During the CES, SD Association — the folks behind the popular SD flash memory card standards — have announced a new memory card specification called SDXC, where the last two letters stand for “eXtended Capacity.” The idea is, of course, to prepare a groundwork for the upcoming consumer needs when more storage capacity and faster…
Verizon Wireless, Microsoft sign 5-year mobile search and advertising agreement
As we briefly mentioned in Steve Ballmer’s keynote recap, Verizon Wireless and Microsoft signed a five-year agreement that will see the Redmond giant providing portal, local and Internet search as well as mobile advertising services to customers on Verizon’s devices. The deal will go into effect in the first half of 2009 when Microsoft Live…
SanDisk to start shipping 16GB mobile memory cards this month!
At the CES, SanDisk announced that their 16GB mobile memory cards will start shipping this month. We’re talking about both microSDHC and Memory Stick Micro (M2) formats here. Official wording goes like this: This increased capacity, coupled with the high performance of the SanDisk Mobile Ultra line, allows consumers to further take advantage of the…
Hands-on with the T-Mobile Shadow @ CES Las Vegas 2009!
It’s been a long time coming, this new T-Mobile Shadow II. Actually, the T-Mobile Shadow successor will be known as the… wait for it… T-Mobile Shadow! Sure, a name like “Shadow II” might be a little obvious, but at least it helps differentiate the two handsets. Since when did we start naming the sequels the…
CES: Day 2 Wrap-Up
We still don’t have a show floor proper to peruse, but the press day definitely gave the big names a chance to blast out their big announcements. Panasonic, Sharp, Microsoft, and others took their fair share of the day, but Samsung and LG were the ones that the phone-lovers in the house really wanted to…
Live from CES Las Vegas 2009 – Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer keynote
CES Las Vegas 2009 officially kicks off tonight with the pre-show keynote. This year, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s CEO, heads up the first keynote. We just sat down, Steve is still talking about the company’s broader future direction. Keep checking back for highlights from the pre-show keynote. 6:40pm Steve talks about TV, computer, and…
LG Noise Cancellation
Just a quick video from the LG press conference demonstrating how two microphones are better than one. Yeah, it’s a demo, but cool idea nonetheless.
LG Announces Watch Phone
Like we mentioned last night, LG has announced their 3G HSDPA, video conferencing watch phone today, model number LG-GD910, which is due for Europe this year. Just about as stylish as the Prada Link, isn’t it? The CEO was a little tenative to show off the features, since it’s still in prototype stages, as you…
Motorola unveils three new phones: Renew W233, Tundra VA76r and SURF A3100
Motorola is out with three new completely different handsets. Let’s quickly go through each one of the devices announced: First comes the Moto Renew W233, which is reportedly the first phone made from recycled water bottles, and is therefore 20% cheaper to manufacture. With a carbon neutral footprint, this candybar is designed for true eco…
Pharos Traveler 137 Windows Mobile smartphone unveiled
Pharos has unveiled their latest baby – the Traveler 137 Windows Mobile smartphone, which immediately received CES’ prestigious Innovations award. The specs include such things as: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Qualcomm MSM 7201A 528MHz CPU 256MB DDR SDRAM, 512MB Flash ROM Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, Tri-band 3G 1700/1900/2100 MHz (HSDPA 7.2Mb/s, HSUPA 2Mb/s) 3.5-inch…