Nokia may launch the new Internet Tablet device on April 1st at CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas. According to always highly informed Boy Genius, the Finish giant will use the event to announce its first WiMAX enabled device that will run on Sprint’s network. As far as we know the new tablet is identical to…
Google: Android devices will outsell iPhone!
Even though we still wait to see the first real device running the Android platform released, Google’s group manager for mobile platforms Rich Miner is confident they will outsell the Apple iPhone. Speaking after his presentation on Thursday at the Emerging Communications Conference at the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley, Miner said that’s it’s…
Motorola Z9 outed by FCC
Motorola’s been slow on their roll to launch the Motorola Z9, but with a bit of luck, we could see Motorola launching the MOTO Z9 at CTIA Las Vegas. The prospect of a launch is made all the more likely with the FCC’s recent blessing of the Motorola Z9 slider. It’s seems like we’ve been…
Google preparing sample apps for Android; WikiNotes released first
Nothing helps developers in their learning the “secrets of the trade” like the good ol’ example apps. Google knows that hence they’ve started assembling Google Code repository called “apps-for-android” where interested developers will be able to grab sample apps’ source code. The first application called WikiNotes is already there, and we guess in the coming…
Vodafone wants you to solve your own technical problems – on-device tech support
Seeking customer service or technical support for your electro-gizmo can become a trying experience, at best. Especially with all the tech-support out-sourcing that’s been going on recently. There’s nothing more infuriating that having some technical support representative from the Philippines reading off a script. Vodafone has taken the first steps to keep your blood-pressure in…
Android handset hands-on shows Google Maps Street View
Remember that little mobile OS initiative from Google and the Open Handset Alliance (OHA)? Yea, well, we haven’t heard much from the Android-camp in a minute, so we’re glad to see that the Android platform is still going strong. The BBC’s Darren Waters got a chance to sit down with Andy Rubin, Google’s director of…
OpenMoko to announce a second handset in March-April; Plans to use its platform in other devices
OpenMoko will be launching its second handset in the March-April period this year, according to company’s president Sean Moss-Pultz. In addition to pushing its own products, the Taiwan-based open source handset maker will also use its platform to engage in production of hardware devices in cooperation with other companies and even plans to make up…
Samsung to release a “high end” Android powered phone in September?
Robert X. Cringely is claiming that he has information on two upcoming Android powered devices. Both of them are made by Samsung, but are actually Google branded. The “high end” model is supposed to come out in September with a sub $100 (with or without contract?) model expected after Christmas. He goes on to say…
LiMo Foundation: Orange and ACCESS are on board; All our devices are at Mobile World Congress
Following the Android announcement, it seems LiMo members suddenly woke up and have started speeding up things. That being said, at the Mobile World Congress they’ve announced two new members – France Telecom owned Orange and the Palm OS owner – ACCESS. What that means for the platform is hard to say — it’s certainly…
Nokia Research Center working on Debian based Linux phone
Mobile Monday Boston is lucky to have Nokia’s Research Center close by, but this sounds like something you wouldn’t want to tell the world. They [NRC] is apparently working on a mobile phone platform derived from the Debian Linux distribution.