AnyDATA, which is hardly a known handset maker (then again we did cover their earlier products), announced two Windows Mobile smartphones for carrier distribution – the ASP-318 and ASP-518. Let’s briefly talk about each of the two devices, specs wise: ASP-318 – quad-band (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) GSM/EDGE connectivity, 3.2-inch QVGA touchscreen, GPS, 3.2-megapixel camera with auto-focus…
T-Mobile to preload Swype keyboard on touchscreen smartphones
With the launch of the updated T-Mobile myTouch3G (myTouch 3G 1.2, for those of you keeping score at home), T-Mobile has kicked off a partnership with Swype to include the Swype keyboard on many of its touchscreen handsets. The Swype keyboard is the first truly innovative virtual keyboard to hit the scene in some time,…
T-Mobile Launches Next Gen myTouch 3G
As expected, T-Mobile has launched their latest Android-powered myTouch 3G device today. The device isn’t named myTouch 3G 1.2 as many expected, instead, the device will keep the myTouch 3G moniker (however I’m sure geeks like me will still refer to it as the 1.2!). The new offering will slide in to replace the older…
Sygic Mobile Maps for iPhone gets free major update
Sygic Mobile Maps for iPhone has got a major update. It is bringing a whole UI reworking to its users free of charge – sweet! It is traffic-ready and the traffic info system will be gradually launched to the regions during this quarter. Additionally, it supports speed camera or road incident sharing between the app…
Google eases up on Nexus One return fee, now $150
Google’s Nexus One sales have been fairly flat since the Android phone was launched earlier this year, but things may change with Google’s decision to reduce its early termination fee. The Nexus One maker has been getting some bad press surrounding the Nexus One’s $350 early return fee – something Google calls their “equipment recovery…
LG announces another phone – GD880 aka LG Mini
In addition to the GT350 model, LG has also announced another device – the GD880 aka LG Mini. It’s a slim all-touchscreen phone with “textured metal accents on the sides” and an elegant button-free face. Feature wise, the Mini boasts: 3.2-inch 16:9 edge-to-edge display 5-megapixel camera with face detection 7.2 Mbps HSDPA WiFi, Bluetooth, A-GPS,…
Brief: Texas Instruments WiLink 7.0: 65 nm chip that does FM, GPS, Bluetooth 3.0 and WiFi a/b/g/n
Texas Instruments announced their WiLink 7.0 chip today, less than a week before Mobile World Congress starts, and it’s rather impressive for what it does. It’s the first chip that can receive FM radio, transmit FM radio, has WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, and Bluetooth 3.0. It will also support WiFi Direct once that becomes a standard,…
LG GT350 announced as a success to the KS360
LG has announced the successor to its low-end messaging phone – KS360, which we also know as Tribe or Neon. The new device keeps the side-sliding QWERTY form factor, while priding itself with social networking features, that include integration with Facebook and Twitter. In addition, there’s a 3-inch WQVGA touchscreen (there were no touchscreen on…
UK sends 11 million text messages an hour
The Mobile Data Association (MDA) has made public a summary of its latest report on the texting habits of the UK population – saying we like messaging is a bit like saying ‘a fish is keen on water’, but perhaps we didn’t recognize the scale of it before (no pun intended)! The continued growth of…
ElleUK launch iPhone App
ELLEuk.com is launching its first iPhone application, giving FREE access to ELLE’s hugely popular Horoscope content. You can receive on-the-go daily, monthly and yearly astrological updates straight to your phone, provided by ELLE’s resident astrologers, The Saturn Sisters, who apparently have attracted a large and loyal following with daily visitors to the ELLEuk.com site – so…