diamond smartphone. A new rumor has be circulating that hints at a European and Asian launch of the HTC Touch Diamond2 in mid-April. The new rumor falls in line nicely with a previous report that…
Palm Pre hitting Sprint on April 30?
Could it be? Are Palm and Sprint really far enough into their Palm Pre launch preparations that we may actually get a chance to own the powerfully svelte new smartphone from Palm next month? The latest word on the street has Sprint launching the all-new Palm Pre as soon as April 30! The Palm Pre…
LG bringing LG GD900 Style’s see-through glass keypad to CTIA Las Vegas!
Spring conference season is in full swing, and you know what that means. New product launches at CTIA Las Vegas 2009! One of the more intriguing handsets expected to be demonstrated at CTIA LV 2009 is the LG GD900 “Style”. You may remember the LG Style as the stylish slider with the transparent glass keypad…
DirecTV iPhone application goes live on AppStore!
DirecTV is really pushing hard to bring their DVR-scheduling service to the mobile space. Following on DirecTV’s recent launch of their web-based DVR control-interface, DirecTV has gone live with a bona fide iPhone application in the iTunes App Store. The DirecTV iPhone app allows iPhone-toting DirecTV customers to control their home DVR (Digital Video Recorder)…
Samsung posts Canadian Samsung Omnia!
The wait is nearly over for our friends to the North. Canadians have been expecting the Samsung Omnia to drop on Bell’s network next month, and it looks like Samsung is already gearing up for the event. Samsung has just posted the Samsung Omnia on its Canadian website. The Canadian Samsung Omnia will feature the…
Fingersuite – Optimize Windows Mobile 6.1 menu for finger navigation
There are two kinds of Windows Mobile users. Those with finger-friendly navigation UIs, and those that don’t. For those of you fortunate enough to be playing with HTC’s TouchFLO or TouchFLO 3D UI overlay, well good for you. The rest of the Windows Mobile-using world will have to find other ways to use their stubby…
Palm stops TealOS in its tracks
When TealPoint Software unveiled its WebOS look-alike interface for Palm OS smartphones, the mobile world took notice. TealOS, as it’s called, has been heralded for breathing new life into aging Palm OS-powered handsets like the Palm Centro. The TealOS application launcher features UI elements that mimic the upcoming Palm Pre’s WebOS – features like a…
You-powered cellphones made possible with piezoelectric nanowires!
The trick thing about peizoelectric materials is that they can generate electrical currents through simple mechanical stresses – they essentially convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. The technology has great potential for future energy-generation solutions, including future cellphones powered by your body! New research breakthroughs in nanowire technology has allowed scientists to harness the energy…
Mobile number porting may be coming to Google Voice!
Google is apparently hell-bent on rocking the mobile industry with its various mobile services. Google Voice, recently announced as the new face of GrandCentral, has the potential to rethink the way mobile subscribers use their various phone numbers. And, Google’s looking to make the transition to Google Voice even easier – Google will be allowing…