CES 2010 hasn’t even officially gotten underway and we’re already getting hit with product launches. Motorola took the time during their pre-CES shin-dig at the Revolution Lounge in The Mirage to introduce the world to the quirky-yet-innovative Motorola Backflip, previously known by its “Motus” codename. Rather than flip out sideways to reveal a QWERTY keyboard…
TetherBerry Rebrands as Tether… More iPhone, Android and Win-Mo Tethering to Come
The powers that be at TetherBerry have rebranded… In a kinda-sorta big way. They’re now known as ‘Tether’, and a new version of the popular tethering app for BlackBerry is available now in App World. TetherBerry, uh, sorry, I mean ‘Tether’ lets you tether your BlackBerry to your computer for use as an internet connection.…
Live From CES 2010: Palm Announces Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus
Palm came to CES 2010 Las Vegas to show off their latest and greatest achievements in the mobile space. Jon Rubinstein was on hand to let everyone know that Palm has seen 85,000 SDK downloads in 108 countries. He went on to say that connecting you to what’s most important on the web is the…
PressDisplay.com Now Serves Google Android, including Nexus One
NewspaperDirect Inc., has announced that PressDisplay.com is available for mobile phones running the Google Android mobile operating system, including Google’s latest handset, the Nexus One. Starting today, PressDisplay.com subscribers can point the Web browser on their Android phone to www.pressdisplay.com and enjoy any of the more than 1,400 local, national and international titles currently available…
Telmap says it dominates the mobile nav space with 46% market share in EMEA
Telmap has announced that according to analyst house Canalys, it is the dominant provider of mobile navigation in EMEA, with 46 per cent market share as of the end of Q3 2009. The Canalys research looked into the use of mobile navigation across EMEA and found that of the 2.6 million people using phone-based mobile…
Sprint’s Overdrive Mobile Hotspot Shares 3G/4G Data Connection Over WiFi
If you’re looking to hop on the 4G WiMAX-enabled handset bandwagon, you’re probably going to have to wait a bit longer. If you have a WiFi-enabled smartphone, though, you can take full advantage of Sprint’s 4G WiMAX offerings with Sprint’s soon-to-launch Overdrive 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot from Sierra Wireless. If you recall, the portable Overdrive connects…
Slacker Radio Teams up with ABC News
Morning folks. Hope everyone is all prepped and ready for another day of madness at CES. This morning, Slacker Radio has announced that ABC News will be added to the Slacker Personal Radio. The addition of ABC News will bring a time-tested and trusted news source to your device, for your listening pleasure. The integration…
Qualcomm officially announces the new BREW Mobile Platform
If you recall, we did talk about Qualcomm’s plans to update its BREW platform, and have mentioned that it may also have HTC and Acer on board. Now at the CES, they are officially announcing the new open Brew Mobile Platform (Brew MP) operating system, which will be accompanied by a “host of new and…
Audience’s A1026 Voice Processor chip ensures superb sound on mobile phones
Provider of advanced voice and audio processors Audience announced the A1026 Voice Processor chip, which is the latest (third) generation of its dynamic noise suppression solutions for mobile phones. The new chip features improved performance features and a highly integrated, more compact and energy-efficient design – significantly improving mobile call quality in noisy environments. Here…
India’s Aircel deploying Infosys-powered mobile app store
Aircel announced that it is joining the “app store craze” with its own service. Infosys is providing the technology needed for the “Mobile Application Store by Aircel” to run. The solution is called Flypp and we’ve already talked about it in the past. That said, we’re bringing you Aircel’s COO Mr. Gurdeep Singh words, only:…