Sierra Wireless, not wanting to waste the CTIA pre-show buzz by sitting on their bums, announced today that their long-awaited EVDO Rev. A USB modem will be shipping this April. Now that’s an announcement that’s been a long time in the making, we were expecting this little USB modem last year!. Better late than never,…
HTC Gets Into UMPC Game With HTC SHIFT!
HTC has seen prominent and growing success in the smartphone market in recent years, and now they apparently want to jump on the UMPC bandwagon. Using their expertise in mobile computing, it would seem that the UMPC is the logical next step for this Taiwanese smartphone company. And with a healthly dose of Windows Vista…
CTIA: LG’s New Clamshells
LG debutes two new clamshells today, in a pre-CTIA announcement from Orlando, Florida. The LG VX8700 (pictured at left) and LG 570 were unveiled alongside a new Bluetooth Stereo Speaker system, dubbed the LG MSB-100. The LG VX8700’s thin, RAZR-like proportions indicate fashion phone aspirations, while the LG570’s music playback concentration lends to its role…
Sony Ericsson launches W580, Z750
Sony Ericsson today announced two new devices – W580, Walkman phone with street style, and Z750, the company’s first HSDPA device.
Discretix Multi-Scheme DRM Client on TI’s M-Shield mobile security platform
Discretix, the leading provider of embedded security and DRM solutions for mobile devices and flash memory, today announced the Discretix Multi-Scheme DRM client for TI OMAP platform. The company’s Multi-Scheme DRM takes advantage of TI’s M-Shield security technology for the OMAP platform creating a robust, highly secure and future-proof DRM solution that shortens development time…
Symbian first to deliver Arm Cortex-A8 technology for smartphones
Symbian Ltd. today announced that Symbian OS is the first mobile OS to support the new ARM Cortex-A8 processor currently running on TI OMAP3430, the first applications processor in 65nm technology. The technology enables significantly higher Symbian smartphone performance whilst maintaining greater power efficiency and lowering development costs for handset manufacturers. Symbian OS is also…
Pantech debuts new handsets at CTIA
At this year’s CTIA, Pantech will debut a selection of forthcoming handsets for the North American market. Among them:
Helio announces Ocean dual-slider phone
Helio just released the new device at CTIA in Orlando, called Ocean. Previously thought to be called Oz Smartphone, the Ocean is a feature-packed device with an innovative dual-slide design, that boasts both regular handset keypad and a full QWERTY keyboard.
Is This The Motorola LAZR?
Does Motorola have a new RAZR-esque mobile phone in the works? They sure could use a boost these days. This rumored clamshell is supposed to be clad in chrome, boasting a beautiful 2 inch external screen! If any phone could be described as “bling,” the LAZR sure could. There is no word on pricing or…
Asus Aries M530w at CeBIT
During the CeBIT, Engadget guys had their hands on Aries M530w, Asus’ BlackBerry-like Windows Mobile-based smartphone. The Aries M530w is a HSDPA device that brings the full QWERTY keyboard, a huge d-pad and a scroll wheel. The device also packs a 2 MP camera, and runs the new Windows Mobile 6. Sounds promising – too…