Kingston Digital, which is an underdog in the memory products, unveiled a 16GB microSDHC Class 10 card, with a minimum data transfer rate of 10MB/sec. The new card ships either as a stand-alone product, or with miniSD and SD adapters that turn the tiny memory card into a portable storage memory. The rest of Kingston’s…
SPB Mobile Shell 5.0 officially official for Symbian, Windows Mobile and Android
As expected, SPB Software has officially announced SPB Mobile Shell 5.0 for three major smartphone platforms – Symbian, Windows Mobile and Android, with apparent plans to spread to other phones at some point in the future. Here’s what’s new: New 3D engine with eye candy effects for media player, photo viewer and weather Natural Interaction…
Denmark-based Lumigon enters the Android market with two devices – T1 and S1
Copenhagen, Denmark-based Lumigon is joining the Android party with two phones — T1 and S1 — both of which run Lumigon’s own UI on top of Android 2.1 to “give the user even more user-friendliness.” Both devices get their power from the Freescale i.MX51 CPU, and both come with a capacitive touchscreen, A-GPS, 720p HDMI…
OmniVision OV5647 is a 1/4-inch, 5-megapixel RAW sensor for mobile phones
OmniVision Technologies announced a new 1/4-inch, 5-megapixel RAW CMOS image sensor based on its 1.4-micron OmniBSI backside illumination (BSI) technology – OV5647. It’s a cost-effective, high-performance mobile imaging solution, “offering the performance and size benefits of BSI technology while allowing mobile phone designs to utilize existing baseband or applications processors for image processing functions.” Here…
3G-enabled Sonim XP2 Spirit launched
Sonim has launched its first 3G phone in Barcelona – XP2 Spirit. The new device keeps the legendary toughness and ruggedness while also boasting a fresh new look. When it comes to Sonim devices there are features and… features. First the tech part: 3-megapixel camera with LED flash 2-inch screen, which is protected by 1.5mm…
Aptina unveils 14 MP mobile camera image sensor MT9F011 that can take 1080p video at 60 fps!
CMOS imaging technology company Aptina announced the new 14-megapixel, 1.4-micron MT9F011 mobile camera image sensor that can take full HD video (1080p) at 60 fps!!! The sensor comes with pre-processing options and features that include low-power consumption, a four-lane MIPI data interface (configurable as single, dual or quad lane), Bayer resample for improved video, 1/2.3″…
Noser launches DROIDcloud, a white label solution for Android mobile apps
Noser Commercialization for Android, a division of the Swiss based Noser Engineering which is one of founding member of the Open Handset Alliance, has launched a white label solution for Android mobile apps called DROIDcloud to allow carriers to offer branded products and services with each Android mobile device rollout, and eventually increase customer retention…
ACCESS unveils NetFront technologies for Android, web browser included
ACCESS, the company which you may know as the Palm OS (Garnet) code owner, introduced its NetFront for Android. However, it’s not just a browser they are bringing to the platform — they are also unveiling a set of tools for operators and device manufacturers using which these parties will be able to deliver customized…
BOLT Mobile Browser 1.7 launched
Just as we expected, Bitstream has launched a new version (1.7) of its BOLT browser, a year after it was unveiled to the world. Let’s go straight to the new features included in this release: Localization – BOLT now includes options for English, Spanish and Russian languages Widgets – still in beta, BOLT now allows…
LG to pre-install Good Technology’s messaging software on many of its phones
Good Technology is teaming up with LG to include “Good for You” offering on a range of LG mobile phones across markets of Europe, Asia and Latin America. The first devices with Good’s software are also announced and they are GW520, GW550, GW620, GD510, GM730 and GM750. These phones packed with Good’s software will be…