You’ve read the headline correctly – we’re still coping with news from the Mobile World Congress. The sheer number of information was unbelievable and since there were some important announcements we’ve missed, it’s our duty to report them, even if we’re late. 😉 Anyway, Nuance had two important announcements in Barcelona: Nuance Voice Control (NVC)…
HTC Maple Looks Conspicuously BlackBerryish
The upcoming BlackBerry Application Suite might be bringing BlackBerry functions to the Windows Mobile form factor, but what about those who want it the other way around? You might want to look into nabbing the upcoming HTC Maple, recently spotted by CNet at Mobile World Congress. A bit of a cheeky name considering BlackBerry’s Canadian…
Video of Alcatel-Lucent’s Enhanced Reality
Yet another gem found whilst cruising through my photos of Mobile World Congress was this clip showing Alcatel-Lucent’s Enhanced Reality, which is still in its early stages. By initiating a video call through the service, video content can be superimposed onto real-world objects viewed through your phone’s camera. Two U.S. carriers are sniffing around the…
Nokia Launches Stereo Bluetooth Speakers for your Car
While combing through my photos from Mobile World Congress, I stumbled on one little gem that had managed to slip through the flurry of press releases and launch events. These HF-310 Speakerphones were looking a little lonely at the Nokia booth when everyone was oogling the N97 not far away, but they were pretty impressive.…
The Signal (Episode 17: Mobile World Congress 2009 Edition)
Nervous exhaustion, shmervous exhaustion. Here’s the year’s busiest week of mobile news. Mobile World Congress has come and gone, in case you haven’t noticed our live-from-Barcelona coverage, and it’s time to rein it all in and figure out what actually happened. There’s a ton of new devices that were on display from most major manufacturers…
LG KS360 slated as the company’s first Android-powered handset
File this under “disappointing,” cause that’s exactly how I felt when I found out that the LG KS360 aka LG Tribe aka LG Neon will be the first Korean company’s Android-powered handset. According to T3 — we haven’t caught this while in Barcelona — at the MWC, LG said it will launch the device with…
Oberthur Technologies’ SIMSense is the first motion detection SIM card
During the Mobile World Congress, France-based smart-card based solution provider, Oberthur Technologies, unveiled its latest innovation called SIMSense. From what we’ve heard, it’s the first motion detection SIM card, which should reportedly open new doors of opportunities for both mobile operators and end users. Basically, with a SIM card like this, even the simplest of…
Samsung S5600 unveiled as an affordable touchscreen phone
This one we’ve missed during the Mobile World Congress. Aside from unveiling a range of powerful devices at the event, Samsung also announced the GT-S5600, an affordable touchscreen phone. There’s no doubts this baby will compete head-to-head with LG’s Cookie aka KP500, appealing to those who dig the “touch idea,” yet don’t want to spend…
UK: Beyonce comes to The O2
We seem to cover stories on Beyonce from time to time (here and here), so it’s with a happy head that I can tell you Beyonce is coming to the UK’s premier entertainment venue – The O2! I can only guess it’s the “I am….Sasha Fierce” tour, which for those of you that don’t know,…
Handmark brings Pocket Express to Europe, launches application store within a client
At the Mobile World Congress, Handmark announced that its popular mobile news and information service, Pocket Express, is going to Europe, featuring local content in 8 languages: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Finnish and Swedish. In addition, they announced that the new version also features a full on-device application store! Let’s talk briefly about…