Microsoft went ahead and met our expectations of a Windows Mobile 6.1 announcement at CTIA Las Vegas 2008. The revised Windows Mobile UI looks good, works well, and gives the Windows Mobile platform the aesthetic boost that it’s been needing for a few years now. The homescreen has been reorganized with a “sliding panel” UI.…
Hands-on with the Samsung Instinct – Sprint’s answer to the iPhone
Everyone wants needs an iPhone competitor. In a market flooded with notions that sleek and slim smartphones with a rock-solid and intuitive interfaces are the way to go, no carrier can afford to ignore the touchscreen craze that’s sweeping the mobile space. And, Sprint has just announced their own attempt to woo the touchscreen crowd…
ShoZu goes BlackBerry
ShoZu has (arguably finally) announced that it is now providing its popular social media sharing application/service to the BlackBerry owners. I’m not sure why it took them so long, but they are here now – ready to server BlackBerry Pearl and Curve owners. If you’re new to ShoZu, you should know they enable instant and…
Jabra BT4010’s “smart display” shows battery life, connection/call status
The leading Bluetooth accessory maker Jabra has announced a new Bluetooth 2.0+EDR enabled headset called Jabra BT4010 at the CTIA. The BT4010 is unique in that sense that it sports the center-positioned “smart display” which conveniently shows battery level, connection and call status — while eliminating annoying flashing lights at the same time. According to…
AT&T first to introduce Microsoft Surface in its retail stores
AT&T announced that they will be the first company that will bring Microsoft Surface to life in a retail environment. The idea is of course to enhance the customer experience, get more people to visit their stores and hopefully get more business out of it. Beginning April 17, select AT&T stores in New York City,…
Opera Mini 4.1 released in beta
Opera Mini 4.1 is out! Still in beta, the new version “improves the way Opera Mini interacts with your phone to make browsing more convenient, more productive and definitely more fun.” Highlights/new features: It’s up to 50% faster than Opera Mini 4 URL autocomplete – Opera Mini will automatically suggest URL completions Save pages for…
New entrant to the smartphone market, Velocity Mobile, showcases its first devices at the CTIA
Ladies and gents, we have a new player in the smartphone market arena. It’s called Velocity Mobile and is a result of a collaboration between one of the world’s largest notebook computer manufacturers (Inventec) and a team of veteran wireless designers and engineers. They are at the CTIA in Las Vegas, presenting their first devices…
Nokia at CTIA: N810 WiMAX announced, along with two low-end CDMA phones – Nokia 3606 and Nokia 1606
The wait is (almost) over. Just as we expected, Nokia N810 WiMAX has been announced from the CTIA floor. However, don’t expect it to hit the markets till summer, when it will be available in areas where WiMAX connectivity is available. No word whether the original N810 specs are changed or not (aside from WiMAX…
Verizon news: VZ Navigator improved, 9 new V CAST Video channels
Verizon has been vocal more than any other U.S. carrier at this year’s CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas. Aside from announcing a slew of devices, they inform us their VZ Navigator service is about to get an upgrade. Version 4 of Verizon’s navigation service will give customers from 75 U.S. cities ability to access traffic…
BlackBerry news: Curve 8330 goes to Sprint, Pearl 8120 to T-Mobile, Pearl 8110 to AT&T, and million downloads of Facebook app
Research In Motion may not have that many news to report at this year’s CTIA, but they are pushing hard to further strengthen their presence in the U.S. mobile phone market. Let’s sum up all the BlackBerry news, shall we: First we saw Verizon introducing the GPS-enabled BlackBerry Curve 8330. We’ve already covered this and…