It’s not all about phones for Samsung at the Mobile World Congress. The Korean giant has also unveiled two new HD CMOS sensors for the mobile phone market – the S5K4E2 and S5K5CA. Let’s briefly talk about each product, shall we: S5K4E2 CMOS image sensor – ultra-sensitive 1/4-inch, 1.4 micron, 5-megapixel chip with an integrated…
Sierra Wireless unveils AirCard 312U USB HSPA+ modem offering download speeds of up to 42 Mbps!
Sierra Wireless unveiled a new USB modem AirCard 312U, offering download speeds of up to 42 Mbps. The trick is in using dual-carrier HSPA+ technology, which effectively doubles the speeds of devices currently available. The new modem will be launched later in the year and the first carrier to offer it is Australia’s Telstra. And…
Hands on video of the Samsung Wave – Proving that Bada OS can be Bada-Ass
The Samsung Wave just ushered Samsung’s Bada OS into the smartphone segment at the smartphone maker’s press conference earlier today, and we’ve some sweet, sweet hands-on video (HD video, booyah) of the impressively-spec’d handset for your viewing pleasure. Samsung gave us a chance to play with their first smartphone powered by the Bada OS, and…
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini, XPERIA X10 Mini Pro & Vivaz Pro Announced at MWC
The original Xperia X10 in all it’s Android glory has yet to launch, and it’s family has already been officially announced today at a conference held at Mobile World Congress. The X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro are significantly smaller than their predecessor. Both devices sport a 2.5-inch (320 x 240) QVGA displays, GPS, WiFi,…
Samsung unveils Samsung S8500 Wave as first Bada OS phone
Mobile World Congress has yet to officially get underway, but that didn’t stop Samsung from taking the early-announcer advantage and unveiling the Samsung S8500 Wave as their first ever smartphone powered by the Bada OS. It’s powered by a 1Ghz processor, sports a 5-megapixel camera (with flash), and rocks an amazingly crisp and bright Super…
Worksnug Augmented Reality iPhone App Launches in Barcelona
WorkSnug (a free iPhone App for mobile workers), along with Plantronics, have today launched their service in Barcelona to help users find the best workspaces for their needs. WorkSnug uses Augmented Reality showing users where the closest Wi-Fi hotspots and potential workspaces are located by simply holding up their phone, where the information is displayed…
ELSE joins LiMo Foundation
ELSE, the company behind that fancy UI – ELSE INTUITION, is joining the LiMo Foundation, which as you can see refuses to die. For the “endeavor” ELSE has aligned its UI/platform (whatever that “align” means) with the LiMo Platform specifications to leverage both the code contributions from other member companies and get inputs from the…
SPB Mobile Shell 5.0 to be unveiled at Mobile World Congress with support for Windows Mobile, Android and Symbian S60
SPB Software announced that an updated version (5.0) of their highly-popular SPB Mobile Shell app will be launched at the Mobile World Congress. The good news is that it will no longer be a “Windows Mobile thing,” only — in addition to Microsoft’s mobile OS, the company will also release its UI software/platform for Symbian…
FunMobility and Teleflora team-up on mobile virtual bouquets
Another Valentine’s Day-related story… FunMobility and Teleflora are teaming up to enable FunMail users to send free virtual flowers to any mobile phone in the U.S. And that’s not all – to further sweeten the deal, there’s a 15% discount coupon good for real fresh flowers from Teleflora! In case you’re wondering how to get…
GyPSii enters Latin America with Genasys, Telefonica’s location-based services provider
GyPSii and Genasys are teaming up with Telefonica to get their feet in the ever-growing mobile markets of Latin America. The application will be built on GyPSii’s OpenExperience API and will be initially launched in Mexico through Movistar in March of this year. Genasys is the company with the contract to provide Telefonica with location…