Optus is joining a number of other mobile operators to launch a Telmap-powered navigation solution. Just like that’s the case with other carrier offerings, Optus Navigator also goes beyond simple turn-by-turn navigation. Included in the deal are real-time traffic updates, powered by Optus’ network of 8 million customers across Australia. Features also include pedestrian navigation…
Rhomobile Announces RhoGallery – the Enterprise App Store
Rhomobile, the company behind the smartphone app framework Rhodes, unveiled its enterprise app store solution called RhoGallery. The new offering is designed to help developers and administrators in creating “galleries” of mobile apps, which are then provisioned to their mobile workforce. As a result, workers have one place to go to launch all mobile apps…
NFL.com Game Center 2010 Now Available for BlackBerry
NFL fans, it’s time to grab your BlackBerry because there’s some new football goodness available right now for your device. NFL.com Game Center 2010 is ready and waiting for your purchase, right now in App World. NFL.com Game Center 2010 delivers pretty much what you’d expect. Live scoring, news, play-by-play, injury reports, rosters, game summaries…
Airbnb Announces iPhone App That Makes It Even Easier to Find a Place to Crash
Airbnb announced their official iPhone app yesterday and it is truly amazing. We often see rushed apps from startups hit the App Store with only a few basic features. Not Airbnb. They’ve released a fully functional, beautifully designed app. In case you missed this startup and its explosive growth into 8,000 cities and 170 countries,…
Jabra STONE2 unveiled; Hitting AT&T on November 21st for $129.99
Jabra unveiled the second generation of its awesome-looking STONE headset, which as you can see from the image above looks identical to the original device, unveiled a year ago. The difference between the two is under the hood with STONE2 rocking a new Voice System that allows for truly hands-free communication. In other words, you…
OmniVision unveils OV8820, 8-megapixel RAW CMOS image sensor for smartphones
OmniVision Technologies unveiled the OV8820, a 1/3.2-inch 8-megapixel RAW CMOS image sensor based on the company’s 1.4-micron OmniBSI pixel architecture. The sensor delivers high frame rate 1080p/30 fps and 720p/60 fps HD video with electronic image stabilization (EIS) and full horizontal field of view (FOV) designed to meet the demands of the growing smartphone market.…
Sagem Wireless launches NFC-enabled COSY Phone
Sagem Wireless launched a new feature phone with NFC (Near Field Communications) capabilities – COSY Phone. The French company emphasizes product’s ergonomic features — including high contrast legible fonts, an easy-to-use menuing system and “innovative recharger cradle” — that “improve comfort and usability” and make the COSY Phone ideal for the growing seniors market. Feature…
MTS Motorola Milestone A854 Now Available
Manitobans, you may recall my post a few days back about the Motorola Milestone coming soon to MTS. As expected, the Milestone HAS arrived, and you can pick it up right now at any MTS Connect location. I’ve had a Milestone in my arsenal for some time now, and while I hardly ever use it,…
Bang & Olufsen prepping BeoSound 8 iPhone dock for audiophiles with style
If you’re holding an iPhone in your hand, you’re likely no stranger to gadgets that have just as much style as they do high-end technology – more so if you’re an iPhone 4 user. For you and your discerning gadget tastes, Bang & Olufsen is preparing release their first iPhone dock, which marries high-tech with…
Qualcomm buys software defined radio specialist Sandbridge, doesn’t tell anyone
Qualcomm, the firm most commonly associated with the Snapdragon platform that powers many Google Android devices and literally every Windows Phone 7 device, is rumored to have spent $55 billion acquiring New York based Sandbridge Technologies. They specialize in what’s known as “software defined radios”, or in plain English: they make processors that can connect…