Back in October of last year, we talked about Samsung and Handmark’s Global Venture Fund initiative, which was established to assist companies and/or individuals with the development of apps and services for next generation Samsung phones such as the Wave. The two companies used the Mobile World Congress to announce 30 winning titles, among which…
novero’s Lexington is a modern man’s Bluetooth headset which will cost a fortune
A company called novero announced Lexington, a fancy Bluetooth headset made for modern men. The device is crafted in brushed steel and piano black finish, making it look really expensive. Moreover, an accompanying charging case, wrapped in fine Italian Napa leather further points out this isn’t a headset for everyone. But Lexington is not only…
RIM Shows off New Webkit Browser
Another goodie from RIM coming out of Mobile World Congress was the first look at their new Webkit browser, ripe with HTML 5, AJAX, significantly improved Javascript handling, CSS3, along with JIL and BlackBerry widget support. While it’s hard to gauge real-world performance in a prerecorded test-tube demo like this, the browser does score 100/100…
Windows Phone 7 Series UI hands-on demo from MWC 2010
Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 7 Series unveiling wasn’t just a new product launch for the software maker, it was a re-branding of the company’s mobile operating system – moving away from “Windows Mobile” and moving towards the new age of “Windows Phone.” The press conference gave us an interesting look into the future of Windows Phone…
GSMA names Steve Jobs “mobile personality of the year”; HTC Hero wins “best mobile handset”
The GSMA gave Steve Jobs the “Mobile Personality of the Year” award, but he wasn’t there to accept it. Even non iPhone users can appreciate what that device has done to the market. It’s made device manufactures concentrate on making their devices easier to use, it’s made the touch screen device the preferred form factor…
Video: Hands-On with Sagem’s PUMA Phone
Yet another handset to come out of Mobile World Congress today was the PUMA Phone, made by Sagem for the sports-savvy consumer. As a high-end feature phone with a proprietary, Java-based operating system, the PUMA Phone isn’t a lot too look at on the spec sheet: 2.8″ QVGA touchscreen, 3.2 megapixel camera with LED flash,…
China Telecom, KDDI and Verizon Wireless join the GSMA since they’re all switching to LTE; CDMA is dead
China Telecom, KDDI and Verizon Wireless all use CDMA today because when they deployed their networks, CDMA offered superior voice quality and data speeds. Earlier this century UMTS came, then a few years later HSPA became the golden standard in Europe and Asia. America is getting there, but it’s taking some time; blame AT&T. But…
HTC Desire (Bravo) hands-on video and pics
If you like the Nexus One and it’s impressive spec-sheet, you’re going to love the HTC Desire. Just as expected, HTC dropped the Bravo on us today under the new “Desire” moniker, and it’s every bit the high-end Android phone that we expected to come from HTC. Not only does the HTC Desire pack in…
Quick Mobile World Congress Status Update #2
Dusan Will Simon (left), Yoeau (right) We’re tired, we’re crunching video, we’re writing until our fingers are falling off. All for you.
We put hands on the HTC Legend and its all-aluminum unibody (pics and vid)
HTC today unveiled their new HTC Legend as the first Android phone to take advantage of the company’s innovative slot-assembly technique as well as a unibody aluminum casing that also serves as the frame. The Legend’s body is milled from a single piece of solid aluminum, making it one of the most striking mobile phone…