We already expected Apple to post an iPhone guided tour on their Japanese website, but what we didn’t expect (but should have) was the demonstration of the new character-recognition feature built in to the iPhone 2.0 OS firmware. Having already gone “gold,” the new iPhone 2.0 OS will bring character recognition to countries with demographics…
Android on your Nokia N810 Internet Tablet – Made easy with Android Installer
Can’t wait to get a taste of Google’s Linux-based Android OS? Well, Nokia N810 Internet Tablet owners are in luck. With Android getting ported to handsets like it’s going out of style, it was only a matter of time before an easy-as-pie Android Installer came to light. Enter the Android Installer for the Nokia N810…
Virgin Mobile USA unveils Kyocera TNT! as an entry-level clamshell
Virgin Mobile USA really looks to be going on a US wireless industry blitz. With MVNO takeovers, new calling plans, and fresh new handsets being announced left and right, Virgin Mobile USA is on a mission to snatch-up more and more US wireless subscribers. The latest move to convince Americans to jump on Virgin Mobile’s…
Matias Duarte bringing Sidekick, Helio UI expertise to Palm’s new PalmOS Nova
While Helio’s wireless experience left so much to be desired that the company has resorted to gussying itself up as Virgin Mobile’s main-course meal, the MVNO’s handsets featured custom-designed UIs (User Interfaces) that offered top-notch user experiences. That same designer, Matias Duarte, also had a huge hand in crafting Danger’s Sidekick UI, owing to the…
Motorola Q9 Napoleon does GSM for Verizon world-travelers – picks up BlackBerry Bold design cues
Could it be? A mobile phone from Motorola bearing a design philosophy that we can actually commend? No, you aren’t dreaming. Motorola is preparing to give the popular Motorola Q9 series a bit of a design and hardware revamp. And, Boy Genius has gotten a chance to play with the device – the Motorola Q9…
Adobe Flash Player 10 to bring performance increase to Mac – Adobe preparing to put Flash on iPhone?
Apple and Adobe have been at something of a crossroads for some time now. The clashing of these titans has resulted in Apple refusing to let Adobe bring Flash plug-in support to its iPhone Safari browser. But, that may all change in the near future. First let’s explore what Adobe’s working on. The new Adobe…
UK sees first nationwide HSPA 3G network goes live, has T-Mobile to thank
Brits are definitely going to be living it up on news that they’ll be surfing the wireless web at true HSPA (HSDPA and HSUPA) speeds. The UK has just gone live with their first nationwide HSUPA network, bringing broadband-like upload speeds of 1.4Mbps to complement the 7.2Mbps they enjoy on the downstream. And, wireless junkies…
Pentagon using lie-detecting Windows Mobile devices in Afghanistan
It’s hard enough to tell when someone is lying to your face in a language you grew up with, but it’s all that much harder when the suspect in question is lying in a foreign language. And, when you’re talking about lies that could get US troops killed in Afghan and Iraqi battlefields, those lies…
NTT DoCoMo developing eye-controlled mobile phones
For the average person, the prospect of controlling your mobile phone’s music player and camera with a flick of the eye-balls is just a ridiculously lazy alternative to a swift finger jab or two. For the disabled, however, eye-controlled mobile tech opens the doors to a whole new world of productivity and independence. NTT DoCoMo,…
Tech-forward police departments using SMS text message tip lines
While dialing “911” in an emergency is the safest way to get help in a hurry, police departments in Boston and Cincinnati, as well as over 100 other communities, have started to adopt SMS text messaging systems as a new means for upright citizens to contact police on the latest criminal activities. And, with technology…