Sony Ericsson, not one to break the cone of handset-silence at CTIA Las Vegas 2008, didn’t have anything new to show today. They won’t have anything new to show tomorrow, or the next day. The booth was small, but they did have a live music show. An electronic music DJ and violinist make for an…
Fox Entertainment Mobile Network portal launched
At the CTIA, Fox Mobile Entertainment announced the launch of the Fox Entertainment Mobile Network, a mobile web portal that puts “one of the most impressive lineups of television content ever brought to the mobile platform at one convenient mobile location.” The portal includes a variety of content from FOX, FX, SPEED, National Geographic Channel…
Samsung F110 Adidas Fitness phone live at CTIA Las Vegas 2008
The Samsung-Adidas duo have their sights squarely placed on the Nike-Apple parntership, and it looks like Samsung’s got a winner here. We got a hold of the Samsung F110 Adidas Fitness phone at CTIA Las Vegas 2008 came away with a few pictures. The Samsung F110 is put together quite nicely. It feels good in…
WiMAX Forum sees 133 million WiMAX users by 2012
Even though we’ve heard a criticism about WiMAX right from the horse’s mouth, official WiMAX Forum remains optimistic about the technology. As a matter of fact their CTIA release suggests there will be 133 million WiMAX users by 2012. The forecast is based on the results of an independently commissioned research study to be published…
Vringo uses Facebook to enhance its visual ringtone service
Visual ringtone sharing service Vringo has announced a new Facebook application that lets Vringo users import their Facebook friends’ profile photos to their mobile phones, automatically matching them to friends’ phone numbers. When Facebook friends call one another, their friend’s photos will appear on their phone screens as a type of visual caller ID. Is…
EA official with the smartphone support
I’m not sure why it takes a separate release to announce the smartphone support, when we know all Java ME based games work perfectly on all major smartphone platforms. In addition, there are already a number of EA’s smartphone-dedicated games available on the market. EA Mobile obviously doesn’t think so, hence their CTIA release is…
Alcatel shows off Playboy phone at CTIA Las Vegas 2008
CTIA Las Vegas 2008 is slow, at least from a hardware/handset perspective. There haven’t been many new announcements and even less new hardware on display. Still, some of CTIA’s exhibitors really know how to entertain. Take Alcatel, for example. The Alcatel booth wasn’t the biggest or glitziest booth on the show floor. Not by a…
WorldMate Live goes Windows Mobile
At the CTIA, WorldMate is announcing Windows Mobile support to deliver its famous application for frequent travellers to the users of smartphones and PDAs powered by Microsoft’s mobile OS. All of the WorldMate Live features are available for Windows Mobile users, including pushed itinerary updates real-time, flight alerts, flight schedules, weather forecasts, and other important…
Jabra BT3030 Bluetooth headset dog tags from CTIA 2008 Las Vegas
You’re either going to love it or hate it. The Jabra BT3030 dog-tag style Bluetooth necklace isn’t going to be everyone’s cup of tea. But, if you like the dog-tag look and need an A2DP Bluetooth-compatible mobile phone, you’ll want to check out the Jabra BT3030 Bluetooth headsets. Jabra was showing these unique Bluetooth headsets…
Garmin goes crazy at CTIA; Announces slew of partnerships, upgrades
You may think Garmin is now focusing all its attention to its newly announced Nuviphone. But no, the portable navigation device maker wants a piece of every single platform out there and that’s good I guess, especially for their shareholders. I’ll try to recap all the Garmin’s announcements shortly and then I’ll point you to…