Following on from my post yesterday about the best 3D handsets, I’ve come across this absolute nugget of a story, which is also a remnant from MWC. Imagination Techologies had a stand at MWC which compared the N81 (without dedicated 3D hardware) and the Nokia N95 (which does have) – so this was the N81…
SE: new interface for selected devices
Ericsson have launched the “Ericsson Multimedia Communication Suite (MCS)”, with the goal of integrating web 2.0 content feeds in to the UI. The UI will be making an appearance on select devices, such as the SE W760i End users will have access to new services from existing applications – so for example, knowing presence information…
PacketVideo Mobile Broadcast Receiver: DVB-H to WiFi
PacketVideo used MWC to launch their Mobile Broadcast Receiver Product – which is a smallish device that receives DVB-H signals, and then streams them out over WiFi – clever! DVB-H is a component of the constantly hot news that is Mobile TV, and the fact that companies are looking to deliver these “DVB-H dongles”, shows…
Sony Ericsson CTO makes some good points
The Register had a chat with Mats Lindoff at MWC, and the resulting conversation some good points made in it – you can read the full thing here, but below, for brevity, is the bulleted-version: On why WinMo for the X1: SE need to have a broad portfolio On X1 sales volumes: not expected to…
Polymer Vision’s Readius gets hands-on at MWC
We have mentioned the very interesting Polymer Vision Readius before, but at MWC the Readius was out in the wild, and had people playing with it. TechDigest got some time with the device, which you can read about here – below find some key points which I thought were the most salient: QVGA, 5 inch…
Yahoo oneConnect does social networking, messaging and apps
Yahoo! oneConnect looks like a very nice applicatin for aggregating a ton of your on-the-go needs, particularly if you are one for staying in contact, and messaging your best buds. There are a bunch of instant messenger services that are accessible through oneConnect, including Messgner, AIM, and Yahoo’s own, but also some other interesting sites/services…
nVidia go large at MWC…
Obviously there were several hundred announcements, press releases, events and so on at MWC – however I figured this one is probably worth highlighting – if only because it shows some truly awesome UI – and we all like a good UI don’t we! nVidia (those of meaty PC graphics card pedigree) have announced their…
Post-MWC roundup…
So Mobile World Congress (MWC) is all done now, and for me personally it was a hectic period – probably too hectic, on reflection. Lots of deals were done, alcohol consumed – oh, and there were some Mobile devices and services there too. Below are just a couple of offbeat observations from the show: People…
WorldMate Live updated; Frequent fliers rejoice
Here’s one for frequent fliers. WorldMate Live has been updated to enable travel providers to update their client’s itineraries directly on their devices, over-the-air. This keeps travelers’ itineraries in sync with bookings made by agents, even while they are on the move. The service upgrade also expands the list of supported travel providers to over…
Kingston unveils DataTraveler Micro Reader to make mobile phone memory card use more flexible
At the Mobile World Congress, Kingston showed us a neat accessory for data porting between a mobile phone and a computer. The so called DataTraveler Micro Reader is an all-in-one USB Flash drive and reader that can store, transfer and read content on mobile memory cards. With dimensions of just 64×19.8×10.4 mm, weight of 8.68…