CTIA is just around the corner. And you know what that means – product launches galore! Opera has announced that it will be bringing its new Opera Mobile 9.7 mobile browser to CTIA to showcase the browser-maker’s Opera Turbo compression technology and their Presto 2.2 rendering engine on mobile phones. The new Opera Mobile 9.7…
Nokia posts new Nokia N97 video walkthrough
Fans of the slide-and-tilt Nokia N97 will be happy to hear that Nokia has posted a new video walk-through that shows off some new N97 screens and transitions. The video presents a convincingly intuitive and sleek touch-based UI, which Nokia suggests helps make the Nokia N97 the “ultimate internet device.” Having had a little time…
Charmin’s SitOrSquat iPhone application makes it easy to find a pooper
Toilet-finding iPhone applications are really starting to gain traction. As the de facto king of the porcelain throne, it makes sense for toilet-paper giant Charmin to get in on the pooper-finding action. To that end, Charmin has released their own toilet-hunting iPhone application – the SitOrSquat iPhone application. The apparently sexist iPhone application (although, “SitStandOrSquat”…
Sprint unveils WiMAX market launches for 2009
Despite numerous hiccups, Sprint is finally getting serious with its burgeoning 4G WiMAX data network – the nationwide coverage kind of serious. Sprint has announced an additional 10 markets that are planned to light off their WiMAX network in 2009. Sprint’s expansion to these new major US cities should help spur 4G WiMAX adoption and…
Microsoft to charge developers for Windows Marketplace application updates
Apple may be failing to keep up with iPhone developers demanding timely iPhone application approvals and App Store payments, but at least Apple doesn’t charge iPhone developers a submission-fee every time they update their application. It seems that Microsoft, in their unquestioned wisdom, thinks it best to make Windows Mobile developers pay for every single…
Motorola MING A1210 heads to China
The Motorola MING A1200. Years ago, the mention of the A1200 conjured up images of an exotic touchscreen smartphone running an even more exotic Linux operating system. Today, the MING A1200 is a bit of a relic in the mobile world. Motorola has pumped out new MING hardware since the A1200, but this is the…
Apple egregiously dropping the ball on iPhone developer payments, customer service
By now it’s clear that Apple has its hands full trying to deal with the deluge of iPhone developers straining its iPhone AppStore infrastructure. Apple was apparently unprepared for the flood of iPhone application submissions, leading to the iPhone-maker’s continued backlog in approving iPhone apps for the App Store. Now, we’re hearing of even more…
Last.fm cuts off third-party mobile streaming
In a decision that might soon cause a raucous in the free internet radio movement, Last.fm has announced that it will be cutting off unofficial third-party mobile applications that stream Last.fm content and will start charging €3 per month for service outside the US, UK and Germany. Last.fm says that mobile streaming is getting the…
Adobe Flash support coming to Android OS!
With a smartphone, browsing the “mobile web” is nearly indistinguishable from browsing the “real web.” Most smartphone users are used to browsing the same webpages that they’d be exploring on their desktop, and the mobile experience is fast catching up to desktop browsers. But, if you’re looking to interact with any sort of Flash-based content,…
T-Mobile USA launches first 3G modem – webConnect 3G modem is live!
It sure took T-Mobile long enough to get their 3G wireless network off the ground and running in key US cities. And, now that is has, T-Mobile is offering a new 3G data solution – the T-Mobile webConnect 3G modem. The last major national US carrier to go live with a 3G network has just…