It’s not just Apple’s iPhone SDK-based AIM client that made splash, there were a number of demonstrations at today’s iPhone Software Roadmap that gave us some insight on what to expect later this year. The early seeds of the iPhone SDK seems to have gone to some good use. Most notably, “Spore,” from EA Games,…
Sprint rolls out new conversation-to-web transcription service – WebCapTel
Now this is one unique feature that deserves some recognition. Sprint, always looking for another way to plug the massive leak in subscriber counts, has rolled out a new web-service for the hard-of-hearing. The new WebCapTel service will listen-in on incoming conversations using any Sprint handset and transcribe the convo to a website. The voice-to-text…
Apple demos native iPhone AIM client – iChat made with iPhone SDK.
Right, it’s not like we didn’t have any options when it came to natively installed third-party iPhone messaging applications. Whether you’re using AIM, Jabber, ICQ, MSN, or Yahoo!, there’s an unofficial third-party messaging application available for the iPhone. But, it’s not the same as an official iChat client from Apple. So, imagine my surprise when…
Samsung and Adidas team up to launch Samsung F110 Fitness Phone
Well, well, well, look what we have here. We’d almost forgotten about Samsung’s intention to launch an Adidas-branded handset, and now we’re seeing it in the flesh. The Samsung F110 is really real, and is pretty much what we expected. With Apple’s having made nice with Nike, Samsung couldn’t just stand idly-by and watch all…
Another day, another patent infringement lawsuit – firm sues carriers over Caller ID
Here in the States, it wouldn’t be a complete day without hearing about another lawsuit in the IP world. The latest patent infringement suit comes from some outfit that calls themselves Intellect Wireless. The suit calls into play a handful of patents, one of which is in regard to Caller ID. Now, we’ve seen this…
Apple releasing iPhone SDK today in beta form – Xcode development tool with Mac-based iPhone simulator
It’s finally over! The wait for Apple to push the official iPhone SDK out its doors was almost unbearable, but from what we’re hearing about the SDK and the applications getting some dev-time, it was all more than worth it. Aside from the generous enterprise support, Apple is working to open up the same iPhone…
Confirmed: Apple bringing enterprise support to iPhone – Microsoft Exchange, ActiveSync, push email, 802.1x
It’s not like business users have exactly been bear-ish on the iPhone because of its lack of enterprise features. In fact, the iPhone scores better among corporate users than do the RIM BlackBerry or Palm Treo lineups. So, we can only assume that true enterprise support on the iPhone would finally give Apple the leg-up…
Sierra Wireless unveils Sierra Wireless Compass 597 USB EVDO Rev. A modem
Don’t let popular opinion fool you. Sometimes size does matter – in this case, smaller is better. When you’ve got a USB dongle hanging out of your USB port, ready to break-off and kill that precious data port with one wrong slip of your laptop, you want to make sure that said USB dongle is…
ASUS launches Galaxi Mini P320 Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone with GPS
Asus is covering all their bases with their latest lineup of Windows Mobile smartphones. We’ve got the Asus M930W Communicator slated to do all the heavy lifting, the Asus Lamborghini ZX1 should cater to the high-end, and now the Asus Galaxi Mini will be holding down the mid-range as the Asus P320. At CeBIT 2008,…
Palm losing to BlackBerry in the enterprise segment
Things have been better for Palm. The company that essentially sparked the smartphone revolution and ushered in a new age of corporate handset fleets is now seeing their market share chipped away from enterprise competitor Research In Motion (RIM) and its line of BlackBerry smartphones. The corporate customer-base is undoubtedly Palm’s most-lucrative niche – the…