It’s been a long time coming. Acer has been hyping up its upcoming smartphone ever since it gobbled up Windows Mobile smartphone manufacturer E-Ten last year. And, it looks like Acer has chosen Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to launch their new handset. Acer sent us an invitation to come feel “the rhythm of your…
Rugged Samsung B2100 Niagara Available in March?
Some snaps and specs of an upcoming rugged Samsung handset, the B2100, have surfaced. We’re expecting to see this shown off at the Mobile World Congress, which is rapidly approaching. In addition handling dust, dirt, shock, and water up to a meter deep for 30 minutes, the Niagara will also have some great speakerphone options,…
UK: Dancing on Ice on Tour – at the O2!
Now I do like to cover as diverse a range of events relating to Mobile Operators as possible – it just so happens that O2 have bagged the best entertainment venue in the UK, and turned it in to a Marketing dream. In the last year or so, I’ve blogged about some HUGE stats that…
Dual-SIM Android Phone to Debut at Mobile World Congress
General Mobile’s DSTL1 will be shown off at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month, featuring dual SIM slots, a 400 x 240 screen, and running on Android. Apparently the hardware will see a few changes from these shots in order to accommodate the OS, but you get the idea. Full specifications include: Dual-SIM…
First iPhone game summit scheduled for March 19th in San Francisco
There’s no doubt games are among the most popular iPhone apps. That will probably stay the case for some time, hence the first iPhone game summit is being organized as we speak. It’s a half-day event called iGames Summit, and it’s scheduled for March 19th in San Francisco. From the event-dedicated website, we’ve found out…
Huawei to Announce Android Handset at MWC
There was some speculation that Chinese Manufacturer Huawei would be unveiling an Android handset for 2009, and now we’ve got hard and fast confirmation that a UMTS phone will be shown off at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month as a part of their “Mobile U-Life” exhibit. Considering Huawei’s only North American phone…
Panasonic RP-HJE900 Zirconia in-ear headphones are designed for rich audiophiles
We’re still finding some CES news. During the Las Vegas event, Panasonic introduced a new premium headphones made of Zirconia – model RP-HJE900. According to the Japanese electronics giant, these are the world’s first high fidelity in-ear headphones made out of such material, which is BTW used as a thermal barrier coating in jet turbine…
nVidia Tegra platform could debut in HTC hardware at Mobile World Congress!
Graphics-processor maker nVidia’s push into the mobile space may soon be getting a boost from HTC. nVidia has yet to launch their highly-touted and powerful Tegra mobile chipset platform in commercial devices (although, Microsoft has been rumored to be working on a Tegra-powered handset), but that may all change with HTC’s rumored adoption of nVidia’s…
The Signal (IntoMobile Podcast: Episode 14)
It has been a long CES hangover week, but this episode should be the final purging… CES might have been a bit smaller and underwhelming than previous years, but the Palm Pre made it worth the trip to Las Vegas this go-around. Will and I talk about the Pre as well as some other key…
Broadcom demoed 10x faster, next-gen Bluetooth at CES
At the CES, Broadcom has demonstrated a working implementation of next generation Bluetooth, featuring alternative MAC and PHY (AMP) technology that enables data rates of up to 24 Mbps and a significant increase in range by using other wireless radio technologies, such as 802.11, as its transport medium. Broadcom’s CES demonstration involved their BCM4325 single-chip…