It’s not all about phones for Samsung at the Mobile World Congress. The Korean giant has also unveiled two new HD CMOS sensors for the mobile phone market – the S5K4E2 and S5K5CA. Let’s briefly talk about each product, shall we: S5K4E2 CMOS image sensor – ultra-sensitive 1/4-inch, 1.4 micron, 5-megapixel chip with an integrated…
Sierra Wireless unveils AirCard 312U USB HSPA+ modem offering download speeds of up to 42 Mbps!
Sierra Wireless unveiled a new USB modem AirCard 312U, offering download speeds of up to 42 Mbps. The trick is in using dual-carrier HSPA+ technology, which effectively doubles the speeds of devices currently available. The new modem will be launched later in the year and the first carrier to offer it is Australia’s Telstra. And…
JoikuSpot launched for the Nokia N900
As expected, Joikusoft has launched its JoikuSpot app for the Nokia N900 in beta to enable users to turn their Maemo 5-powered device into a hotspot. As you may know, JoikuSpot uses 3G connection and then spread it around as a hotspot, so you (and your friends) can connect multiple devices via the phone. Some…
BREAKING: Nokia merges Maemo with Intel’s Moblin, calling it Meego
Sitting at the press conference, it’s about to start, we all got USB keys with the press releases, here is a ZIP file with everything we were given. I’ll be updating this post. They’re still seating everyone, we’re already 11 minutes late. It’s a packed house. There was a super long queue, but of course…
Hands-On with Sony Ericsson Vivaz, Vivaz Pro, X10 Mini, and X10 Mini Pro
If you haven’t had a chance to check out Sony Ericsson’s announcement tonight from Mobile World Congress, they’ve got three new handsets that we had a chance to play with. There weren’t many Mini’s floating around at the event (though we got some stills), but we got some solid playtime with the original Vivaz that…
Video: Symbian 3 (Symbian^3) to be done Q1, on devices as early as Q3
In a little under one hour Nokia is going to be holding a press conference. We’ll try to live blog it, tethering with so many mobile phone geeks in one room is never nice, but in case our network goes down you’ll be able to watch Nokia’s event live on Nokia’s Mobile World Congress page.…
Hands on video of the Samsung Wave – Proving that Bada OS can be Bada-Ass
The Samsung Wave just ushered Samsung’s Bada OS into the smartphone segment at the smartphone maker’s press conference earlier today, and we’ve some sweet, sweet hands-on video (HD video, booyah) of the impressively-spec’d handset for your viewing pleasure. Samsung gave us a chance to play with their first smartphone powered by the Bada OS, and…
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini, XPERIA X10 Mini Pro & Vivaz Pro Announced at MWC
The original Xperia X10 in all it’s Android glory has yet to launch, and it’s family has already been officially announced today at a conference held at Mobile World Congress. The X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro are significantly smaller than their predecessor. Both devices sport a 2.5-inch (320 x 240) QVGA displays, GPS, WiFi,…
Two new phones spotted at Samsung’s MWC portal: E2370 and Ch?t (B3410W)
In addition to the Bada phone (Wave), two Monte models and the super-powerful I8520 – we’ve found two more devices at Samsung’s MWC portal: E2370 and Ch?t (B3410W). The first of the two (picture on the left) is a low-end ruggedized candybar with dual-band GSM radio, 1.77-inch 128×160 pixels screen, VGA camera, music player, FM…
Samsung I8520 rocks Android 2.1, 3.7-inch WVGA Super AMOLED, 8 MP camera, pico projector!
Even though Samsung failed to officially announce the I8520 Android-powered smartphone at its Bada event, we’ve found the device at the company’s MWC portal. It’s a rockin’ awesome device with features that impress! Here’s the specs rundown: Quad-band GSM coupled with tri-band HSPA connectivity 3.7-inch WVGA Super AMOLED touchscreen 8-megapixel camera (720p / 30fps video…