Breaking news, information, and analysis on the latest mobile phones and mobile technology
CES 2008 News
During the CES, Trimble has announced that three of their GPS apps — AllSport GPS, Geocache Navigator and Trimble Outdoors — are now available for CDMA-based GPS-equipped BlackBerry smartphones. The three applications allow select BlackBerry device owners to use their smartphones as they participate in outdoor activities such as hiking, backpacking, fishing, biking, running, walking,…
You’ve probably already heard a number of stories that pure portable navigation devices (PND) are bound to die in the coming years. So it doesn’t surprises the leading PND manufacturers want to get into the handset market and release either its software for the popular smartphone platforms (something TomTom and Garmin already did) or even…
by Dusan Belic - 3 Comments
During the CES, Motorola has announced its latest Bluetooth headphones – S9-HD. Like the previous model – S9 – the new headphones keep the same (or at least very, very similar) shape, but also include the high-definition audio support, as well as ear buds that reduce background noise and improve comfort. The way I see…
by Dusan Belic - 4 Comments
Samsung may lead the pack with the number of awards won at this year’s CES, but Motorola’s products also scored few points. Among all MOTO products, it’s the ROKR E8 phone which shined the most, receiving four awards – including the prestigious CNET People’s Voice Award. Other Moto’s awarded products include, MOTOROKR S9 and Motorola…
by Dusan Belic - 3 Comments
I’m not sure how we’ve missed this, but during the CES – ASUS and iRiver announced they’ll start selling their smartphones unlocked in the U.S. The idea is to, at least initially, try to grab a small piece of the market using the existing PC sales channels and later who knows — if people get…
At this year’s CES, it was Samsung which shined more than any other handset manufacturer, as the Korean giant received 13 International CES Innovations 2008 Design and Engineering Awards. In the wireless handset accessories category, the Samsung UbiCell was named the Best of Innovations, which is awarded to the most highly honored products in each…
Or as I like to call it: 10 reasons why I’m skipping CES 2009. In less than a month I’ll be in Spain for Mobile World Congress and I hope, really hope, that it will make up for the next to meaningless trip to Vegas. Have any of you been to 3GSM? What did you…
I do believe the pure media players are counting their last days. There may be room for video-centric devices with larger screens even in the future, but having a separate music/MP3 player is kinda obsolete these days. iRiver knows that, hence they’re working on their own handset. According to PC Magazine, they’ll be rolling out…
by Dusan Belic - 4 Comments
Aside from showcasing its latest mobile phones, Samsung also announced two Bluetooth speakers. Let’s briefly introduce both of them: Thanks to the built-in “Hyper 3-Channel Surround Sound with Euphony Technology,” the YA-BS900 Bluetooth speaker system lets the listener hear the “center of the sound” regardless of what position they are in or where they are…
by Dusan Belic - 5 Comments
It’s kinda late to report this, but it’s quite interesting so here it comes nevertheless. At this year’s CES, Canada-based Angstrom Power used the regular, unmodified MOTOSLVR L7 to demo their fuel cell-powered batteries. As now one had the time to wait for the phone to run out of power, we’ll have to trust their…